A video to get you excited about CicLAvia
[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/68257544 w=500&h=281] Freewaves.org and out-the-window.org posted this on vimeo. Nice. Need more info about getting to CicLAvia on Metro? Here’s our earlier post.
Metro announces more frequent late night service on the Gold, Expo and Orange lines
Good news: Beginning this Sunday night, the Gold and Expo lines will be running an enhanced late night schedule. Both lines will run every 10 minutes until midnight instead of every 20 minutes. This will be accomplished using shorter but more frequent trains. Customers should board the trains toward the [continue reading]
Full northbound I-405 closure between Montana and Moraga in West Los Angeles on June 22
This weekend on the I-405: The I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements project contractor is scheduled to implement a full night-time closure of the northbound I-405 between Montana Avenue and Moraga Drive on Saturday night, June 22 from 12 a.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday morning, June 23, 2013. The closure is necessary [continue reading]
Go Metro to CicLAvia on Wilshire Boulevard — and check out Metro's mock subway car
I’m guessing most of you are already fully aware that CicLAvia is coming to Wilshire Boulevard on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. between downtown L.A. and Fairfax Avenue along the Miracle Mile. Wilshire will be closed to car traffic and turned over to cyclists and pedestrians. I’m guessing [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Friday, June 21
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. Ten minutes with tunnel boring machines that tweet (Engineering [continue reading]
Event held to celebrate Metrolink platform that will serve Bob Hope Airport in Burbank
The new platform is funded — with $3.7 million from Metro — but the environmental study must be completed before construction can begin. The platform is expected to be in service in 2015 and means that both Metrolink lines that serve the San Fernando Valley — the Ventura County and [continue reading]
Go Metro Weekends, June 21 – 23
Make Music Los Angeles is back this Friday with an eleven hour celebration of musical creativity that will take place throughout the entire county of Los Angeles. Many of the city sidewalks, parks, community gardens, street corners and schoolyards will become the backdrop or stage for free concerts. To celebrate, you [continue reading]
Caltrans construction notice: closures on the Pasadena Freeway this weekend
News release from Caltrans is below and there’s also more info on the project website: SR-110 FULL FREEWAY CLOSURE PLANNED LOS ANGELES – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close the northbound Arroyo Seco Parkway (SR-110) between Figueroa Boulevard and Avenue 43 from 1 a.m. to 8 a.m. Saturday, [continue reading]
Limited service on Blue Line from Willowbrook to Long Beach Friday, June 21
Willowbrook-LBTM (30 Mins) by sourcemetro Due to urgent track repair work must be completed on the Metro Blue Line, there will be limited train service between Willowbrook Station and Long Beach Transit Mall this Friday, June 21. Starting at 9 p.m. until close of service, trains will only run every 30 [continue reading]
LYFE expectancy — Looking for vegetarian food near Metro
Question of the day: Where can we find good vegetarian food near Metro? One possible answer is LYFE Kitchen in Culver City. (If you have other suggestions, please email us at sourcemetro@gmail.com.) Admittedly, LYFE is a 15-minute walk from the Culver City Expo Station but hey, walking is healthy. And it’s easy [continue reading]