Grab your dancing shoes and all your friends for a night of WWII-era swing music by Independent Shakespeare Co.’s Dr. Pinch and the Pinchtones at historic Union Station on Friday, Dec. 13. The group will appear as part of Metro Presents‘ program of arts and entertainment at the iconic station. [continue reading]
Participate in the “12 Days of Metro” for a chance to win great prizes from some of Metro’s Destination Discounts partners! The scavenger hunt begins on Thursday, Dec. 5, and will run each weekday through Friday, Dec. 12. Here’s how it works: each weekday at 8 a.m. Metro will post a [continue reading]
Here’s the press release from Caltrans: The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will fully close South Firestone Boulevard in both directions from Rosecrans Avenue to just south of Silverbow Avenue beginning on Monday, December 9 at 6 a.m. and continuing through April 2014. The work involves demolishing the existing roadway [continue reading]
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. Pick your social media poison! Ridership discrepancy calls Metro’s estimation method into question (L.A. Times) The article ponders the difference between Metro’s traditional way of estimating ridership and new data [continue reading]
UPDATE: The closure area and detour routes for Monday night and Tuesday night directional freeway closures has been updated. The closure is now between Sunset and Santa Monica Boulevards. Please see changes below. Here’s the news release: Nighttime Directional Freeway Closures in West L.A. Planned December 2, 3, and 4, [continue reading]
Final Update: Metro Blue and Expo Line track has been cleared of incident vehicle. At this time, trains are resuming regular evening service. As a heads up, Blue Line trains run every 30 minutes between Willowbrook and Downtown Long Beach tonight after 8:30 p.m. due to needed maintenance. For more [continue reading]
Metro participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new City of Santa Clarita McBean Park and Ride yesterday morning. The McBean Park and Ride facility, adjacent to the McBean Regional Transit Center, was funded with a $2.9 million federal grant through the Metro’s 2007 Call for Projects. The lot provides 282 transit parking spaces, including [continue reading]
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. Pick your social media poison! ART OF TRANSIT: Again, from our Instagram feed. Tracking holiday travel misery (FlightAware) That’s a screen grab from 8:55 a.m. Looks like a good day [continue reading]
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. Pick your social media poison! ART OF TRANSIT: The Green Line’s Hawthorne station, from our Instagram stream. Thousands of incorrect violations sent to drivers (KNBC) The video segment reports that [continue reading]
A couple news stations are reporting on the permanent closure of the Montana off-ramp in West Los Angeles as part of I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project widening work. Metro’s social media officer, Ned Racine, penned a clever “obituary” for the ramp in February of 2012 on Metro’s I-405 web page. [continue reading]
