UPDATE: Metro and Caltrans teams are working to clear the truck accident debris from the tracks. Bus shuttles will continue to replace train service between Allen and Sierra Madre Villa Station until early afternoon. Due to an overturned big rig truck on the eastbound 210 freeway causing obstructions on Metro Gold [continue reading]
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Progress has been speedy on the construction of the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension, the 11.5-mile addition that will extend the Gold Line from its current terminus in eastern Pasadena to Azusa with six new stations. And now comes the next step: tying the future extension into the existing Gold [continue reading]
The Metro Gold Line Foothill Construction Authority held held an event Wednesday in Claremont to announce the start of further planning and conceptual for the Azusa-to-Montclair phase of the project. An 11.5-mile extension of the Gold Line between eastern Pasadena and Azusa is currently under construction with Metro forecasting an [continue reading]
A three-month report on the progress of gate latching and the TAP fare media on the Red/Purple Line subway will be presented to a Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) board committee Thursday, including preliminary data showing that more people are paying the proper fare, resulting in increased revenue [continue reading]
ArtNight Pasadena is an evening filled with music, arts and entertainment at 17 of Pasadena’s most notable and iconic arts and cultural institutions on October 11 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Best of all, this entirely free event is easily accessible from the Metro Gold Line. ArtNight Pasadena is [continue reading]
More good news for the Gold Line Foothill Extension project, which is adding 11.5 miles to the Gold Line between eastern Pasadena and the Azusa/Glendora border with six new stations in Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Irwindale and two in Azusa. Here’s the latest update from Habib Balian, CEO of the Metro [continue reading]
August Metro ridership graphs UPDATE: Post corrected below in bold, 4:20 p.m. I need to double-check the Red/Purple Line ridership with Metro staff in the morning. Both the Red/Purple Line and the Expo Line had their best months yet, with 164,081 and 27,280 average weekday boardings, respectively — slightly higher than [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from Metro: Metro to offer information on Eastside Access Project Saturday, September 7, at ELA Civic Center Information about a project that will make it easier to access Metro Gold Line rail stations in East Los Angeles will be available at a Metro booth at the [continue reading]
The Bruins kick off their 2013 season on Saturday night at 7 p.m. against Nevada at the Rose Bowl. UCLA fans can take the Gold Line to the Memorial Park station in Old Pasadena. After exiting the station, turn right and walk two blocks east down Holly Street to the [continue reading]
