Metro Mentions is a feature on The Source where we highlight advertisements we’ve stumbled upon that include Metro access information. Why? In this car-culture town, when local businesses and community organizations voluntarily go out of their way to include transit information in their ads, it raises awareness and informs people [continue reading]
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors Chairman Ara Najarian and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa participated in a news conference this morning about the release of the American Lung Association’s annual “State of the Air” report. It was a bad news/good news type of affair. The bad: The Los Angeles [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. Welcome to smog city (American Lung Assn.) The Los Angeles metro area [continue reading]
Let’s face it: there’s a lot of confusion when it comes to Metro’s TAP (Transit Access Pass) program. Customers, bus operators, municipal agencies and even Metro all seem to have pertinent questions when it comes to the cards. Some of that, admittedly, has involved the promotion of the TAP cards. [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. Developers Ride Culver City Line (Los Angeles Business Journal) The prospect of [continue reading]
Metro CEO Art Leahy provided an update in his daily email to staff on the planning process for the Gold Line Eastside Extension Phase 2 project, which could extend the Gold Line from East Los Angeles to either South El Monte or Whittier. Phase two is a project set to [continue reading]
The first public scoping meeting for the South Bay Green Line Extension project is tonight with three additional meetings scheduled through May 5th. The South Bay Green Line extension would be a rail alternative to the I-405 corridor and provide connections to the Blue Line and the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor [continue reading]
In case you missed it, here’s the news from Metrolink about fare hikes and service cuts. The gist of it: as part of approving Metrolink’s annual budget, the agency’s Board of Directors also took steps toward eliminating two midday trains each on the San Bernardino and Ventura lines and toward [continue reading]
I spent the morning geeking out on a new report from the Federal Transit Administration that answers a question I’ve had and I’ll bet many of you have also pondered: what’s the impact of taking mass transit versus driving in terms of greenhouse gas emissions? It’s a natural question because [continue reading]
Sure, riding Metro saves you from the stress of traffic, reduces your environmental impact and lowers your monthly transportation costs – but did you know it also entitles you to a bunch of great deals around L.A.? That’s what Destination Discounts is all about – and The Source is here [continue reading]
