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! ART OF TRANSIT: From our Instagram feed. Taking the train to LAX — it’s a connection we can’t afford to miss: Eric Garcetti and Mike [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! And speaking of 1975, and because the week is already feeling long, here’s Linda Ronstadt with a song that climbed the charts early that year: [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. Brown’s budget sends cap and trade funds to the black hole of the general [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? Last year, Fred Camino inaugurated The Transit Tourist series with an [continue reading]
photo by BJustin, via Twitter With the Expo Line opening April 28 and testing underway, this sign from Portland is an explicit reminder to cyclists: be careful crossing the tracks! To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s Flickr group, email it to sourcemetro@gmail.com or [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. Portland, Ore. struggles to remain a leader in public transit Ryan Holeywell of Governing Magazine takes an in-depth look at the state of [continue reading]
Transit agencies across the U.S. have been waiting with baited breath to find out if their projects would qualify for New Starts funding from the Federal Transit Administration. If New Starts sounds familiar, it should: it’s the same program through which the Regional Connector and Westside subway are slated to [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. $16.8-billion plan aims at big transit boost for Montreal The Montreal Gazette reports that the region’s Agence Métropolitaine de Transport — don’t you [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. Automated license plate readers at Metro parking garages? (Plus Metro) A brief look at an item on tomorrow’s agenda for the Metro [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. Rendering of Union Station stop for Silver Line (Curbed LA) The Curbed folks have a nice rendering of the station proposed for [continue reading]
