June got off to a splashy start in 1974 when Metro’s predecessor agency Southern California Rapid Transit District launched its “Street Fleet” bus service to carry people to the Santa Monica beaches. Summer beach riders were reminded that they were allowed to bring their surfboards directly onto the buses, writes [continue reading]
Included in last week’s official Nextrip launch was an informational video that included a sneak peak at some eye catching new bus stop signage This new signage – the first part of a larger initiative to update all bus stop signs – brings Nextrip information to each and every bus [continue reading]
50 Years Ago This Week: Planning The El Monte – Century City Backbone Route (Complete With Nuclear Fallout Shelters, Large-Capacity Helicopters And A Beverly Hills Subway) The title says it all but Metro’s digital resources librarian Kenn Bicknell spells out exactly what happened 50 years ago this week in the [continue reading]
Two motions regarding fare media were unanimously approved today by the Executive Management & Audit Committee. This first motion converts Metro calendar-based passes into “rolling” passes. Current calendar-based passes are good for the specific week or month they are purchased (i.e. a monthly pass bought in May is only good [continue reading]
Two very different looks — I like them both. Collectors take note: You can pick up a free first edition poster at the Metro Library at the HQ in downtown Los Angeles while supplies last. Sorry, only one poster per person. Library hours are Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A [continue reading]
The first art panels were installed today at Expo Park/USC Station, marking a major milestone for the Expo Line. Installation of the 24 art panels will continue over the weekend. If you’re at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC this weekend you might be able to get [continue reading]
At about noon a few days ago, a 53-foot flatbed semi-trailer filled with art panels pulled up to the Expo Line construction yard. The delivery marked the end of the fabrication phase for 80 of the 176 panels that will be displayed above the entrances and seating areas at 10 [continue reading]
Get your read on for “Future Stations of the Past,” the latest in intriguing news from the past in the Metro Library’s “Primary Resources” blog. The series is illustrated with renderings of future Metro Rail stations that were envisioned but never built. Take the Wilshire / La Brea station, for [continue reading]
Today’s launch of El Pasajero is big news, but another Metro blog recently got an update worth mentioning. Primary Resources, the official blog of the Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archive (or the Metro Library for those who prefer brevity), now has a shiny new URL and look. Primary [continue reading]
Metro’s new Spanish-language blog, El Pasajero, went live this morning. It’s the first Spanish-language blog by a transit agency in the United States. As I wrote the other day when posting the news release about the new blog, The Source and El Pasajero will be sharing some content and I [continue reading]
