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Dept. of Early Train Testing This past Tuesday we ran a test train on the segment of track between Hindry near LAX & Ivy Street in Inglewood. The train crossed the 405 for the first time! Work continues by our contractor to finish Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project. Sign up for updates [continue reading]
Dept. of Kobe There will obviously be a big crowd for the Lakers home game against Portland on Friday night at Staples Center. The A Line (Blue) and E Line [continue reading]
LA Metro offers its deepest condolences to family and friends of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and those who perished today. So many rode Metro to go see Kobe perform [continue reading]
Dept. of Baseball El Toro stopped by @metrolosangeles to meet with bus drivers and thank them for their commitment to getting fans around Los Angeles. #DodgersLoveLA pic.twitter.com/w2OMXjsD3k — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) January 21, 2020 Our Dodger Stadium Express signs will be going up soon! Report any suspicious sign [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]
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]
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]
Dept. of Public Policy: thinky thread below on whether zero emission buses may attract new bus riders. I would posit that most riders care very little about how their buses are powered, compared to whether they arrive on time and get them where they're going quickly. https://t.co/pcjgiUOveU pic.twitter.com/MZxw6OChpT — Laura [continue reading]
