photos by Chris Valle, via his Flickr page and photography website The top photo is of the 105-405 interchange, the photo below of the 105-110 junction. From a transportation standpoint, they are two of the busier interchanges in the region — the Green Line passes through both — and [continue reading]
The folks running Metro’s website deserve a pat on the back. L.A. Weekly has announced the 2011 winners for its Los Angeles Web Awards, and Metro took home honors for “Best Home Page.” Here’s their take: Need to make the switch to public transportation but feel like you have no [continue reading]
Nice shot from the Expo Line Construction Authority’s Flickr page of art being installed at the 23rd Street station.
No Photoshop here — this photo making the rounds of Twitter this week appears to be of a legit bus advertisement in Hamburg. Here’s a better pic, via Flickr.
Look at this fun little tool to help remind everyone about the upcoming full closure of the 405 freeway over the Sepulveda Pass beginning late Friday, July 15, until early Monday, July 18 in order to partially demolish the Mulholland Bridge. Get the Countdown Creator Pro widget and many other [continue reading]
photo by Garry Schlatter, via Flickr Pretty amazing photo of the old train depot in Wallancarra, Australia — which now serves as a museum. Garry’s a professional photographer and I encourage you to check out his work on his Flickr page and his photography website. The photo was taken with [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. Google maps get live transit updates (Google blog) The race to get more real-time bus arrival information to more customers is now [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]
The Metro Board of Directors last month approved a 7.7-mile Wilshire peak hour bus lane project on portions of Wilshire within the city of Los Angeles. The City Council’s Transportation Committee discussed the issue for more than two hours this afternoon and split three ways: two Council members (Richard Alarcon [continue reading]
Broadway in downtown L.A. has been closed between 4th and 6th due to some type of explosion this afternoon. Several bus lanes in that area are being re-routed and patrons should expect delays. Best advice for traveling through the area: use the Red and Purple Line subway, although the 5th [continue reading]
