Your Friday Send-off: DJ Rob Sevier
DJ Rob Sevier will be holding a free performance at Amoeba Music tonight at 9 p.m. If you feel like checking it out, make sure to Go Metro! While you’re there, do [continue reading]
Metro: what’s in store in the year ahead
Last year was a little busy around here, ‘little’ being a vast understatement. I’m guessing 2015 won’t be much different. Metro is in the midst of a $14-billion capital program — [continue reading]
Eat Shop Play Crenshaw: Eso Won Books
Construction continues along Crenshaw Boulevard for the Crenshaw/LAX Line, which means fencing, detours and other activity that may make the neighborhood bit difficult to navigate. However, the businesses located there are absolutely open [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Friday, January 9
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! Boston beats out L.A. to [continue reading]
Capoeira ‘players’ animate Union Station in the first Metro Presents program of the year
The Metro Presents series of arts and cultural events launched its new year of programming on Jan. 3 at Union Station with kicks, flips and splits. About 200 capoeira ‘players’ of all ages [continue reading]
Go Metro Weekends, Jan 9 – 11
Friday Help welcome the young and highly-talented alto saxophonist Josh Johnson to the City of Angels at the Blue Whale Jazz+Art Space in Little Tokyo. Johnson recently moved to L.A. [continue reading]
Metro podcast looking for panelists! The topic: is it still possible to meet a S.O. on transit?
First things first: The answer is yes, Metro plans to have another “Speed Dating on the Red Line” event this year to celebrate Valentine’s Day. We’ll have more details soon but circle Friday, Feb. 13th, on your calendar. Yes, Friday the 13th. But let’s be optimistic. Really, how unlucky can you [continue reading]
East Los Angeles interchange closures for swarm maintenance this Sunday
Here’s the press release from Caltrans: The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will deploy 100 maintenance and community service workers (orange hardhats) to perform “swarm” maintenance on Sunday, January 11 in closed sections of the East Los Angeles Interchange from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. Crews will remove litter and [continue reading]
Find out what new transit is coming to your neighborhood
Tired of sitting in traffic? Concerned with climate change? Want to find out what new rail and bus lines are coming to your neighborhood? The Metro Speakers Bureau can help. The Speakers Bureau provides free presentations throughout Los Angeles County on a variety of transportation topics, including jobs at Metro. [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Thursday, January 8
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! Private sector backs downtown streetcars (L.A. Daily News) Over a half dozen private firms expressed their interest in working with the city of Los Angeles on [continue reading]