The coveted Golden Pylon Awards were handed out to the Southland’s top traffic reporters today at Los Angeles Union Station. The awards honor the reporters who keep the region’s traffic moving by promoting rideshare options such as carpools, vanpools, active transportation and public transportation. The Golden Pylon Awards are sponsored [continue reading]
Attend Metro Moves Forward and hear from the Metro team on how they’re adapting in the age of technology to making commuting easier and more enjoyable for millions of Los Angelenos every single day. The Social Media Week event will take place on Wednesday, September 24 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at 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. Pick your social media poison! North Hollywood/Zev Yaroslavsky Station? Stop the political madness! (L.A. Times) Op-ed writer Kerry Cavanaugh says renaming two Metro Rail stations after two current Metro Board Members [continue reading]
Major construction work on the Blue Line in downtown Long Beach began this past weekend. Here are a few photos of the tracks on 1st Street being removed. Work on the tracks and the four closed stations will continue until October 19. For more information on the closure and the Blue Line [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. Pick your social media poison! Dear MTA: I love your trains…but (Los Angeles Register) Columnist’s David Medzerian’s not-quite-love-letter to my employer begins: Before I get into anything else, let me [continue reading]
Update: The work planned for this Saturday, September 20 will also take place this Sunday, September 21. As on Saturday, Expo Line trains will run every 20-30 minutes until close of service, with trains sharing the Downtown Los Angeles-bound track at Jefferson/USC, Expo Park/USC, and Expo/Vermont Stations. Specific departure times [continue reading]
Three releases from Metro: Crenshaw Boulevard to Close Two Weekends to Complete Walls for Underground Crenshaw/Expo Station Metro and Walsh/Shea Corridor Contractors will close Crenshaw Boulevard between Exposition Boulevard and Coliseum Street two weekends on Sept. 19 and Oct. 24 to complete pile installation and begin excavation of the underground Crenshaw/Expo [continue reading]
Here’s to a cooler weekend, dear transit blog readers. This Friday’s choice comes courtesy of my impatience for the next installment of the Hunger Games movies. (Although I still don’t think [continue reading]
This is it, folks: the 30-day closure of four downtown Long Beach Blue Line stations starts Saturday, September 20. During the closure, bus shuttles will replace train service at Downtown Long Beach Station, Pacific Street Station, 1st Street Station and 5th Street Station. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3il2jh8TuKc] Customers will be able to ride [continue reading]
Stop by Union Station and celebrate PARK(ing) Day with Lotería, happening now until 5:30 p.m. Winners will receive prizes while supplies last.
