The art of creating a Metro Snapchat geofilter
For those of you still unfamiliar with Snapchat, the app has these things called geofilters — a design or image you can overlay on your photo or video. The geofilters are [continue reading]
Final environmental impact statement/report released for Highway 138 project between 5 and 14
UPDATE, AUG. 2021 — The project web page on metro.net is no longer active as the project seeks funding. The FEIS/R can be viewed at the links below. The Final [continue reading]
Fresh pics: first Regional Connector rail tunnel under Bunker Hill
Final preparations for the tunnel boring machine (TBM) arrival at Flower and 4th streets in downtown Los Angeles are underway on the Regional Connector project. This weekend, the Financial District [continue reading]
We’re looking for people to test the next version of Go Metro app
After launching the new Metro website earlier this year, our goal was to have everything that uses Metro data on the same platform to help riders get consistent responses from the same set of tools. With consistency and a seamless experience as our focus, we have reimagined our Go Metro [continue reading]
Presentation on the Purple Line Extension’s draft supplemental EIS
Above is a presentation (pdf here) on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement that was released in May for the Purple Line Extension’s second segment between the future Wilshire/La Cienega Station, downtown Beverly Hills and Century City. Long story short: the report found that Metro correctly located the Century City Station [continue reading]
Metro Bike in Pasadena: what to know
Metro Bike Share launches in Pasadena on Friday — the first expansion of the system that began in downtown Los Angeles last summer. In Pasadena, Metro and its contractor, Bicycle Transit [continue reading]
HWR, July 5: IOC says L.A. and Paris bids for Summer Olympics and Paralympics are “outstanding”
The International Olympic Committee today released their evaluations of the L.A. and Paris bids for the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. Both bids are called “outstanding.” As you have probably [continue reading]
Preview of July Service Council meetings, public hearings and joint hearings
Avoid the blistering heat by joining us at this month’s Service Council meetings, all held in air-conditioned facilities! All Service Councils will hold the regular monthly meetings; however this month four of the Councils will also convene public hearings. The public is always welcome to attend and share input at [continue reading]
Jaw bone from cow unearthed at Wilshire/La Cienega Station reveals Beverly Hills’ ranching past
Recently — and to their surprise — Metro contractors found a late 19th Century jaw bone from a cow about six to eight feet below Wilshire Boulevard near the future Wilshire/La Cienega Station [continue reading]
Fresh pics: Regional Connector construction in the Financial District
Photos: Ken Karagozian, 2017 In downtown Los Angeles, Regional Connector Transit Project construction is in full swing in the Financial District. While crews work to relocate power lines at the Flower [continue reading]