We asked readers a week ago what they thought about the prospect of a station at Crenshaw & Wishire on the Westside Subway Extension and above is the response we received as of 10:20 Monday morning. More than 30 comments were left on the Polldaddy page and they cover the [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. Cars at Curbside, Available to Share (N.Y. Times) The city of Hoboken, NJ, has teamed with Hertz to provide “a few dozen” cars for short [continue reading]
This photo is a real stunner and a fresh view of what’s probably one of the most photographed structures in California. The photo was taken by maxxsmart and posted to Flickr. Here’s the info he supplied on Flickr: A classic view of the Golden Gate… Polished up a bit, I [continue reading]
Some good news to close the week: Metro’s rail ridership in June was up significantly over June 2009 — 326,663 average weekday boardings versus 303,712, an increase of 7.5 percent. The Gold Line did well, with 37,270 average weekday boardings in June 2010 compared to 24,219 in June 2009. Much [continue reading]
This week we decided to have a little fun and joined our friends from Vancouver’s Buzzer Blog in celebrating I Love Transit Week. We posted a few informal polls to engage Source readers and find out what you guys think about transit and – since it’s Metro Rail’s birthday week [continue reading]
Over the last few days, we’ve been transitioning to a new email address for The Source at sourcemetro@gmail.com. We have for some time now been having technical issues with the old email address that made it very difficult for us to retrieve and respond to email. We finally got far [continue reading]
And you thought buses sometimes stacked up here in Los Angeles? Here’s the caption information provided on Flickr by Danumurthi Mahendra, who took the above photo: Site: Depok Baru Bus Station. Late afternoon after a storm. Minibuses queque in line for hours to get out of station. Kodak 200, Canon [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. Childhood obesity and transportation policy (Welcome to the Fast Lane) On his blog, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says that his agency is implementing and [continue reading]
Have an event you’d like us to include? Shoot us an email at thesource@metro.net. Time and space constraints limit us from listing every accessible event in this city, but this curated list represents what we think is cool and easy to get to. To plan your trip and to check [continue reading]
Wednesday marked Metro Rail’s 20th anniversary, an impressive milestone when you look at the system today and consider that L.A. has long be known as the car capital of the world. But what does the next 20 years hold for rail transit in L.A.? Yesterday, Steve posted a look at [continue reading]
