Start the new year with Metro art and music!
If your New Year’s resolution is to get out and explore the city while enjoying arts and culture, here are a few events you won’t want to miss! Friday, Jan. [continue reading]
Preview of Service Councils in January and Gateway Cities opportunities
It’s a new year, but our mission at Metro remains the same in 2016 – to provide excellence in service and support. We hope Metro bus customers will help us achieve our mission by making a New Year’s resolution to attend a Service Council meeting this year. And there’s no [continue reading]
How We Roll, Jan. 4: no love of freeways and flashy new TOD for Expo Line
Art of Transit: Striking new look for Martin Expo Town Center (Urbanize LA) The Cadillac dealer at Olympic/Bundy in West L.A. is set to be replaced by this residential and commercial [continue reading]
HWR: pondering 2015's transpo trends
Art of Transit: It has been slow news-wise over the holidays. So I’ll do something different today and write about a quartet of issues we’ve seen often in the news [continue reading]
Video: rendering of new tunnel between 7th/Metro and The Bloc
Early work began last week on a new entrance to the busy 7th/Metro Center Station in DTLA that serves the Blue Line, Expo Line and Red/Purple Lines. The entrance will connect [continue reading]
Reminder: Go Metro on New Year's Eve!
The end of the year is fast approaching and you should definitely consider Going Metro as you start making plans for New Year’s Eve because: 1. Who wants to ring in [continue reading]
Go Metro to the Tournament of Roses and Rose Bowl!
Photos and video from the media event held Monday in Pasadena at Del Mar Station: Each year thousands descend upon Pasadena to attend the Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena on [continue reading]
Blue Line resuming normal service with delays through PM rush hour
Final update, 6:35 p.m.: The abandoned car has been removed from the Blue Line’s northbound track. Trains are resuming service to both tracks in the incident area, however, customers should expect residual delays of up to 15 minutes through the next hour, as trains get back on schedule. Earlier: The Metro Blue Line [continue reading]
Gold Line resuming normal service
Final update, 6:55 p.m.: Law enforcement officials have completed their investigation at Highland Park Station and trains have been authorized to resume normal service between Southwest Museum and South Pasadena. The Gold Line is currently suspended between South Pasadena and Southwest Museum Station while law enforcement investigates a suspicious package near Highland [continue reading]
Metro statement on tragic death today of long-time employee Willie Toy
As you may have heard, a Metro employee died early this morning in Hollywood when the employee’s van was struck by a car apparently fleeing the police. Metro CEO Phillip A. Washington has issued the following statement: It is with the deepest sadness that I write to inform you of [continue reading]