The hefty Metro Blue Line rail cars make a hard day’s run between Long Beach and downtown Los Angeles, running the 22-mile stop-and-go course to the tune of 87,000 trips a year, 1.7 million service miles and 26 million boardings. Although the rail cars of the Blue Line’s original fleet [continue reading]
In response to a report commissioned by the city of Beverly Hills, Metro officials on Tuesday said they stand by seismic and tunneling safety reports that Metro released in October as part of its planning of the Westside Subway Extension project. Metro’s response to the report by the environmental consulting [continue reading]
Welcome to Twitter Tuesday, our roundup of the latest Metro related tweets. To get our attention, add the #MetroLosAngeles tag to your tweets. For specific complaints and customer service, please use the Customer Comment Form on Metro.net.
The Dodgers first regular season home game begins in less than an hour. Crowds are healthy for the Dodger Stadium Express between Union Station and the ballpark (more info about the bus service here). The above photo was taken about 11:45 a.m.
The Expo Line home page on metro.net has received a makeover and now includes these nifty widgets below. Go to the web tools part of the page to get the code for a variety of different widgets for your own website. Get the Countdown Creator Pro widget and many other [continue reading]
Motorists and bus riders on the 110 freeway will continue to see signs (literally) of progress on the ExpressLanes project, which opens this fall. The project is converting the carpool lanes between Adams Boulevard in downtown L.A. and the Artesia Transit Center into HOT lanes. Carpoolers will still travel in [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. Van Nuys Rapidway project re-branded (Daily News) The Metro project [continue reading]
Due to a planned rally at Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles beginning at 4 p.m. for Trayvon Martin, the Florida teen killed in February, there are a number of Metro bus detours in place. Please click here for more information. Service advisories can also be found on the metro.net [continue reading]
How do they do that? is a series for The Source that explores the technology that helps keep Metro running and passengers and other commuters moving. Some of it applies directly to the trains, buses and freeways and some of it runs in the background — invisible to nearly everyone [continue reading]
Here’s the news release: Metro will again offer Dodger Stadium Express bus service from Union Station in downtown Los Angeles to Dodger Stadium throughout the regular 2012 baseball season under a grant approved by the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC). The Dodgers opening day game against the [continue reading]
