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. It’s Election Day! Remember to vote! If you need to find a polling place in L.A. County, please click here. The two elections that directly impact Metro today are for new [continue reading]
[vimeo 105047410 w=500 h=281] THE IRON MINISTRY trailer 2 from J.P. Sniadecki on Vimeo. AFI FEST presented by Audi takes place in Hollywood November 6 through 13 with nightly red-carpet galas, free screenings, film conversations and tributes. The Iron Ministry, a film depicting the sights and sounds of train travel in China, is just one [continue reading]
[scribd id=245046152 key=key-HuVGmBqo5tKvLRO1rulc mode=scroll] As many of you know, the draft environmental study for the Eastside Gold Line Transit Corridor Phase 2 project was released in August. Among the study alternatives being considered are extending the Eastside Gold Line from East Los Angeles to South El Monte and/or Whittier, as well as [continue reading]
It’s true we’ve got a pretty robust Destination Discount program here at Metro. But despite our large (and growing) list of restaurants, museums, shops, sports teams and more, we’re still pretty impressed to find two Metro partners right next door to each other! This month, Go Metro to the Pasadena [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. Fun/novel video above recently released by San Luis Obispo Transit promoting bus service. Will free public transportation get Americans to voting booths? (CityLab) Metro Transit that provides service to the Twin [continue reading]
From Metro’s TAP staff some good news: The TAP network continues to grow with its newest addition, Palos Verdes Transit. Today PV Transit’s entire bus fleet went “live,” giving their riders another convenient option to pay their fare. Instead of handling cash and tokens, now riders can tap their valid [continue reading]
Get ready to do your best Bruno Tonioli impression this Wednesday, Nov. 5! Metro Presents brings Dancing Classrooms Los Angeles to the Union Station Historic Ticketing Hall. More than 100 fifth-grade students representing 10 schools across Los Angeles County will compete in 5 ballroom dances in the Fall 2014 Colors of the Rainbow [continue reading]
Here’s the press release from Caltrans: LONG BEACH- The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will demolish and reconstruct a damaged portion of the Temple Avenue Bridge. This will temporarily close the southbound I-405 on-ramp from eastbound Spring Street for the duration of this bridge rehabilitation construction work. Detours will be posted. [continue reading]
Jimmy Eat World’s 10 year anniversary tour for Futures hits downtown Los Angeles this Sunday…the album came out when I was in college, which probably gives you an idea of how old I am. If [continue reading]
The following statement is from Metro in response to an op-ed that ran earlier this week in the Los Angeles Times saying there is a need for more detour signs for the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project: The buck stops with Metro. We are the lead agency responsible for communicating 405 [continue reading]
