As many of you know, the City Council today approved a Memorandum of Understanding with AEG to build a new football stadium, new convention hall space and two parking garages adjacent to Staples Center. The good news for public transportation is that if indeed the stadium gets built — and [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from Metro: Go Metro to the ESPN X Games July 28-31 The ESPN X Games are taking over Staples Center this weekend with adrenaline filled performances. Go Metro and see your favorite athletes like Shaun White, Travis Pastrana, Brian Deegan, and Tanner Foust go head to [continue reading]
Lots of rail work happening this weekend, so if you’re planning on riding (perhaps to a Go Metro Weekend destination?) take heed to the info in this post. Friday after 8:30pm Purple Line only runs between Wilshire/Western & Wilshire/Vermont due to maintenance in Downtown stations. As a result, Red Line [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. Jet Blue flights between Long Beach and Burbank sell out (Jet Blue) The two round-trip flights — for $4 a seat — [continue reading]
Thousands of new boardings system-wide. Reduced transfers saving up to 20 minutes on some trips. An 11-minute ride from Union Station across downtown to Pico Station. Increased service efficiency. New transit stations in the employment heart of Los Angeles County. Take your pick, because the 1.9-mile Regional Connector has something [continue reading]
photo by slinqui, via Twitter submission with #artoftransit hashtag It’s funny how something routine such as boarding a bus can become quite interesting when the perspective is changed. The photo was taken looking down from the Blue Line’s Firestone station. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post [continue reading]
A suspicious package found at the Blue Line’s Wardlow station in Long Beach has been found to be safe and the station has been reopened following a 90-minute closure this morning. There may be some residual delays on the line through 11:30 this morning.
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]
photo by Victor Hugo Cuevas, via submission Victor captured this image last month of a street vendor on his way to work in Long Beach on a southbound Blue Line train. Nice colors set against the less aggressive tones of the train and the bright window. To submit a photo [continue reading]
The following post originally appeared on El Pasajero, Metro’s Spanish-language blog. It has been translated and edited for posting on The Source. The post in Spanish is here. Sheriff’s deputies increased patrols and surveillance of Blue and Green line trains earlier this month due to persistent complaints from riders about [continue reading]
