[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxbv7qAehXc&feature=youtu.be[/youtube] This is the first of a two-part video from the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority looking at cities along the 11.5-mile project to extend the Gold Line from Pasadena to the Azusa/Glendora border. The project is being funded by the Measure R sales tax increase approved by Los [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.
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. Rio + 20: what if transportation is an afterthought? (Next American City) With the [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vV1J3cQnj0[/youtube] The Canadian singer and songwriter plays the El Rey tonight with the doors opening at 7 p.m. The tour is in support of her new album “Voyageur” that features collaborations with Bon Iver and came out to (as usual) good reviews last year. As of 10:50 a.m., tickets are [continue reading]
photo by Joe Goldberg, via Flickr creative commons A bird’s eye view shot last month of the underground University Link light rail project being constructed in Seattle. The 3.15-mile project will connect downtown Seattle to the University of Washington at a cost of $1.9 billion. To submit a photo for [continue reading]
Normal service is expected this morning on the Blue Line. Here is the last service alert from Metro’s Twitter feed that was posted Monday night: Blue Line Final Update: Issue resolved at Slauson. Trains resume normal service to all stations at this time. No other alerts.
Due to several equipment issues throughout entire line, Metro customers are advised to anticipate significant delays today when traveling on the Blue Line. As of 3:30 p.m., trains are serving ALL stations. Additionally, trains both ways are sharing the northbound track at the following stations: Florence, Slauson and Vernon. This [continue reading]
Blue Line: Monday, March 26, 2012: due to several equipment issues throughout entire line, please anticipate significant delays today when traveling on the Blue Line. As of 11:45am, trains are serving ALL stations. Additionally, trains both ways are sharing the northbound track at the following stations: Florence, Slauson, Vernon, San Pedro, [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 sent Friday from the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, the agency building the Measure R-funded project from Pasadena to the Azusa/Glendora border: Construction of the temporary structure required more than 20 full closures of the eastbound I-210 Freeway MONROVIA, Calif. – Today, the Metro Gold [continue reading]
