Metro will be hosting an employment networking event for veterans and Wounded Warriors Project alumni, as well as their caregivers and families, on Wednesday, Nov. 6. Event Details: Wednesday, November 6, 2013 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. 4th Floor, Plaza View Conference Room One Gateway Plaza Los Angeles, CA 90012 Dress [continue reading]
NYC subway operators have to follow a somewhat strange rule: when they pull into a station, they have to point at a black and white striped sign to show that the train is stopped at the right place. Well, a few New Yorkers decided to do a little experiment and [continue reading]
Just a friendly reminder: Effective Sunday, November 3, 2013, at 2:00 a.m., California will return to Pacific Standard Time. Those attending HARD Day of the Dead, Metro Rail will continue running approximately 1 hour after the event regardless of the official time on the clock. And a $5 Metro Day Pass is valid until 3 [continue reading]
AFI FEST film festival takes place in Hollywood Thursday, Nov. 7 through Thursday, Nov. 14. The festival will showcase the best independent films of the year and is the only film festival of international stature free to the public. Films will be shown at the TCL Chinese Theatres, Chinese 6, [continue reading]
A huge transit project such as the Crenshaw/LAX Line — with a $2-billion-plus budget — has the potential to bring economic opportunities along the train’s route, the reason Metro held a Business Opportunities Summit today to ensure local business owners know how they can work with Metro and take advantage of [continue reading]
The city of West Hollywood held a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday morning for the La Brea Streetscape Project. The project includes design, installation and construction of streetscape improvements to a .375 mile segment of La Brea Avenue in West Hollywood. These improvements include 3 new median islands, added green space [continue reading]
Downtown Flea July 28th from DTFlea on Vimeo. Besides the Friday performance of Atabey at Union Station this evening and Dia de los Muertos events getting underway this weekend, Downtown Flea is also taking place this Sunday in downtown’s Historic Core. Shop for unique vintage collectibles and enjoy various dishes from local [continue reading]
Welcome to Friday Five, a weekly roundup of five transit pics we’re loving on Instagram. Want to be featured? Tag @MetroLosAngeles on Instagram to get our attention and follow us for more fun transit photos. And without further adieu… Fun pic from the Pomona Pumpkin Patch Pedal, props to this [continue reading]
Caltrans is closing the I-105 from California Street to the I-405 tonight for filming, so those of you heading to LAX in the wee hours of the morning might have to detour. Here’s the press release: The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will fully close I-105 from California Street to [continue reading]
Art of Transit: Catching up on Tsubasa on the Gold Line. Photo via Metro’s Instagram. Welcome to the Halloween Edition of Transit Reader, where you can let us know what you’re reading during your commute – and get some recommendations. In the spirit of creeping yourself (and others) out for [continue reading]
