Art of Transit: Art of Transit 2: 1959 MTA Summer Funland Map. pic.twitter.com/9zCrIE2muy — john gordon (@j6ordon) July 3, 2017 From the Dept. of Employment: LAPD Hiring Expo! pic.twitter.com/lBuNedztDc — [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! An idea to get train safety on track (Daily News) The editorial says it’s time to implement positive train control on America’s passenger railroads in [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? This is…The Transit Tourist – Chicago, Ill. Chicago, Illinois City Population: [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 Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMZOxV47e84&feature=player_embedded#![/youtube] If you somehow need help getting jacked for the Kings parade at noon [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. State’s bullet train estimated to cost $98 billion to build (Los Angeles Times) The revised estimate is, uh, a little higher than [continue reading]
This weekly post features news from other transit agencies and planners from around the world. Did we miss a good story? Let us know in the comments. Hat tip to Yonah Freemark of The Transport Politic for digging up a lot of good stories and posting them on Twitter @TTPolitic. [continue reading]
photo by Pavel Trebukov, via Flickr Even by Chicago standards, the blizzard that struck yesterday was a big one — the third snowiest on record, which brought the city to a stand still. The above photo was taken on Chicago’s Northside at the intersection of Sheridan and Thorndale and the [continue reading]
[polldaddy poll=4035864] Yesterday we told you how to sign up for text message service alerts from Metro’s Twitter account @MetroLAalerts. Commenter B. Kuo brought up an idea – something that some at Metro have been kicking around for a while – suggesting that Metro should have multiple service alert Twitter [continue reading]
