Here’s the new release for the ceremony held this morning in the Westlake district of Los Angeles: June 14, 2012 –McCormack Baron Salazar and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (METRO) are cutting the ribbon on the new MacArthur Park Apartments Phase A Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) in the MacArthur [continue reading]
photo by Queens Surface 295, via Flickr creative commons Good shot of a rainbow neatly placed behind an A train on Rockaway Boulevard in Brooklyn earlier this month. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s Flickr group, email it to sourcemetro@gmail.com or Tweet it [continue reading]
Just a reminder that bus service changes went into effect Sunday. Here’s the news release from Metro: Beginning Sunday, June 17, 2012, Metro will implement bus service changes to a number of bus lines throughout Los Angeles County, make adjustments to existing bus lines to better serve the new Metro [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. Google maps versus Apple maps (Gizmodo) A side-by-side comparison of Google maps as seen [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, which is building the light rail line from Pasadena to Azusa (pdf here): 2012-06-15 Open Houses Media Advisory FINAL
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3YmaADISlo[/youtube] honeyhoney – “Little Toy Gun” With a half-dozen stages set up for Make Music Pasadena 2012 within walking distance of the the Del Mar and Memorial Park Gold Line stations, it doesn’t get any easier to Go Metro this weekend to enjoy a piece of what summer is all about: [continue reading]
Does the thought of riding a bicycle on city streets during rush hour traffic seem horrifyingly dangerous to you? If so, you’re definitely not alone. For many Americans today, the fear of riding a bike in traffic is one of the top reasons for choosing not to commute by one. Many first [continue reading]
photo by Jeff Sirkin, via Facebook Nice phone photo of Union Terminal, the rail station in Cincinnati that was built in 1933 and which now houses several museums. The Amtrak train between Washington and Chicago also stops there. The place was pretty much empty when I was growing up in [continue reading]
Reminder: Langer’s 65th anniversary celebration is this Friday and Saturday. Find a seat in the restaurant on Friday and get a free hot pastrami sandwich. The same goes for Saturday, except make sure to Go Metro to enter in the hourly drawings for $100 Langer’s gift certificates. Langer’s Deli is open [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. Exploring the Expo Line and its surroundings (KCET) A station-by-station look at the first [continue reading]
