Metro receives award for converting bus fleet to CNG
Metro and Foothill Transit just picked up an award from the South Coast Air Quality Management District for “Promotion of Good Environmental Stewardship.” The award honors Metro’s switch to 100 percent...
View ArticleHow do they do that? Save money by recycling
Photo by Moria via Flickr How do they do that? is a series for The Source that explores the technology that helps keep Metro running and passengers and other commuters moving. Some of it applies...
View ArticleTransportation headlines, Monday, Feb. 6
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...
View ArticleMetro lauded in federal "leaner and greener" report
Click above to download the report! Each weekday, there are about 1.5 million boardings on Metro buses and trains across Los Angeles County. It takes a lot of energy to move all those people; fuel is...
View ArticleNew York City’s transportation boss offers a few lessons on making the big...
Janette Sadik-Khan at last night’s event talking about closing parts of Times Square to traffic in favor of pedestrian plazas. Photo by Juan Matute/UCLA. I had the good fortune of attending a forum...
View ArticleCaltrans details major efforts to fight climate change
Caltrans released a comprehensive report today detailing its efforts to fight climate change by curbing greenhouse gas emissions and embracing new technology such as low-energy cement and efficient LED...
View ArticleMetro receives Sustainability Commitment Platinum Recognition from APTA
Metro is receiving the Sustainability Commitment Platinum Recognition from the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) for its national leadership in environmental and sustainability...
View ArticleMetro receives Galaxy Star award from Alliance to Save Energy
The Alliance to Save Energy (ASE) has recognized Metro with a Galaxy Star award for its comprehensive sustainability plan, which includes outstanding energy efficiency improvements in Metro’s fleet and...
View ArticleTwo ongoing projects impact late night Red and Purple Line service on...
Photos: Metro Over the last six months, late night Metro Red Line riders have likely noticed that on Sunday through Thursday nights, northbound and southbound trains have been sharing one track...
View ArticleMetro achieves Platinum level recognition from APTA
The American Public Transportation Association will be awarding Metro’s efforts in sustainability on July 29. Metro is the first public transportation agency in North America to receive Platinum level...
View ArticleGet even greener with Metro’s green tips
If you want to go green, go Metro. Riding public transportation is one of the easiest ways to reduce your carbon footprint, but what about in other parts of your daily life? Luckily, Metro can help...
View ArticleSix Metro divisions recognized as International Standards Organization (ISO)...
Division 20 EMS Facility Core Team with Chief Operations Officer Debra Johnson and EMS Executive Sponsor K.N. Murthy. Photo: Josh Southwick/Metro. Six Metro divisions were recently recognized as...
View ArticleMetro explores new green energy options: placing a wind turbine in a subway...
Photos: Evan Rosenberg/Metro You’re standing on a subway station platform, waiting for the train. Suddenly, the wind picks up. You know this means the train is coming. Many of you may also know why...
View ArticleEveryday is Earth Day when it comes to Metro’s sustainability efforts
We know that taking public transportation is a great way to go green. But what you may not know is that Metro has a number of initiatives in the works that will make the agency even greener…which will...
View ArticleTransportation headlines, Day of Earth, April 22
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Happy...
View ArticleBikes and walking + transit = lower greenhouse gas emissions
I thought that posting the above chart would be a nice way to begin Bike Week. As the chart neatly shows, taking transit can be an effective way to reduce greenhouse gases — especially those who bike...
View ArticleMetro becomes first transit agency in U.S. to apply flywheel technology for...
Metro officials met with representatives from the Federal Transit Administration and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory last week to review promising results of the agency’s first-of-a-kind use...
View ArticleCYPHER students to demostrate health and climate solutions at Sustainable...
photo by Saad Faruque via Flickr/CC Multiple college students from CYPHER, a youth organization promoting environmental readiness, will demonstrate strategies to build human health and discuss climate...
View ArticleTransportation headlines, Wednesday, November 19
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Metro Rapid 780 in Hollywood. (Photo:...
View ArticleSustainability features of new Gold Line Maintenance Campus in Monrovia
Some of the many sustainability features included in the new and nearly complete Gold Line Maintenance Campus in Monrovia were on display this morning at a media event hosted by the Gold Line Foothill...
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