The package is in a tree and police and the bomb squad are dealing with it now. With the Little Tokyo station shut down, a bus bridge is in place to ferry passenges between Union Station and the Pico/Aliso station.
Over the past several weeks, we’ve been running our ongoing series where we ask the question: How could America Fast Forward work for other cities around the country? Well, Minneapolis was definitely on our radar, but it looks like Minneapolis Post writer Steve Berg beat us to the punch. In [continue reading]
In celebration of National Bike Month and in anticipation of Bike Week L.A. (May 16-20) we’ve launched a new survey series entitled ‘Why I Cycle’. This series spotlights local bicyclists who have made the daring leap from car-dependent to car-free or at least car-light in Los Angeles. Want to share [continue reading]
photo by Manfred Schmidt, via Flickr Manfred took this photo with the Hipstamatic app on the iPhone while visiting the L.A. area from Dusseldorf, Germany. As with yesterday’s “art of transit,” it’s another example of how Hipstamatic and other iPhone apps can be used to soup up photos to great [continue reading]
Welcome to Twitter Tuesday, a weekly feature here at The Source in which we’ll round up the latest Metro related tweets in the Twitterverse. To follow Metro on Twitter just search for @MetroLosAngeles. We recommend adding the #MetroLosAngeles tag to your tweets to get our attention. And when it comes [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. Happy 72nd birthday Union Station and 40th birthday Amtrak (Primary Resources and USDOT Fast Lane Blog) There are two big transportation birthdays [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. Dates: through Thursday. [continue reading]
Bike Week L.A. is approaching and we’re looking to hear stories from our readers who use pedal power to get around. We launched our new reader survey series Why I Cycle last week and have already received a great response. Nearly 100 readers have shared their cycling habits, stories and [continue reading]
In the aftermath of Osama Bin Laden’s death, and as a precaution against possible terrorist threats, law enforcement officials today encouraged transit riders, “if you see something, say something.” Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, flanked local elected officials and law enforcement partners, said that while there are no specific [continue reading]
[polldaddy poll=4990363] I’ll keep the above poll open for voting, but the results thus far (posted below) seem pretty clear: readers approve of the Metro Board’s decision last week to immediately lift the ban on bikes on Metro Rail during peak hours.
