Go Metro Weekends, Amgen Tour of California
L.A. Bike Week comes to a close this Saturday… which is why we suggest letting the pros inspire you to keep Bike Week in your heart all year long! The [continue reading]
Metro artist receives prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship
Congratulations to Metro artist Michael C. McMillen on his 2015 Guggenheim Fellowship! Michael created the artwork Geologica 42 for Fillmore Station along the Gold Line, which opened in 2003. Guggenheim Fellowships are awarded to those who demonstrate exceptional capacity for productive [continue reading]
This Weekend: Bus shuttles replace Blue Line between Artesia-Del Amo due to upgrade work
Bus shuttles will replace Blue Line trains between Artesia and Del Amo Station this weekend, beginning Friday at 9 p.m. through Sunday close of service. Crews will be on the [continue reading]
Saturday and Sunday: Four Green Line stations to close for upgrade work
Upgrade work continues on the Metro Green Line this weekend where crews will make much needed improvements, such as new paint and other visual enhancements, to El Segundo and Douglas [continue reading]
Bike Night at Union Station: food, music, prizes, bike party ~
People who think bicycles and parties don’t mix have clearly never been to Bike Night at Union Station. All right, so there’s only been one Bike Night so far. But [continue reading]
U.S. Transportation Secretary tours Metro bus division during Infrastructure Week
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMflZ4TR6CA] This week is Infrastructure Week 2015, a week meant to highlight the critical importance of investing in and modernizing America’s infrastructure systems. The current federal multi-year transportation spending bill is [continue reading]
All-door boarding test begins Monday on 720 Rapid Bus
Metro will begin an eight-week test of all-door boarding on Monday on the 720 Rapid Bus that runs along Wilshire Boulevard. The test will be in two locations: westbound Wilshire/Vermont [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Thursday, May 14
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. Coalition calls for 10 percent of future L.A. sales tax measure go to walk-bike (Streetsblog LA) More than 30 groups say that the potential 2016 ballot measure under consideration by [continue reading]
How you can be part of the artwork along the future Crenshaw/LAX line
The public is invited to participate in Document(ING), a conversation and photo shoot with artist Kenturah Davis on Saturday, May 23 in Inglewood. Davis is one of 14 artists selected to create site-specific, integrated artworks for the Metro Crenshaw/LAX line. Her proposed project for Florence/La Brea Station is a series of [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Wednesday, May 13
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. Data recorders recovered in Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia (N.Y. Times) [continue reading]