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Leave the driving (and train operating) to the pros this Cinco De Mayo by taking Metro to The Greek Theater for the 1st Annual Los Lobos Cinco De Mayo Festival. You probably recognize the name Los Lobos, but you might not recognize one of their special guests, Mariachi El Bronx. [continue reading]
The Expo Line’s opening weekend with free rides is now complete and regular service begins early Monday morning between 7th/Metro Center in downtown Los Angeles and the La Cienega/Jefferson station. The first westbound train from 7th/Metro Center leaves at 4:54 a.m. and the first eastbound train from La Cienega/Jefferson station [continue reading]
We’ve posted tons on the Expo Line’s opening on Saturday, here’s a brief recap: •Expo Line trains will be running from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday from 7th/Metro Center station in downtown Los Angeles to the La Cienega/Jefferson station. Two Expo Line stations are not opening [continue reading]
First, a plug: If you’re planning to attend this weekend’s Expo Line festivities, go ahead and subscribe to Metro on Twitter at @MetroLosAngeles, so you can follow our coverage in real time and share with us all your Expo thoughts and photos. Now, business: We’ll be the first to admit [continue reading]
In a perfect world, I’d be writing that you could take a downbound Expo Line train the Thursday and Friday night Bruce Springsteen shows at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. As fate would have it — pretty much sealed the day I got a ticket to the Friday night show [continue reading]
Ever wanted to tour L.A.’s historical landmarks in your classiest attire (much like Dapper Dan, star of the video above)? Your chance comes this Sunday thanks to transit advocacy group Rail LA, which is hosting its Dapper Day on the Subway. The event — part parade, part tour, part [continue reading]
Looking for a way to celebrate the opening of Expo? Take advantage of the free rides on April 28 and head to the Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital’s Everychild Playground, located right in front of Expo Line’s 23rd Street Station. Saturday is the Everychild Playground Play Day from 10 a.m. to [continue reading]
Phase One of the Expo Line will soon put transit riding Angelenos within walking distance of a slew of destinations previously not served by Metro Rail: USC, Exposition Park, Mid City and Culver City, among others. But many transit trips don’t begin and end by walking to and from the [continue reading]
The timetable for the Expo Line that goes into effect with revenue service beginning next Monday is below. It can be downloaded from the Metro website here [pdf]. With the Farmdale station not yet complete, the Expo Line has a run time of 26 minutes between 7th/Metro Center in downtown [continue reading]
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) will implement many bus line detours and provide longer trains in support of CicLAvia this Sunday, April 15. The fourth official CicLAvia event in the Downtown L.A. area is designed to celebrate car-free enjoyment of public spaces for pedestrians, bicyclists, joggers, skateboarders [continue reading]
