16 coffee & tea places near Metro Rail
In my previous post, we covered my love of transit-oriented desserts. Now we look at the other cornerstone of my food pyramid, coffee and tea. I’m not going to talk about beans [continue reading]
Artists help decorate construction fencing in Boyle Heights
As some Eastsiders may know, Metro and the developer McCormick Baron Salazar are partnering on a new affordable housing project at 1st and Boyle in Boyle Heights across the [continue reading]
Preview of December Metro Service Council Meetings
As this year draws to a close, the Metro Service Councils will turn their attention to next year’s proposed service changes, among other agenda items. All Service Councils will meet in December, and the agendas for all five Service Councils are the same: presentation on Metro’s Transit Service Policy; presentation [continue reading]
See The All-American Boys Chorus at Union Station tree lighting tonight
We’re ramping up for the holiday season! The Union Station holiday tree lighting will be taking place Monday, November 30, and we’ll have the All-American Boys Chorus in the house [continue reading]
How We Roll, Nov. 30: how much parking in our region is too much?
Hope everyone had a nice holiday weekend. And back to the grind we go as 2015 enters its stretch run…. ICYMI 1: The Silver Line is expanding to the San [continue reading]
Silver Line to San Pedro on Dec. 13
This one is by request of many riders: Metro’s popular Silver Line will soon be extended to San Pedro and will replace the existing 450 Line. Here’s how it will work: •During [continue reading]
Heads up! Expo Line testing in Santa Monica on Saturday
This is a very similar test to the one that ran a few weeks ago — and this test is scheduled to run only from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. [continue reading]
Blue Line trains resume normal service between Compton and Willowbrook/Rosa Parks
Final update, Friday, 8 p.m.: Emergency repairs necessitated by Monday’s train-auto incident and derailment have been wrapped up on the Metro Blue Line. Trains are now running regular service between Compton and [continue reading]
How We Roll, Nov. 25: Thanksgiving edition
Turkeys on a train: Winning arguments with your family: don’t fall for the traffic trap (Streetsblog LA) Well, I guess we know what Streetsblog editor Damien Newton talks about [continue reading]
Metro to run Sunday/Holiday service on Thanksgiving Day
In observance of Thanksgiving, Metro will operate on Sunday/Holiday schedule on Thursday, Nov. 26. This means that bus lines without Sunday service will not run. Metro Bus and Rail will resume normal weekday service on Friday, Nov. 27. Have a happy and safe holiday weekend!