On Friday, October 16, 2020 at 10:45 p.m. at 7th/Metro in downtown Los Angeles, the suspect became involved in a verbal dispute with the victim on a B Line (Red) train. The dispute escalated and the suspect armed herself and fatally stabbed the victim (Friday’s Source post). Here is the [continue reading]
On Friday, October 16, a stabbing was reported at Metro’s 7th Street/Metro Center Station at approximately 10:46 p.m. The male victim was transported to County USC Medical Center with critical injuries to his chest and was pronounced deceased at approximately 11:23 p.m. Friday. The crime alert from the LAPD is [continue reading]
Construction is nearing completion at the Blue and Expo Line junction. The Expo Line will resume full service to Pico Station and 7th St/Metro Center on Saturday, August 24, at [continue reading]
Metro’s proposed $7.2-billion budget for the upcoming 2019-2020 fiscal year was released last week. As part of the normal review process, Metro CEO Phil Washington added bus service hours to the number that was posted online — from 7,019,376 to 7,094,376. Some points we want to make sure everyone understands: [continue reading]
Art of Transit View this post on Instagram A post shared by LA Metro (@metrolosangeles) •The New York MTA estimates that 20 percent of bus riders in Gotham are [continue reading]
The Blue Line will undergo a comprehensive $350-million modernization beginning Jan. 26 to improve reliability, enhance safety and improve the customer experience. From Jan. 26 to late May, Blue Line [continue reading]
As I’m sure many of you are aware, a man with a pipe bomb strapped to his body attacked the New York subway system on Monday. Thankfully, no one was [continue reading]
The tunnel boring machine cutterhead and shield are now fully retrieved from below Flower Street in downtown Los Angeles’s Financial District. After completing the first of two tunnels for the [continue reading]
Update for Monday, July 31: Limited Blue Line and Expo Line service will continue into 7th/Metro for the Monday’s commute due to ongoing repair work. Trains will run every 8 to 10 minutes through Monday July 31 AM and PM rush — instead of their usual every six minutes during peak hours. [continue reading]
Regional Connector tunnel boring machine completed first of 2 tunnels under DTLA today! #HumpDayMotivation pic.twitter.com/LJDT4sJp6t — LA Metro (@metrolosangeles) July 20, 2017 Attentive Source readers know that the Regional Connector [continue reading]
