Transportation headlines, Friday, June 13
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. Pick your social media poison! Metro is running longer trains than usual this evening to serve those headed downtown to attend or watch Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals [continue reading]
Metro Podcast: the Hollywood Pantages, California Science Center and DTLA Night Market–all places you can TAP and save
Photos: Aurea Adao/Metro The second-ever Metro podcast covers the Hollywood Pantages, the DTLA Night Market and the California Science Center‘s Pompeii: the Exhibition. Learn about what’s playing at the Pantages, what kind of food you can expect at the night market, the lifestyles of the rich and famous in Pompeii and [continue reading]
Southbound 405 closures between Sunset and Santa Monica Boulevards planned nights of June 15 and 16
Here’s the press release from Metro: The I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project contractor is scheduled to conduct two consecutive nighttime freeway closures on the southbound I-405 between Sunset Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard in West Los Angeles the nights of Sunday, June 15 and Monday, June 16, 2014 to facilitate [continue reading]
Reflections on Union Station: an essay by Marisela Norte
On the occasion of Union Station’s 75th anniversary, Metro created a special commemorative publication, Union Station: 75 Years in the Heart of LA, featuring eight written and five photographic essays that celebrate the station by authors John C. Arroyo, William D. Estrada, Stephen Fried, Rafer Guzman, David Kipen, Marisela Norte, [continue reading]
Go Metro Weekends, June 13 − 15
Friday Celebrate the classic hit movie La Bamba with Metro and the Los Angeles Film Festival at Union Station this Friday. The free screening takes place in the old ticket concourse at 8:30 p.m. There will be a jitterbug dance lesson before the movie at 7:30 p.m. and a Q&A session with [continue reading]
Regular service resuming on Blue and Expo Lines after auto-train incident in DTLA
UPDATE, 4:50 P.M. The train has been re-railed and tracks have cleared. Regular service resumes although there will be residual delays. Blue & Expo Lines major delays due to train-auto incident near Pico. Blue Line trains share the DTLA-bound track at Grand. ^LA — Metro Los Angeles (@metrolosangeles) June 12, [continue reading]
TAP validator test at entrance to Gold Line at Union Station
Those entering or exiting the Gold Line at Union Station recently may notice something different: there are TAP validators now arranged across the bottom of the stairs. The validators, up until now, have been against both walls and next to the ticket machines. What’s going on? Metro’s TAP team is trying [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Thursday, June 12
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. Pick your social media poison! The future of Leimert Park (KCET) Great video hosted by Nic Cha Kim on the future of Los Angeles’ well-known African American neighborhoods. The segment hits [continue reading]
Southbound 405 closures between Santa Monica and National Boulevards planned nights of June 13,14
Here’s the press release from Metro: The I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project contractor is scheduled to conduct two consecutive nighttime freeway closures on the southbound I-405 between Santa Monica Boulevard and National Boulevard in West Los Angeles the nights of Friday, June 13 and Saturday, June 14, 2014 to facilitate [continue reading]