Metro’s Transportation Library & Archive has announced that it is a Global Launch Partner for Historypin. Historypin is an exciting new tool that brings together people, their communities and their shared history through mapping photographs alongside the stories behind them and an interactive timeline. This project has partnered with Google [continue reading]
If you would like to watch Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s testimony to the Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee this morning, here’s a link. His testimony about the next federal transportation spending bill — already two years overdue — begins at the 53-minute mark. Excerpt: We also continue to [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnm3ATsVlkA&feature=youtu.be[/youtube] This new video from the Office of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa — who just assumed the role of Chairman of the Metro Board — looks at his transportation program, including many of the projects that Metro is planning or building. The video also includes some snippets about America Fast Forward, [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. Mayor/Metro Boss Villaraigosa on Carmaheaven, Expo, 405 Subway (Curbed LA) Curbed L.A. catches up with L.A. Mayor and Metro Board Chairman Antonio [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from Metrolink: Los Angeles – With almost 20,000 boardings over the weekend, Metrolink experienced the highest weekend ridership it has seen in its 19 year history. This weekend’s numbers are almost 50 percent higher than the same weekend last year and 10 percent higher than the [continue reading]
The 18.4-cent per gallon federal tax that you pay at the pump is used for all sorts of highway projects across the U.S. Keeping the “Highway Trust Fund” solvent is a challenge on a good day — the tax hasn’t risen in years and costs have — and now the [continue reading]
It’s only fitting that County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, who made the ‘Carmageddon’ tag a household word for the temporary closure of the 405 freeway, should have the last word on the car-free phenomenon and near-miracle of last weekend. And the last word is a good one. Check out the nicely produced [continue reading]
photo by Nicholas H, via Flickr This great photo of the Taipei Metro in Taiwan was taken on an early morning in January near, I think, the Taipei Zoo station. The photo was taken with a Canon EOS 450D. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it [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. 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. [continue reading]
Sure, riding Metro saves you from the stress of traffic, reduces your environmental impact and lowers your monthly transportation costs – but did you know it also entitles you to a bunch of great deals around L.A.? That’s what Destination Discounts is all about – and The Source is here [continue reading]
