We just wanted to follow up on our headline story from last Friday — Another wonderful Long Beach first: Protected bike lanes via LA Streetsblog — with a photo of the new lanes. For the record, lanes for automobile traffic were removed to install the bike lanes and the world [continue reading]
photo by Victor Hugo Cuevas, via submission Victor captured this image last month of a street vendor on his way to work in Long Beach on a southbound Blue Line train. Nice colors set against the less aggressive tones of the train and the bright window. To submit a photo [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. Good morning, Source readers! Feel like you’re on a train that has no beginning and no end and never stops at your [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]
The latest data on gas prices was released today by the U.S. Energy Information Administration: As expected, the national average and California average rose slightly to $3.88 and $4.22 per gallon of regular gas, respectively. The average in the city of L.A. is $4.25 a gallon. The chart above shows [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 to [continue reading]
The following post originally appeared on El Pasajero, Metro’s Spanish-language blog. It has been translated and edited for posting on The Source. The post in Spanish is here. Sheriff’s deputies increased patrols and surveillance of Blue and Green line trains earlier this month due to persistent complaints from riders about [continue reading]
photo by Miss P, via Twitter I believe this photo speaks for itself. The gas station — nice flowers, btw — was taken over the weekend at the corner of Wilshire and 26th in Santa Monica. The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline was $3.84 nationally and $4.20 [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. View from a Barcelona streetcar — in 1908 (Pattern Cities) Excerpt from the text with this wonderful video: But surely the streets [continue reading]
Here’s the news release: Starting Monday, April 25, 2011, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) will begin conducting geotechnical tests at multiple locations along the planned alignment of the downtown Regional Connector project as part of the planning and engineering for the project. The initial geotechnical work in [continue reading]
