Sure, riding Metro saves you from the stress of traffic, reduces your environmental impact and lowers your monthly transportation costs – but did you know it also entitles you to a bunch of great deals around L.A.? That’s what Destination Discounts is all about – and The Source is here [continue reading]
A study from the Brookings Institute (PDF here) reveals that Angelenos without a car have the best access to public transportation in the nation – even beating out the New York City metropolitan area. We mentioned the report last week in Thursday’s Transportation Headlines post, since then stories have popped [continue reading]
Line 258 Due to construction the listed line will be on detour between Mission Rd. & Main St. (City of Alhambra). Southbound Only: Depart Layover via Bay State St. to (L) Monterey St., (L) Main St. and regular route Dates: through Thursday. Line 60 (Late Night/OWL) Due to construction the [continue reading]
All events are subject to change or may be be sold out, please check with the venue before making plans. A denotes an event with a Destination Discount – Go Metro and save! To plan your trip and to check all other transit options, please consult Google Transit or the [continue reading]
Blue Line Due to Track Maintenance, beginning at 8:30pm Friday and through Sunday at Close, trains will operate every 20 minutes throughout the day. Please be advised to allow up to 30 additional minutes to complete your trip and that work will occur over additional weekends; notices will be posted. [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Metrolink passes bike friendly test (Streetsblog Los Angeles) Long time safe streets and bicycle advocate Stephen Box shares a detailed review of bringing bikes [continue reading]
Red/Purple Line Due to track maintenance after 8:30pm, trains will operate on a different schedule (times are approximate and are subject to minor work related delays). Outbound Red Line trains to North Hollywood run 4 minutes earlier than regular schedule, departing Union Station at 8:53pm, 9:13pm, 9:33pm and every 20 [continue reading]
Curbed LA got the scoop yesterday and the news has spread across the tech blogs: it looks like Apple is planning on building a fancy new retail store on the Third Street Promenade – just one block away from the future Colorado/4th Expo Line Station. It’s not confirmed, but an [continue reading]
For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Advisories page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter. Red/Purple Line Due to track maintenance after 8:30pm, trains will operate on a different schedule (times are approximate and are subject to minor work related delays). Outbound [continue reading]
Last week the Washington City Paper, an alternative weekly newspaper for the D.C. area, took an in-depth look at the efforts of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to improve their customer communications (and image) by diving into the world of social media. The article is well worth a [continue reading]
