Fresh pics: Expo extension media ride
Well, you know it’s close to project-opening time when the traditional media ride is held. As expected, there was a healthy crowd this a.m. for the ride to Santa Monica [continue reading]
Video: CC to SaMo on the Expo Line
Enjoy the ride! Of course, you will be able to ride the new Expo extension beginning Friday, May 20, when the seven new stations open at noon. Free rides will [continue reading]
Crenshaw/LAX Line project holds community celebration; project is half complete
With construction of the Crenshaw/LAX Line nearly half complete, Metro held a community celebration on Saturday in Leimert Park. The 8.5-mile light rail is funded largely by Measure R and is scheduled [continue reading]
Avoid street closure traffic: Go Metro to Prince tribute concert tonight
City of Los Angeles is hosting a tribute concert for (The Artist Formerly Known As) Prince on the south lawn of Los Angeles City Hall. The event will take place from 5 to [continue reading]
Bike to train and back again
This post was written by Julia Salinas, who works with Metro’s active transportation team. Been on a Metro train or bus lately? If so, how did you get to the [continue reading]
Listen: Telephone Town Halls for South Bay, South L.A. and North County
https://soundcloud.com/metrolosangeles/telephone-town-hall-may-4 Metro held the first pair of Telephone Town Halls on Wednesday evening to help inform the public about the potential sales tax ballot measure the agency is considering. The recording above is from the Town Hall with Metro Board Chair Mark Ridley-Thomas and Metro CEO Phil Washington talking with residents [continue reading]
How We Roll, Cinco de Mayo: pothole woes, development woes, L train woes
Reminder: The telephone town halls on Metro’s potential ballot measure continue tonight at 6:15 p.m. (Westside and South Bay) and 7:30 p.m. (Southeast L.A. County) Click here for info on [continue reading]
Get a free family portrait at Mother’s Day Union Station art tour
Looking for something fun to do with Mom this Sunday? Why not check out Metro’s free Union Station art tour? You’ll be able to explore Union Station art, architecture and spaces not [continue reading]
Where to get your commemorative Expo to Santa Monica TAP card
Y’all knew it was coming: commemorative TAP cards will be available starting Friday, May 20, to celebrate the Expo Line opening to Santa Monica. You’ll be able to purchase them from [continue reading]
How We Roll, May 4: Expo parking and predicting future of ride hailing
Reminder: Telephone Town Halls on the potential ballot measure begin tonight with Metro Board Chair Mark Ridley-Thomas talking to residents of Carson, Compton, Culver City, Gardena, Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lawndale, Lynwood, the communities of South Los Angeles, Koreatown, and portions of West Los Angeles. More info here about calling in. Things to [continue reading]