Celebrate your Fourth of July via Metro!
It’s nearly Fourth of July! Have you decided where you’ll be enjoying fireworks this year? If your plans are still up in the air, here are some fun transit-accessible [continue reading]
5 things to know about artworks for the future Wilshire/Fairfax Station
Three artists, selected by a panel of nationally recognized curators, local arts professionals and community members from the Purple Line Extension Section 1 area, are currently working on site-specific artwork designs for the Wilshire/Fairfax station. Artworks will be integrated into the walls of the entrance plaza, escalator landing, concourse and [continue reading]
Preview of June’s Metro Board of Directors meeting
pdf here The Metro Board of Directors will hold their regular monthly meeting at 9:30 a.m. this Thursday at Metro headquarters that is adjacent to Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. The meeting, as usual, is open to the public and will be live-streamed. A link will appear here shortly [continue reading]
Service changes to go into effect Sunday, June 23
Every six months, Metro makes some service changes to accommodate ridership demands and improve connections between Metro Bus, Metro Rail and other transit services throughout the region. The following minor route/bus [continue reading]
Ride with Pride TAP cards available at select TAP vending machines starting June 24
Metro will be stocking limited edition Ride with Pride TAP cards at select TAP vending machines starting Monday, June 24. Cards will be stocked at busier stations first, so if [continue reading]
When buses get priority, riders prioritize the bus
As part of the northern segment closure of the Blue Line — which is being modernized — Metro is running bus shuttles to carry riders that would usually take the [continue reading]
Business Interruption Fund spotlight: Unismog
Unismog is located along the southern section of the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project in Inglewood. It is owned and operated by Don Sharma and has been in business since April [continue reading]
Bus lanes in Gotham, transpo tweets, scooter concerns: HWR, June 19
Dept. of Giving Names to Machines: View this post on Instagram New tunnel boring machines! The TBMs are named Harriet, after Harriet Tubman, and Ruth, after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. They will dig the Purple Line Extension between Beverly Hills and Century City. 🚇 #GoMetro #tunnelboring #purplelineext #westLA A post [continue reading]
“Harriet” and “Ruth” will dig tunnels for Purple Line Extension between Beverly Hills and Century City; artwork for TBMs unveiled
Metro joined elected officials and community members today in Century City for a ceremonial naming and unveiling of its second set of tunnel boring machines that will dig twin subway [continue reading]
Go Metro to Pier 360 this weekend and receive some rad swag
You may have noticed it warming up in L.A. lately – that’s because summer officially starts this weekend! And what better way to say goodbye to the current gloomy weather [continue reading]