New Valentine’s Day commemorative TAP cards are now available at Metro Customer Centers and at select TAP vending machines, located at the rail stations listed below. Each TAP card costs [continue reading]
At the new Little Tokyo/Arts District Station, crews have completed concrete placement of the exterior walls and roof for the rail tunnel entrance on 1st Street that will serve trains [continue reading]
More line letters will soon be coming your way! Most of you have probably already noticed our transition to the A Line (Blue) and E Line (Expo), and the brand [continue reading]
Paid parking will be implemented at Expo/Crenshaw Station beginning Monday, Jan. 27. The parking rate is $3 per 24 hours for transit riders. You’ll be able to use the automated [continue reading]
Happy New Year’s, folks. Some desk clearing… •If you missed it and have some time to kill, I managed (with hours to spare) to post our 2010s-in-review here. •For those of you who rode Metro to the Tournament of Roses, how did it go? Looked to me like all the [continue reading]
Wear your fare! If you’re looking for a last-minute stocking stuffer for the transit rider in your life, consider getting them a TAP wearable. These include the TAP Mini [continue reading]
It’s hot or it’s raining and you’re waiting for a bus. The stop is on a barren sidewalk devoid of shade or any protection from the elements. You decide to [continue reading]
View this post on Instagram A post shared by LA Metro (@metrolosangeles) In the news… •Kansas City is moving toward free bus and streetcar service instead of charging fares — the norm in the transit industry. From a K.C. Star editorial: Those cities will confirm what Kansas Citians are [continue reading]
From the Twitterverse: https://twitter.com/41Strange/status/1204844153730826245 Train Lines in the United States Views, Ranked: 1) LA Gold Line 2) CTA Green Line 3) NYC M / Q Train 4) San Diego Blue Trolley 5) Cleveland Subway https://t.co/UuJNkcyGod — Hunter Owens (@hunter_owens) December 11, 2019 Concur. Cleveland? Haven’t ridden that one but as [continue reading]
Dept. of Construction — This was shot a couple weeks ago on section one of the Purple Line Extension and shows tunneling and other work. Cool. Dept. of Twitter The FTA's acting administrator told me a year ago that the Purple Line's package of federal grants and low-interest loans — [continue reading]
