A New York Times editorial on Sunday pretty much nailed the dilemma facing cities and states as the federal government cuts back spending. First excerpt: States and cities had already endured a harrowing three-year financial slide when the debt-ceiling crisis darkened their outlooks even further. In the space of [continue reading]
photo by Daniella Hlynka, via Flickr Daniella called this photo intestines on her Flickr page — and it’s not hard to see why. Go ahead and guess where this freeway interchange is located — answer is after the jump. Hint: one of those roads is likely familiar to many Southern [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. Red/Purple Line Due to track maintenance after 8:30pm, trains will operate on a different schedule (times are approximate and are subject to minor work related delays). Outbound [continue reading]
A local — and very diverse — range of community groups sent a letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein this week, asking her to continue to fight for federal New Starts funding for the Westside Subway Extension and the Regional Connector. New Starts is the federal program that helps local transit agencies [continue reading]
What’s the best ice cream in L.A. and how can we get there without polluting the air? It’s a question for the ages but thanks to observant Metro rider Eric Griswold, we have a good start. Without his recommendation toThe Sourcedining map we might never have stumbled into Paradis ice [continue reading]
When President Obama announced new fuel efficiency standards for cars a few weeks ago — the average fleet mileage would rise to 54.5 mpg by 2025 — this nifty graphic was posted on the White House website. I think the bar at the right is the most interesting part: it [continue reading]
Due to major Blue Line/Expo Construction, beginning at 8:30 pm Friday and through Sunday close, trains will operate only between Washington Station & Long Beach Transit Mall. Trains will operate on regular schedule. Shuttle Buses (Line 801) will operate between Washington Station & 7th/Metro Center. Please be advised to allow [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. Company begins removing bus benches in Los Angeles (L.A. Times) This is first I’ve heard of this: a firm that has about 6,000 benches [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKcepmkhzVg&feature=related[/youtube]Grab a sack lunch, hop on the Red/Purple line to Civic Center Station and head up the unfortunately steep hill to California Plaza where today at noon (or tonight at 8 p.m.) you can hear “Hotel California” — mariachi style. (Only in SoCal!) Or you can take Angels Flight (re-opened [continue reading]
photo by synergy_one, via Flickr Very nice capture from 2008 at the busy 53rd/Lexington subway stop in Manhattan. It’s just one of those photos that’s well composed and has a lot going on in the frame. Well done, sir. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post [continue reading]
