In keeping with tradition, Metro will once more be offering free rides this Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve to provide safe transportation and reduce holiday traffic congestion. No fare will be charged on all Metro Rail and Bus lines starting at 9 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 24 until 2 [continue reading]
Take your whole family to the L.A. County Holiday Celebration at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion tonight. The free three-hour extravaganza lasts from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and will feature over 20 choirs, music ensembles and dance companies from all over Los Angeles. Pre-show activities will start at noon. Go [continue reading]
Using the universal language of music, MTS hopes to inspire people to ride public transit. The fun and informative songs give you a taste of local San Diego flavor and show you how easy it is to get around on their buses and trolleys. Check out the rest of the videos and songs [continue reading]
Metro Board Directors and Metro executives gathered this week at Arthur Winston Division 5 to celebrate the bus maintenance facility’s 100th birthday. Division 5 opened on December 30, 1912 as a streetcar maintenance facility and has been providing the city of Los Angeles with continous transit service ever since. In [continue reading]
In case you didn’t catch the link on this week’s Twitter Tuesday, here’s the music video by Muse featuring the Metro subway platform and train at Union Station.
Need a last minute gift for an L.A. Clippers fan? Metro riders can score a 10% discount on all official Clipper merchandise at TEAM LA. The store has locations at L.A. LIVE and Staples Center. Just show your valid TAP card or L.A. County Employee ID to receive the discount. The [continue reading]
Avoid paying for parking and crazy traffic by going Metro to the Tournament of Roses or the Rose Bowl game on New Year’s Day. The Metro Gold Line has four station stops near the parade route in Pasadena. Free shuttles to the Rose Bowl leave from the Parsons parking lot located just three [continue reading]
53 intersections throughout L.A. will be upgraded with continental crosswalks (a.k.a. zebra crossings, see above pic) by March of 2013, which is fantastic news for the thousands that live and work in L.A. Continental crosswalks provide higher visibility to advise motorists that pedestrians may be present, making for a safer [continue reading]
This morning, Los Angeles Mayor and Metro Board Member Antonio Villaraigosa, Santa Monica Mayor and Metro Board Member Pam O’Connor, City Coucil Member Jose Huizar and Metro CEO Art Leahy joined other Metro officials and downtown business leaders to announce the start of utility relocation work to prepare for construction of the Regional Connector. [continue reading]
This Saturday and Sunday is East L.A. on Ice, taking place from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. both days at the EastL.A.CivicCenter. The free event features live music, snow, artwalk boutiques, free ice skating for kids and more. The tree lighting ceremony takes place at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. [continue reading]
