Photos: Metro and the MLK Kingdom Day Parade
A thank you to everyone who rode Metro buses and trains to the 30th annual Kingdom Day Parade on Monday in celebration of Martin Luther King Day. Some photos from [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Tuesday, January 20
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. Pick your social media poison! Zocalo Public Square’s daily Metro [continue reading]
This week in Zocalo Public Square’s profiles of Metro riders
Zocalo Public Square has finished its first full week of profiles of Metro riders. The most recent profiles include commutes from Vermont Avenue to La Cienega Boulevard, Long Beach Boulevard [continue reading]
Patsaouras Plaza closed Saturday night through Sunday morning, January 17-18
Patsaouras Transit Plaza will be closed beginning this Saturday night, Jan 17 at 10 p.m. through Sunday morning, Jan 18 at 6:30 a.m. for asphalt repair. During this time, no [continue reading]
City of Agoura Hills breaks ground on Agoura Road Widening Project
This morning, Metro Board Member Ara Najarian joined other officials at the City of Agoura Hills to break ground on the Agoura Road Widening Project. The $24.5-million project will improve mobility [continue reading]
Jobs listing on metro.net will be down for maintenance tonight
Just a quick note: The listing of open jobs on metro.net will be offline Friday night into Saturday morning for maintenance. The listings are currently available and should be back online later Saturday for those interested in applying for jobs during their weekend downtime.
Transportation headlines, Friday, January 16
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. Pick your social media poison! Today’s rider profile at the Zocalo Public Square website. Three months after Metro fare increase, revenues up 7.7 percent and ridership down 4.4 percent (Streetsblog [continue reading]
Eat Shop Play Crenshaw businesses participate in vendor day
Yesterday, a few Eat, Shop, Play Crenshaw businesses participated in a vendor day at Metro headquarters. Vendor day was part of Eat, Shop, Play Crenshaw’s focused effort to help promote local businesses that are impacted by construction of the Crenshaw/LAX line. Metro Board Member Jacquelyn Dupont-Walker, Metro employees, and visitors purchased a variety of merchandise including beauty [continue reading]
Graphic: Metro receiving record amount of federal $s
Above is a new chart from Metro on the amount of federal New Starts funding that Metro has received annually since 1993 — the year Metro was formed. New Starts [continue reading]
Go Metro Weekends, Jan. 16 – 18
Friday Join local and international artists as they celebrate the 20th Anniversary Los Angeles Art Show at the L.A. Convention Center. The show has recently been named the most diverse fine [continue reading]