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Southland’s top traffic reporters honored at annual Golden Pylon Awards

Posted by Anna Chen on September 29, 2016 3:08 pm

From left to right: Katie Clark, Karen Kay, Kajon Cermak, Ramberto Salcido. The coveted Golden Pylon Awards were handed out to the Southland’s top traffic reporters on Sept. 28. The awards honor ...

Video: Metro’s disadvantaged business program sparks Compton firm’s growth

Posted by Joseph Lemon on September 29, 2016 10:17 am

We’ve posted videos recently highlighting some of the stories behind Metro’s disadvantaged worker and business programs. Our last video of the series features Kevin Ramsey, owner of ...

How We Roll, Sept. 29: endorsements, NJ Transit budget woes, self-driving bus in France

Posted by Steve Hymon on September 29, 2016 9:59 am

Things to read whilst transiting: a very funny article in the New Yorker about a smartphone game called “Don’t Get Fired” about working in an office. Excerpt: On this subject, the ...

Business Interruption Fund reaches $5 million milestone

Posted by Steve Hymon on September 29, 2016 8:18 am

View this document on Scribd More than $5 million of Business Interruption Fund (BIF) grants have now been awarded to “mom and pop” businesses directly impacted by the construction of transit ...

The 2024 Los Angeles Summer Olympics bid and Metro

Posted by Steve Hymon on September 28, 2016 5:28 pm

We’re less than a year from learning whether Budapest, Paris or Los Angeles will host the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. The International Olympic Committee will pick a ...

Staggered gates activated along Expo Line bike path in Santa Monica

Posted by Steve Hymon on September 28, 2016 12:18 pm

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 ...

From rail to trail: taking the Gold Line to commune with nature

Posted by Anna Chen on September 27, 2016 2:59 pm

ICYMI: the new pilot shuttle service connecting the Gold Line Arcadia Station and Chantry Flat began this past weekend! I was pretty excited about it because one of the main reasons I rarely go ...

How We Roll, Sept. 27: hey let’s fire millions of people and throw some 80,000 pound self-driving big rigs on the road! Wait…let’s not!

Posted by Steve Hymon on September 27, 2016 1:36 pm

Things to read whilst transiting: No, not a debate article! Rather a series of letters from NYT readers about the “stakes in the election.” Yes, some readers express a preference for a ...

Transit Oriented LA conference to take place in Little Tokyo

Posted by Anna Chen on September 27, 2016 1:06 pm

The Urban Land Institute will be hosting a conference on Tuesday, Oct. 4 in Little Tokyo to discuss transit oriented development in Los Angeles. You’ll be able to hear from Metro’s ...

Video: Working with Metro helps East L.A. print shop thrive

Posted by Joseph Lemon on September 27, 2016 10:00 am

Last week we posted the stories of Katherine Norve, a single mom working on the Regional Connector project, and Eric Barnes, a young father who turned his life around and is now working on the ...