Metro officials estimate that between 61,000 and 65,000 passengers rode the Gold Line on New Year’s Day. Metro provided increased service and heavily promoted the Gold Line as an easy alternative to driving to the Rose Bowl events in Pasadena. This was also the first year residents of East L.A. [continue reading]
Almost overlooked because of the holidays was the 108th birthday last Thursday for Angels Flight, the tiny cable railway opened in 1901 to shuttle passengers from L.A.’s central business district up the steep hill to the posh Bunker Hill residences above. Angels Flight ferried riders between Third and Hill and [continue reading]
The first decade of the 2000’s has been ripe with accomplishments for Metro and transportation improvements in Los Angeles County. What follows is a list of 30 notable achievements and moments in the past decade. Some may be more important to you than others, but most hopefully show a measure [continue reading]
Metro employees this morning donated more then 2,000 gifts for children and needy families served by the Fred Jordan Mission in downtown Los Angeles. The event took place at the entrance to Metro’s Gateway headquarters where pre-school children from the Metro Day Care Center, the Metro Choir and volunteers helped [continue reading]
Metro is again partnering with Southland firefighters and ABC7 to stuff a bus — or maybe two or three — with toys for deserving children. Just drop off new unwrapped toys or sports equipment at the Metro bus parked at Gateway Plaza Center, 21949 Ventura Blvd. (the corner of Ventura [continue reading]
The December meeting of the Metro Board of Directors has begun and it’s a packed house here at One Gateway. Most of the crowd appears to be here for the vote on the Crenshaw line. The Board is set to vote today on the Metro staff recommendation on making Crenshaw [continue reading]
Did you know that Wilshire Boulevard is the only street in Los Angeles to have surface-level rail banned from operating on it (although not under it) between MacArthur Park and Beverly Hills? Early 20th Century elites who built their mansions near the boulevard may have been LA’s first “NIMFYs” (Not in My [continue reading]
I stumbled upon the video posted on the Metro Library YouTube channel thanks to a post from UCLA’s Be A Green Commuter blog. It’s a promo video Metro produced to aid in the recruitment of bus operators, so obviously it’s a bit one-sided. But I found it contained some pretty [continue reading]
In October we introduced you to the newest addition in a series of posters that spotlight Metro accessible destinations, commissioned by Metro Creative Services. The artist, Shizu Saldamando, was kind enough to agree to an email interview with me to discuss her poster, her art and its place in Los [continue reading]
At a meeting of Metro officials last week, an interesting discussion broke out about a customer survey the agency did earlier this year. Was it really true that just 68% of passengers on Metro buses and trains had a working cell phone with them? And just 37% overall had smart [continue reading]
