A ribbon-cutting was held today for a new landscaped plaza in front of the historic Lankershim Train Depot. Metro riders, residents and visitors can now congregate in a lush garden just steps away from the popular Metro Orange and Red Line transit stations. Metro has built an 8,500 square-foot natural [continue reading]
The Red Line North Hollywood Chandler Lot will be closed for three months — through February 2019 — beginning Monday, Nov. 26. During the closure, crews will prepare and asphalt [continue reading]
Dept. of Local Governmenting The deadly Camp Fire has also caused brutal air conditions in Northern California. Some transit agencies in the Bay Area responded wisely: Today, @VTA will offer [continue reading]
In a show of support for the brave men and women who have served our country, Metro has issued commemorative Veterans Day TAP cards that will be available at the following [continue reading]
Metro today broke ground on the Metro Orange Line Improvements Project, which will improve bus speeds and safety, and prepare the bus rapid transit line in the San Fernando Valley for a future conversion to light rail. Metro has initiated preliminary engineering and has begun taking soil samples near the [continue reading]
All-door boarding allows customers to board a bus at any door with their TAP cards and allows for faster boarding, shorter stops and increased reliability. The program is expanding to include Metro [continue reading]
The P865 light rail cars have been in service since 1990, when the Blue Line opened between downtown Long Beach and downtown Los Angeles. The Blue Line was the first [continue reading]
The formal planning and environmental study for the North Hollywood-to-Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit project is underway and Metro is holding a round of community meetings beginning later this month. The purpose of the meetings — dates and times are below — is to provide an update on the project and [continue reading]
Click on a map to see larger Long-time Source readers know that one of the more intriguing challenges ahead for Metro is figuring out what to call its rail and [continue reading]
Over the years, many people have asked me why we can’t publicly sell TAP cards featuring our local beloved sports teams. The reason is simply that we don’t have permission [continue reading]
