FINAL UPDATE: The Red Line is running with residual delays. Metro thanks you for your patience through this incident. The Red Line is running with 15 minute delays between Universal/Studio City and North Hollywood due to a disabled train east of Universal/Studio City. Trains share 1 track in between [continue reading]
Metro CEO Art Leahy and other agency officials visited Crenshaw High School on Friday morning as part of African American History Month and to promote careers in the transportation industry to students who live and go to school along the route of the future Crenshaw/LAX Line. The high school [continue reading]
The next wave of rain and wind is expected to hit Los Angeles County about 3 p.m. about 2 p.m. (it’s coming down hard now at Union Station!) and possibly continue through the afternoon rush hour. The rain and wind overnight and this morning caused some problems, including: •There was a [continue reading]
The annual Abilities Expo began today and despite the adverse weather conditions, plenty of folks still showed to check out the products and services available for the community of people with disabilities, their families, caregivers, seniors and healthcare professionals. The Abilities Expo takes place in the West Hall of the L.A. [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! Before the @metrolosangeles #GoldLine, and even the Red & yellow cars, #HighlandPark had its own train station. pic.twitter.com/RtljneJecI — e l s o n (@elsongs) [continue reading]
A few items of interest tackled by the Metro Board at today’s monthly meeting: •The Board approved Item 16 to provide $1.3 million for improvements to the Branford Street railroad crossing of Metrolink tracks in Los Angeles in the northeast San Fernando Valley. Improvements include pedestrian gates, roadway widening and [continue reading]
From the Will Rogers beach webcam. Some service updates as of 8 a.m. •ORANGE LINE: There are some 20-minute delays along the Orange Line due a downed tree near Laurel Canyon Boulevard. Buses detouring via Burbank Boulevard between Whitsett and Laurel Canyon. Tree crews are on the scene. Please expect delays [continue reading]
We made it to Friday Source Readers! Whether your plans involve sports, arts and culture, delicious food, good music, Oscar glory, or letting loose for Carnival, Metro can get you there without the hassles of traffic, parking, or a trip to the pump. So have fun and Go Metro this weekend! [continue reading]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3t52Ielj48] Above is the good word from the National Weather Service on the second storm that is supposed to blow through our area beginning tonight and into tomorrow. A few things to keep in mind: •It’s not exactly a secret some L.A. drivers pilot their cars like total idiots in [continue reading]
[scribd id=209671085 key=key-w0nlvyj77v3jkzaqwdg mode=scroll] Interesting motion above that was approved today by the Metro Board. My read on the motion: it’s three members of the Metro Board — Eric Garcetti, Michael D. Antonovich and Diane DuBois — asking Metro to step up its game when it comes to developing public-private [continue reading]
