Cut the ribbon!
Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas and Metro Deputy CEO Paul Taylor cut a ribbon to commemorate the Expo Line opening at the West Angeles Church of God in Christ this morning. Photo by Luis Inzunza/Metro
Giant people at Expo opening!
The Expo celebration at the Expo Park/USC station is picking up steam and crowds on trains are picking up. Photo by Steve Hymon/Metro
Public officials hold opening ceremony for Expo Line
A ceremony was held Friday afternoon in Exposition Park to welcome the Expo Line as the latest Metro Rail project to grace the transit scene in Los Angeles County. The Expo Line opens to the public on Saturday morning at 5 a.m. There will be free rides to the [continue reading]
Free rides Saturday and Sunday on the Expo Line
We’ve posted tons on the Expo Line’s opening on Saturday, here’s a brief recap: •Expo Line trains will be running from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday from 7th/Metro Center station in downtown Los Angeles to the La Cienega/Jefferson station. Two Expo Line stations are not opening [continue reading]
Expo Line fact sheet, art guide and destinations list
The art and destinations guide are posted after the jump. They can be downloaded as pdfs — destination here and art here — or you can view them on this blog using Scribd.
More info on parking, bike facilities and bus connections for Expo Line
Here’s the news release from Metro: Commuters who are gearing up to take the Expo Line to work and other destinations have options to park for free at parking facilities located at La Cienega Station (476 spaces), Culver City Station (586 spaces) opening this summer and at the Crenshaw Station, [continue reading]
The Expo Line’s earlier days — recalled by men who worked it
The Expo Line may be brand new, but passenger rail service to the Westside is nothing Los Angeles hasn’t seen before – it’s just been a long time as in half a century ago. The path taken by Phase I of the Expo Line to Culver City and Phase II [continue reading]
Metro Board certifies final environmental study for Regional Connector
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Board of Directors today certified the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Report (EIS/EIR) for the $1.37- billion Regional Connector Transit Corridor Project that will connect three light rail lines through downtown Los Angeles and greatly improve connectivity for the entire L.A. County transportation network. [continue reading]
Metro Board approves final environmental study for Westside Subway Extension
After nearly five years of planning and scores of public meetings, the Metro Board of Directors on Thursday certified the Westside Subway Extension’s Final Environmental Impact Statement/Report (FEIS/R), the legally-required study that considers the many options, impacts and mitigations for the project. In addition, the Metro Board approved the route [continue reading]
Metro Board of Directors meeting is underway
Good morning, readers. The regular monthly meeting of the Metro Board of Directors here at Metro HQ just begun. With today’s busy agenda — the final environmental studies for both the Regional Connector and Westside Subway Extension are to be considered by the Board — it’s a completely packed house [continue reading]