The Alondra Boulevard Bridge and a segment of Alondra Boulevard will be closed starting June 10 for construction work. Here’s the press release from Caltrans: The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will fully close the Alondra Boulevard Bridge and a segment of Alondra Boulevard in both directions between Freeway Drive [continue reading]
Hola Mexico Festival returns to Los Angeles tomorrow, May 15, through May 22 with the best in Mexican films, food and music. Films will be showing at Regal Cinemas at LA LIVE, the Los Angeles Theatre and LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes. Go Metro to any of the participating venues and [continue reading]
The fourth annual Meet Me @Metro, an event that combines public transit with theatre, will be heading back to the Metro Blue Line on Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26. Join the Watts Village Theater Company for theatrical presentations of original poetry exploring the subjective theme of “home” with [continue reading]
Grab a last minute gift for mom – or better yet, take mom to pick out something nice – at Unique LA this weekend. The spring show is taking place at the California Market Center from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days. Shop directly from over 350 designers and [continue reading]
The APTA International Bus Roadeo took place this past weekend from May 3 – 7 in Indianapolis, and Metro fell just shy of bringing back the Grand Champion Award and took second place overall achievement honors. The Grand Champion Award this year was won by Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, and Orange County [continue reading]
Have bike, will travel. Bring your bike to work with you on May 16 and hop on Metrolink for free. Here’s the press release from Metrolink: Metrolink will celebrate Bike to Work Day on Thursday, May 16, by offering free train rides to Southern California commuters who bring their bicycles [continue reading]
The Revlon Run/Walk for Women will take place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum this Saturday, May 11 from 7 a.m. to noon. Metro will be detouring the following bus lines in the Exposition Park area to accommodate the event. Metro Lines: 14/37, 38, 81, 102, 200 and Metro Silver [continue reading]
Amtrak will host the sixth annual National Train Day this Saturday at L.A. Union Station from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The family friendly event is free to the public. Drop by to tour luxurious historic rail cars, freight trains and more. There will be live entertainment and giveaways, plus [continue reading]
Explore L.A. in a car free way with Discover Los Angeles. They’ve put together itineraries that feature walking, biking or riding Metro to destinations that tourists and locals can both enjoy. On Sunday, May 19, Discover L.A. is arranging a photo tour for those who want to try the L.A. [continue reading]
Metro has a few great events coming up for Bike Week L.A., but the Orange County Transportion Authority has some plans of their own. Commuters in Orange County are invited to join OCTA for a bike rally on May 16, Bike to Work Day. OCTA will be hosting a bike rally from 7:30 to [continue reading]
