This morning at Track 15 Metro hosted a Union Station 75th Anniversary preview of events scheduled for this Saturday, May 3. Metro Board Chair Diane DuBois and Metro CEO Art Leahy spoke from the back of a vintage rail car, as did Metro Board members Jacqueline Dupont-Walker and Ara Najarian, [continue reading]
The photos were taken last week of the ongoing work to build tracks for the Expo Line across Lincoln Boulevard in Santa Monica. I’m sure bus riders and motorists in the area have been keenly aware of the work over the last week and the accompanying related detours, which ended [continue reading]
The TAP network continues to grow as Long Beach Transit today becomes the latest agency to join as a fully TAP-enabled bus fleet. Long Beach Transit riders now have the choice to pay their fare with TAP cards instead of paper passes or cash. A rider simply taps the card [continue reading]
Don’t forget to join Metro for a one-hour live chat on Tuesday, April 29 at 6 p.m. to discuss the upcoming full street closures that will take place due to Crenshaw/LAX construction. Project director Charles Beauvoir will answer questions regarding travel options for pedestrians, motorists, business owners and the general public during the Crenshaw Boulevard closures. Crenshaw Blvd. will be closed [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 adds monthly fee for toll road drivers (L.A. Times) As part of an approval to continue the ExpressLanes beyond next January — pending approval of [continue reading]
Here’s the press release from Metro: The I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project contractor is planning to conduct a daytime single lane closure and night-time full closure of the northbound I-405 in West Los Angeles and the Sepulveda Pass the weekend of May 2-5, 2014. The contractor plans to remove and [continue reading]
Early Monday morning, Metro’s contractor quietly completed lane restriping and freeway sign installation work needed to open an initial 2.4-mile section of northbound 405 carpool lane between the Santa Monica Freeway and Wilshire Boulevard. But hold on: it’s not the official opening yet of the full carpool lane. The remainder [continue reading]
Friday, 9 p.m.: Some good news for Gold Line riders. Metro’s repair team has cleared one of the tracks between Sierra Madre Villa and Lake stations, allowing limited service to be restored between those stations. What do we mean by limited? While trains will run every 10 minutes between Atlantic [continue reading]
Suspension of service between Sierra Madre Villa and Lake stations on the Gold Line continues Friday, as Metro crews work to repair extensive damage to the overhead power supply system and tracks caused by Thursday afternoon’s big rig truck accident on the 210 freeway. Shuttle buses will replace trains between Lake, Allen [continue reading]
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VfjlW8xqB0] Saturday, May 3 is Union Station’s 75th anniversary celebration, a day filled with live entertainment, miniature railroads, special train car tours, architectural tours and more! (See schedule of events here.) After exploring Union Station, hop on Metro to check out the nearby neighborhoods. Here are just a few of the places and events [continue reading]
