Notice to proceed issued for section 2 of Purple Line Extension!
This is a bit on the procedural side but still a nice little milestone: Metro on Wednesday issued a “notice to proceed” to Tutor Perini/O & G to begin work building [continue reading]
Metro to host Older Adult Transportation Pop-Up tomorrow in Sherman Oaks
Metro is hosting an older adult transportation pop-up event tomorrow at the Sherman Oaks/East Valley Adult Center from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Programming will include services geared to the older [continue reading]
Business Interruption Fund Spotlight: Cutey Pie Café
Photos by Gary Leonard/Metro. Cutey Pie Café is located along the 2nd/Broadway segment of the Regional Connector. The small “buffeteria” is in the basement of the Broadway Civic Center Building [continue reading]
Metro releases RFP to study Sepulveda Pass transit options
In a significant initial step to bring a transit line through L.A.’s notoriously congested Sepulveda Pass, Metro on Wednesday issued a Request for Proposals to study the feasibility of various [continue reading]
How We Roll, April 26: Blue/Expo delays, DragCon, I-5 crash, Expo zoning
Blue/Expo Line delays: A very rough morning on both lines because of issues between Pico Station and Grand/LATTC Station with the overhead wires that power the trains. In perusing the response from riders on Twitter (click on ‘notifications’), some felt like Metro did a good job handling the delays while other [continue reading]
Final Update: Blue and Expo Line resuming normal service
10:30 a.m., Update: Blue and Expo Line service is being restored. Customers can expect up to 15 minute residual delays through 11:30 a.m. as we work to get train running per normal schedule. Delayed by Blue and Expo Line is morning and need delay verification for work/school? Call Customer Relations at [continue reading]
Here’s what you need to know about going Metro in DTLA on May Day
Major marches and rallies are expected to take place around DTLA on May Day, May 1. Streets will be closing and opening as events take place and traffic may not return [continue reading]
Agenda for Thursday’s Metro Board meeting; biomethane, rail in eastern DTLA, bike paths are on the docket
[scribd id=346355223 key=key-cNzfHX2acacysfk3dw75 mode=scroll] UPDATE: Below is an embed of the recap of the meeting (pdf here) with several items pushed to next month’s agenda. [scribd id=347078149 key=key-CSWXgeJoWrNUobZY07T6 mode=scroll] A [continue reading]
Metro proposes discontinuing Orange Line to Warner Center and replacing with shuttle with more stops
A public hearing will be held Wednesday, May 3, for a proposed change to the Orange Line: discontinuing running direct Orange Line service to Warner Center and replacing it with a [continue reading]
How would you improve the Metro customer experience?: HWR, April 24
Only two headlines today, but they’re good ones. Next stop for L.A. Metro: a committee focusing on what it’s like to be a rider (LAT) After nearly four years on the [continue reading]