Metro Art and seniors
Metro Art has a long track record of working with seniors and will have a presence at Metro’s On the Move Rider’s Club’s 1st Annual Older Adult Expo to be hosted [continue reading]
How We Roll, Oct. 4: which way do the ballot measure winds blow?
Art of Transit: From the Department of It Was Really Great to Go to Work Meetings Yesterday Instead of Go to the Grove on the Purple Line and 720 Rapid and Do Something Useful Like This: https://www.instagram.com/p/BLHwixYhcWH/?tagged=brucespringsteen Voters defeated Metro’s ambitious plan to raise money in 2012 and [continue reading]
FINAL UPDATE: 7th St/Metro Station reopen for service
UPDATE, 10:20 p.m.: The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department has concluded their investigation at 7th /Metro Center and the station has reopened for service. *** The 7th/Metro Center Station in downtown Los Angeles is currently closed while the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department completes an investigation of an unattended package. The station has been [continue reading]
Engineering work advances for Gold Line extension to Claremont and Montclair
Engineering work is, of course, not sexy by definition. The significance of the announcement by the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority is that getting the engineering done to this point allows the project to potentially take the next step toward being put out to bid. Of course, this [continue reading]
First two rounds of updates completed to beta version of metro.net
Update: Please pardon our mess. The “Maps + Schedules” tab seems to have taken a day off. We’re making surgical updates to get the data working again. Thank you so [continue reading]
Announcing Off Peak — a podcast about getting there in L.A. County
https://soundcloud.com/metrolosangeles/episode-4-the-pink-line A four-part, story-driven podcast, unearths the rich history of transportation in Los Angeles and gives us clues about its future. The most recent episode is posted above. Did you know that bus operators occasionally get lost? Also, that they are all freaked out beyond belief on their first day? [continue reading]
The hottest new pastry shop in Highland Park is…
There’s so much happening in Highland Park these days that I can barely keep up. I was exploring there recently to celebrate National Coffee Day — take a look at the [continue reading]
How We Roll, Sept. 30: who said we have a tremendous traffic problem that is steadily growing worse?
Quiz! Guess who said the following about L.A. traffic and which year he/she said it: We have a tremendous traffic problem that is steadily growing worse. Half-hearted routine measures will [continue reading]
Southland’s top traffic reporters honored at annual Golden Pylon Awards
The coveted Golden Pylon Awards were handed out to the Southland’s top traffic reporters on Sept. 28. The awards honor the reporters who keep the region’s traffic moving by promoting rideshare options such as carpools, vanpools, bicycling, walking and public transportation. Nominated by their peers and the transit agencies, five [continue reading]
Video: Metro’s disadvantaged business program sparks Compton firm’s growth
We’ve posted videos recently highlighting some of the stories behind Metro’s disadvantaged worker and business programs. Our last video of the series features Kevin Ramsey, owner of Alameda Construction Services [continue reading]