How do they do that? is a new 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 [continue reading]
As 2011 winds down, the following is a look back at our more popular posts from the past year. Not surprisingly, many of the posts are from earlier in 2011, which tended to be heavy on big news. And equally non-shocking, readers showed the most interest in posts about Metro [continue reading]
Metro Board Members Richard Katz and Pam O’Connor joined Metro Chief Operations Officer Lonnie Mitchell and the Tournament of Roses Queen and Royal Court at Union Station this morning to promote Metro and Metrolink services to the 2012 Tournament of Roses festivities in Pasadena. Officials announced Metro will operate all [continue reading]
With New Year’s Day on a Sunday this year, Metro has decided to run 24-hour service on all five rail lines and the Orange Line busway beginning on Saturday night — New Year’s Eve — until the close of service on Monday night, Jan. 2. Free rides on all Metro [continue reading]
photo by Steve Hymon/Metro Good afternoon, Source Readers. I hope everyone had a nice holiday weekend. We’ll be posting very lightly this week while I catch up on some other work and prepare for the new year. As for the above photo, it shows a fairly wide swath of Los [continue reading]
photo by Clare Griffiths, via Flickr creative commons Regent Street in London this holiday season. Very nice. The photo was taken with a Nikon D90. 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. Many of [continue reading]
Photo by Friend of Expo Line, via submission Nice shot of an Expo Line train crossing Adams Boulevard. 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. Many of the photos we’ve featured can be seen [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 blog. Gas prices fall for 41st consecutive day (Daily News) The average price of a gallon is now $3.54 in the Southland, the [continue reading]
What’s all that stuff on the back of the truck? It’s the first sign for the ExpressLanes project on the 110 freeway, which is converting the existing carpool lanes between Adams Boulevard (just south of downtown L.A.) and the Artesia Transit Center to HOT lanes. The signs will be going [continue reading]
The Orange Line Extension to Chatsworth is fast approaching and so is new art! Here’s a peek at the work of Anne Marie Karlsen, who designed two mosaic paving designs and two art panels for Nordhoff Station. The photographs below focus on the mosaic element. Anne Marie was inspired by [continue reading]
