Author: Kenn Bicknell

50 Years Ago This Week: The Launch Of Freeway Flyer Service

  Years before the El Monte Busway became the first dedicated freeway lanes for buses and decades before the Metro Silver Line began running, the

The Key To Transportation Research: Harnessing The Wealth Of Information In The TRB Databases

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) recently conducted a webinar that explored practical tips for searching the Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS), Research In Progress (RIP),

Go Play On The Freeway! Cap Park Proposals And A Look Back At The Highway Relationship To Park Planning In Los Angeles

Over the past few years, large cities have sought to increase the availability recreational space in crowded urban environments. The success of Chicago’s Millennium Park

Hooray For Hollywood: Your Streetcar Is Here, But Your Subway Doesn’t Arrive For Almost 50 Years

Northbound Highland Avenue just south of Hollywood Boulevard, looking northwest. The Hotel Hollywood is at the northwest corner of the intersection which is the current

Getting To Dodger Stadium: The Aerial Gondola And Escalators That Never Were

The successful launch of the Dodger Stadium Express this month allows many people to not only fight traffic and reduce air pollution, but to take

100 Years Before The Gold Line…

 Long before the Arroyo Seco Parkway became the first of many iconic freeways in the Los Angeles area, the Los Angeles Railway rolled through the

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Broadway at Olympic Boulevard, 1940 As you may already know, The Metro Library collects news headlines related to transit and transportation from newspapers, magazines, journals,