Should the Orange Line be a rail line?
One of the more interesting staff reports sent to the Metro Board of Directors this month involves the potential of speeding up and improving the Orange Line, the Metro bus [continue reading]
Search results for ‘orange line’
Go Metro Weekends, April 17 – 19
Friday It’s your last chance to solve a crime at the Egyptian Theatre’s 17th-Annual Festival of Film Noir. Step back in time to the days of hard-boiled antiheroes, femmes [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Thursday, April 16
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. Today’s profile of a Metro rider by Zocalo Public Square: Futuristic scenarios in my head, Pacific Avenue to Olive Street. Emotion erupts at second 710 freeway public hearing (Daily News) [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Tuesday, April 14
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. Today’s profile of a Metro rider by Zocalo Public Square: We [continue reading]
Metro participates in Stand Up 4 Transportation
At a rally and media event this morning at Union Station, Metro joined more than 300 organizations from across the country that are participating in “Stand Up for Transportation Day” on Thursday (#SU4T on Twitter). The purpose: to call on Congress to finally pass a long-term transportation spending bill. The problem: [continue reading]
Go Metro and save on tickets to Da’ Hip-Hop Wizzard of Oz at El Portal Theatre
See a fun new take on the classic The Wizard of Oz at the historic El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood! Da’ Hip-Hop Wizzard of Oz hits the stage on Saturday, April 11 with [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Wednesday, March 25
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! Today’s rider profile by Zocalo Public Square: I find crazy stuff no matter where I am, Abbott Road to Slauson Avenue. People of CicLAvia in the [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Tuesday, March 24
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! Today’s rider profile by Zocalo [continue reading]
PowerPoint: Metro’s ridership challenges
Above is a recent presentation by Metro staff that drills down deeper on the issue of ridership. Ridership on Metro increased three percent overall between 2010 and 2014 (including a 21 percent increase on Metro Rail) but has declined on both the agency’s buses and trains since last April. (The latest monthly [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Monday, March 23
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! Today’s Zocalo Public Square profile [continue reading]