UPDATE, 9:50 p.m. Monday: Metro is very saddened to learn that the victim succumbed to his injuries and died on Monday night, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. At approximately 9:20 a.m. Monday morning, two males became involved in an altercation on a downtown-bound train. During the altercation, [continue reading]
Get ready for these upcoming Metro-sponsored bicycle rides led by CICLE! All rides are free and open to the public. Saturday, January 18, 2014 – Tweed, Moxie and Mustache Ride: The Historic Arroyo Seco Meet at 10:30 a.m. at the Gold Line Highland Park Station Ride leaves promptly at 11 a.m. Saturday, February [continue reading]
[scribd id=199377702 key=key-ruq1g72jnh1yoyo65qs mode=scroll] The above report was prepared by Metro staff and the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD) in response to a motion by Board Member Zev Yaroslavsky asking for more information about who is and isn’t paying fares along the Orange Line. As the report explains, two nearly [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! ART OF TRANSIT: Those are the abutments to the former Pacific Electric streetcar bridge over the Los Angeles River, just south of the Hyperion Bridge. [continue reading]
In the past day or so, some nice signs of progress on the Gold Line Foothill Extension which will add 11.5 miles to the Gold Line, stretching it from eastern Pasadena to the Azusa/Glendora border, along with a large rail vehicle maintenance facility in Monrovia. The two top photos show [continue reading]
Here’s the press release from Caltrans: The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) plans to implement the closures listed below as part of a project that is constructing truck lanes on I-5 between Pico Canyon Road/Lyons Avenue and the Antelope Valley Freeway (SR-14). Ramp closures will be nonconsecutive. Detours will be [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! ART OF TRANSIT: The photo is by Bob Wick, a U.S. Bureau of Land Management California employee and was taken in Wyoming. The BLM is [continue reading]
Below is the news release from the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, the agency building the 11.5 rail extension from eastern Pasadena to the Azusa/Glendora border: WHO: Residents / Commuters in the City of Monrovia. WHAT: On Monday, January 13, 2014, the intersection of California Ave and Duarte Rd [continue reading]
Staples Center looking gorgeous as usual. Photo by Al Pavangkanan via Wikimedia Commons Welcome to another edition of Go Metro Weekends! As always, we try to keep your weekends, wallets and bellies full. Friday Another chapter in the Hallway Series rivalry will be written as the Chris Paul-less Clippers host [continue reading]
