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: https://instagram.com/p/6iRTKQIPRf/?taken-by=metrolosangeles Newsflash!: The California State Assembly’s Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved SB 767, which would allow Metro to place a sales tax measure on a future ballot. [continue reading]
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. https://twitter.com/MetroLibrary/status/633330084028526592 Important PSA from our friends in WeHo! Several scenes [continue reading]
I took the above photos early Monday evening on the Blue Line. Universal Pictures had invited about 150 community members from Compton to the premiere of “Straight Outta Compton” in [continue reading]
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. Pick your social media poison! Gold Line Eastside project environmental document released (San Gabriel Valley Tribune) Coverage of the release on Friday of the Eastside Gold Line Phase 2 environmental [continue reading]
Photos courtesy of City of Compton The official ribbon cutting of the Blue Line Farmers’ Market took place this past Wednesday. Major Aja Brown and Compton City Council are fighting back and providing the City of Compton with fresh fruits and vegetables to combat the city’s designation as a ‘Food [continue reading]
Fresh produce can be difficult to come by in many areas served by the Metro Blue Line. The new Blue Line Farmers’ Market addresses this issue by bringing the finest in California grown seasonal fruits and vegetables, gourmet specialty foods, handmade crafts and more to the MLK Transit Center Village once a week. [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. Transit that serves all requires some sacrifice (L.A. Times) To provide some perspective on [continue reading]
The new Martin Luther King Jr. Transit Center will serve the Blue Line and numerous Metro bus lines. Here is the news release from the city of Compton: MEDIA ALERT City of Compton_ MLK Grand Opening
Lifelong artist Elliott Pinkney, a muralist, sculptor and printmaker who lives and works in Compton, spoke to a roomful of neighbors and students from Davis Middle School at a program hosted by the Compton Library on Tuesday morning. The topic was the original artwork for the poster “Compton,” in the [continue reading]
Here’s an interesting perspective – your neighborhood as seen through the interpretive eyes of a local artist. A poster series here at Metro does just that. It’s called “Through the Eyes of Artists.” The series has produced 25 posters featuring as many neighborhoods since 2004. The result is a time-stamp [continue reading]
