Crenshaw/LAX Line groundbreaking roundup on social media
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Transportation headlines, Wednesday, October 9
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: A stretch of the second phase of the Expo Line between the 10 freeway and Overland Avenue. From our Instagram feed. And [continue reading]
Notes on transit: the 2024 Olympics, Measure R and project acceleration
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4H-P6cg45E&feature=youtube_gdata_player] As summer winds down, just wanted to post a few notes from Source Planetary & Universe Headquarters, conveniently located next to Union Station and the county jail: •The International Olympic Committee on Saturday picked Tokyo to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, spurning Istanbul (again) and Madrid. In 2017, the [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Tuesday/Election Day, May 21
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. Happy Election Day to those voting today for mayor and other candidates/issues in the [continue reading]
Social media storms Hollywood
These days practically everyone uses social media, but are you using it to its full potential? Find out the latest trends and how to make the most of social media at Social Media Week Los Angeles (SMWLA), taking place September 24 – 28 in Hollywood. Check out the schedule of [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Tuesday, Nov. 1
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. State’s bullet train estimated to cost $98 billion to build (Los Angeles Times) The revised estimate is, uh, a little higher than [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Thursday, October 27
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. A chosen rail line? (Jewish Journal) Local transit writer and advocate Joel Epstein penned this piece that compares the trials and tribulations [continue reading]
@MetroLosAngeles Twitter Tuesday – new and improved!
Welcome to Twitter Tuesday, a weekly feature here at The Source in which we round up the latest Metro related tweets in the Twitterverse. To follow Metro on Twitter just search for @MetroLosAngeles. We recommend adding the #MetroLosAngeles tag to your tweets to get our attention. For specific complaints and [continue reading]
Is a social media app the savior of Carmageddon? ABC 7 thinks so.
[youtube width=”600″ height=”371″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SI5Lxbu9x0[/youtube] Our trusty 405 closure countdown clock tells me that it’s 9 days until Carmageddon… yikes! While officials are recommending staying off the roads the weekend of July [continue reading]
U.S. Transportation Secretary taps the power of social media to answer your questions
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4TR_aIY7y4[/youtube] U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood has become the poster child for “Gov 2.0”. His blog, Fast Lane, is one of the top government blogs according to Juggle.com. In addition, he’s got a Twitter account with over 16,800 followers and a Facebook profile with over 6,500 fans. Not bad [continue reading]