The item was originally scheduled to be considered by the Metro Board of Directors at tomorrow’s meeting. But Metro CEO Art Leahy has decided to push the item back one month in order to have more time to discuss construction techniques and impacts with the business community along Flower Street [continue reading]
Earlier this afternoon, a private vehicle struck the platform for the northbound Harbor Transitway station at the 105 freeway, injuring six or seven people, according to authorities and media reports. Service alerts are posted on the Metro.net homepage, on the MetroAlert Twitter feed or can be received by text message. [continue reading]
EXPO LINE UPDATE, SORT OF: I was along the Expo Line alignment early Saturday evening and it was exciting to see the number and frequency of trains running along the tracks between La Cienega and downtown L.A. at night. As for an opening date….still no official word. But I can [continue reading]
It’s kind of an obvious statement: rail and busway stations are the gateway for the tens of thousands of passengers entering the Metro system each day. And since most people have to spend at least a few of minutes at stations, the quality of time spent there is crucial to [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. Southland gas prices reach highest amount since late May (CBS [continue reading]
Over the past year or so, I’ve gotten to know Joe Linton as an advocate for biking, walking and transit in L.A. through our work together on the board of the Southern California Streets Initiative, the non-profit publisher of LA Streetsblog. But there’s another side to Joe beyond advocate — [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from Metro: Academy Awards countdown: Metro Bus service along Hollywood Blvd. on detour schedule; Metro Rail trains to bypass Metro Red Line station at Hollywood/Highland on Sunday, Feb. 26 Five Metro Bus Lines (212/312, 217, 222 and 780) are on detour schedules due to street closures [continue reading]
Welcome to Twitter Tuesday, our roundup of the latest Metro related tweets. To get out attention, add the #MetroLosAngeles tag to your tweets. For specific complaints and customer service, please use the Customer Comment Form on Metro.net.
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]
The Intimacy of Place features a sea of faces representing a broad cultural mix of individuals who live and work in the 23rd Street station area. Taking advantage of the double-sided art panel configuration, Dierdorff populated the station with intimate portraits of fronts and backs of heads. His intent is [continue reading]
