12 local communities before and after transit
Metro this year is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Metro Rail, which began in 1990 with the opening of the Blue Line between Los Angeles and Long Beach. It’s fair to [continue reading]
Learn about Metro’s Business Interruption Fund (BIF) at upcoming workshops
Metro and the Pacific Coast Regional Small Business Development Corporation will be hosting a second series of pilot Business Interruption Fund (BIF) workshops for firms in the area of three Metro Rail construction projects — the Crenshaw/LAX Line, Purple Line Extension’s first segment to Wilshire/La Cienega and the Little Tokyo [continue reading]
Eat Shop Play: where to go for the month of September
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 spotlight proves [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]
Eat, Shop, Play Vendor Day event tomorrow at Union Station
Make sure to stop by Union Station’s East Portal tomorrow between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to check out a few businesses participating in Metro’s new Eat, Shop, Play Local campaign. This Vendor Day event will feature local business participants from each of the three Metro project-areas (Crenshaw/LAX, Regional Connector and [continue reading]
Regional Connector community meeting to be held on March 25
Residents and stakeholders are invited to attend a construction update community meeting for the Regional Connector Transit Project that will be held on Wednesday, March 25 in Little Tokyo. The meeting will take place at the Little Tokyo Branch Library from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Click here to RSVP. More [continue reading]
Staff report discusses potential Arts District station
[scribd id=259197642 key=key-bnyrWJCwgx1nhtRSPnuI mode=scroll] Good story by the L.A. Times today on Metro potentially adding a Red/Purple Line station in downtown Los Angeles’ Arts District. The Metro staff report is above. [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Thursday, January 29
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 Metro rider profile by Zocalo Public Square: A poet at the Flea Market (Vine Street to Vineland Avenue) Atomic Cafe: Little Tokyo music landmark [continue reading]
Go Metro Weekends, Jan 9 – 11
Friday Help welcome the young and highly-talented alto saxophonist Josh Johnson to the City of Angels at the Blue Whale Jazz+Art Space in Little Tokyo. Johnson recently moved to L.A. [continue reading]
Go Metro with your holiday visitors to downtown L.A.
You’ve cleaned out the guest room and checked the air mattress for leaks — it’s the holiday season and your house may soon be packed with visiting friends and family. If you have [continue reading]