This weekly post features news from other transit agencies and planners from around the world. Did we miss a good story? Let us know in the comments. DC Metro to add more rush hour trains, with updated map [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1sLrwdOr7I[/youtube] Washington D.C. Metro has produced this handy video that describes its [continue reading]
Work continues to progress on the “Iconic Bridge” that will carry Gold Line Foothill Extension trains over the eastbound 210 freeway. From Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority CEO Habib Balian: “Skanska is nearly complete with the internal support structure for the I-210 Bridge superstructure. 500 tons of reinforcing steel [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. Ray Bradbury — and the free L.A. monorail system that never was (KPCC) [continue reading]
photo by Bradley Tollison, via Twitter As seen yesterday from Metro Rail near the Pico station for the Blue and Expo lines. The old-style Kings jersey definitely compliments this guy’s lid. Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals is in Newark at 5 p.m. Saturday. BTW, hockey-inclined readers should check [continue reading]
Metro and Caltrans last week completed a round of seven “Open Houses” that were held in May as part of the ongoing Alternatives Analysis for the SR-710 study, which seeks to find ways to improve traffic in the area of the gap in the 710 between Alhambra and Pasadena. The [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from ULI Los Angeles: Transformative Strategies Will Be Showcased by Metro, U.S. General Services Administration and State of California LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The 3rd annual TOD Summit by ULI Los Angeles will unveil compelling information about how Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) is now the most effective development [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. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OgRcwtFB20[/youtube] Small decrease in driving = huge decrease in congestion (League of American Bicyclists) [continue reading]
photo by Neil R, via Flickr creative commons In keeping with the news of the day, here’s a photo of a bus. 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 to @metrolosangeles with an #artoftransit hashtag. [continue reading]
They can only cram so many people, of course, into Staples Center for Game 4 today between the New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings, with the puck dropping about 5:15 p.m.. But I’m guessing that interest in this afternoon’s game will draw a big crowd to L.A. Live and [continue reading]
Most downtowners in Los Angeles know that the second Thursday of every month means Artwalk. For those who just can’t get enough of the art – and let’s be honest, good food and drink – there is now another option available before the next Artwalk rolls around: Culver City Third [continue reading]
