[scribd id=189618255 key=key-2ihuimvtoo8bvyq24cf1 mode=scroll] Good morning! The gavel just thwacked the tabletop, setting in motion the final Metro Board of Directors meeting of 2013. The 13-member Board serve as the final deciders of most things Metro. Learn more about them here. The agenda is above. If you are not one [continue reading]
Welcome to the 12 Days of Metro Instagram scavenger hunt contest! Here’s the clue for day 1: What the Dickens, Culver City? 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 it [continue reading]
Trains are resuming regular service on the Metro Gold Line between Union Station and Soto Station. Bus Shuttles serving the affected segment have been cancelled. Service was disrupted this evening due to loss of power between Little Tokyo/Arts District and Mariachi Plaza. Metro thanks those impacted for their patience. For [continue reading]
At approximately 4:15 p.m. Metro Gold Line lost power between Little Tokyo/Arts District and Mariachi Plaza, resulting in ongoing suspended service between Union Station and Soto Station. Metro is providing supplemental shuttle bus service from Union Station to Soto Station. Bus shuttles depart Union Station from Patsaouras Transit Plaza. Metro [continue reading]
The “12 Days of Metro” Instagram scavenger hunt contest begins tomorrow at 8 a.m.! The contest will run each weekday through Friday, Dec. 12. Here’s how it works: each weekday at 8 a.m. Metro will post a clue on its Instagram account. Follow @metrolosangeles on Instagram Solve the daily riddle, which will involve a [continue reading]
As part of the service changes taking effect on Sunday, December 15, two new stops on the 704 Rapid Line on Santa Monica Boulevard. Here is the news release: Bus riders in West Hollywood get a holiday present as the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) adds Metro Rapid [continue reading]
Final Update 2:53 p.m.: The Blue Line is resuming normal service after earlier damage to overhead wires was repaired at 9th and Long Beach Boulevard in Long Beach. Bus shuttles have been cancelled between Anaheim St. and the Long Beach Loop, and trains resume regular service to all stations. Delayed [continue reading]
Here is the news release from Metro: Starting December 15, Metro is making minor changes to improve rail and bus connections, on-time performance and reduce over-crowding on the bus system. For complete details, look for revised timetables on metro.net or on buses during December. The changes are as follows: 60 [continue reading]
Metro Service Council agendas are set for December, including one special meeting in a different location. Service Council meetings kick off today (Wednesday, December 4), in the San Fernando Valley at the Marvin BraudeCenter in Van Nuys. The San Gabriel Valley Service Council will be conducting their December meeting at an alternate location [continue reading]
Here are a trio of photos taken this morning of the work underway to repair the overhead wires on the Blue Line in Long Beach. The pantograph on a rail car damaged the wires about 5:20 a.m. Blue Line service has been suspended between downtown Long Beach and Willow station [continue reading]
