Metro celebrates 30 years
Morning update: crowds are growing
We’re out at the East L.A. Civic Center, where there’s a farmer’s market with food booths — there’s also going to be some performances later. The Eastside Gold Line train had a healthy crowd headed out from Union Station and folks were jumping on the train at every stop, but [continue reading]
This train is rolling; Eastside Gold Line open to the public
I’m writing this on the Gold Line platform at Los Angeles Union Station. Here’s my advice: if you’re interested in riding the new Gold Line Eastside Extension for free today, get here now before lines grow long. And it sure looks like they’re going to grow long as the day [continue reading]
Video: Gold Line ride to the official dedication ceremony
Yesterday The Source crew joined the elected officials, dignitaries, invited guests and the media to the official dedication ceremony for the Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension. Crowds gathered at the Union Station Gold Line platform for a prompt departure to the East L.A. Civic Center at 9:00 a.m. Two year [continue reading]
Reader input: more Arts District dining recommedations
All week I’ve been scouring Yelp! for the best restaurants along the new Gold Line Eastside Extension. The goal was not to make an exhaustive list of every restaurant, but to present those that Yelp reviewers seemed to enjoy the most. My method for deciding what made the cut necessarily [continue reading]
Eastside Gold Line Extension dedicated and ready for its public debut
Metro dedicated the opening of its first rail line since 2003 on Saturday morning, as a long list of elected officials and invited guests celebrated the opening of the Eastside Gold Line Extension between Los Angeles Union Station and East Los Angeles. The Eastside hadn’t seen rail service since the [continue reading]
Streetsblog weighs in on the new Gold Line
I wanted to call your attention to a very lengthy post put up at LA.Streetsblog late this afternoon. Damien Newton, the editor of the site, went on a bike ride along the Eastside Gold Line Extension today with five other cyclists to study safety issues concerning the line. Overall, Newton [continue reading]
State agency grants safety certificate to Eastside Extension
Metro CEO Art Leahy sent an email to staff earlier this afternoon. Here’s the text of the email: CPUC Grants Safety Certification for the Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension Metro received a letter from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) granting us a Safety Certification for the Metro Gold Line [continue reading]
Huge MOCA show near Gold Line also opening Sunday
While we’d like to think the Gold Line Eastside Extension opening is the center of the universe, there are other activities going on around Los Angeles this weekend. One of them is just steps from the new Gold Line Little Tokyo/Arts District Station. On Sunday, Nov. 15 — the same day the [continue reading]