Willowbrook-LBTM (30 Mins) Due to vital track maintenance, there will be limited nighttime train service on the Metro Blue Line between Willowbrook Station and Downtown Long Beach Station beginning Sunday, October 27 through Wednesday, October 30. The maintenance is a continuation of last week’s track tampering, which levels and strengthens [continue reading]
Metro Business Opportunities Summit The Community Leadership Council (CLC) in partnership with Metro invites you to come learn about business and professional opportunities at the Metro Business Opportunities Summit. The Summit is a forum for Metro to inform and educate local small businesses around South Los Angeles about the broad [continue reading]
405 Commuter Alert 10 a.m. update: Sepulveda Boulevard and Northbound offramp to Westbound Wilshire are now open. 9:30 a.m. update: The opening of Sepulveda Boulevard is now forecast to open approximately 10 a.m. 6:30 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 22: The I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements contractor will require additional time to conduct [continue reading]
Willowbrook-LBTM (30 Mins) Due to track maintenance that must be completed on the Metro Blue Line, there will be limited nighttime train service between Willowbrook Station and Downtown Long Beach Station beginning Sunday, October 20 through Wednesday, October 23. Starting at 9 p.m. until close of service, Blue Line trains [continue reading]
UPDATE, 4:08 P.M.: The trespasser has been apprehended. UPDATE, 4:24 P.M.: Normal Red Line service resumes with some residual delays. Thanks for your patience! Except service delays in Red Line service this afternoon as Los Angeles Sheriff’s Deputies search for an apparent trespasser in the train tunnel between Universal City [continue reading]
Due to an earlier fire near Barrington and Wilshire, Line 720 will detour along Santa Monica Blvd between Barrington Ave and Bundy Dr. The detour is expected to last until approximately 6 p.m. or until the affected segment of Wilshire Blvd is reopened. Here are the details of the detour [continue reading]
Photos: Peter Watkinson/Metro Thousands of schools across the country and in more than 40 other nations worldwide celebrate walking to school every “Walktober” and this morning, L.A. joined in with its first citywide Walk to School Day. Numerous schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District held events and organized [continue reading]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQY4B8LMOlA] Great new transit ad from Vasttrafik, a transit provider in Sweden. As far as I’m concerned, it’s just further proof that transit agencies better put on their clever hats when it comes to marketing and providing service that can compete with the open road. As Angie Schmitt writes at [continue reading]
UPDATE 4:56 p.m. The Blue Line is resuming normal service after an earlier disabled train at Florence/Firestone junction was cleared. Metro thanks those affected for their patience. For up-to-the-minute status updates, follow Metro on Twitter @metrolosangeles or @metroLAalerts.
The Blue Line is currently experiencing delays of up to 20 minutes due to a disabled train near the Florence/Firestone track junction. Trains are sharing one track from Willowbrook Station to Washington Station. Due to rail congestion, some southbound trains are turning back at Washington Station, northbound trains at Willowbrook Station. Please [continue reading]
