If you weren’t able to make it out to the Chinatown screening in July, here’s your next chance to watch a movie at Union Station! Metro and Echo Park Film Center will be screening a classic Alfred Hitchcock film (did you guess Strangers on a Train? Because you were right!) [continue reading]
Are you an avid transit reader? Do you whip out a well worn paperback the minute you step foot on bus or train? Or do you prefer the Kindle/Nook/tablet – lighter to carry, and no one can tell what you’re reading (is it romance? It’s okay if it’s romance, says [continue reading]
Pickles, surfboards and all things bikes! Enjoy a ride along the L.A. River and learn about places that manufacture and create goodies in L.A. at the next Metro sponsored, C.I.C.L.E. led bike ride “Made in LA” along the L.A. River. The free bike ride meets at the Los Angeles River Center and Gardens [continue reading]
Many of you are probably familiar with the Metro Customer Center at Union Station’s East Portal, but did you know there’s also an information booth at the other end of the station? The info booth, located just outside the old ticketing concourse, is part of the original Union Station and [continue reading]
UPDATE at 11:15 a.m. LAFD has cleared the area and the Green Line is resuming regular service. The Metro Green Line has suspended service between the Crenshaw/I-105 and Aviation/LAX stations at the request of the Los Angeles Fire Department due to a major gas leak near the railroad tracks. Trains are [continue reading]
This week’s closures on the I-710 from Caltrans: The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will implement the following closures for the week beginning Monday, September 16 through Friday, September 20 in relation to a $120 million pavement replacement project on the Long Beach Freeway (I-710) from the Los Angeles River Bridge to [continue reading]
The Tracks to Success job fair for veterans will be held at Union Station on Thursday, September 19. The event will focus exclusively on opportunities in the rail transportation industry for veterans, active duty military members, guard and reserve members and military spouses. September 19, 2013 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Los [continue reading]
I-5 closures set for next week. Some good news too – 3 long term ramp closures are ending this month! Here are all the details from Caltrans: The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) plans to implement the closures listed below as part of a project that is constructing High Occupancy [continue reading]
Caltrans will close portions of the I-10 as part of the High Occupancy Vehicle lane construction project. The following schedule will be in effect, weather permitting, and is subject to change: Continuing Long Term Closure Bess Avenue Pedestrian Overcrossing Full closure of Bess Avenue pedestrian overcrossing through summer, 2013 [continue reading]
Your I-405 update for the weekend from Metro: The I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements contractor will be shifting K-rail, restriping six lanes of traffic and setting K-rail in the freeway median on the nights of Saturday, September 14, 2013, and Sunday September 15. This work will require a full closure of [continue reading]
