How We Roll, subway construction
Art of Transit 1: Art of Transit 2: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (@metrolosangeles) Does anyone walk [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Thursday, October 2
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! Metro shouldn’t play the name game (L.A. Times) The Times’ editorial board says that it’s unseemly for the Metro Board of Directors to name transit stations [continue reading]
The cherry trees in Little Tokyo have the will to live
Photos: Anna Chen/Metro Yesterday morning, children from the Fukushima Aiikuen orphanage joined Thomas O Kelly from the Sakura Rescue Project, the Japan America Society of Southern California and other representatives at a sakura cherry tree dedication ceremony which took place at the Little Tokyo/Arts District Station. Three trees were named in honor of [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Tuesday, March 20
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. Subway makes tracks toward Westwood (ZevWeb) The article provides a detailed look at the [continue reading]
The art of transit
photo by Justin C., via Flickr creative commons With California’s high-speed rail project chronically in the news these days, here’s a photo of a bullet train in Tokyo taken from the 40th floor of a high-rise tower. Great shot. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Monday, March 14
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. In pursuit of a way home, commuters turn to bikes in Tokyo (The Urban Country) Facing an arduous commute with rail lines [continue reading]
Reports say parts of Tokyo subway back in operation
Like most other people around the world, we’re watching the news out of Japan today in the wake of the devastating 8.9-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami. As of 2:30 p.m. Pacific time today (Friday), there had been 20 aftershocks with a magnitude greater than 6.0, according to the United States [continue reading]
Today in the art of transit
photo by Uchida Shinta, via Flickr Go ahead and guess the country this was photo was taken in. I didn’t even get the continent right. The answer is after the jump. If you would like to a submit a photo or photos of something transportation-related, post them to Metro’s Flickr [continue reading]
Today in the art of transit
Photo by James Szypula, via his Flickr page This nice shot of a folding bike — which are great for transit commuters — comes from the port city of Yokohama, Japan. This is Japan’s second appearance in our “art of transit” series and number three will be tomorrow. Of course, [continue reading]
Today in the art of transit
Photo by Gary Haigh, via email submission Gary shot this photo of the Shinkansen bullet train in Tokyo. I like the lines in the photo and how Gary captured the train’s sleekness. This train looks like something that just wants to go really, really fast. If you would like to [continue reading]