For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Advisories page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter. Red Line Due to track maintenance work after 8:30pm, trains from North Hollywood will depart 5 minutes later than regular schedule. Inbound trains to Union Station will [continue reading]
The following post first appeared on El Pasajero, Metro’s Spanish-language blog. It was written by Maria Luisa Arredondo and has been translated for The Source. The place is small, modest and colorful — and sits in a perfect location next to Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights, where it’s easily accessible [continue reading]
In celebration of National Bike Month and in anticipation of Bike Week L.A. (May 16-20) we’ve launched a new survey series entitled ‘Why I Cycle’. This series spotlights local bicyclists who have made the daring leap from car-dependent to car-free or at least car-light in Los Angeles. Want to share [continue reading]
Beginning Sunday, May 8, Metro customers will be able to use the new Martin Luther King Jr. Transit Center adjacent to the Metro Blue Line Compton Station. The new transit center will have eight new bus bays and will allow easy and safe access to the rail station. Metro Bus lines 51, [continue reading]
At the time the Gold Line to East Los Angeles opened in 2009, the Metro Board of Directors asked about the possibility of installing crossing gates at some intersections along the light rail corridor. Metro officials say such gates may “increase awareness” of trains for both motorists and pedestrians. On [continue reading]
Treat mom to a car-free Mother’s Day weekend courtesy of Metro. There’s tons of great events this weekend, try this mom friendly itinerary: on Friday night take mom to Dance Downtown at the Music Center, on Saturday start the day in Hollywood with a Metro Art Tour then head 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 blog. Al Qaeda sought to target U.S. train network (Wall Street Journal) The story — which is getting widespread play — is based [continue reading]
photo by Andrew E. Miller, via submission I posted yesterday that it would be great to receive more submissions of the local transpo scene and – ta-da! – this photo taken by Andrew at the Gold Line’s Pico-Aliso station landed in our email box. The photo was taken with an [continue reading]
Regular readers of The Source are familiar with Metro’s Destination Discounts program – our weekly picks spotlight the latest deals offered to Metro riders from our local community partners. This week, in addition to our weekly picks, we’re going to highlight a community that has really embraced Destination Discounts: North [continue reading]
We’ve been running our “art of transit” posts for almost a year. The idea is to feature photography that tells the story of transportation here and elsewhere. There are, after all, some beautiful transit systems across the planet that we can look to for inspiration as Metro continues work on [continue reading]
