The Source earlier today reported on the City of Burbank’s new bike parking facility. Now the Big Kahuna of L.A. area bicycle parking facilities is on its way. This Friday, November 18, the city of Santa Monica and Metro will officially open the Santa Monica Bike Center, whose two bike [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]
This morning city of Burbank officials unveiled the newest bicycle parking facility in Los Angeles County that is tailored to Metrolink train commuters and other Burbank-area ciclistas. Called “Bike Stop,” the new unattended facility features 40 bike parking stalls, a bike repair stand and small classroom area.
The new schedules began last night, with Red, Purple and Blue Line trains running every 10 minutes between 6 p.m. and midnight. It’s a demonstration project to see if the demand for better night service is really there. Here are the new timetables: Red/Purple Line and Blue Line. The trains [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. Beverly Hills bids to halt subway tunnels under school (Associated Press) A recap of the ongoing efforts in Beverly Hills to prevent [continue reading]
I first stumbled across teacher/designer Scott Glew’s sleek transit posters on his website FadeOutDesign.com this summer. The idea is simple but compelling: Use the text of station names to spell out city transit lines. I admired Glew’s series of maps for Chicago, New York, the S.F. Bay Area and other [continue reading]
Construction of Expo Phase 2 is moving along at a good clip: Construction crews are preparing the rights-of-way and the California Public Utilities Commission just approved all the line’s 27 street crossings. But there are still some design details to go over and that’s where you come in. I’ll be [continue reading]
Given the region’s rich Vietnamese community it’s logicial that there are hundreds (or is it thousands?) of places that serve the rice noodle soup called pho. Not surprisingly, there are a number of good places near Metro in or close to downtown L.A. If you’re in search of cheap meals, Vietnamese pho (pronounced fah) [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. Do-it-yourself parking bans in Malibu (L.A. Times) Phony ‘no parking’ signs are rife along coastal roads in the state’s tony beach communities, reports the [continue reading]
photo by Trey Ratcliff, via Flickr creative commons A stunning HDR photo of Grand Central Station on a rainy night in New York in 2009. The photo is a blending of several images taken with different exposures — aka the “high dynamic range” method. The images were captures with a [continue reading]
