Below are some pics taken this spring at or near two stations under construction for the Regional Connector — Historic Broadway (at 2nd and Broadway) and Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill [continue reading]
Rodeo Road was renamed Obama Boulevard this past Saturday in honor of our 44th president. A limited number of TAP cards were created to commemorate the event, and they will [continue reading]
Women Build Metro Los Angeles will be hosting an apprenticeship readiness fair on Friday, May 17. Come and meet women and recruiters from trade unions, construction-related businesses, and prime contractors. [continue reading]
•Things to read whilst transiting: “How the Internet turned on LeBron James” in the NYT Magazine. •Things to listen to whilst transiting: Why the price of a bottle of Coke [continue reading]
A quick reminder: You can use Stored Value or an EZ transit pass on TAP to travel throughout Los Angeles County on any of the 25 TAP-participating transit systems. Stored [continue reading]
Art of Transit: View this post on Instagram A post shared by LA Metro (@metrolosangeles) In the news… •The numbers are in — transit ridership fell two percent across the United States in 2018, according to Government Technology (a website, not an oxymoron btw). Losses were felt across the [continue reading]
Traxx Restaurant: if you walked through Union Station today you may have noticed that Traxx restaurant and its bar have closed. Here is Metro’s statement: Metro is disappointed by Tara [continue reading]
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Yosemite National Park (@yosemitenps) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Joshua Tree National Park (@joshuatreenps) •Curbed LA has a blunt approach to its post on the Vermont Transit Corridor project: “There’s no money for rail on Vermont [continue reading]
Los Angeles Union Station opened as the Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal on May 3, 1939, with the new building getting a massive parade down Alameda Street. The station’s grand [continue reading]
•Metro has apologized after a contractor painted over extensive graffiti that had vandalized and concealed a mural from the 1984 Olympics along the 110 freeway in DTLA, according to LAist. The [continue reading]
