Obama outlines ambitious plan to cut greenhouse gases (New York Times) President Obama, trying to fulfill a campaign promise, explains executive orders he will issue to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases that are blamed for climate change. It’s a relevant issue here, as greenhouse gases are created [continue reading]
The grand opening of the Baldwin Park Transit Center took place this past Saturday. The $13.6 million project consists of a five-level parking structure providing more than 500 additional spaces – 200 of which are dedicated for rail and bus commuters, a rest area for bus drivers, a police compound [continue reading]
A quick heads up: The Financial District/Flower Street meeting of the Regional Connector Community Leadership Council for Tuesday, June 25, has been cancelled. The next meeting of the Council is to be determined. More info on time and location soon.
Metro has won two Awards of Excellence in the 2013 TMSA (Transportation Marketing & Sales Association) Compass Awards Program. Our entries were judged against the best in the transportation and logistics organizations throughout North America. The winning entries are Metro’s Orange Line Extension Art Guide and Expo Line Art Guide [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Transportation Headlines online newspaper, which you can also access via email subscription (visit the newspaper site) or RSS feed. L.A. County cities fight over Metro plans for new [continue reading]
Photos: Metro Over the last six months, late night Metro Red Line riders have likely noticed that on Sunday through Thursday nights, northbound and southbound trains have been sharing one track between Hollywood/Highland and North Hollywood. Why? Metro workers have been replacing all the lamps in the Red Line tunnels [continue reading]
Enjoy local art, movie nights, interactive dance and music sessions? Then the East L.A. ArtsFest 2013 is the place for you this summer! Located at the East Los Angeles Civic Center, Metro provides easy access to this cultural destination via the Gold Line Eastside Extension. Kicking off at 3 p.m. [continue reading]
I hope everyone had a great time at CicLAvia yesterday and please enjoy the above photo gallery. A few quick thoughts: •Congrats to the folks at CicLAvia and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation for keeping the bike traffic moving. Bikes only had to stop for cross-traffic on a handful [continue reading]
Photos: Metro The July 4th Metro Art Moves_DTLA tour is the first of three summer art tours offered from July to September. Tours take place on the first Thursday of each month from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The tour, led by Metro Art Docents, will start at 7th/Metro and end at Civic Center [continue reading]
New bus schedules went into effect yesterday on some lines. Please check these timetables to see when your bus is arriving and departing. Please see this link for more info about route adjustments on the 30/330, 40, 290 and 603. In addition, the Gold and Expo lines are now running every [continue reading]
