photo by accidentalist, via Flickr A striking photo of Stockholm’s Central Station taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II this past summer. 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 [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. New business plan for high-speed rail project is released (California High-Speed Rail Authority) The new plan foresees building the project in phases [continue reading]
A note for some readers: the tool we’re using in collecting the Tweets is not displaying on some browsers, you can still see the Tweets directly on Storify. View the story “@MetroLosAngeles Twitter Tuesday” on Storify]
As many of you have likely heard, two people were stabbed in an altercation shortly after 4:30 a.m. today on the mezzanine level of the Red Line subway’s Hollywood/Western station. One victim has been treated and released and the other is expected to be released shortly. The suspect remains at [continue reading]
Metro planners and the city of Los Angeles hosted three community meetings last week to kick off a study that will identify options for improving transit service along the Van Nuys Boulevard corridor in the San Fernando Valley. For those who didn’t have a chance to attend, the presentation from [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. State’s bullet train estimated to cost $98 billion to build (Los Angeles Times) The revised estimate is, uh, a little higher than [continue reading]
photo by jtjonesphotos, via Flickr creative commons Photos of subway station platforms are plastered all over Flickr and many other websites. Some manage still to be interesting — such as this one from the Paris Metro, taken with a Nikon D90. It was exposed with a one second shutter speed, [continue reading]
Here’s the news from Metro CEO Art Leahy’s daily e-mail to staff: In January and June 2011, the Bus Riders Union (BRU) filed complaints with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Executive Order #12898 on Environmental Justice regarding transit service [continue reading]
There will be longer trains tonight through close of business to accommodate Halloween celebrants who want to leave the driving to Metro. (Good idea.) Ride safely and use the entire boarding platform length. No extended hours … but most of us have to work tomorrow, anyway.
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. Pass this bill: Why Congress must put people back to work rebuilding our country (U.S. DOT Fast Lane Blog) This week, the [continue reading]
