Lots of great music events this weekend and don’t forget the FREE Metro Art Tours on Saturday and Sunday put on by the Metro Art Docent Council. And hey, don’t forget to check out the grand opening of the new Gold Line Fillmore Station transit plaza on Saturday morning. Have [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. David Lazarus: Blue ribbon transit committee mails it in (L.A. Times) Times columnist David Lazarus continues his focus on public transit in L.A. – this [continue reading]
Congresswoman Judy Chu, who represents California’s 32nd District, issued a release today showing her support the 30/10 Initiative: Washington, D.C.– Today Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA) announced support of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and LA County MTA’s 30/10 Initiative. The 30/10 program will take 12 transportation investment projects approved in the 30-year [continue reading]
Much of L.A. has been closely following their home team as the Lakers have made their way through the Playoffs and tip off tonight in the first game of the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics. But how many locals have been following the less glamorous, but equally as riveting, [continue reading]
Five meetings have been scheduled throughout the next month to update the public on the Westside Subway Extension Project as Metro moves towards releasing the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Report (EIS/EIR). These meetings are meant to get the public up to speed on the project before the Draft EIS/EIR is released [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. 10 ways for cities to kick the off-shore oil habit (Grist) There’s nothing very surprising on the list, but it’s a nice roundup of things [continue reading]
Green LA Girl reports that L.A. finally has a new car sharing option. Here’s the gist: Called LAXCarShare, this new car-sharing service officially launched May 17, and already has 5 cars available for hourly rental in downtown Los Angeles, Santa Monica, and Venice with plans to add cars in 3 [continue reading]
The long-sought project to add a bus lane to 9.5 miles of Wilshire Boulevard for peak hour commutes will take a step forward next week when a draft environmental impact report is released jointly by Metro, along with the city and county of Los Angeles. Those with long memories know [continue reading]
It’s been a year since Metro made its route and schedule data public and in that time 14 applications have popped up that make use of the data. You can find the list of third party apps on Metro.net’s new Mobile Resources page. There’s a few web based apps on [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. Don’t forget you can also follow the Metro Library on Facebook and Twitter. Cyclists sue Seattle, allege streetcar tracks are unsafe (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) Six cyclists [continue reading]
