[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hCvixpKoH8] With Turkey Day 2013 officially behind us, we can begin to celebrate the holidays in full swing. And whether you prefer to savor the season with time-worn traditions, or enjoy some novelty to your Joyeux Noël, Metro can help you beat the traffic and the parking meter–the real Grinches [continue reading]
If you live in the area in Santa Monica, please read this closely — this is a weeklong closure. Yes, it may be a pain in the rear quarters for some folks, but it’s also a sign that construction of the second phase of the Expo Line between Culver City [continue reading]
Isn’t she lovely? The 15-ounce mug was added today to the new Metro online store. At $6.75, it’s just screaming to be stuffed into stockings or squirreled away for next year’s Chanukah.
If you’re trying to figure out the safest and quickest way to get to a destination and/or connect to Metro Stations on your bicycle in Los Angeles, you’re in luck! The Los Angeles Department of Transportation recently released an update to their online city of Los Angeles bikeways map. Not only can you find info [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: From our Instagram feed. Metro hopes to stop public urination near the Orange Line (L.A. Times) Well that’s certainly a no-nonsense headline! [continue reading]
Welcome to Friday Five, a weekly roundup of five transit pics we’re loving on Instagram. Want to be featured? Tag @MetroLosAngeles on Instagram to get our attention and follow us for more fun transit photos. [View the story “Friday Five, Dec. 6 edition” on Storify] P.S. Check after the jump to see [continue reading]
On the second day of “12 Days of Metro” your transit love gave to you…a clue! This single celled organism feeds on music in Hollywood. Here’s how to play. 1. Follow @metrolosangeles on Instagram 2. Solve the daily riddle 3. Take a photo of your TAP card at that location 4. Post [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! Opinion: inching down L.A.’s freeways in the dark (Daily News) Good column by Mariel Garza, who often finds herself on the region’s roads visiting the [continue reading]
Below is the news release from the Construction Authority, the agency building the 11.5-mile extension of the Gold Line between eastern Pasadena and the Azusa/Glendora border as well as a new rail car maintenance campus in Monrovia; that’s the big construction site just east of the Home Depot. Outdoor street [continue reading]
The final Metro Board of Directors meeting of the year was a low-key affair. Perhaps of the most interest to everyday riders were motions approved concerning restrooms at stations, parking at stations and fare evasion along the Orange Line — more about those in this previous post. Here are some [continue reading]
