The Bus Riders Union recently sent a letter to Rep. Grace Napolitano alleging that Metro would have to drastically cut future bus service because the agency did not have the money to operate new projects that are part of the 30/10 Initiative. As many of you know, the 30/10 Initiative [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. FTA getting set for role in transit safety (The Washington Post) The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is gearing up to become the [continue reading]
photo by Mark Luethi, via Flickr Today’s photo is freeway oriented and is likely a familiar view for anyone who drives or walks along Hill Street in the northern part of downtown Los Angeles. That’s the Hollywood Freeway with the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels at left and [continue reading]
For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Updates page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter. View Metro Daily Transit Forecast in a larger map Blue Line Due to Expo construction work after 8:15pm, trains run every 30 minutes. Northbound [continue reading]
[polldaddy poll=3742389] We had a lot of posts on The Source today, so I wanted to re-post the poll in case anyone missed it. Here’s a link to our earlier post providing more info on the subway vs. traffic issue. Thanks to everyone for reading and the thoughtful comments. Have [continue reading]
photo by Kymberly Janisch, via Flickr Nice shot of the always photogenic Chicago El, taken in late spring. I thought it’s appropriate given that the weather here has felt like winter for the past few days. To submit a photo or photos of something transportation-related, post them to Metro’s Flickr [continue reading]
This week over at Streetsblog L.A. our “Why You Ride (or Don’t)” survey series became the center of a heated discussion when the blog proposed that respondents who drive are likely underestimating their monthly transportation costs (perhaps in part due to the way we asked the question). In our “Why [continue reading]
photo by Darrell Clarke, Friends 4 Expo Tracks were laid across Farmdale Avenue on Thursday. A new station for Farmdale — which is adjacent to Dorsey High — was just approved by the state this summer, the final obstacle to completing phase I of the project. Rails are in place [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Metro’s first app isn’t great, but there are other offerings (blogdowntown) Echoing generally poor reviews on iTunes, blogdowntown finds that Metro’s new [continue reading]
‘Why You Ride (or Don’t Ride)‘ is a series where you, our faithful readers, share your transportation routines in L.A. and your thoughts on how to make things better – read more about the concept here. Want to share your story? Take the survey here if you ride transit regularly, [continue reading]
