The first day of the L.A. Times Festival of Books was fairly quiet for Metro considering the size of the event. Only Jefferson/USC Station and 7th/Metro Station experienced higher than average crowds, and part of the crowds at 7th/Metro were heading toward Long Beach for the Grand Prix. For the [continue reading]
Here’s news release: The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) plans to add train capacity on several Metro Rail lines in anticipation of major Los Angeles area events scheduled the weekend of April 20-21, including Festival of Books, CicLAvia – To The Sea, Long Beach Grand Prix and Staples [continue reading]
A small section of the Ventura Freeway (SR-134) near Bob Hope Drive in Burbank is about to get a minor facelift as a sound wall constructed. The construction may mean traffic delays. Here’s the release just issued by Metro. Motorists can expect inconvenience and possible delays in the Burbank area as [continue reading]
CicLAvia will be taking place this Sunday, April 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The route to the sea spans more than 15 miles from downtown L.A. to Venice, and here are the Metro Bus lines that will be detoured to accommodate the event. Lines: 2, 4, 10/48, 14/37, 16, [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. It’s almost impossible to put an entire U.S. metro area on lockdown (The Atlantic: [continue reading]
Here’s the notice from the Expo Line Construction Authority, the agency building the Measure R-funded light rail line between Culver City and downtown Santa Monica: Join us for an update on Expo Phase 2! The Exposition Construction Authority invites you to a construction update community meeting for Phase 2 of the Expo [continue reading]
L.A. cyclist Roger Ruddick has a cool piece running on KCRW comparing L.A. cycling infrastructure with Rotterdam, a progressive bicycle-friendly city in the Netherlands. Click here to hear KCRW story. As Roger writes in his intro, “Rotterdam is not your typical Dutch city, with charming canals and gabled houses. Instead, [continue reading]
Metro CEO Art Leahy has released the following statement regarding the appointment of an Interim Commander of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Transportation Services Bureau: I am pleased to announce the appointment of Commander Ronene Anda as Interim Commander of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s (LASD) Transportation Services Bureau. Anda [continue reading]
Metrolink has just release this info … more good news for CicLAvia riders. Metrolink will provide extra Bike Car service to CicLAvia More than 1,000 bicycles are expected on April 21 scheduled trains LOS ANGELES – Metrolink will employ all 17 of its Bike Cars in time for CicLAvia on [continue reading]
This Sunday, when you’re walking, cycling, skating or otherwise playing your way through the streets at CicLAvia, be sure to check out bounties of art along the way! The 15-mile CicLAvia route – the longest yet – connects with six Metro Rail stations, each featuring artwork created specifically for the site. (See map [continue reading]
