Update 5 a.m. Trains running every 20 minutes on Metro Gold Line in Pasadena area from Union Station to Sierra Madre Villa stations. Trains using single track between Indiana location and Allen Station to bypass stranded trains at Fillmore and Del Mar. No delays for trains serving East Los Angeles [continue reading]
Here’s an interesting perspective – your neighborhood as seen through the interpretive eyes of a local artist. A poster series here at Metro does just that. It’s called “Through the Eyes of Artists.” The series has produced 25 posters featuring as many neighborhoods since 2004. The result is a time-stamp [continue reading]
Yesterday morning, Twitter user @LACityNerd posted a link to a map that, I think, tells a pretty interesting story about perceptions of Los Angeles, particularly regarding public transit. Here’s the map: The notion that Los Angeles has a love affair with the car and that Angelenos don’t ride transit is [continue reading]
Sheriff’s deputies arrested a suspect in the stabbing death of a passenger during a fight on a Metro Red Line train in Hollywood on Friday, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department reported today. The suspect was identified as 33-year-old Gene Sim, described as a transient, who was found in Buena Park [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. Interview with Donald Shoup: Los Angeles making strides with ExpressPark (L.A. Streetsblog) The secret ingredient in any city’s transportation system is its [continue reading]
photo by Paolo Frediani, via Flickr 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 photos we’ve featured can be seen in these galleries on Flickr.
Blue Line After 8:15pm, Blue Line trains run every 30 minutes due to construction work for the future Expo Line. Please see schedule here. Dates: through Thursday. Red/Purple Line Due to track maintenance after 8:30pm, trains will operate on a different schedule. See specific schedule changes here. Dates: through Thursday. Gold Line [continue reading]
Welcome to Twitter Tuesday, a weekly feature here at The Source in which we round up the latest Metro related tweets in the Twitterverse. To follow Metro on Twitter just search for @MetroLosAngeles. We recommend adding the #MetroLosAngeles tag to your tweets to get our attention. For specific complaints and [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. Antonio Villaraigosa: Transit will keep L.A. competitive (Daily News) L.A. mayor and Metro Board chairman Antonio Villaraigosa pens this opinion column for the Daily [continue reading]
photo by Damian Bajorek, via Flickr The photo was taken from the No. 7 train in Long Island City, Queens, of graffiti on the side of the warehouse. I believe that’s Christopher George Latore Wallace, aka the Notorious B.I.G. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it [continue reading]
