Red/Purple Line subway celebrates 25th anniversary
The first segment of the Red Line subway opened Jan. 29, 1993 — 25 years ago today. Metro held a media event at Union Station this morning to celebrate and [continue reading]
Metro partners with city, county and community groups on street vendor market at Westlake/MacArthur Park Station
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) today announced a new partnership with city, county and neighborhood organizations to open a community market where vendors can sell their goods [continue reading]
Listen: Telephone Town Halls for city of L.A. and San Gabriel Valley
https://soundcloud.com/metrolosangeles/telephone-town-hall-5-city-of-los-angeles Here are recordings from the two Telephone Town Halls (TTH) that Metro held on Monday night to discuss the potential ballot measure with residents of Los Angeles County. Here’s the transcript for the city of Los Angeles TTH. I’ll add the transcript for the San Gabriel Valley TTH as [continue reading]
Here’s the list of Telephone Town Hall meetings on potential ballot measure
There will be general information about the potential ballot measure that Metro is considering, as well as info about projects specific to different parts of Los Angeles County. If you want to listen to any meeting, call 888-400- 1932 to hear it in English or 888-400-9342 for Spanish. Here’s the rest [continue reading]
Video: Gold Line extension opening ceremony
Above is the video from last Saturday. Some interesting nuggets from elected officials and members of the Metro Board about the project’s history and the potential extension to Claremont and perhaps beyond.
Photos: Gold Line Foothill Extension’s opening day
More photos below. Click to see larger versions — you may be in one of them. The morning was devoted to the speeches and platitudes. And then, shortly before noon, [continue reading]
Board roundup: motions call for tech push, rail-to-Rams report and Gold Line-express bus study
It was a fairly quiet meeting Thursday of the Metro Board of Directors, the 13-member body that decides many issues large and small at the agency. In his opening remarks, [continue reading]
October actions by the Metro Board
The Metro Board of Directors held their regular monthly meeting on Thursday morning at Metro HQ in downtown Los Angeles. Here is the full agenda that includes links to staff [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Friday, February 27
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! Today’s Zocalo Public Square profile [continue reading]