That’s right, the circus is in town. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is coming to Staples Center this weekend with a new show celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of legendary P.T. Barnum. The show is called Barnum’s FUNundrum and it promises to be a blast with 130 [continue reading]
[polldaddy poll=3450510] This is proving to be our most popular poll yet, with 1,181 votes as of the noon hour. And there’s been a big swing in the results since yesterday, with the ‘no’ votes pulling way of ahead of the ‘yes’ votes. Interesting! If you feel the need to [continue reading]
All you aspiring directors taking part in Metro’s Transit Flicks video contest, this is a friendly reminder that entries are due today. If you’re the avante-garde type who waits until the last minute because the pressure gets your creative juices flowing – you’ve got until the end of the day [continue reading]
I’ve taken all the photos that we’ve featured in our daily ‘art of transit’ posts and added them to a gallery on Flickr. It’s an easy way to see all the photos together and so far I’m very impressed by the quality of the photos we’ve featured here on 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. Chicago’s Transit Chief (Governing) This story serves as a good reminder that Los Angeles isn’t alone in the transit challenges it faces – even historically [continue reading]
This is a photo of a 1952 drawing showing mass transit concepts for San Francisco. As you probably know, elevated rail lines never did come to the city — probably a good thing. The photo is by Eric Fischer. As we’ve frequently mentioned, we’re looking to feature transportation- and transit-related [continue reading]
We’ve spent plenty of time looking back, with this past Wednesday being the 20th anniversary of the Blue Line and the birth of Metro Rail. I wanted to look forward today and provide a quick update where future Metro Rail projects were in the pipeline. The list below is of [continue reading]
There will be no Blue Line service between the Washington station and 7th Street/Metro Center this weekend due to construction work on the Expo Line, which will connect with the Blue Line in downtown L.A. Passengers may see delays up to 40 minutes. A bus bridge will run between the [continue reading]
Here’s an event to be held tomorrow about transportation funding that I thought some of you may be interested in: SUPERVISOR RIDLEY-THOMAS, POLICYLINK TO HOST FORUM SOLICITING PUBLIC INPUT ON SECURING FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION FUNDS FOR LOCAL PROJECTS ‘New Ideas for New Starts: Equity Considerations and Federal Transit Funding’ LOS ANGELES [continue reading]
Metro officials on Wednesday said that there are preliminary indications that the accident last week in which a Blue Line train struck a Long Beach police car was caused by operator error. Officials told the agency’s Board of Directors planning committee today that their investigation is also ongoing. A Long [continue reading]
