Aerial view of Crenshaw/LAX Line
I flew into LAX from Sacramento on Monday and grabbed a window seat on the right side of the plane. We landed on the northern runway, so it was a [continue reading]
Heat-related restrictions to be expected on Metro Rail
Due to recent spikes in temperature, there will be some speed restrictions on sections of Metro Rail throughout the day. Speed restrictions are precautionary measures during extreme weather conditions to ensure we do not cause damage to the tracks or overhead power lines. This means there may be: Possible delays on Gold [continue reading]
Metro Young Artists program alum selected to paint President Obama’s official portrait
Artist Kehinde Wiley, a Metro Art Young Artists program alum was recently commissioned by The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery to create the official portrait of former President Barack Obama. Click [continue reading]
Go Metro and take the Dodger Stadium Express to the World Series!
The 2017 World Series, after five heart-stopping and improbable games, will likely go down in the history books as one of the best ever. We literally can’t even imagine what’s in store for Game 6 (other than the outcome: an Astros loss) and Game 7. Metro’s Dodger Stadium Express will [continue reading]
Checking out the LAPL Book Bike at CicLAvia
CicLAvia is an event where people like to show off their tricked out bicycles, and there’s one bicycle in particular that I’m always happy to see rolling: the LAPL Book [continue reading]
Competing for riders, mulling ballparks, finance and fares: HWR, Oct. 19
Art of Transit: Hopefully tonight’s the night. But it would help to not strike out looking at three straight pitches, the kind of thing that would not be tolerated even [continue reading]
What to do if you’re riding Metro during an earthquake
Millions around the world practiced how to Drop, Cover, and Hold On at 10:19 a.m. today during the Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills, which began in California in 2008. For those with a disability [continue reading]
El Pueblo de Los Angeles poster signing with artist Fabian Debora
Celebrate artist Fabian Debora’s depiction of El Pueblo de Los Angeles as we unveil the first in our 2017 “Through the Eyes of Artists” poster series. His poster references the [continue reading]
New report details Metro’s progress on reducing impact on environment
Three slides from the report. On the third slide, it’s worth noting that the way GHG emissions are calculated changed after 2014. The drop in GHG emissions occurred but was [continue reading]
Two public meetings upcoming for project at Union Station to improve subway capacity
Earlier today Metro released the Notice of Preparation (NOP) for the Division 20 Portal Widening and Turnback Facility project, formerly known as the Red/Purple Line Core Capacity Improvements. The project [continue reading]