The Tracks to Success job fair for veterans will be held at Union Station on Thursday, September 19. The event will focus exclusively on opportunities in the rail transportation industry for veterans, active duty military members, guard and reserve members and military spouses. September 19, 2013 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Los [continue reading]
Photos courtesy of City of Compton The official ribbon cutting of the Blue Line Farmers’ Market took place this past Wednesday. Major Aja Brown and Compton City Council are fighting back and providing the City of Compton with fresh fruits and vegetables to combat the city’s designation as a ‘Food [continue reading]
International Car Free Day is Sunday, September 22, and local Studio City and Sherman Oaks businesses are offering all sorts of special promotions for those who leave their cars at home on that day. On September 22, just wear blue, mention “Car Free Sunday” and walk, bike or take transit to these supporting [continue reading]
Metro currently boards more than 80,000 wheelchair passengers a month, and the new CNG New Flyer buses Metro has ordered will make getting around on Metro Bus even easier and safer for wheelchair riders. The new buses will come with two Q’PODs, a three-point securement system which makes securing front-facing [continue reading]
Presentation on work hour exemptions A PowerPoint presentation by Metro on work exemptions being sought for construction of the Purple Line Extension’s La Cienega station. First, the good news. After years of talk, study, planning, engineering and the pursuit of funding, three Metro rail projects — the Crenshaw/LAX Line, the [continue reading]
Do your kids walk or ride their bikes to school? More than 50% of kids in Los Angeles County are driven to school in private vehicles, despite the fact that the majority of students live within 2 miles of their schools. Parents have cited different reasons for why they chose [continue reading]
Metro partnered up with Communities Actively Living Independent & Free (CALIF), an independent living advocacy center that serves the senior and/or disabled population in central Los Angeles, to honor the 23rd anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act this morning with a disability sensitivity activity at Union Station. Set up [continue reading]
Photos: Anna Chen/Metro Yesterday morning, children from the Fukushima Aiikuen orphanage joined Thomas O Kelly from the Sakura Rescue Project, the Japan America Society of Southern California and other representatives at a sakura cherry tree dedication ceremony which took place at the Little Tokyo/Arts District Station. Three trees were named in honor of [continue reading]
The American Public Transportation Association will be awarding Metro’s efforts in sustainability on July 29. Metro is the first public transportation agency in North America to receive Platinum level recognition. Here’s the excerpt from APTA’s press release describing some of Metro’s achievements: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro): [continue reading]
Thanks to past improvements such as the implementation of low-floor buses, Metro currently boards the most wheelchairs in the nation with over 80,000 per month. This is a huge jump from the 3,500 wheelchair boardings per month just ten years ago! With the Metro system covering more and more ground [continue reading]
