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Arrival Stories
History & Society
João Morlett: Fourth Time's a Charm and the Link to His Ink
Post date:"Putting the L.A. Metro symbol on me would really encompass the past two years. I feel like it will close a chapter of me traveling and starting a new life."
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1st and Spring
Why Metro is Finally Able to Offer Train Service Until 2 A.M.
Post date:It's CEO believed Los Angeles "should act like a big city," according to a transit advocate who pushed for the new service.
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subways
1st and Spring
New Public Transit Options in L.A. Area Coming Soon with Expo, Orange Lines Additions
Post date:The footprint of mass transit in the city grows around Culver City and the San Fernando Valley.
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Red Cars
1st and Spring
NIMBYs, Design Flaws, History, and Rail Transit
Post date:The L.A. region faces obstacles to more rail transit. Rights-of-way are few and some have angry neighbors.
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subways
1st and Spring
The Way Ahead for Transit, Mixed-Use Development Isn't Clear
Post date:Transit and in-fill development contend with conflicting values, technical limitations, and costs.
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rail
SoCal Focus
Switching to a Connection: The Limitations of Building Rail in L.A. County
Post date:The regional connector is a big deal, but Metro's rail network has all the limitations of the history it's recreating.
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laws that shaped la
History & Society
Laws That Shaped L.A.: Why is the Los Angeles Skyline So Bland?
Post date:Why does Los Angeles possess such a flat, drab and stunted skyline? Blame a line of text inserted in 1974 into the Los Angeles Municipal Code.
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subways
History & Society
Video: Flashmob Performs Lil Wanye's 'How to Love' on L.A.'s Subway
Post date:Departures staff member, Kelly Simpson, describes her first singing flashmob on the Metro Red Line.
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transportation
SoCal Focus
Looped: A Downtown Streetcar Isn't Transit
Post date:On a trip from sell-scape to culture-scape.
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Purple Line
1st and Spring
Metro to Test Locking Turnstiles at Rail Stations
Post date:Metro officials will lock turnstiles for the first time in a demonstration project at the Purple Line's Wilshire and Normandie Station in Koreatown
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commentary
SoCal Focus
'Transit Mayor' of Los Angeles?
Post date:Carmageddon may help propel Zev Yaroslavsky into the mayor's office.
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Beverly Hills
SoCal Focus
What Glitters is Not Gold
Post date:The sun rises over the Golden Triangle of Beverly Hills, flecks of bright yellow gold bounce off the large Ross Dress for Less store on the corner of N. Beverly and Santa Monica Blvd.
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Arts & Culture
SoCal Focus
Graffiti: NY Subways Brought 'Art to the People,' LA Trains Bring 'People to the Art'
Post date:While early graffiti artists left their mark for riders to find on New York's subway cars, L.A. transit brings riders to find art through its windows.
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commentary
SoCal Focus
LAX Connector Isn't All It's Cracked Up To Be
Post date:Everyone loves the idea of connecting LAX to the Green line. But, as it stands now, the project makes no sense.
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freeways
Commentary
Subway to the Sea Won't Cut Auto Congestion
Post date:A new environmental impact study about the westside "subway to the sea" casts doubt on the belief that it will help ease auto congestion.
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subways
Commentary
72. The unbuilt subway
Post date:What we do not want is a mingling and hybridization of our geographies.
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MTA
Commentary
18. Where's the transit?
Post date:Transit riders will take whatever is given them, whenever it’s given.