Today's transit notes:
- Responding to complaints that taking the train takes longer than braving traffic on the 110, Metro has announced
plans to implement a modified express service on the Gold Line. During weekday peak-hour periods, trains will be limited to stops at 5 of the line's 13 stations. Metro claims the move will shave 5 minutes off of Pasadena-Downtown commutes.
- Looking for the perfect gift for the transit geek in your life?
Metro's online store is now offering a wide of variety of transit-related gewgaws and gimcracks that would bring a smile to the face of even the most jaded
Transit Coalition activist. My favorite? The
commuter mug which, while stylish
and ergonomic, is
verboten on Metro busses and trains. It's great for the car, though!
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The schedule for February's Community-Based Transit Service Sector Governance Council meetings has been announced. On the agenda: receiving community input on bus service improvements. Also: coming up with a catchier acronym than CBTSSGC.
- Just wondering... has the traffic officer at busy intersections program gone away? Haven't seen any instances of this in quite some time.