Below are the tweet and news release from Santa Monica. I’m interested to hear what cyclists think about these — they certainly seem effective as a way to slow down cyclists before intersections, but I’m guessing some cyclists will find them unnecessary. As to why the gates are there…I just spoke [continue reading]
[scribd id=324838238 key=key-hO92w4agS3eCKQAzaCwO mode=scroll] [scribd id=325045058 key=key-UgpZ5T7d98Gt4LFaeWH6 mode=scroll] Wow. Another Board meeting this year that was shorter than a Hobbit movie! The full agenda and recap of actions are above. Among the more interesting items approved: •The Board approved funding for 17 more Open Streets events over the next couple of years, as was expected. [continue reading]
[scribd id=324045819 key=key-YugmWBLcaZtfuqxMZQtw mode=scroll] An $82-million million contract to double the number of private security guards to patrol the Metro system and facilities was approved by the Metro Board of Directors on Thursday. As the above Metro staff report notes, one of the issues that we hear the most about [continue reading]
Dept. of Funding: I’ve been meaning to post this as it’s a good project. Metro has done pretty well with the federal TIGER grants over the years. One reason: L.A. County has local money via our three existing sales taxes. Those dollars attract federal dollars. Art of Transit: https://twitter.com/ShelleyESPN/status/764557407066271744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Metro [continue reading]
Things on Twitter: @metrolosangeles is making progress on the future Little Tokyo metro station. pic.twitter.com/sBKUzq7kdM — Robert Petersen (@lahiddenhistory) August 5, 2016 On @metrolosangeles to #VRLA. So new that taking [continue reading]
Art of Transit: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (@metrolosangeles) Metro will introduce four rail cars each month to ease [continue reading]
Insane images emerging from China's crazy flooding pic.twitter.com/uUXZhnjD56 — Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) July 25, 2016 News story: https://twitter.com/PokemonGOMetro/status/757617561592733696 We’re seeing a lot more deals for Pokemon players. I’m not a [continue reading]
As a member of the team that monitors Metro’s social media, I’ve noticed of late more people taking to Twitter to report various issues they encounter on our system. This [continue reading]
From the Department of Show Bike Riders Some Respect: After another grueling day of blogging for the government, I went home to the 91106 last week and decided to go for a bike ride to stretch the legs and enjoy some semi-clean air. I’m pedaling along a bike lane on [continue reading]
The Santa Monica Police Department along with Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District announces and congratulates the winners of the “Safety Begins With [continue reading]
