There's no place like Union Station — free film screening Dec. 20!
Get ready to break out the ruby slippers and follow that yellow brick road (by which I mean, Go Metro) to Union Station on Saturday, Dec. 20 for a free [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Thursday, December 4
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. Art of Transit: Rain ☔☔ so rare in #SoCal that it must be documented! Thanks to @bumsicles for sharing this pic with us #rainyday #MetroBlueLine [continue reading]
Officials laud agreement to create light rail manufacturing jobs in L.A. County
A media event was held outside Metro headquarters this morning to celebrate the recent agreement that will result in Kinkisharyo keeping and expanding a facility to assemble new light rail cars for Metro’s Blue, Expo and Gold Lines. Below is the news release from the office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti: The Mayor [continue reading]
Board of Directors meeting for December is underway
[scribd id=248847726 key=key-j1RaAsijEIb3eUXjiFWB mode=scroll] Above is the agenda for the final Board meeting of 2014, which just began a few minutes ago. You can also listen to the meeting online by clicking here or by listening over the phone by dialing 213-922-6045. I’ll post any interestingness that develops from the meeting on [continue reading]
Preview of December Metro Service Councils Meetings
Last month, all five Service Councils voted on whether or not to hold a meeting in December since the Metro Board of Directors normally does not hold meetings that month (although this year there will be a Board meeting on December 4). The Gateway Cities, San Gabriel Valley and the [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Wednesday, December 3
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. A cleaned-up, safer Harbor Transitway puts more riders on the bus (L.A. Times) Times reporter Dan Weikel writes about the evolution of the I-110 Harbor Transitway [continue reading]
Bumping post removal at Sierra Madre Villa will clear way for Gold Line Foothill Extension
Tonight and Thursday evening, the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority will perform work at Sierra Madre Villa Station that will literally clear the way for the first phase [continue reading]
New crowdsourcing map: help build bike share in Los Angeles County!
Metro needs your help! As Metro considers the long-term potential for a countywide bike share program, the agency’s bike team is again asking for your input: Click here to visit a crowdsourcing map where you can let us know where you would like to see bike sharing in the future. The map shows [continue reading]
Service Advisory: fourth of four planned Metro Blue Line weekend closures set for this Friday
This weekend, Dec. 5-7, the Metro Blue Line will experience a closure of all stations south of Willow Street Station. A free bus shuttle will run between downtown Long Beach and the [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Tuesday, December 2
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. Hit-and-runs take a rising toll on cyclists (L.A. Times) Using data from the CHP, the Times found that hit-and-run collisions involving cyclists increased 42 percent [continue reading]