Pilot program begins to put WiFi on 150 Metro buses
Over the next couple of weeks, about 150 Metro buses with WiFi will hit the streets of Los Angeles County as part of a pilot program. The vehicles with WiFi [continue reading]
Other actions taken by the Metro Board of Directors today
It was a very quiet and relatively quick meeting today of the Metro Board of Directors owing to a light agenda. Don’t fret: I suspect the April and May meetings will be far busier — the May 22 meeting, in particular, is when the Board is scheduled to consider fare [continue reading]
Motion asks Metro to implement a number of several tech initiatives
In July of last year, Los Angeles Mayor and Metro Board Vice Chair Eric Garcetti and Board Member Jacquelyn Dupont Walker authored a motion asking Metro staff to report back on several technology matters, including ticketing-by-smart phone, wi-fi access at Metro facilities and the possibility of creating an internet-based customer [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Thursday, February 20.5
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@Metrolosangeles Twitter Tuesday returns for second consecutive week of twitterish joy!
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Metro Board considers contract to have cell phone equipment installed in Red and Purple Line station areas
[scribd id=126411237 key=key-hcf3jhfyq0s39q2zrsc mode=scroll] The Metro Board will be considering a contract this month that would bring cell phone and wi-fi service to the subway system in Los Angeles. The Metro staff report on the contract is above. Once installed, cell service would be available throughout the public areas of [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Wednesday, Aug. 8
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. After a few blissful days in the Sierra backcountry — [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Thursday, May 31
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. Beverly Hills Unified School District files state lawsuit against Metro (P.R. Newswire) As I [continue reading]
Update: procurement set to begin for cell service in subway stations
I know that many Source readers have been clamoring for cell and/or wi-fi service in Metro’s subway stations — something that has become reality in a few other cities. Metro is finally on the verge of asking potential contractors to bid on supplying service. There’s no guarantee it will happen [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Thursday, Jan. 14
Did you know that Spain already has more than 1,200 miles of high-speed rail? And that by 2020 it wants to have more than 6,200 miles of high-speed rail — so that every resident lives within 30 miles of a high-speed rail station? PBS takes a look at a high-speed [continue reading]