My partner in crime here at The Source, Fred Camino, took this awesome photo of the (Metro owned!) Union Station waiting room the other day — with an iPhone. I wanted to post it to show, once again, what a great little camera many of you are carrying around in [continue reading]
When the temperature rises, appetites drop and cold food like frozen yogurt becomes an essential survival tool. Metro can take you to all kinds of frozen yogurt places. But which ones are best? You tell us. Yummy Humphrey Yogart in Sherman Oaks (4574 Van Nuys Blvd. 91403) has to rank right up there. [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. The State of the Union’s Roads: An Investigative Report (Car and Driver) This must-read report comes from Car and Driver, a publication [continue reading]
photo by Linh Nguyen, via Flickr Creative Commons Nice use of color in this photo of the elevated portion of the New York subway in Brooklyn taken with an iPhone. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s Flickr group, email it to sourcemetro@gmail.com [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]
Below is the news release from Metro on the news earlier today that the Westside Subway Extension is about to secure a $640.8-million federal TIFIA loan. As the release states, Metro staff will be working in the next several weeks to determine the exact impact the loan will have on [continue reading]
Very good news today for the Westside Subway Extension: a $640.8-million loan neared final approval for the project by the U.S. Department of Transportation, according to Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein. The loan is coming from the TIFIA program, which is the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act. TIFIA [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]
Potential delays thru 1pm on Lines 20 & 720 due to traffic accident involving a Metro bus at Wilshire/Bonnie Brae. Avoid delays: Use Red/Purple Lines as alternate.
[youtube width=”600″ height=”371″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SI5Lxbu9x0[/youtube] Our trusty 405 closure countdown clock tells me that it’s 9 days until Carmageddon… yikes! While officials are recommending staying off the roads the weekend of July [continue reading]
