Go Metro to a movie under the stars
It’s that magical time of the year in Los Angeles again – Spring! Right now we are living in the moment between the sweaty and blistering heat waves of summer [continue reading]
Metro supports small businesses during transit construction
Metro launched two innovative pilot small business programs in 2015: the Business Interruption Fund (BIF) and the Crenshaw/LAX Pilot Business Solution Center (BSC). In celebration of National Small Business Week, [continue reading]
Pick up a ‘More to Explore Pass’ for your chance to win a 30-Day Metro pass
Metro is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Expo Line to Santa Monica which opened May 20, 2016, with customer appreciation events on the following days: Thursday, May 4 from 4:30 p.m. [continue reading]
How We Roll, May 2: FWIW, Metro has a climate action plan
Art of Transit: LA 2024 — the committee overseeing the bid to secure the 2024 Summer Olympics — recently issued new renderings of proposed sports venues. The Sepulveda Basin facilities would [continue reading]
Get a free Metro Bike Share monthly pass
May is Bike Month, and we’re celebrating by giving you the opportunity to try Metro Bike Share for a whole month…for free! Sign up online at any time during the month of [continue reading]
Meatless Mondays with Metro: Daikokuya
Take a little more transit and eat a little less meat — two things you can do to reduce your environmental impact. In this installment of Meatless Mondays with Metro we head to the original Daikokuya to try their [continue reading]
How We Roll, May 1: the key to improving New York’s subway service
Multimodal Music: Multimodal Symphony from Will Geary on Vimeo. Key to Improving Subway Service in New York? Modern Signals (N.Y. Times) New York’s subway ridership has been up in recent years, but [continue reading]
New Kinkisharyo rail cars roll on to the Blue Line
https://www.flickr.com/photos/metrola/33504855474/in/album-72157683111052246/ In the Blue Line yards on Friday, a new Kinkisharyo train (at left) sits next to a train made up of the Nippon Sharyo P865 cars. Photo by Steve Hymon/Metro. [continue reading]
Here are the Metro Art events happening in May
From a film screening of one the leading pioneers of the “nuclear monster” genre to a night fit for any bicycle enthusiast, here’s your guide to all the Metro Art events [continue reading]
Two-month closure of Ramirez Street between Center and Keller starts May 1
The section of Ramirez Street between Center St. and Keller St. will be closing for two months starting Monday, May 1. During the closure, crews will perform work related to the [continue reading]