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Postponed: Southbound I-405 Freeway Closure between U.S. 101 and Getty Center Drive Planned Thursday Night, Nov. 21

by Dave Sotero , November 19, 2013

11/20/13 Update: Please note that the full directional closure of the southbound I-405 beginning midnight, Thursday, November 21, has been postponed due to rain. The new date and time is 2 a.m. to 7 a.m. on Sunday morning, November 24, 2013. Details are as follows:  The southbound I-405 will be [continue reading]

Metro art, outdoor ice skating and dinner discounts – no winter blues here!

by Anna Chen , November 19, 2013

Just because it’s getting dark earlier doesn’t mean you should hurry home after work. Stay out and enjoy Downtown Los Angeles as it lights up with Metro Art Moves, Metro’s free Thursday evening art tours. The guided, artist-led tours will take you on an exploration of Metro station art and [continue reading]

Go Metro and save on Tuesday evening shows to The Lion King

by Anna Chen , November 19, 2013

The Lion King will be gracing the Hollywood Pantages Theatre stage from Nov. 20 through Jan. 12. During its run, Metro riders will be able to save 15% on tickets to Tuesday evening shows. Show your valid TAP card and mention the promo code METRO at the box office when [continue reading]

Metro staff report looks at issues involving potential ballot measure to accelerate and fund transportation projects

by Anna Chen , November 18, 2013

First, the caveat: The Metro Board has not — emphasis on the HAS NOT part — decided to take a ballot measure to Los Angeles County voters. That said, in recent months, both the Board as a whole and individual members have said they want to explore the idea of [continue reading]

LADOT holding a TAP card design competition

by Anna Chen , November 18, 2013

The City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), in collaboration with Gallery Row Organization (GRO), presents the LADOT TAP Card Design Competition. Two winning designs will be selected to join the limited edition array of LADOT branded TAP cards. The competition is free to enter and participation is open to artists [continue reading]

How to protect your bike from theft while using the Metro system

by Steve Hymon , November 18, 2013

Click here to read the kind of blog post no one at Metro wants to read: it’s a first-person account by one of our passengers who last Wednesday literally watched someone steal his $1,300 road bike from the front of a Metro bus in Hollywood. Although bike theft from the [continue reading]

Then & Now: Vermont & 8th, 1950 vs 2013

by Steve Hymon , November 18, 2013

Our latest installment in our Then & Now series takes us to the intersection of 8th & Vermont in Los Angeles. The top photo was taken Sept. 2, 1950. I took the bottom photo last month, so roughly 63 years later. What’s changed? The Bank of America building is there [continue reading]

Transportation headlines, Monday, November 18

by Steve Hymon , November 18, 2013

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! ART OF TRANSIT: My somewhat less-than-cheery view of fall colors in downtown L.A. What can I say? I get grump-grump on Fridays! N.H.T.S.A reports higher [continue reading]

UPDATE: Caltrans schedules PCH closures in Malibu for rock mitigation Nov. 21 – POSTPONED

by Anna Chen , November 18, 2013

POSTPONED  Coming up this Thursday according to Caltrans: The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will have alternating closures in both directions of Pacific Coast Highway (State Route 1) intermittently between 6:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 21 from south of Las Posas Road to north of Deer Creek [continue reading]

Expo Line tracks now stretch across Westwood Boulevard as work continues this weekend!

by Steve Hymon , November 17, 2013

As we posted the other day, Westwood Boulevard is closed to traffic this weekend between Ashby and Richland avenues to accommodate the laying of tracks for the second phase of the Expo Line. The road is scheduled to reopen by 6 a.m. Monday. Above is a nice photo taken Saturday [continue reading]

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