Metro today announced that it will comply with the new L.A. County Department of Public Health (LACDPH) Order requiring masks to be worn while riding public transit and when in indoor stations within L.A. County effective at 12:01 am, Friday, April 22, 2022. The LACDPH has determined that the mask [continue reading]
The Pan African Film & Arts Festival hosts its 30th annual festival through May 1 with a hybrid of in-theater screenings and a live ArtFest. The screenings take place at the Cinemark at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza in Leimert Park. Metro is a proud sponsor of the event. Above [continue reading]
The L.A. Times Festival of Books returns to the USC campus on Saturday and Sunday, April 23 and 24. Browse through hundreds of booksellers and enjoy hundreds of indoor and outdoor [continue reading]
A press event featuring U.S. Senator Alex Padilla to highlight federal funding for Metro’s upcoming light rail project between Van Nuys and the San Fernando/Sylmar Metrolink Station was held Tuesday in Van Nuys. Video of the event is above. Formally known as the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor, the [continue reading]
Metro today announced that effective immediately, face masks on all Metro Bus and Rail Lines operating in L.A. County will now be strongly recommended, but no longer required. This follows a Florida federal court decision on Monday that eliminated the mask mandate on public transportation and airplanes nationwide. Metro will [continue reading]
Reaching a major construction milestone for the Regional Connector project, Metro has officially completed construction of all the track work, guideway systems and station platform areas for the Grand Av/Bunker Hill Station, paving the way for train and systems testing. Metro has contracted with Regional Connector Constructors (RCC), a joint [continue reading]
In celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month, Metro Art Presents and KJAZZ are teaming up for Jazz Tracks at Union Station on Sunday, April 24 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. [continue reading]
We’re hosting free bike classes across L.A. County. Whether you’re new to biking or just new to biking on city streets, these classes and group rides can help you become more comfortable with riding in an urban environment. Upcoming classes and rides are listed below. Be sure to RSVP to guarantee your [continue reading]
With Earth Day approaching on Friday, April 22, we wanted to share this news from our friends at Metrolink, who yesterday announced their locomotives now run entirely on cleaner burning recycled natural fats and vegetable oils. Metrolink operates commuter rail service in our five county region — with good connections [continue reading]
Metro extends its condolences to the victims in today’s subway shooting in New York City. “On behalf of the Metro Board of Directors, I would like to extend my deepest condolences for the victims of the tragedy that occurred today in Brooklyn,” said Los Angeles County Supervisor and Metro Board [continue reading]
