[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/45284372[/vimeo] From state-champions to local big shots, there are tons of super fast cyclists that claim to be fastest of the fast. However, there’s only one way to settle who’s fit to be throned with the title as the fastest cyclist amongst the chatter of the cycling community, and that [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. Opinion: Expo Line to fill a gap (L.A. Times) Editorial staffer Dan Turner gives [continue reading]
The long-awaited and much-anticipated Expo Line will open to the public on Saturday, April 28, said Los Angeles Mayor and Metro Board Chairman Antonio Villaraigosa before a test ride with members of the media on Friday morning. Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky and Metrolink Chairman Richard Katz, who serve [continue reading]
Urban planners, transportation experts and public health officials convened last Friday for a daylong event focusing on complete streets – that is, streets that meet the needs not just of motorists, but also of pedestrians, bicyclists and transit riders. The panelists at UCLA-hosted event covered a lot of bases including: [continue reading]
Remember the human infographic I participated in back in December? Well, the finished product is out! Watch the video at GOOD’s website, or click to play on the video below. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQXXq-R_ANE&feature=relmfu[/youtube]
Sick of traffic? Done with smog? Well, you’re not the only one. This past Saturday, GOOD Attacks! took place right in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, and this intrepid Metro-ette was there right in the middle of the action. The gathering is the first in a series of events [continue reading]
The city of Los Angeles launched a virtual town hall yesterday to ask Angelenos how to improve mobility and make the best use of the city’s 6000-plus miles of streets. The town hall is the first step in the city’s three-year effort to rewrite its Mobility Element, a document that [continue reading]
Here’s the latest announcement from the Exposition Construction Authority, which is building the second phase of the Expo Line. This Measure R project will extend Expo Phase 1 from its terminus in Culver City to Santa Monica. Here’s our story from May’s construction kickoff meeting; we’ll be stopping by one [continue reading]
Some pics taken at today’s awesome CicLAvia event in Los Angeles. Email your best pics to sourcemetro@gmail.com and I’ll add them to this post. photo by alexbcthompson, via Flickr photo by ferlee16, via Instagram photo by ewilcox, via Tumblr photo by Dayone_MR, via Twitter
Photo via Metro Transportation Library and Archive’s Flickr page Great photo taken in 1950 of the old downtown Los Angeles PE terminal. Here’s the home page for the Metro Library’s Flickr photostream — you can kill a lot of time cruising the archive. Good stuff. To submit a photo for [continue reading]
