[scribd id=144931387 key=key-idu6unj1331q7dzhxzo mode=scroll] The above is a summary of the 44 public comments received after the community meeting earlier this month on the draft alternatives for the Los Angeles Union Station Master Plan. Please scroll to page three to see a breakdown of the comments. Comments run the gamut [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Bike to death (Voice of OC) The lede of this article is buried, but a [continue reading]
Are you ready to rock? Make Music Pasadena takes place this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. with over 100 bands playing throughout Pasadena. The free event is open to all. Go Metro to get a free soda. Show your valid TAP card at the Tampico truck at the Old [continue reading]
Artists and Nerds (respectfully and fondly) united last week at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's “From Data to Discovery” conference on the Caltech campus in Pasadena. The one day event hosted by JPL, the Arts Center and Caltech focused on using visualizations to communicate complex topics. Such visualizations are a great [continue reading]
Artist Jessica Polzin McCoy will sign free copies of her poster celebrating the City of Claremont at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 31 at the Claremont Library. Polzin McCoy was commissioned by Metro Creative Services to create the artwork for its poster series, Through the Eyes of Artists. The program [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. The 405 in the rear-view mirror (L.A. Times) The editorial page looks at delays [continue reading]
How do they do that? is a series for The Source that explores the technology that helps keep Metro running and passengers and other commuters moving. Some of it applies directly to the trains, buses and freeways and some of it runs in the background — invisible to nearly everyone [continue reading]
Here is the news release from Caltrans, which funds Amtrak service in California: Caltrans, Amtrak Announce New Bike Reservation Policy to Improve Customer Service and Enhance Safety SACRAMENTO – Amtrak California passengers traveling with bicycles can reserve onboard bike rack space free of charge beginning June 1, 2013 when booking travel on [continue reading]
Commuting in the City of Lancaster just got a little bit better with the recent opening of the Avenue I/SR-14 interchange. Here’s the press release from the City of Lancaster: Today, the City of Lancaster, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) officials commemorated [continue reading]
The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles (IAMLA) is hosting Hidden Voices: Italian Americans and the Making of Southern California, a public history conference, on Saturday, June 1 at El Pueblo Historical Monument. The event will feature presentations by scholars, a performance by MusicAntica and educational workshops for youth. Go [continue reading]
