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Daily Transit Forecast for Thursday, Sept. 2

Posted by Fred Camino on September 2, 2010 6:00 am

The Daily Transit Forecast is a new feature that we’re trying out to help keep transit riders informed of potential service issues. This feature is strictly in beta right now, and much of the ...

Poll: Is it time for The Source to evolve?

Posted by Steve Hymon on September 1, 2010 4:33 pm

View PollWhen we started The Source last fall, we decided not to allow reader comments. I was probably the most vocal person against allowing comments based on my experience running the Bottleneck ...

Transportation headlines, Wednesday, Sept. 1

Posted by Steve Hymon on September 1, 2010 12:07 pm

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.When it comes to walking, L.A. is more deadly ...

Transit Flicks Video Contest finalist: ‘The Heartbeat of LA’

Posted by Fred Camino on September 1, 2010 12:05 pm

We’re spotlighting the finalists of the Transit Flicks Video Contest, hopefully encouraging you to view all the videos and to vote for your favorite.In the spirit of neutrality I’ll be ...

Reminder: help us build a Metro Rail dining map

Posted by Fred Camino on September 1, 2010 11:15 am

We’ve received some tasty feedback on our previous post requesting Source readers to share their favorite Metro Rail adjacent dining establishments – but as always, we could use more!So if ...

Why You Don’t Ride: Gerardo C, Duarte

Posted by Fred Camino on September 1, 2010 10:40 am

‘Why You Ride (or Don’t Ride)‘ is a series where you, our faithful readers, share your transportation routines in L.A. and your thoughts on how to make things better – read more about the ...

Why You Ride: Jeremy Kitchen, Van Nuys

Posted by Fred Camino on September 1, 2010 10:10 am

‘Why You Ride (or Don’t Ride)‘ is a series where you, our faithful readers, share your transportation routines in L.A. and your thoughts on how to make things better – read more about the ...

The art of transit

Posted by Steve Hymon on September 1, 2010 10:00 am

Photo by TriMet, via FlickrThere’s nothing fancy about this photo. It’s just a nice, well-composed image of one of Portland’s downtown light rail lines that runs at street ...

Back to school on transit (part 3); now that you’ve decided to let your kid use transit…

Posted by Jody Litvak on September 1, 2010 9:00 am

In the part one of this series, I discussed why I think kids should take public transit to school and I shared some of my own experiences as a parent. In part two I discussed some things to help you ...

Daily Transit Forecast for Wednesday, September 1

Posted by Fred Camino on September 1, 2010 3:30 am

The Daily Transit Forecast is a new feature that we’re trying out to help keep transit riders informed of potential service issues. This feature is strictly in beta right now, and much of the ...