Model buses are now available for purchase in Metro’s online store — you can chose between an Orange Line bus or Metro 40-foot buses used on local and rapid routes. One note: we’re aware of complaints from some readers about shipping fees. This is due to an exclusive contract that [continue reading]
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! Metro stays local in hiring (L.A. Register) A nice look at Ledaya Epps, a 37-year-old Compton resident who was hired as a construction apprentice on [continue reading]
Final Update: 5:00 a.m.: Automated signals have been restored on the Metro Green Line, and trains will resume running on a normal schedule. Update 7:30 p.m.: At this time Green Line signal issues remain unresolved, however, trains are currently arriving at stations across the line every 15 minutes. The Metro [continue reading]
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! Hello, Source readers. I was away for a few days doing the active transportation thing: backpacking into the Hoover Wilderness of the Eastern Sierra. It’s [continue reading]
U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez visited the Crenshaw/LAX Line project on Monday as part of a nationwide tour leading up to Labor Day on September 1. Perez was welcomed by Metro Board Member Jackie Dupont-Walker, Metro CEO Art Leahy and two workers from the Walsh/Shea Corridor Construction (WSCC) apprenticeship program, LeDaya Epps [continue reading]
FINAL UPDATE: 11:07 a.m– The Green Line resumes normal service as the earlier loss of power issue has been cleared. Bus shuttles have been cancelled. Expect residual delays through noon. Metro thanks you for your patience and understanding. UPDATE: 10:06 a.m.- Bus shuttles have been established between Redondo Beach and [continue reading]
Metro will be holding its next community meeting for the Purple Line Extension Project on September 18, 2014 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Metro’s Construction Relations team will provide updates on current pre-construction work for the project’s first phase, a nearly four-mile extension of the subway from [continue reading]
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! Charging for connections is insane (Human Transit) Transportation planner Jarrett Walker praises Metro for changing its fare system to allow free transfers after several years [continue reading]
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! And there’s this: DID U KNOW? The #LongestEscalator west of #Mississippi is at @metrolosangeles @VermontWilshire station? @vineapp vid: http://t.co/Eml3utAtFZ — Wilshire And Vermont (@VermontWilshire) August [continue reading]
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! Eyes on the street: faulty ped detour for Expo Phase 2 construction (Streetsblog LA) As the photos show, a pedestrian detour sign instructs walkers to cross busy [continue reading]
