When I was in elementary school, I walked to school every day. I lived four blocks away and it just didn’t make any sense for my parents to drive me. These days, however, many parents prefer to drive their kids to school, despite living within walking distance. Well, October – [continue reading]
First, a big thank you to readers and media for their interest and articles last week about Metro’s efforts to reduce suicides, particularly along the Blue Line, the agency’s longest and busiest light rail line. That said, the week ended badly when on Friday evening a man was killed when [continue reading]
Just as a heads up, Herbalife will be hosting the L.A. Triathlon this Sunday that will run from downtown Los Angeles to Venice Beach. The following bus detours will be in effect: Line 14/37: Buses will detour via Hill St. between 2nd St. and 17th St. (SOUTHBOUND ONLY) Lines 16, [continue reading]
This Sunday, Sept. 29, the Blue Line will run every 20-24 minutes from 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. due to a planned train evacuation drill between Compton and Willowbrook stations involving Metro Operations, the LA County Sheriffs Department, and the Compton Fire Department. During this time, Blue Line service will [continue reading]
[youtube=http://youtu.be/72v-0MWM-CU] A media event was held at the Blue Line’s Willowbrook station on Monday morning — please see the above video. Here are safety stats we posted last month and below is the news release from Metro: September is suicide prevention month Fatal accidents plummet on Metro Blue Line, but [continue reading]
Jimmy Kimmel Live is hosting two free concerts next Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 23 and 24 (Paul McCartney and Justin Timberlake, respectively), and a segment of Hollywood Boulevard will be closed to accommodate the crowds. The concerts are set to start at 4:30 p.m. both nights. Hollywood Blvd. will be [continue reading]
The Gold Line is back in regular service this morning after a long police investigation of a shooting near Maravilla Station in East Los Angeles on Tuesday. For up-to-the-minute information, follow Metro on Twitter @metrolosangeles or @metroLAalerts.
UPDATE: Service should be normal Wednesday morning but please check our Twitter feed for any further updates. Here is the latest from Metro’s Twitter feed: Bus shuttles replace Gold Line btwn Indiana + Atlantic due to police activity near Maravilla. Use Montebello Bus Line 40 on 3rd as alt. ^ST [continue reading]
At first glance, visitors to Metro’s website may not notice that some major changes have taken place to improve their user experience. Metro has updated its global navigation and overall [continue reading]
UPDATE at 11:15 a.m. LAFD has cleared the area and the Green Line is resuming regular service. The Metro Green Line has suspended service between the Crenshaw/I-105 and Aviation/LAX stations at the request of the Los Angeles Fire Department due to a major gas leak near the railroad tracks. Trains are [continue reading]
