Here’s a particularly powerful photo of President Obama sitting on the bus in which civil rights activist Rosa Parks famously refused to give up her seat. It’s hard to imagine President Obama would be where he is today without the courage and determination of Parks and the thousands of men [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. Clear the tracks, Beverly Hills (L.A. Times) A long editorial [continue reading]
[UPDATE] We’re still working on the final technical revisions with the Apple Store’s Tech / QA group. Its a day-to-day process, but we hope to have this resolved soon. Thanks for your enthusiasm and we can’t wait to get you the app. — Lan-Chi Lam (Metro Web & Mobile Manager) [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors on Thursday are scheduled to consider moving a key Measure R project — a connection to LAX — into the draft environmental study phase. Metro staff earlier this year finished the project’s Alternatives Analysis and held public workshops this spring to explain the project alternatives [continue reading]
Get your comedy fix on Friday with 420 Comedy Night, hosted by Gina Bernstein. The lineup includes comics from famed comedy schools such as the Groundlings and Second City. Curtains go up at Archway Studio and Theatre at 9 p.m. and tickets are just $10. (Metro Gold Line to Little [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 City Council action may delay Metro vote on [continue reading]
photo by BJustin, via Twitter With the Expo Line opening April 28 and testing underway, this sign from Portland is an explicit reminder to cyclists: be careful crossing the tracks! To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s Flickr group, email it to sourcemetro@gmail.com or [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. Ride to ballgame on vintage train transports fans to another era The New York subway trains above enjoyed their heyday from the 1920s [continue reading]
The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations on Thursday awarded $81 million in funding in the 2013 federal budget to two key Metro transit projects in Los Angeles, the Westside Subway Extension and the Regional Connector. “Thanks to the hard work of Senator Feinstein, today’s vote by the Senate Committee on [continue reading]
Metro Rail Operations have issued the following announcement: To all Red and Purple Line passengers: Beginning Sunday, April 22, Metro will begin a Signal System upgrade project on the Red and Purple Lines, between Union Station and Westlake/MacArthur Park Station. The project is split into two phases: Phase 1 – [continue reading]
