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]
photo by Ilda Licon, via submission A very nice photo of the Gold Line crossing the 101 freeway in downtown Los Angeles taken by Ilda, who is an administrative analyst for Metro. The photo neatly follows the “rule of thirds” — meaning no part of the image dominates the middle [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Luu44aDL-rc[/youtube] Thanks to Montreal-based transit connoisseur Alex Kasperavicius for recording this video progress report on the Expo Line Phase One from Culver City to downtown Los Angeles. At 16 minutes long, it represents a somewhat sped-up version of how riding the trail will actually feel (red lights are edited out [continue reading]
photo from Metro Transportation Library and Archive’s Flickr page I thought we’d get historical for today’s photo. This is a view north of Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, taken from Olympic Boulevard. The photo was taken in 1940 and there are a couple of things interesting to me: the first [continue reading]
Regular readers of The Source are probably aware that Metro contractors are putting the final touches on the Expo Line. The first phase of the light rail line will connect downtown Los Angeles to Culver City via USC and Exposition Park. With this section over 80 percent completed, the Expo [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. John Mica questions California HSR Project (California High Speed Rail Blog) The chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, John Mica, [continue reading]
photo by Karl Fielding, via submission A nice photo of Angel’s Flight and the offices atop Bunker Hill. With the trees beyond the tracks, the whole pic is a nice reminder of the un-Manhattan-like nature of downtown L.A. To submit a photo or photos of something transportation-related, post them to [continue reading]
photo by Marco Del Valle, via submission This photo may not be transportation specific, but it’s still a great sepia shot of downtown L.A. that also gives you an idea of how un-Manhattan like the place is. Keep submitting those L.A. area photos, people! To submit a photo or photos [continue reading]
Voting has been a little slow in our latest poll. At present, those who voted for Metro coming up with the bucks to build the station are leading. Here are more details on the issue.
photo by Frank J. Thomas, via Flickr I looked at this old photo for a while and couldn’t figure out where it was taken until I read the caption on Flickr: it’s the 110 freeway in downtown Los Angeles, looking north from 6th Street. I’m guessing the photo was taken [continue reading]
