$20 Per Gallon: How The Inevitable Rise In The Price Of Gasoline Will Change Our Lives For The Better

What will happen as gasoline prices steadily climb even higher? At $6 a gallon, Americans will begin embracing diesel engines. At $8, many airlines will shut down, leaving Southwest Airlines and JetBlue as the dominant domestic carriers. At $10 a gallon, we should…

Union Station Is Born: The Story And Photos From The Citywide Fight Over A Central Rail Terminal

Happy Birthday to Los Angeles’ primary passenger rail facility, which celebrates its anniversary today. Union Station is not only a beautiful neighbor of ours here at Metro’s Gateway Headquarters, but a part of the family now as well. The anniversary…

Metro Library Becomes Part Of Transportation History In Contribution To The Henry Ford Museum Exhibit

The Henry Ford Museum has announced that a small piece of Metro’s Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library & Archive will be part a new permanent exhibit at their institution. The Henry Ford is a family-oriented educational complex in Dearborn Michigan. This National Historic…

Jumpstarting The Transit Space Race, Transit Climate Action Strategy & The Next 50 Years

If you’re looking for current information on the state of public transit projects across the United States, there might be no better resource than Jumpstarting The Transit Space Race, 2011: A Catalog And Analysis Of Planned And Proposed Transit Projects…

50 Years Ago, This Chick Promoted Easter Shopping Via Public Transit

We couldn’t resist sharing a look back at this newspaper advertisement from April, 1961. This chick with a change belt “posed” as a coach operator to promote taking the bus to get all your Easter shopping done. The ad was…