Pasadena will open its streets to CicLavia participants for the first time from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 31. The route covers 3.5 miles, mostly along Colorado [continue reading]
Atlas Obscura is Slate magazine’s collaborative blog devoted to the strange, fascinating, little-known wonders of our world. This Saturday, May 30, the blog is hosting Obscura Day 2015, a global [continue reading]
We posted earlier this year about the new TAP vending machine screen prompts being tested at Union Station. The new prompts — shown in the video above — will now [continue reading]
A few items of possible interest to you: •The Board received-and-filed this staff report on construction safety on the Crenshaw/LAX Line project, with Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas expressing skepticism that the contractor will quickly improve its safety program. •The Board approved committing up to $10.8 million in Metro funds toward the [continue reading]
The new study was commissioned by Metro from Systems Metric Group and is the first to compare traffic flow on the 405 before and after the Sepulveda Pass project that added a [continue reading]
The budget is for the fiscal year beginning July 1 and ending June 30, 2016. It calls for no fare increases in the coming fiscal year or any cuts to bus service hours. The budget can be read online here and a recent podcast about the budget is above. Here is [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Editorial: CicLAvia Pasadena much more than a cycling festival (San [continue reading]
Three Metro Blue Line stations–Grand/LATTC, San Pedro Street and Washington Station–will close this Friday evening and Saturday for upgrade work. Crews will install new station canopies, paint, tile and audio/visual [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Ultra-fast “Hyperloop” train gets test track in California (Yahoo! News) [continue reading]
If you’re passing through Union Station this Friday, May 29, make sure to catch Cambalache, a Chicano-Jarocho group based in East Los Angeles. Cambalache plays and promotes traditional son jarocho in the [continue reading]
