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. Coming to a freeway near you: mobile puppet shows (L.A. Times) A puppeteer is hitting the road and doing puppet shows from the back of [continue reading]
Music, comedy, festivals and parades of all kinds make up this Go Metro Weekend round up. The Big Parade L.A. is happening on Saturday and Sunday – it’s your chance to walk L.A. like you’ve never walked it before. Also all weekend long is West Hollywood’s famous Pride Festival, with [continue reading]
As we reported last year, a regional 511 trip-planning website — along with phone service — has been under development. It’s still not fully baked, but has come far enough along that transit officials in Southern California are officially launching the service this Monday. The Go511 website is still in [continue reading]
Repairs to a ruptured gas main at a construction site near Vernon and Long Beach Blvd. were completed. LAFD and LASD cleared restrictions to the area at 5:35 a.m. What was happening: Morning service on the Blue Line begins with a bus bridge to transport passengers between Washington and Slauson [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. Avoiding Environmental Disaster through Sustainable Accessibility (The City Fix) The City Fix has compiled a long list of compelling reasons why we’ve got to find [continue reading]
The draft environmental impact report for the Wilshire peak period bus lane project has been released and is now posted online. It’s a big step toward completing the project, which Metro officials hope will happen in mid- to late 2012. Here’s a post from last week that explains the project, [continue reading]
It’s been a while since we’ve featured the emails we get from our readers and since our last roundup we’ve received a lot of feedback on some big issues we’ve been covering. Our lengthy post answering some of the most common TAP card related questions is one issue that sparked [continue reading]
Last November we told you about The Great Los Angeles Walk, an event cooked up by a local blogger that invited Angelenos to do something simple but revolutionary: walk in their city. It has to signal some sort larger cultural change – maybe because the city is tired of being [continue reading]
In Vancouver this past weekend the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) held its annual Rail Conference – an event which includes the International Rail Rodeo. The Rail Rodeo is a competition that puts rail operators and maintainers to the test, and shines the spotlight on these hard working men and [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. Mayor’s 30/10 Initiative moves foward (L.A. Times) Columnist Tim Rutten says that 30/10 is probably Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s best proposals to date, as it would [continue reading]
