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. We’ve been posting transit [continue reading]
[polldaddy poll=3481728] One day into our latest subway poll, Constellation is leading by almost 60 percentage points. If you haven’t voted, please do so. And here’s a link to yesterday’s post with more background on the issue.
The National Journal website posted a good question today: is the 30/10 Initiative a good idea? It’s worth a read. Three proponents of the plan have responded thus far, pointing out the benefits of using federal loans and financing to build a dozen Measure R mass transit projects now — [continue reading]
Ever since opening in 2008, the new train station in Liege, Belgium, has attracted photographers for obvious reasons: it’s one heck of a striking building. I included two photos in today’s “art of transit” post because I wanted to show both the interior and exterior. In addition, here’s a link [continue reading]
Here’s a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Photos reveal Himalaya’s shrinking glaciers (New York Times) The film director David Breashears (“Everest”) has a new photo exhibit in Manhattan that vividly shows how [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]
[polldaddy poll=3481728] This is the second in a series of posts asking readers for their opinions on how best to build the Westside Subway Extension. Last week, we asked if readers thought a station should be built at Wilshire & Crenshaw, with the tally indicating that 60% of readers thought [continue reading]
Following pre-demolition work that began last May, the contractor for the northbound I-405 Sepulveda Pass carpool lane project is now scheduled to demolish one-half of Sunset Boulevard Bridge in West Los Angeles in six consecutive nights beginning Friday, July 23. Demolition work and associated closures will be conducted during night-time [continue reading]
Most readers have probably heard that Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa — who also serves on the Board of Directors of Metro — was in a weekend bicycle accident in which he broke his elbow. It was a serious enough injury to warrant surgery, which according to the mayor’s office [continue reading]
Quick reminder: there’s one week left for the public to submit comments on the draft environmental impact report for the Wilshire Bus Rapid Transit project. The project proposes to install about 9.5 miles of rush hour bus lanes on Wilshire Boulevard within the city of Los Angeles, which Metro officials [continue reading]
