The ribbon cutting was held this morning for the new El Monte Station — and it's certainly an impressive building. “Has anyone ever seen a more beautiful bus facility?,” asked Metro CEO Art Leahy. Riders will get a chance to answer that question on Sunday when the station opens to [continue reading]
An iconic, large-scale sculpture by Donald Lipski is installed at Metro’s new El Monte Station, which is opening Oct. 14! Click here for a Source post documenting the installation of this artwork, and here for more information on Donald Lipski’s work. Read the full press release: Iconic Sculpture Watches over new [continue reading]
The new program begins Sunday, when the new El Monte Station is open to the public. Here’s the news release from Metro: When was the last time something actually became easier? Soon transit riders will be able to hop aboard either the Metro Silver Line or the Foothill Transit Silver [continue reading]
The public opening is Sunday, when the reviews from riders will start rolling in. One key takeaway here is that funding for the station expansion partially came from the funds provided by the federal government to Metro to test the ExpressLanes concept on parts of the 10 and 110 freeways [continue reading]
Elected officials and Metro are cutting the ribbon on the new El Monte Station later this morning, with the public opening on Sunday. I’ll post some photos of the facility later today. In the meantime, here’s a fact sheet on the station:
Hankering for some more Space Shuttle Endeavour? Head to Expo Park this Saturday evening to be a part of its last mission ever and welcome the space shuttle home. Expo Park will be the only mass viewing area for the shuttle. Endeavour fans should gather around 8 p.m. on Saturday, [continue reading]
Ben&Jerry’s opened at Union Station this July and provided some sweet, sweet relief during the hot days of summer. Now that the store’s settled in, it’s time for its official grand opening! Swing by Union Station this Thursday, Friday or Saturday any time between 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. to celebrate ice [continue reading]
Metro will host a public meeting tonight on what’s likely to happen during the next 12-18 months as we get ready to build the first section of the Westside Subway project. That section extends the subway from the current end of the Purple Line at Wilshire/Western and adds three new stations at [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 Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. The benefits of Carmageddon explained (kchronicles) This terrific cartoon by Keith Knight says [continue reading]
•Opening Reception & Artists Panel Discussion: Thursday, October 11, 2012, 6–9pm •Panel with artists Lisa Adams, Ken Gonzales-Day and Anne Marie Karlsen at 7pm •Moderated by Jorge Pardo, Director, Metro Art & Design, and Phung Huynh, Assistant Professor, Valley College Art Department. Metro has organized an exciting new exhibition in [continue reading]
