[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i2Bu4xO3LM[/youtube]If you’ve flipped on the TV during the past week, you already know that the world premiere of Mummies of the World opened today at the California Science Center. It’s the largest traveling exhibition of mummies ever assembled, the organizers say — a collection of more than 100 mummies, both intentionally preserved, of [continue reading]
I stumbled over this photo titled “Elevador” by Nádia Monteiro on Flickr a few weeks ago and immediately put it on my favorites list. I like everything about it: the subject, composition, the low-angle perspective, the pedestrians in the background and the glimpse of the man — presumably driving the [continue reading]
A male pedestrian was struck and killed by a northbound Blue Line train at about 7:39 p.m. Thursday night in downtown Los Angeles. The incident occured on Flower Street, south of Venice Boulevard. The incident is being investigated; the victim was described as a male in his 40s. The Associated [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. Ride report: Metro Rapid Line 733 (MetroRiderLA) Over at my old blogging grounds, MetroRiderLA, Wad takes a ride on the brand spanking new Rapid 733 [continue reading]
Tomorrow is July 1 and that means that it’s finally time for the Metro fare increase approved in 2007 to take effect. That means that the single-ride fare of $1.25 will increase to $1.50 and a day pass will rise from $5 to $6. Here’s a full list of the [continue reading]
Hat tip to National Public Radio for this perfect lunchtime post: a study in Charlotte, N.C., found that one year after a new light rail line opened, train riders were on average six pounds lighter than those who drove in the same area, according to a new study in the [continue reading]
As I’ve posted twice this week, we’re trying to amp up the visual element of The Source and we’re hoping to run more photos from the L.A. area and around the world that shows transit in all its glories. A great way to get your shots to us is to [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. The bike sharing program is great, but… (Denver Post) The Denver area’s new bike sharing program has so far been a success and it’s common [continue reading]
I posted a poll recently asking readers their opinion of whether the 30/10 Initiative would pass muster with Congress. Seemed like a reasonable enough question. The 30/10 plan proposes to build 12 transit projects funded by the Measure R sales tax increase in the next decade by securing federal loans [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. Here’s the chatter on [continue reading]
