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. SFMTA launches Transit Effectiveness Project The San Francisco agency that runs its network of buses and light rail is holding a series of [continue reading]
Caltrans to add truck lanes to I-5 for Santa Clarita commute (Glendale News-Press) Good news for those who dread their daily truck-filled commute on the I-5 between L.A. and Santa Clarita. New truck lanes on both the southbound and northbound I-5 will separate heavy big-rig traffic from passenger vehicles and [continue reading]
photo by Anton Novoselov, via Flickr creative commons What can I say? I have a thing for photos of rural bus stops. Guess the location of this one — answer is after the jump. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s Flickr group, email [continue reading]
The Go Metro app finally landed in the iTunes store and is now available for free download for iPhones. The app is also available for iPads. The app has also been available for Android smartphones in the Android Play store since late last month. Here’s our post from last month [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from Metrolink, the commuter rail agency funded in part by Metro: Metrolink Conducting Public Outreach Process for Potential 5-9% Fare Increase and Title VI Service Delivery Standards Increase in fuel costs and contracts due to labor agreements drive $13 million funding gap for FY 12-13 budget [continue reading]
EXPO LINE OPENING: First and foremost, a hearty congratulations to Los Angeles County taxpayers who mostly footed the bill for the $932-million first phase of the Expo Line. I thought the best part of this past weekend was watching those who paid for the rail line finally get a [continue reading]
Metro’s Construction Relations Department today sent a construction advisory e-mail to local constituents for the upcoming Wilshire Ramp reconstruction work that is part of the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project. Reconstruction work will require extended closures of key on and off-ramps at Wilshire Boulevard and the 405 — a major [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. Hard-headed: 4 out of 5 bike share riders don’t wear helmets (GOOD) Maybe it is the [continue reading]
Leave the driving (and train operating) to the pros this Cinco De Mayo by taking Metro to The Greek Theater for the 1st Annual Los Lobos Cinco De Mayo Festival. You probably recognize the name Los Lobos, but you might not recognize one of their special guests, Mariachi El Bronx. [continue reading]
Looks like many, many dozens of people who rode the Expo Line this weekend also got their photo taken by Snap Yourself, a firm that specializes in taking pics at big events and posting them on Facebook. The above is a screengrab that only shows a few of the [continue reading]
