On Sunday, June 17, RideSouthLA is organizing its second official participatory mapping bicycle ride of South Los Angeles. The 10-mile ride will begin at 10 a.m. at the Augustus Hawkins Nature Park and will head south along Metro’s Blue Line, finishing up at the Watts Labor Community Action Committee. The [continue reading]
Head to Dance Downtown at the Music Center Plaza this Friday for the beauty, passion, drama and excitement of the Argentine Tango! Dance in the open air to live music. All skill levels are welcome, whether you’re looking to learn or hoping to impress a date on the dance floor. [continue reading]
Even more artwork installations are happening on the Orange Line Extension, which is opening on June 30! A few photos of the 27-foot-long ellipse designed by Lisa Adams for the Chatsworth Station are below. More information about the artwork is available here. See images from the installations at Sherman Way, [continue reading]
photo by Neil Kremer, via Flickr creative commons Pretty amazing image shot last summer in downtown Los Angeles. The stand-out color and detail was produced by combining three images into one — i.e. the HDR method of photography. Click above to view a larger image, which is even more impressive. [continue reading]
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. The bus stop of the future concept in Paris Some bus stops are nothing more than a sign planted in the ground. But [continue reading]
The dust has settled on this year’s Bike Week L.A. May 14-18, but not without a final report on the Bike to School event held at New Designs Charter School – University Campus in Los Angeles on May 18. The first event of its kind held during the official Bike [continue reading]
Photo by Julie Mellors, via Flickr creative commons Go ahead and guess where this photo was taken. Look closely for some hints. Hint: football is played there. Answer is after the jump. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s Flickr group, email it to [continue reading]
Several readers have asked whether recent state bills could potentially expedite litigation against Metro or other transit agencies. Here’s the good word from Assemblyman Mike Feuer’s office: •SB 92, signed into law last year, expedited challenges under California environmental law for only the AEG stadium project. •AB 900, also signed [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. Beverly Hills Unified School District files state lawsuit against Metro (P.R. Newswire) As I [continue reading]
The target opening date is now November of this year for the 110 freeway part of the project. The news release from Metro is below and here is the ExpressLanes home page. Construction work on the Harbor Freeway Transitway portion of the ExpressLanes project is nearing completion with Metro [continue reading]
