photo by Steve Hymon/Metro An Expo Line test train perched on the La Cienega station structure, taken a couple of weeks ago. The photo was taken with a Nikon 5100 DSLR and I gave the photo a color boost in iPhoto. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, [continue reading]
Metro’s government relations provided the agency with the following update late Tuesday. The multi-year bill provides considerable funding for transit agencies across the nation: Today, the U.S. Senate continued debate on amendments related to S. 1813, also known as MAP-21. It is expected that the Senate will vote on final [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnBqZP5kGjo&feature=youtu.be[/youtube] This video comes from the office of Los Angeles Mayor and Metro Board Chair Antonio Villaraigosa. With Los Angeles the largest city in L.A. County, the video also features Los Angeles’ expanding bike lane program and some of the ongoing efforts by Metro to expand and go green. The [continue reading]
Welcome to Twitter Tuesday, our roundup of the latest Metro related tweets. To get our attention, add the #MetroLosAngeles tag to your tweets. For specific complaints and customer service, please use the Customer Comment Form on Metro.net.
The latest are below and here’s the list of the many businesses that provide discounts to those with Metro tickets and passes. CITIES RESTAURANT Cities Restaurant in East LA makes hosting a special event look easy. This means you don’t have to worry about where to have your next special [continue reading]
photo by David C. Cook, via Flickr creative commons The photo was taken in 1969. Go ahead and guess the location of this bus stop. Answer after the jump. Hint: It was not taken in North America. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s [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. Residents want a reduce Bergamot Transit Village (Santa Monica Daily Press) A coalition of [continue reading]
Metro hosted a community workshop Wednesday night at Union Station on the agency’s ongoing study to connect the Metro Green Line to Los Angeles International Airport. Four general types of alternatives using three different types of transit — light rail, an automated people mover and bus rapid transit — were [continue reading]
The planned closure to build the falsework for the reconstruction of the Mulholland Bridge has been postponed. A new schedule for this work will be provided at a later date. Stay tuned.
How do they do that? is a series for The Source that explores the technology that helps keep Metro running and passengers and other commuters moving. Some of it applies directly to the trains, buses and freeways and some of it runs in the background — invisible to nearly everyone [continue reading]
