In observance of Thanksgiving, Metro will operate on Sunday/Holiday schedule on Thursday, Nov. 27. This means that bus lines without Sunday service will not run. Metro Bus and Rail will [continue reading]
Tis the season and this year employees with Walsh/Shea Corridor Constructors are involved in building relationships with the community, as they build the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project. Volunteers from the construction team yesterday helped distribute thousands of Thanksgiving turkeys to low-income residents living in the Crenshaw District, as well as near [continue reading]
Metro Motion roving bike-and-bus reporter Mike Ryan has a beautiful Thanksgiving weekend ride through Griffith Park planned for us. It’s easy to get to the park on Metro bus line 96. Here’s a map and schedule. Just tuck your wheels into the bike rack and disembark at the L.A. Zoo. Several [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. Kinkisharyo and IBEW win; CEQA loses? (L.A. Times) This opinion piece from the Time’s Jon Healey is in response to yesterday’s announcement that Japanese rail [continue reading]
Quick background: In 2012, Metro awarded a contract to Kinkisharyo for a base order of 78 new light rail vehicles plus contract options for additional vehicles. As part of the [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. Anaheim’s new ARTIC: icon or eyesore? (OC Register) The official name is Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center. Some like the three-story structure that resembles a band shell, others say it’s [continue reading]
Here is the news release from Metro. Please read the entire release as it describes some steps that Metro is taking to prevent future assaults on bus operators: LASD AND METRO [continue reading]
Grammy Award winning Brazilian singer-songwriter Milton Nascimento will be performing at UCLA’s Royce Hall this Friday night. The performance is part of the world tour celebrating his 50-year career and his latest album Uma Travessia. The performance will take place at 8 p.m. Show your valid TAP card at the box office and save [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. Sound Transit to seek new tax, fees to extend light rail (Seattle Times) With traffic growing crunchier in the Seattle Metro area, the agency that runs regional transit says it [continue reading]
Metro recently held workshops to update the community on the status of the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor study — the before-and-after renderings shown above were presented at the workshops. The [continue reading]
