Published time: 3 Nov, 2017 03:06 A series of wall-sized black-and-white paintings of women spreading their legs wide to reveal a red splotch of period blood, on public display in Stockholm’s underground system, have proven divisive among passengers of various ages. Painted by feminist cartoonist Liv Stromquist, the posters, featuring female figure skaters doing leg […]
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The LA Metro wants tech firms to help it launch a new kind of transit
Enlarge (credit: LA Metro) LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority is soliciting proposals from tech companies to help it build a software-driven ridesharing service called MicroTransit that would augment its existing network of trains and buses. The service would feature shuttle-like vehicles smaller than buses but larger than private automobiles, and it would aim to […]
LA Metro Looks to Rideshare Companies Like Uber, Lyft, and Chariot to Build the Future of Public Transit
Los Angeles Metro is looking for a private company to help it design and implement an experiment in on-demand service. https://media.wired.com/photos/59ee2db0ff06b42f24b60a4b/master/pass/LAmetroBus-HP-467581856.jpg Feed: All Latest
Armed police evacuate passengers, sweep London metro after reports of ‘bang’ (VIDEOS)
Published time: 30 Sep, 2017 22:14 Edited time: 30 Sep, 2017 22:52 London police and ambulance service have responded to reports of a man “acting suspiciously” and a “bang” heard on an underground train, briefly evacuating passengers from the Old Street Station. Authorities, however failed to immediately find anything suspicious and no arrests have been […]
Berlin metro attacker jailed for booting woman down stairs in horror assault (VIDEO)
Published time: 7 Jul, 2017 16:35 The 28-year-old man who sparked internet outrage after leaked footage showed him kicking a woman down the stairs of a Berlin metro station has been jailed for nearly three years. Identified only as ‘Svetoslav S.’, the man was sentenced to two years and 11 months in prison after he […]
‘Pompeii-like’ discovery made in Rome during metro construction (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
A 3rd century site that has been compared to the ancient ruins of Pompeii has been uncovered during construction of Rome’s new subway line. A charred building complete with a 1,800 year-old dog skeleton has been uncovered by archaeologists exploring parts of the city, dug up to make way for the Rome’s third subway route, […]
‘Middle-earth’ on the Metro: Moscow station hosts Elvish-language opera (VIDEO)
Published time: 14 May, 2017 16:11 Moscow’s metro system provided an unlikely Elvish concert hall for fans of the epic Lord of the Rings saga, as they were treated to a unique underground performance inspired by Tolkien’s work. Fans of the epic fantasy trilogy gathered at the Delovoy Tsentr metro station in Russia’s capital on […]
Russia identifies mastermind of St. Petersburg Metro bombing – FSB chief
Published time: 20 Apr, 2017 11:41 The Russian investigation into a bombing attack in a St. Petersburg Metro train has managed to identify the person who ordered the attack, the head of the Federal Security Service (FSB) said. Aleksandr Bortnikov confirmed on Thursday the identification of the mastermind of the attack, which killed 15 people […]
Elder brother of suspected organizer behind St. Petersburg Metro bombing detained – FSB
Published time: 19 Apr, 2017 15:40Edited time: 19 Apr, 2017 15:50 Russia’s security services have detained Akram Azimov, the elder brother of the suspected St. Petersburg Metro bombing organizer, saying he transferred money that helped fund the terrorist attack that killed 14 people. Let’s block ads! (Why?) RT – Daily news
1 killed, 3 injured in shooting aboard Atlanta metro train, suspect detained
Published time: 13 Apr, 2017 22:23Edited time: 13 Apr, 2017 22:34 A shooting at the West Lake MARTA station in Atlanta left one dead and three hospitalized. Authorities have apprehended a suspect, and the mass transit station has shut down. The four shooting victims were initially reported in stable condition at Grady Memorial Hospital, WXIA […]