[youtube width=”600″ height=”362″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZEgJdrUdyg[/youtube] The above video presents a short summary of some of the highlights of last Wednesday’s Bicycle Roundtable. Cyclists, advocates and other stakeholders gathered at Metro headquarters for the third Bicycle Roundtable to discuss various ways to make Metro more bike friendly. Here are a few notes from [continue reading]
Photo by James Szypula, via his Flickr page This nice shot of a folding bike — which are great for transit commuters — comes from the port city of Yokohama, Japan. This is Japan’s second appearance in our “art of transit” series and number three will be tomorrow. Of course, [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. Siemens takes high-speed rail campaign straight to the people (Streetsblog DC) The firm has begun posting ads in airports reminding passengers there [continue reading]
‘Why I Ride‘ is a series where Metro employees share their transit routines – read more about the concept here. Name: Joe Simpson Position: Metro.net Webmaster How often do you take transit? Every weekday for the last 19 years I’ve worked for Metro. What lines/routes? I’ve used multiple modes to [continue reading]
Welcome to Twitter Tuesday, a weekly feature here at The Source in which we’ll round up the latest Metro related tweets in the Twitterverse. To follow Metro on Twitter just search for @MetroLosAngeles. We recommend adding the #MetroLosAngeles tag to your tweets to get our attention. Rants: youayntfresh @metrolosangeles You [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. Helmets Ready! Mayor Hosts First Bike Summit (Streetsblog LA) Streetsblog attended yesterday’s Bike Summit and has a run down of what went [continue reading]
Copyright 2008 Christopher Chen This is the Washington Metro, as many of you probably already guessed. A lot of the photos published online tend to focus on the station architecture with the arcing concrete. I liked how Christopher captured a hint of that in the photo but also got a [continue reading]
Fair warning: President Obama is in town and his motorcade is messing up traffic and bus service. Here’s the latest Metro service advisory: Potential Westside delays due to Presidential motorcade; Metro buses will detour as necessary. Use Red/Purple Line when possible to avoid delays. That’s as specific as it gets [continue reading]
L.A. City Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa just wrapped up his “Bike Summit” at Metro, and while not officially describing himself as a cyclist, promised to champion cyclist issues, including raising safety awareness for cyclists on streets and improving bicycle infrastructure. This pledge was made following his own accident where the mayor [continue reading]
Sure, riding Metro saves you from the stress of traffic, reduces your environmental impact and lowers your monthly transportation costs – but did you know it also entitles you to a bunch of great deals around L.A.? That’s what Destination Discounts is all about – and The Source is here [continue reading]
