Join Metro’s first Youth Council!
Metro is creating its first Youth Council with the goal of developing the capacity of young people to engage with and participate in Metro’s plans, projects, programs and initiatives. Become [continue reading]
Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Chinese Massacre of 1871
UPDATE 10/27: Learn more on the topic in recent coverage from the Los Angeles Times and LAist, and in this report from the 1871 Memorial Steering Committee. If you’re [continue reading]
Arts education through artists commissioned for the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project
As part of our celebration of National Arts and Humanities Month, Metro Art is taking a look at arts education and opportunities for creative learning and expression with youth and artists [continue reading]
Nos Vemos: visiting with SELA Galaxy artist Albert Orozco
This week we’re visiting with artist Albert Orozco. This is part two of the four-part Nos Vemos/We See Us series on arts-based approaches to community engagement to help inform future [continue reading]
Here’s what Metro Art has planned for National Arts & Humanities Month
October is here already?! That means it’s once again National Arts & Humanities Month, when Metro Art showcases its many approaches to art in the transit environment – from publications to artist pop-ups to artworks for future stations and more. Check it out: To kick off the month, we are giving [continue reading]
Accessing Service Council and other advisory meetings; October Service Council meetings
You may have noticed that Metro advisory body agendas and meeting notices have language that looks something like this: ADA and Title VI Requirements: Upon request, sign language interpretation, materials in alternative formats and other accommodations are available to the public for Metro sponsored meetings and events. Limited English Proficiency: [continue reading]
Metro to host Telephone Town Hall on agency budget on Oct. 5
Metro will host a live, interactive Telephone Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 5 to discuss the agency’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget process and solicit feedback from the public on [continue reading]
Explore Chicanx art this Hispanic Heritage Month with Metro Bike Share’s latest ride guide
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by learning about Chicano/a/x history and communities through public art with Metro Bike Share’s Chicanx Art Tour of DTLA. The ride guide offers the opportunity to [continue reading]
New hours for Metro Customer Centers and Lost and Found go into effect Oct. 4
Metro’s Customer Centers and Lost and Found will expand hours of operations effective Monday, Oct. 4. The new hours are: Customer Centers Union Station East Portal: Monday-Friday, 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wilshire/Vermont: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Rosa Parks: Monday-Friday, 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Baldwin Hills Crenshaw: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to [continue reading]
Nos Vemos: visiting with The SELA Community Map artists Alejandra and David Martinez
Metro Art this week launched the first series of programs for Nos Vemos/We See Us, a pilot project created to support and reflect cultural expressions of the diverse neighborhoods of Southeast [continue reading]