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The annual parade begins at 8 a.m. on Monday and the game between Oregon and Wisconsin at 2:10 p.m. at the Rose Bowl. Both the parade and the game are easy to reach via Metro’s Gold Line light rail that runs between Pasadena and Union Station in downtown Los Angeles, [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from Metrolink, the commuter rail agency serving the Greater Los Angeles region: METROLINK, METRO OFFER THE EASIEST, MOST ECONOMICAL WAYS TO TRAVEL TO 2012 TOURNAMENT OF ROSES® FESTIVITIES Metrolink’s 2-For-1 Promotion Continues Through Dec. 30 and on Jan. 2 for the Rose Bowl Festivities Los Angeles [continue reading]
If you are making plans for going out this holiday weekend, there is an alternative to driving: Metro Rail and the Orange Line busway will be running all night on New Year’s Eve and again on Sunday night-Monday morning. Metro is offering free rides on all buses and trains between [continue reading]
Metro Board Members Richard Katz and Pam O’Connor joined Metro Chief Operations Officer Lonnie Mitchell and the Tournament of Roses Queen and Royal Court at Union Station this morning to promote Metro and Metrolink services to the 2012 Tournament of Roses festivities in Pasadena. Officials announced Metro will operate all [continue reading]
With New Year’s Day on a Sunday this year, Metro has decided to run 24-hour service on all five rail lines and the Orange Line busway beginning on Saturday night — New Year’s Eve — until the close of service on Monday night, Jan. 2. Free rides on all Metro [continue reading]
Sick of traffic? Done with smog? Well, you’re not the only one. This past Saturday, GOOD Attacks! took place right in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, and this intrepid Metro-ette was there right in the middle of the action. The gathering is the first in a series of events [continue reading]
I love Surfas. I love the cheeses and the rolling pins and the gadgets I’ll never use but think I need. I love the imprints of cooking utensils on the floor of the concrete entranceway and the endless metal shelves of pans and imported honeys and chocolates and couscous. Surfas [continue reading]
The Silver Line debuted on this day in 2009, running seven days a week between the El Monte Station in the San Gabriel Valley, downtown Los Angeles and the Artesia Transit Center in the South Bay. (See the map after the jump). The bus makes that trip in under [continue reading]
Here’s the news release: Leave the Driving to Metro — To promote a safe holiday season, Metro will offer a special holiday free fare program for all Metro Bus and Metro Rail lines operating on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. The free fare program will be in effect [continue reading]
Here’s a fun video from the Path Less Pedaled website on getting from the San Fernando Valley to Leo Carrillo State Beach using the Red Line, a bus and a bike ride up PCH.
