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Photos: CicLavia draws huge crowd in Pasadena on Sunday

by Steve Hymon , May 31, 2015

Another CicLAvia sponsored by Metro, another giant crowd — this time on Colorado Boulevard and some adjacent streets in Pasadena. Thanks everyone for coming out! If you need a full-resolution [continue reading]

More Zipcars coming to Metro stations

by Steve Hymon , May 29, 2015

Here are the locations: Blue Line Willow Lot, 2750 American Ave., Long Beach 90806 Expo Line La Cienega/Jefferson, 5664 W Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles 90016 Gold Line Indiana Lot, 210 [continue reading]

Transportation headlines, May 29-31

by Steve Hymon , May 29, 2015

Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Good tweet from the LAT’s transpo reporter Laura Nelson, who [continue reading]

Enhanced rail service and bus detours this Sunday for CicLAvia Pasadena

by Lexi Hinton , May 29, 2015

Pasadena will open its streets to CicLavia participants for the first time from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 31. The route covers 3.5 miles, mostly along Colorado [continue reading]

Go Metro Weekends, explore weird, wacky L.A. in honor of Obscura Day

by Lily Allen , May 29, 2015

Atlas Obscura is Slate magazine’s collaborative blog devoted to the strange, fascinating, little-known wonders of our world. This Saturday, May 30, the blog is hosting Obscura Day 2015, a global [continue reading]

Easier prompts for TAP vending machines

by Steve Hymon , May 28, 2015

We posted earlier this year about the new TAP vending machine screen prompts being tested at Union Station. The new prompts — shown in the video above — will now [continue reading]

Metro Board meeting roundup; several Crenshaw/LAX Line-related items OKd

by Steve Hymon , May 28, 2015

A few items of possible interest to you: •The Board received-and-filed this staff report on construction safety on the Crenshaw/LAX Line project, with Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas expressing skepticism that the contractor will quickly improve its safety program. •The Board approved committing up to $10.8 million in Metro funds toward the [continue reading]

Study finds 405 traffic flowing better over pass

by Dave Sotero , May 28, 2015

The new study was commissioned by Metro from Systems Metric Group and is the first to compare traffic flow on the 405 before and after the Sepulveda Pass project that added a [continue reading]

Metro Board approves $5.6-billion budget

by Steve Hymon , May 28, 2015

The budget is for the fiscal year beginning July 1 and ending June 30, 2016. It calls for no fare increases in the coming fiscal year or any cuts to bus service hours. The budget can be read online here and a recent podcast about the budget is above. Here is [continue reading]

Transportation headlines, Thursday, May 28

by Steve Hymon , May 28, 2015

Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Editorial: CicLAvia Pasadena much more than a cycling festival (San [continue reading]

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