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]
Metro’s On the Move Riders Program and GTrans are hosting an Older Adult Transportation Pop-Up on Thursday, May 2 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Ken Nakaoka Community Center. The [continue reading]
Good afternoon and Good Earth Day — we hope that you’re enjoying the free rides on Metro buses and trains today. The point of the freebies: taking transit instead of [continue reading]
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Overheard LA (@overheardla) L.A.'s iconic Union Station turns 80 this May. The largest train terminal in the Western United States opened [continue reading]
Dept. of Dodger Stadium Express — I suppose this made for a nicer ride home last night for many of you. Dodgers’ fans need not concern themselves with the question of why the Reds are still handing a baseball to Raisel Islegias when the game is on the line. With [continue reading]
By going Metro instead of driving each day, you’re eliminating about half a ton of CO2 per year. That’s awesome, and you’re awesome. And now you can tell the world [continue reading]
