[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P1bFR5LOcg&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] The Reason Foundation — long-time critics of rail mass transit — put together the above video posted to YouTube last week. It’s amusing. It’s also a little factually challenged. So in the spirit of fun, here goes: •It’s about 29 miles by road — not 17 — from LAX [continue reading]
Welcome to Twitter Tuesday, our roundup of the latest Metro related tweets. To get out attention, add the #MetroLosAngeles tag to your tweets. For specific complaints and customer service, please use the Customer Comment Form on Metro.net.
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. Has the sun set on suburban sprawl in California? (Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog) A new study by the Urban Land [continue reading]
The Silver Line debuted on this day in 2009, running seven days a week between the El Monte Station in the San Gabriel Valley, downtown Los Angeles and the Artesia Transit Center in the South Bay. (See the map after the jump). The bus makes that trip in under [continue reading]
photo by Spider_Dude, via Camera+ Cool shot taken with the iPhone’s Camera+ app on a northbound Line 96 bus on the northbound Pasadena Freeway. 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 [continue reading]
With a potential snow storm in the forecast for the Antelope Valley, Metrolink is actively monitoring the weather and railroad conditions. Prompted by a National Weather Service advisory, Metrolink has issued a word of caution and safety advice for the area’s commuters. Here’s the news release: Metrolink Trains Offer Transportation Options During [continue reading]
The Federal Transit Administration on Monday released its Civil Rights Title VI compliance review of Metro; the review can be downloaded here as a Word document. The review found that Metro did not fully follow federal regulations and guidance when the agency made service and fare changes. The review dates [continue reading]
“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]
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. FTA audit faults Metro (Los Angeles Times) Please see our post from late Friday for more information about this and a statement [continue reading]
photo by Willamor Media, via Flickr creative commons Great street scene in Hong Kong, taken in 2005. There’s a lot going on transpo-wise in this photo, which also shows off Hong Kong’s density. 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]
