Go Metro Weekends, Celebrate the Year of the Monkey
Although the Lunar New Year officially begins next Monday, kickoff celebrations are starting early this year all over the county. Go Metro to ring in the Year of the Monkey [continue reading]
Early bird commuters burst into song on karaoke rickshaw
Rideshare Week 2015 has begun and Metro riders had a chance this morning to serenade their fellow bus mates. At 7:00am Tuesday, the Movable Parts team unveiled their machine at busy [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Monday, June 8
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Blossom Plaza takes form in Chinatown (urbanize LA) Nice post [continue reading]
Go Metro Weekends, Feb 27 – Mar 1
Friday In collaboration with The Industry and Echo Park Film Center, Metro Presents a free screening of Thom Andersen’s Los Angeles Plays Itself, often called the best documentary film about L.A. The [continue reading]
Sheep, goat, ram — it’s the new year and you can go Metro to celebrate in Chinatown
The Lunar New Year is upon us, and Chinatown is gearing up for the 116th Golden Dragon Parade! The event will take place this Saturday, Feb. 21 at 1 p.m. [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Thursday, December 4
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Art of Transit: Rain ☔☔ so rare in #SoCal that it must be documented! Thanks to @bumsicles for sharing this pic with us #rainyday #MetroBlueLine [continue reading]
Go Metro for dinner, Dodgers and discounts
Save on dinner and Dodgers game tickets with your handy dandy TAP card. Then hop on the Dodger Stadium Express to get to the game! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ik8s7Wn1Xo]
More details and renderings on the evolving Union Station Master Plan
Progress continues on finalizing the Union Station Master Plan. As you may recall, the Metro Board of Directors last fall approved a basic concept for the station that included a greatly expanded concourse to run under the existing train platforms and both relocating and consolidating the bus plaza to the west side [continue reading]
Come for the Union Station celebration, stay to explore DTLA neighborhoods
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VfjlW8xqB0] Saturday, May 3 is Union Station’s 75th anniversary celebration, a day filled with live entertainment, miniature railroads, special train car tours, architectural tours and more! (See schedule of events here.) After exploring Union Station, hop on Metro to check out the nearby neighborhoods. Here are just a few of the places and events [continue reading]
Metro Motion celebrates Union Station 75th anniversary stories
In this edition of Metro Motion the focus is on beautiful Los Angeles Union Station, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary on May 3. The 1939 opening was an amazing party and half a million spectators turned out to explore the last of the great railway stations and see the [continue reading]