The above chart is based on Metro’s 2012 Customer Satisfaction Survey and focuses on the issue of ridership by gender. The gist of it: more women than men overall ride Metro although there are notable exceptions: higher-income riders tend to be male, as are riders with a car available to [continue reading]
Photo by Jonathan Osorio Every Tuesday, The Source will highlight some of the many adventures Angelenos have with their bikes. So don’t forget to take your camera with you before you start pedaling throughout Los Angeles! For this week’s featured cycling adventure, we feature Jonathan and his fellow group of [continue reading]
Metro will hold three “All Communities Convening” corridor – wide open house meetings as part of the Alternative Analysis of the SR-710 environmental study. The open house meetings will be held on the following dates: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Maranatha High School Student Center, 169 S. Saint John [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. Fares increase in Chicago (Chicago Tribune) Excerpt: “A CTA 30-day pass will cost $100, [continue reading]
L.A.’s bicycle community may remember that last year Metro made good on a promise to remove seats from Metro trains to make more room for cyclists, as well as people with strollers or luggage. Metro added the gold decals on train doors and inside the train to help guide riders [continue reading]
A bus rapid transit or light rail line along Van Nuys Boulevard are among the options recommended for further study in the Alternative Analysis released today by Metro for the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor project. The study considered more than 30 alternatives for improving transit in the eastern [continue reading]
I took this photo Sunday afternoon from the Backbone Trail above the Pacific Palisades. In the foreground is Westwood and Century City — the telephoto lens smashes them together — and beyond is downtown Los Angeles. The many tall buildings along Wilshire Boulevard form a crescent shape across the left [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. How to solve traffic jams (Arch Daily) Jonas Eliasson, Director of the Centre for [continue reading]
UPDATE: The station re-opened late Friday evening. The Blue Line’s Vernon Station is closed until further notice after a person on the tracks near the station was struck by a train and fatally injured, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. As of now, trains are stopping at all stations [continue reading]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPE-LxGhBDo] The boy who never grows up is taking the stage at the Pantages Theatre from January 15 – 27. Don’t miss the award-winning production with Cathy Rigby as Peter Pan! Go Metro to the show and receive an exclusive discount. Show your valid TAP card or LA County employee [continue reading]
