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As you plan your holiday, here’s what Metro is up to so you can factor us into your celebrations. In keeping with tradition, Metro will offer free rides on New Year’s Eve, with the goal of reducing traffic congestion and providing safe transportation for those staying out extra late. No fare will be [continue reading]
First, a warm welcome to our everyday riders, new riders and visitors from out-of-town and a Happy New Year’s to everyone! I know that many of you will be attending the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena on New Year’s Day or the Rose Bowl game between Stanford and Michigan [continue reading]
Metro is always listening, and thanks to the growing number of users of our Go Metro app and their valuable feedback, we’ve recently released an updated version of our mobile application for both Android and iPhone/iPad users. The latest update comes packed with a few new features, bug fixes and [continue reading]
The Rose Queen, that is. Metro officials, 2014 Rose Queen Ana Marie Acosta and her lady princesses gathered at Los Angeles Union Station this morning to encourage folks to take advantage of the free rides on New Year’s Eve and the 24-hour Metro Rail service to go to the Rose Parade. [continue reading]
If you’ve never seen a “bus lighting ceremony” now’s your chance: Metro will be participating in the Winter Holiday Festival this Saturday, Dec. 14 at the Denker Recreation Center. The festival will take place from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. One of Metro’s red articulated buses will be decorated and [continue reading]
You asked for it and now you’ve got it: after a long hiatus, the Metro Store is back beginning today as an online store. Some of the dozen products available are in the above slideshow. More products will be added soon — check back often and sign up for email alerts.
UCLA takes on USC at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum this Saturday at 5 p.m. Metro will be running enhanced service on the Expo Line to make it easy for fans of both teams to get to the game. The Expo Line has three stops near the Coliseum: Jefferson/USC, Expo Park/USC and Expo/Vermont. The enhanced [continue reading]
Just a quick reminder: If you need a lift to the Turkey Trot 5K or 10K in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, Metro Rail will be running (on a Sunday schedule). Registration is still open for the race; here is more information. Show your TAP card and get a 10 [continue reading]
Thanksgiving is nearly upon us, meaning it’s now officially time to contemplate two holiday traditions: grandma’s green bean casserole and shopping (hopefully in that order!) Metro serves many of the area’s largest shopping malls or districts — helping shoppers avoid overflowing parking lots or finding a parking meter on congested [continue reading]
At the risk of sounding like I’m aware of current trends in pop culture, you simply must drop everything and watch Pharrell Williams’ new music video for his song “Happy.” It’s not just a regular video — it’s a 24-hour video featuring different people dancing to the song across Los [continue reading]
