On Tuesday, Oct 24, the Rail Operations Control Center received notification of damaged signal equipment affecting the Foothill Extension from Irwindale to APU/Citrus Stations. After further investigation, it was determined that the damage was caused due to overheated wiring. The signaling system sustained extensive damage to the wiring and equipment [continue reading]
One of the agency’s most intriguing projects — Metro MicroTransit — takes a nice step forward today when at 2 p.m. Pacific time, Metro releases its Request for Proposals (RFP) for the pilot program on our Vendor Portal. MicroTransit is basically a small vehicle that you can order (like you would [continue reading]
A signature closure for various maintenance projects along the Blue Line will impact service this weekend. Starting Friday, Oct. 20, after 9 p.m. through the end of service on Sunday, [continue reading]
Update, 3:55 p.m.: Power in the area has now been restored. Residual delays are expected until 4:30 p.m. while normal service is being restored. The Expo Line is currently running every 20 minutes due to a reported LADWP power outage that occurred around 12:49 p.m. in Culver City. While Metro personnel [continue reading]
Update, 5:05 p.m.: Emergency repairs for Green Line has been completed. Residual delays are expected until 5:30 p.m. while normal service is being restored. The Green Line is currently running every 20 minutes due to a power issue that occurred around noon on Sunday, east of the Long Beach Boulevard Station [continue reading]
UPDATE 2:30 p.m.: Expo Line service between Expo/Crenshaw and Expo/Western is in the process of being restored. Expect some delays until normal service resumes and thank you to everyone for their patience. *** There are delays on the Expo Line today due to a serious train-person incident at approximately 10:41 [continue reading]
Transit is a critical piece of overall mobility in any urban environment. But, it is still just that – a piece of a much larger transportation picture. Across L.A. County, about six to seven percent of commuters use transit to reach work. This means that there many opportunities to capture [continue reading]
How a small project by a local non-profit stands for so much more A little over a year ago, Metro’s First and Last Mile Planning team sat with LA-Más to talk about [continue reading]
Embed from Getty Images How will autonomous vehicles impact Metro is a question oft-asked of our agency’s innovation office. By Joshua Schank / Chief Innovation Officer When you have a title like “Chief Innovation Officer in the Office of Extraordinary Innovation at LA Metro” people tend to ask you about [continue reading]
12:42 p.m.: Police activity has cleared and normal Blue Line service is now resuming. Minor residual delays are to be expected until 1 p.m. 10:06 a.m., Update: 8:36 a.m.: For alternate service between South LA and downtown LA, consider Silver Line + Green Line to bypass delay area.
