photo by Pascal Granjon, via Flickr Another nice iPhone photo taken at the Ermont-Eaubonne train station, about 12 miles northwest of Paris. Pascal used the Hipstamatic app with the Lucifer VI lens and Alfred infrared film with no flash. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it [continue reading]
Here’s the email that went out this morning from Foothill Extension Construction Authority CEO Habib Balian on the bridge over the eastbound 210 freeway in Arcadia: Early this morning, Skanska completed the last of three deep (110 foot deep, 11 foot diameter) foundations for the I-210 Bridge – a significant [continue reading]
Affected Rail Lines: Metro Blue Line, Metro Red Line, Metro Gold Line, Metro Purple Line — Red, Purple, Blue and Gold Line trains will be longer until 6 p.m. Trains are on a weekend schedule. Here are Metro’s bike-on-train guidelines. Affected Bus Lines: 002/302, 004, 010, 018, 020, 028, 030, [continue reading]
CicLAvia weekend is here Source readers, but there’s lots of other stuff to do before the big event on Sunday. Like movies? Tonight check out the John Leguizamo in Person at the Egyptian Theatre (Red Line). He’ll be discussing his role in the movie Moulin Rouge. CicLAvia isn’t the only eco-friendly [continue reading]
Here’s the news release issued today by Metrolink, the commuter rail agency partially funded by Metro: Los Angeles – Metrolink will roll ten “bike cars” into regular service just in time for CicLAvia. Bike cars are passenger railcars outfitted with space for between 18 and 24 bicycles, instead of two [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. A walk on the risky side (L.A. Times) A column by Hector Tobar looking at the factors that may have played into [continue reading]
Friday, October 7 201 102, 110, 111/311, 611 – Florence Station Bus Stop Relocation Green Line – Midday System Maintenance 460 – Nightly Detour Red Line – Late Night Track Maintenance Details after the jump on the Service Advisories Calendar. Click here for the mobile friendly version. For up to [continue reading]
This weekly post features news from other transit agencies and planners from around the world. Did we miss a good story? Let us know in the comments. U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood awards $196 million to reduce train travel time by 30 minutes between Detroit and Chicago (USDOT) According to Amtrak.com [continue reading]
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/10559007[/vimeo] The above video from the office of Portland Mayor Sam Adams was posted online a couple of years ago. But it’s so nicely done, featuring a couple of bold ideas on separating bikes and cars on Portland streets. I figured it would be fun to post now that we’re [continue reading]
The news this week that the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) are teaming up to create a museum devoted to motion pictures is long, long overdue. Finally the birthplace of the film industry will have a proper and [continue reading]
