The submission period of the Transit Pix Contest is closed! Thank you to all those who submitted photos. Now it’s time to vote and “Like” your favorites! The submissions are posted on Metro’s Facebook. Winners will be selected based on the number of “Likes” per photo received only on the Metro Facebook page. The [continue reading]
Here’s the press release from Metro: The I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project contractor is scheduled to conduct a new series of nighttime freeway closures on the northbound I-405 May 16 through 23 to facilitate permanent striping of general purpose lanes and electrical, drainage, concrete barrier, and k-rail removal work. Closure [continue reading]
https://storify.com/metrolosangeles/two-wheel-journeys-to-work Think outside your car, at least one day a week. #BiketoWork. http://t.co/o6fSeIkt3a — U.S. EPA (@EPA) May 15, 2014 https://twitter.com/BrooklynSpoke/status/466201604786782208 @lacbc is everywhere! Thanks for the pit stop, WALK/BIKE Glendale! #bikela #biketoworkday2014 pic.twitter.com/YKUEgYOy7W — Shanon Muir (@Bikes4thepeople) May 15, 2014 https://twitter.com/StreetsblogSF/status/464889277327753216/photo/1 Friday is Bike to Work Day: Ride with [continue reading]
Wrap up a scorching hot Bike Week at the first ever Metro Bike Night at Union Station! The free event will take place tomorrow from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Fred Harvey Room and courtyard outside. Bike Night will feature a free bicycle valet, food trucks, outdoor booths, trivia, [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! Metro outlines light rail extension plans for Eastside Gold Line (San Gabriel Valley Tribune) The draft environmental study for the Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 project [continue reading]
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl_IH32Xf78] This Memorial Day, enjoy hot salsa dancing at Grand Park with legendary Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca and Grammy award-winning band Spanish Harlem Orchestra. The Salsa Session takes place on May 26 from 2 to 6 p.m. and is free for all to attend. Show your valid TAP card at the [continue reading]
Thanks to everyone who came out this morning for the Guided Ride from Union Station to Boyle Heights that was part of Bike Week LA! It was a nice turnout on a very warm day and everyone seemed to have a good time. More on Bike Week LA events here. [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! Hines repealed (Santa Monica Daily Press) The development approvals for a massive residential and commercial project near the future Expo Line were rescinded by the [continue reading]
Retired Metro scheduler Alan Weeks was gracious enough to send along the above photos that he has taken recently of construction along the six-mile alignment of the second phase of the Expo Line between Culver City and downtown Santa Monica. The project is funded by Measure R and at this [continue reading]
Here’s a peek at the first Metro P3010 prototype rail car operating under power on the Kinkisharyo test track in Osaka, Japan. Note that it’s decked out in chic new colors that are attractive as well as eminently visible. And those colors will be enhanced, in the final design, with [continue reading]
