Art of Transit: Denver gets a new light rail line
Photos by C. Martinez RTD Denver celebrates the grand opening of the W Line, their newest light rail line. If you happen to be in Denver today or tomorrow, hop on a train and ride for free.
Go Metro Weekends, April 26 – 28
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZeUkguVyiQ] This Sunday is Fiesta Broadway in downtown Los Angeles. Enjoy food, music and dancing at this free event. Festivities will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Show your TAP card at the O’Reilly Auto Parts exhibitor booth at Fiesta’s World Cup Sports Center lot to claim a [continue reading]
Go Metro to the land of Oz
In the mood for a movie? Oz the Great and Powerful ends its run at El Capitan Theatre on April 30, which means this weekend is the last weekend to catch it there. Go Metro and receive a bonus stamp on your new Frequent Visitor card. Just show your TAP card [continue reading]
Discuss the future of transportation at Industry Innovators: Transportation & Logistics
Transit and goods movement are vital to our economy, and you can learn about the importance of goods and people mobility at the upcoming discussion Industry Innovators: Transportation and Logistics. One of Metro’s own, Executive Director of Highway Programs Doug Failing, will be there to talk about industry trends and [continue reading]
Metro Rail saw increased ridership this past weekend
Thousands of Angelenos were out and about this past weekend, many heading out for the Festival of Books, CicLAvia, Grand Prix of Long Beach – or all three! Ridership for the weekend jumped about 18% on rail compared to the numbers the prior weekend. There was an increase of more [continue reading]
Metro and the Festival of Books
The first day of the L.A. Times Festival of Books was fairly quiet for Metro considering the size of the event. Only Jefferson/USC Station and 7th/Metro Station experienced higher than average crowds, and part of the crowds at 7th/Metro were heading toward Long Beach for the Grand Prix. For the [continue reading]
See Metro Art as you CicLAvia to the Sea
This Sunday, when you’re walking, cycling, skating or otherwise playing your way through the streets at CicLAvia, be sure to check out bounties of art along the way! The 15-mile CicLAvia route – the longest yet – connects with six Metro Rail stations, each featuring artwork created specifically for the site. (See map [continue reading]
Go Metro Weekends, April 19 – 21
This weekend, don’t miss the Pasadena Earth and Arts Festival. The festival kicks off on Friday at 7:30 p.m. with an outdoor screening of “Occupy Love” at the Memorial Park Levitt Pavilion. Then on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., head back to Memorial Park or visit Armory Center for [continue reading]
This Sunday: Go Metro and Go CicLAvia to the sea!
The 6th CicLAvia is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Sunday, April 21, so time to oil your bike chains, lace up your walking/running shoes or break out the rollerblades! The route this time around is 15 miles and is strikingly different from earlier CicLAvias — this time it will [continue reading]
Get gussied up for a little day on the rails this Sunday
If you can’t wait until September for the next Dapper Day event, join Rail LA and The Los Angeles Heritage Foundation this Sunday, April 14 for Dapper Jr. Participants should dress up in their most dapper attire and Metro over to Union Station. Walk across Alameda Street to El Pueblo and check [continue reading]