Fresh pics: Expo extension media ride
Well, you know it’s close to project-opening time when the traditional media ride is held. As expected, there was a healthy crowd this a.m. for the ride to Santa Monica [continue reading]
Video: CC to SaMo on the Expo Line
Enjoy the ride! Of course, you will be able to ride the new Expo extension beginning Friday, May 20, when the seven new stations open at noon. Free rides will [continue reading]
How We Roll, May 4: Expo parking and predicting future of ride hailing
Reminder: Telephone Town Halls on the potential ballot measure begin tonight with Metro Board Chair Mark Ridley-Thomas talking to residents of Carson, Compton, Culver City, Gardena, Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lawndale, Lynwood, the communities of South Los Angeles, Koreatown, and portions of West Los Angeles. More info here about calling in. Things to [continue reading]
Metro to offer free rides, station celebrations as part of Expo Line grand opening May 20-21
As part of the celebrations for the opening of the Expo Line to Santa Monica on Friday, May 20, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) will offer free [continue reading]
Expo Line 2 testing ramps up
Here’s the notice — trains will be running every 12 to 20 minutes from 4 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Friday and until 3 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights. [continue reading]
17 things to know about Expo 2 opening on May 20
The long wait for the Expo Line extension to Santa Monica is almost over. Metro CEO Phil Washington announced on Thursday that the 6.6-mile second phase of the Expo Line between [continue reading]
Heads up! Expo Line emergency drills begin Sunday at Downtown SaMo Station
This is part of the process of getting the Expo Line extension to Santa Monica ready for public consumption. Another reminder: train testing between Palms and Santa Monica continues during the day and night. Be alert and be safe, people!
Heads up! More frequent Expo Line testing between Palms and SaMo
Please see the notice and map above. Hours of testing will vary — it’s best to assume these are active tracks and to look both ways and obey all traffic [continue reading]
Photos: Expo Line clearance testing begins!
As expected, clearance testing for the second phase of the Expo Line light rail project began this morning with a train running under its own power running west from Culver [continue reading]
Expo Line bridge takes shape in Palms: check out this pic
photo by ExpoLine Fan, via his Flickr page Nice photo from work done Monday at the bridge that will carry the Expo Line over National Boulevard in Palms. ExpoLine Fan has tons of construction pics on his Flickr page and updates it frequently for those who want very frequent [continue reading]