It’s official! The Expo Line Phase 2 rail operations and maintenance facility in Santa Monica was turned over to Metro on Tuesday. This marks substantial completion of the project, meaning [continue reading]
Los Angeles is one of the world’s largest media markets. For Metro, this poses an incredible challenge — and an opportunity. With so much happening, even our bright orange “California Poppy” buses can blend in with the mediascape of billboards, iconic street names and flashing lights. But Metro has accepted [continue reading]
Metro is a big organization with a big job: accommodating more than 1.3 million boardings safely and efficiently each day. Understanding heavy time constraints, the Office of Extraordinary Innovation has been trying to figure out how to introduce ourselves to each of our colleague partners in an expeditious, but meaningful, [continue reading]
The Gold Line extension to Azusa is set to open on March 5, bringing light rail 11.5 miles deeper into the San Gabriel Valley. However, this is hardly the first time the [continue reading]
Short things to read whilst transiting: there are still at least 29 people left in the U.S. (or rather a competition in the U.S.) who don’t know who won the [continue reading]
UPDATE 3:45 p.m.: Crews have restored power to both tracks and the Metro Blue Line is resuming normal service to all stations at this time. Rail service on the Metro Blue Line is currently suspended between Florence and Willowbrook Station due to loss of power. All northbound trains are traveling as far as Willowbrook Station and [continue reading]
Expo opening date: Metro CEO Phil Washington and Metro Board Members will announce opening day after the Metro Board meeting on Thursday. Boom! Transpo Talk: The LAT is holding a half-day transportation conversation that includes some interesting speakers, including U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, Metro CEO Phil Washington, planners and [continue reading]
In the run-up to the opening of the Gold Line extension to Azusa on March 5, there’s another important new transit service debuting: an express Metro bus connecting Pasadena, Glendale, the Burbank [continue reading]
A big thanks to one of our eagle-eyed readers and riders, Eric, for bringing this to my attention: new timetables went into effect on Feb. 14 for the Blue Line and Expo Line. The changes aren’t dramatic but may impact those who are on very tight travel schedules with departure [continue reading]
A few months back, Metro commissioned a study to see if Orange Line buses could safely increase speeds across some intersections in the San Fernando Valley. The results recommended that Orange [continue reading]
