Things to read whilst transiting: Nice photo essay of the beach and pool scene in Gotham over the years on the New Yorker’s Photo Booth blog. Things to read 2: I just finished “Barbarian Days: a Surfing Life” by William Finnegan. The book won a Pulitzer this past spring and [continue reading]
One in a series of posts that will look at projects and programs that would receive funding from the Measure M sales tax ballot measure on the Nov. 8 ballot. What [continue reading]
This morning, Metro joined L.A. City Councilmember Bob Blumenfield, residents and community groups to officially open a new pedestrian station entrance at the Metro Orange Line Station in Canoga Park. The $200,000 Metro-funded project connects the Metro Orange Line’s east platform directly to an existing pedestrian walkway that leads to four [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from Metro: The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has received $8 million in grants from the Federal Transportation Administration that will be used to deploy zero-emission electric buses on the Orange Line and replace the ferry terminal on Catalina Island. “Metro is appreciative of [continue reading]
Glendale City Council Member Ara Najarian, L.A. City Council Member Paul Krekorian Take Ride on Metro’s NoHo to Pasadena Express Glendale City Council Member Ara Najarian and L.A. City Council Member [continue reading]
In the run-up to the opening of the Gold Line extension to Azusa on March 5, there’s another important new transit service debuting: an express Metro bus connecting Pasadena, Glendale, the Burbank [continue reading]
A new study commissioned by Metro has found that Orange Line buses could safely increase speeds across some intersections in the San Fernando Valley, potentially resulting in four minutes of time [continue reading]
In this edition of Metro Motion, Metro’s quarterly cable TV show, we visit Metro’s new bus maintenance facility in downtown Los Angeles – opening soon — and find out what’s [continue reading]
An additional 194 parking spots will be available at the North Hollywood Red and Orange Line Station beginning Monday. As it stands, the parking lot at Metro’s third busiest station is [continue reading]
We have a couple key items today about oil and climate change. I’m not very comfortable vilifying Big Oil, mostly because many of us — including yours truly — have [continue reading]
