photo by Anelly Vazquez, via Flickr Very nice night-time photo from an overpass over the El in Chicago by Anelly. The photo was taken with a Nikon D3000 with a shutter speed of 2.5 seconds, f/8.0 aperture, 18mm focal length and a 100 ISO. No flash was used. To submit [continue reading]
A dispute has broken out between the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority and the city of Monrovia over the purchase of property for a rail car maintenance yard for the project. Construction Authority officials say it threatens the schedule and budget for the project — officials have previously said [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. Saving electricity on a Philly subway line (New York Times) A long-standing problem: subway trains generate electricity when braking for stations. Up [continue reading]
Here’s the latest notice from the Expo Line Construction Authority:
The weekend is here, Go Metro for maximum fun! Tonight, head out to Eagle Rock for the Futura independent music event featuring piano and vocals from Baths. On Saturday you’ve got a wide range of options: the LA PRIDE Festival in WeHo, KCRW/One Colorado Summer Nights in Old Town Pasadena [continue reading]
The iconic Go Metro map featuring Metro’s rail and bus rapid transit lines just got an interactive upgrade. Point your browser to http://www.metro.net/interactives/go_metro/ to check it out (note: it’s a Flash map so it won’t work on iDevices). So what makes this interactive map so interactive? Clicking on stations reveals [continue reading]
[youtube width=”600″ height=”480″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFZ15x0VxQ0[/youtube] In this video I go over how to add a TAP card bought from a ticket vending machine (TVM) to taptogo.net. This is one of the most common questions we get about TAP, and admittedly it’s not as obvious as it should be – but it is [continue reading]
[polldaddy poll=5131390] Why ask the above question? Because the American Public Transit Assn. recently burped out the pie chart below about ridership on a national level and I was curious how our local numbers might compare. Here’s one take on the pie chart from the California Transit Assn., which raises [continue reading]
Angels Flight shut down by inspectors over damaged wheels (L.A. Times) After being open for a little more than a year, Angels Flight – the short funicular railway in downtown Los Angeles – has been shut down again due to signs of deterioration on the wheels of the rail cars. [continue reading]
Below is the good news from Metro’s government relations team. This may not be the most glamorous issue, but Metro CEO Art Leahy and others of his ilk have noted that many transit agencies will face a lack of expertise in the future if something isn’t done to reverse course. [continue reading]
