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. Is a car battery subsidy just a sprawl subsidy? (Infrastructurist) Infrastructurist writer Eric Jaffe checks in on the debate over the Obama [continue reading]
For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Advisories page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter.
From the Metro Twitter feed: Newhall #Earthquake Update: All Metro Rail lines are running on time w/ no delays in service. No damage reported. A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck this afternoon at 1:47 p.m. in the Newhall area.
In case you missed our earlier post, here’s the news release about the release Wednesday of the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Report for the Crenshaw/LAX Line, a key Measure R transit project. The entire document can be viewed online — here’s the link. It’s long, as these reports always are. The [continue reading]
Regular Metro riders: if the first of the month typically means a long wait in line at Union Station or other pass outlets to get your monthly pass – stop! Recent changes mean you have other options. Monthly passes are no longer tied the calendar month, they’re good for 30-days [continue reading]
As we noted in May, Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus had plans to shake up its service to improve connections with Metro Rail. Well those changes — detailed here [PDF] — went live on Sunday and there’s some good news for Metro riders. The BBB has extended the eastern terminus of [continue reading]
photo by Thomas Leuthard, via Flickr Nice shot — aptly titled “Hitchcock” — taken in Hamburg, Germany, earlier this year. The photo was taken with a Panasonic DMC-GF1 with a 1/64oth second shutter speed, aperture of f/1.7 and ISO of 100. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, [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. Mica says he’s open to a short-term transpo bill (The Hill) The current federal transportation bill expires Sept. 30. If it goes, so does [continue reading]
Metro last night released the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Report for the Crenshaw/LAX Line, which is available online. The report will be considered by the Metro Board of Directors at their Sept. 22 meeting. Approval of the report is necessary before construction of the project can begin. There is, of course, [continue reading]
For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Advisories page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter.
