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: Again, from our Instagram feed. Tracking holiday travel misery (FlightAware) That’s a screen grab from 8:55 a.m. Looks like a good day [continue reading]
Thanksgiving is nearly upon us, meaning it’s now officially time to contemplate two holiday traditions: grandma’s green bean casserole and shopping (hopefully in that order!) Metro serves many of the area’s largest shopping malls or districts — helping shoppers avoid overflowing parking lots or finding a parking meter on congested [continue reading]
Trains are resuming regular service on the Metro Red Line in the Hollywood area. The Hollywood/Vine Station is open for service. Expect some residual delays for the next hour or so from this morning’s incident. For real-time updates, follow Metro on Twitter @metrolosangeles or @metroLAalerts. Service was disrupted this morning [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 Green Line’s Hawthorne station, from our Instagram stream. Thousands of incorrect violations sent to drivers (KNBC) The video segment reports that [continue reading]
FINAL UPDATE: 11:17 a.m.: Bus shuttles have been cancelled; Red Line resuming normal operations with residual delays occurring through the next hour. UPDATE- 10:12 a.m.: Hollywood/Vine Station has reopened. Red Line will incur up to 20 min delays and trains will continue sharing 1 track in Hollywood. Bus shuttles will [continue reading]
This is an important issue because local transit agencies are currently prohibited from creating local hiring programs when using federal funds for projects. The rationale has been that all Americans should have access to jobs created with national funding, but the policy fails to take into account that most of [continue reading]
Have you spotted the latest poster from the popular Through the Eyes of Artists series riding rail and bus? Long Beach artist Christine Nguyen designed an imaginary, underwater dreamscape that playfully intertwines jellyfish, sea vegetation and caves with iconic Long Beach landmarks, including the Astronaut Islands, El Dorado Nature Center [continue reading]
President Obama is due to arrive in Los Angeles late this afternoon for a two-day visit. That could possibly mean some very brief bus detours or delays due to the presidential motorcade. Exact routes are not released ahead of time for security purposes. Please follow our Twitter feed or visit [continue reading]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hSQhVJaa4g&w=560&h=315] This holiday season, Metro reminds all travelers to be safe – and help keep your transit system safe. If you “See Something, Say Something.” Here’s the press release from Metro: Keeping Thanksgiving holiday weekend safe is the responsibility of every traveler and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority [continue reading]
And now there are train tracks across Overland Avenue for the second phase of the Expo Line! Work was completed over this weekend, as shown in the above photos. Westwood Boulevard got the same treatment last weekend. The project to extend the Expo Line six miles from Culver City to [continue reading]
