Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. A photo posted by Metro Los Angeles (@metrolosangeles) on Dec 12, 2014 at 7:25am PST Calgary soaring transit use suggests high ridership is possible even [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Dear MTA: I love your trains…but (Los Angeles Register) Columnist’s David Medzerian’s not-quite-love-letter to my employer begins: Before I get into anything else, let me [continue reading]
The Transit Tourist takes a look at other transit systems across the globe from the first person perspective of a visitor. What can Metro learn from how these other systems treat the uninitiated – and often bumbling – tourist? In previous installments of the Transit Tourist, The Source visited Chicago, Portland, [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! House passes interim fix for Highway Trust Fund (New York Times) The U.S. House voted on Tuesday for a short-term fix to keep the Highway [continue reading]
On the occasion of Union Station’s 75th anniversary, Metro created a special commemorative publication, Union Station: 75 Years in the Heart of LA, featuring eight written and five photographic essays that celebrate the station by authors John C. Arroyo, William D. Estrada, Stephen Fried, Rafer Guzman, David Kipen, Marisela Norte, [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! It’s now legal to build light rail in the Valley (Curbed LA) The Valley could get its own Metro light-rail train (LAWeekly) Light rail in [continue reading]
On the occasion of Union Station’s 75th anniversary, Metro created a special commemorative publication, Union Station: 75 Years in the Heart of LA, featuring eight written and five photographic essays that celebrate the station by authors John C. Arroyo, William D. Estrada, Stephen Fried, Rafer Guzman, David Kipen, Marisela Norte, [continue reading]
Each year, the Diamond Awards recognize the achievements of corporate rideshare programs in the region and their contribution toward decreasing gasoline consumption, air pollution and commuter costs. New this year were the Ambassador awards, which acknowledged commuters for ridesharing and for taking the initiative to promote transit alternatives to their peers. [continue reading]
This is the third of a series of posts on the history of Union Station that we are running this month. The station celebrates its 75th anniversary on May 3. When English immigrant Fred Harvey opened the first of more than 80 restaurants serving rail stops from the Midwest to California, he [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! A CyclingSavvy instructor explains her objections to bike lanes (Biking in LA) Karen Karabell, of St. Louis, makes a thoughtful, cogent argument against bike lanes, [continue reading]
