Earlier this afternoon, a private vehicle struck the platform for the northbound Harbor Transitway station at the 105 freeway, injuring six or seven people, according to authorities and media reports. Service alerts are posted on the Metro.net homepage, on the MetroAlert Twitter feed or can be received by text message. [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from Metro: Academy Awards countdown: Metro Bus service along Hollywood Blvd. on detour schedule; Metro Rail trains to bypass Metro Red Line station at Hollywood/Highland on Sunday, Feb. 26 Five Metro Bus Lines (212/312, 217, 222 and 780) are on detour schedules due to street closures [continue reading]
As has been widely reported, President Obama is due to arrive at LAX about 4 p.m. Wednesday, according to the White House website. He’s then scheduled to deliver remarks at “campaign events” at 6:10 p.m. and 7:50 p.m. at private residences. The events are on the Westside, meaning there will [continue reading]
UPDATE, 8 p.m.: trains have resumed normal operations but there will be residual delays through 8:25 or so. UPDATE at 6:15 p.m.: Major delays of up to 45 minutes continue on Red/Purple Line subway as maintenance crews work to isolate problem with switch in west crossover at Union Station. Single tracking [continue reading]
Starting at about 8 a.m. this morning, Saturday, 2/4, there will be another emergency drill along the new Metro Expo light rail line — this one inside the tunnel/trench between Jefferson Boulevard/Flower Street and Exposition Boulevard, just east of Trousdale Parkway near the Expo Park/USC Station. This drill will simulate [continue reading]
Heads up! At about 9 a.m. today — Thursday, 2/2 — there’s going to be an emergency drill at the Metro Expo Line La Cienega/Jefferson Station, as well as at a nearby parking structure on the southeast corner of La Cienega and Jefferson Boulevards. The drill will simulate a [continue reading]
In a recent NPR – Marketplace story, travel writer Patrick Symmes talks about an experiment he’s conducting with bikes and GPS trackers — you see Symmes has had seven bikes stolen, and he’d had enough! In a lengthy write-up for Outside magazine, the journalist attaches GPS trackers to ‘bait’ bikes [continue reading]
Although these ads for public transit have been around for a while, they landed in my email box a couple times today — they’re from the Belgian agency De Lijn. Enjoy! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBnvGS4u3F0&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgCIKGIYJ1A&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuVPnW0s3Vo&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
Here’s the news release from Metrolink: Los Angeles – Due to scheduled track maintenance over four consecutive weekends starting Jan. 27, Metrolink will supplement train service with buses between Newhall and Lancaster for the following trains: Northbound Antelope Valley Train 223 on Jan. 27, Feb. 3, Feb. 10 and Feb. [continue reading]
Here are some other actions taken by the Metro Board of Directors at their meeting on Thursday: •(Item 5) The Board approved a motion by Councilman Jose Huizar seeking construction bids that would include building a second portal — at 2nd and Spring — to the 2nd/Broadway station for the [continue reading]
