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. A tea party for L.A. (Huffington Post) Joel Epstein opines that Los [continue reading]
The I-405 Sepulveda Pass Widening Project contractor plans to begin clearing and grubbing work in the southbound I-405 freeway on and off-ramp loops north and south of Wilshire Boulevard starting the week of April 26. In preparation for this work, the southbound I-405 to Wilshire Boulevard on and off-ramps will [continue reading]
Go Metro Weekends is back, grab a Day Pass and have some fun. Have an event you’d like us to include? Shoot us an email at thesource@metro.net. Time and space constraints limit us from listing every accessible event in this city, but this curated list represents what we think is [continue reading]
On July 1, a fare increased approved by the agency’s Board of Directors in 2007 is scheduled to go into effect. A single ride on most Metro buses or trains will increase from $1.25 to $1.50 and the cost of a day pass will rise from $5 to $6, among [continue reading]
Just a reminder: the new 266-space garage at the terminus of the Gold Line Eastside Extension opened this morning. Here’s a recent post. Parking is free and is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. The end of the Gold Line is a stone’s throw from the 60 freeway for commuters [continue reading]
Looking to solve one of the region’s most vexing freeway problems, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors will consider next week launching a new round of environmental studies on how best to improve traffic caused by the 4.5-mile gap in the 710 freeway between Alhambra and Pasadena. The initial [continue reading]
Now I feel I see my fair share of “performance art” on Metro’s rail lines, but let’s just say it tends to err on the side of amateur rather than professional. As much as I love hearing a guy playing a kazoo and banging random notes on a mini Casio [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. It’s not as fast, but this train could hit the rails sooner [continue reading]
Metro debuted its redesigned web page in February with a fresh new aesthetic and a completely reengineered back-end. That back-end stuff is important because it changed Metro’s website from a rather bloated collection of thousands of static HTML pages that were difficult to update and manage to a modern Content [continue reading]
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s 30/10 initiative got its first two hearings before the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors on Wednesday: The planning committee approved the initiative 3 to 0 with one abstention and the finance committee didn’t vote, requesting that agency staff answer some questions about the initiative. [continue reading]
