Go Metro mobile app update has geofencing
The latest update to the Go Metro mobile app is now available in the App Store for Apple devices and Google Play for Android devices. Featuring more than just bug fixes [continue reading]
Bus stop relocated at Wilshire/La Brea for Purple Line construction
The notice from Metro is below and the relocation begins THIS SUNDAY. The relocation will continue for several years as the northwest corner of Wilshire and La Brea will first [continue reading]
Mark Ridley-Thomas’ priorities as Metro Board Chair
Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas took over as Chairman of the Metro Board of Directors earlier this month and will be in that role through next June. Ridley-Thomas is currently [continue reading]
Meet two of the K9s that keep Metro safe
A few years ago, we learned a little bit about how the explosive detection dogs who keep Metro safe are trained. But what happens after they’re all trained up and ready [continue reading]
Station refurbishment work on the Blue Line completed
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww_vIhffhds] Good news, everyone! Station refurbishment work along the Metro Blue Line wrapped this past weekend, marking a milestone completion of the Blue Line Upgrades project. The work, which began August [continue reading]
Business Interruption Fund spotlight: Lula Washington Dance Theater
Metro’s Business Interruption Fund was started to assist small businesses that may be impacted by construction of Metro’s Crenshaw/LAX line, the Little Tokyo area along the Regional Connector and Phase [continue reading]
Images of the Crenshaw/LAX Project construction progress
According to Bryan Pennington, Metro Executive of Director Engineering and Construction, the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project has reached 33 percent completion! The $2.058 billion Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project continues to move forward in July [continue reading]
Going to the Special Olympics opening ceremony? Better Go Metro
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INAeYXRIFCA] The World Games 2015 opening ceremony is set to take place at the L.A. Coliseum on Saturday, July 25. Now I don’t know if you’ve been to these types of ceremonies [continue reading]
Eat Shop Play: where to go for the month of July
The Eat Shop Play campaign supports and promotes local businesses located in project areas impacted by construction of the Crenshaw/LAX Line, the Purple Line Extension and the Regional Connector. This month’s Eat Shop Play business spotlights feature some cafes that serve up tasty food and drinks! From Little Tokyo, we have Café Dulce! [continue reading]
Q&A: 25 years and counting of Metro Rail, part two
The Metro Blue Line opened on July 14, 1990. Here’s the link to part one of our big anniversary Q&A. Will Metro Rail ever connect to LAX in some sort of [continue reading]