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. Bus rapid transit systems getting an international rating standard The Institute for Transportation & Development Policy — an organization that “works with cities [continue reading]
photo by Drew Jacksich, via Flickr creative commons Very nice urban photo. Test your eye for detail and guess the year and city where it was taken — answer after the jump. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s Flickr group, email it to [continue reading]
Metro planners and the city of Los Angeles hosted three community meetings last week to kick off a study that will identify options for improving transit service along the Van Nuys Boulevard corridor in the San Fernando Valley. For those who didn’t have a chance to attend, the presentation from [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. [vimeo width=”600″ height=”338″]http://vimeo.com/21034894[/vimeo] Ban Cars In L.A.’s Downtown? An Idea That Just Might Work (GOOD) The above video was produced by Cal [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. America’s biggest (and least) gas-guzzling cities (Forbes) Using data from the Center for Neighborhood Technology (a think tank based in Chicago) Forbes [continue reading]
