A ribbon cutting was held Tuesday for a project that elevated two miles of Metrolink, Amtrak and freight tracks in Burbank, eliminating a street level crossing at Buena Vista Street [continue reading]
With the Rio Games in full swing, Metro’s and LA2024’s efforts to bring the Games closer to home continues tonight when Shirley Babashoff — three-time Gold Medalist in swimming at the 1972 Games in Munich — will be appearing in the East Portal of Union Station from 4:30 p.m. to [continue reading]
ICYMI: Expo Line and Metro ridership numbers for June. Art of Transit: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (@metrolosangeles) Art [continue reading]
It’s May, and baseball season is well underway. If you’re not busy taking Metro’s Dodger Stadium Express to catch a home game, why not stop by the Service Council meeting in your area? All five Metro Service Councils will meet for their regular meetings this month and hear an update [continue reading]
Earlier today, Metro presented a check to KC Stylist, a small business in Little Tokyo, as part of the Metro Business Interruption Fund (BIF) for small businesses owners near the Regional Connector project. The BIF is a pilot program that started in Feb. 2015. The program has awarded 135 grants exceeding a total of [continue reading]
[scribd id=305238542 key=key-rLnjXYzD850jss3wjP3b mode=scroll] A long list of transit projects, road improvements and commuting options could be built over the next five decades under a $120-plus billion spending plan Metro [continue reading]
Counterweights were removed from the Green Line last weekend, allowing construction to go forward of the bridge that will bring the Crenshaw/LAX Line tracks to the Green Line. When completed, the southern end of the Crenshaw/LAX Line will connect with the Green Line. The plan at this time is to run [continue reading]
In order to allow for more community participation during the holiday season, the deadline to vote for the #CrenshawTBM name and artwork has been extended to Monday, December 7, 2015 at 9 a.m. local time! Cast your vote TODAY for a chance to make history and help Metro choose the TBM artwork [continue reading]
“Where we’re going, we don’t need roads….” –Doc Emmett Brown The subject of Back to the Future Day came up in my beer league hockey locker room last night. The [continue reading]
Taste of Soul 2015 was a successful event this past Saturday, Oct. 17. More than 350,000 people from all over Southern California enjoyed the music, food and festive ambiance of the family festival, now on its 10th anniversary. One of the most convenient ways to get to the event was from [continue reading]
