Defy gravity (and traffic) when you Go Metro to Wicked
Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa have come early this year for musical lovers because Wicked is back in Los Angeles! If you’ve never heard the story of Dorothy, Glinda and the [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Thursday, December 4
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Art of Transit: Rain ☔☔ so rare in #SoCal that it must be documented! Thanks to @bumsicles for sharing this pic with us #rainyday #MetroBlueLine [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Wednesday, December 3
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. A cleaned-up, safer Harbor Transitway puts more riders on the bus (L.A. Times) Times reporter Dan Weikel writes about the evolution of the I-110 Harbor Transitway [continue reading]
Bumping post removal at Sierra Madre Villa will clear way for Gold Line Foothill Extension
Tonight and Thursday evening, the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority will perform work at Sierra Madre Villa Station that will literally clear the way for the first phase [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Tuesday, December 2
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Transportation headlines, Monday, December 1
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Shoeshine man with bounce in his step gains a foothold at Union Station (L.A. Times) Very nice profile of Marco Ramirez, who oversees the new [continue reading]
Giving thanks: Tuesday was Walsh/Shea turkey distribution day
Tis the season and this year employees with Walsh/Shea Corridor Constructors are involved in building relationships with the community, as they build the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project. Volunteers from the construction team yesterday helped distribute thousands of Thanksgiving turkeys to low-income residents living in the Crenshaw District, as well as near [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Wednesday, November 26
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Transportation headlines, Tuesday, November 25
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Anaheim’s new ARTIC: icon or eyesore? (OC Register) The official name is Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center. Some like the three-story structure that resembles a band shell, others say it’s [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Monday, November 24
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sound Transit to seek new tax, fees to extend light rail (Seattle Times) With traffic growing crunchier in the Seattle Metro area, the agency that runs regional transit says it [continue reading]