As per usual on holidays, Metro buses and trains will be running on a Sunday schedule on Monday, May 28. Timetables for bus and trains can be found here. Have a great and safe weekend. We’ll resume posting on The Source on Tuesday. There will be little or none comment [continue reading]
Good morning taxpayers, transit riders, motorists and other interested parties. Metro Board Chair Antonio Villaraigosa just dropped the gavel on today’s Board meeting, which includes discussion and a possible vote of the Westside Subway Extension’s route and station locations between La Cienega Boulevard and Westwood and a discussion over the [continue reading]
A Metro bus operator was allegedly shot and killed by a passenger on Sunday morning shortly after leaving a bus layover for the 105 line at Santa Monica Boulevard and La Cienega Boulevard in West Hollywood. The operator, who was 51 and a five-year veteran of Metro, was transported to [continue reading]
The update for the iPhone version of the app is now available for free from the iTunes store. The Android version of the app also has the update. To learn more about the app, see this previous post.
We frequently hear from readers and riders who want to know if Metro will be providing cell phone service and/or wi-fi in the Red and Purple Line subway. Answer: the agency is working on it and has recently received proposals from several firms. The hope is to choose a winning [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmaAvuiL0HY&list=PL0D8E1D87131BEA1A&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Here are a pair of new safety videos for the Orange Line Extension, which is expected to open in June to the Chatsworth train station. The other video is after the jump.
Here’s the video from the news conference officials held this morning to announce the the first extended, 90-day closures of key Wilshire on- and off-ramps to the I-405. The closures are scheduled to begin June 22. L.A. County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky took the opportunity to coin the closures “Ramp Jam.” [continue reading]
Adding a northbound carpool lane may be the most known part of the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project. But the project will also rebuild the Wilshire Boulevard ramps to and from the 405 to eliminate a conflict on both sides of the freeway in which traffic trying to enter [continue reading]
Looking ahead to Thursday afternoon’s commute: President Obama will be flying into Los Angeles for a campaign fundraiser tomorrow evening at George Clooney’s home in the Studio City part of the San Fernando Valley. As per usual with presidential visits, there could be bus detours depending on the President’s route, [continue reading]
Metro Orange Line Extension testing is now in its third week. Buses continue to run intermittently on their very own dedicated right-of-way between Canoga Station and the Chatsworth Metrolink/Amtrak Station. Metro reminds motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists to watch out for buses as they pass intersections to ensure a safe operation. [continue reading]
