UPDATE: (Monday, Dec. 19) For information: Caltrans District 7 website or the District 7 blog. The latest traffic information can be obtained on the Caltrans website: http://www.dot.ca.gov/ by accessing the Quickmaps feature. UPDATE (issued Saturday, Dec. 17, by Caltrans 4:34 p.m.) — Montebello — The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) opened the westbound [continue reading]
UPDATE: (Monday, Dec. 19) For information: Caltrans District 7 blog. The latest traffic information can be obtained on the Caltrans website: http://www.dot.ca.gov/ by accessing the Quickmaps feature. UPDATE (issued Saturday, Dec. 17, by Caltrans 4:34 p.m.) — Montebello — The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) opened the westbound Pomona Freeway (SR-60) [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. Amtrak Says It Needs New York Station That May Be Too Costly (San Francisco Chronicle) In New York, Amtrak says it needs to move [continue reading]
photo by Takato Marui, via Flickr creative commons As the owner of two dogs and a bicycle, I do not advise trying this or anywhere. The photo was taken in Osaka, Japan, in 2007. That’s one confident pooch. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s [continue reading]
Loss of traction power on the Metro Green Line stranded service between Lakewood and Long Beach stations for about a half hour. Traction power was restored at 5:06 p.m. A bus bridge to shuttle passengers was cancelled as normal operations resumed at 5:11 p.m. Twitter feed at 4:48 p.m.: Green Line [continue reading]
Here is a recap of today’s Metro Board of Directors meeting. The Board took action on the following items: •The meeting began with an update on yesterday’s tanker truck explosion on the 60 Freeway at Paramount. The massive fire took out a portion of the eastbound overpass, which will need [continue reading]
Here’s the news release issued by Caltrans: Montebello— Caltrans expects to re-open both directions of the Pomona Freeway (SR-60) to traffic by the evening commute on Friday, December 16. The freeway was closed Wednesday afternoon between the Long Beach Freeway (I-710) and the San Gabriel River Freeway (I-605) after a [continue reading]
Customers can find a convenient bus or rail route to a destination at the TripPlanner on www.metro.net. Also, this is a good time to check out your rideshare options. Find a friend or neighbor to share the ride or make an instant connection at metro.net. (See “Commuting” in the “Getting Around” [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. 60 freeway to be closed this weekend, as bridge is demolished (Los Angeles Times) UPDATE: 11:45 a.m. Thursday — Caltrans just announced [continue reading]
I love Surfas. I love the cheeses and the rolling pins and the gadgets I’ll never use but think I need. I love the imprints of cooking utensils on the floor of the concrete entranceway and the endless metal shelves of pans and imported honeys and chocolates and couscous. Surfas [continue reading]
