Angels Flight has been an important part of the Los Angeles city landscape since 1901. Celebrate this unique and historic transportation landmark with a commemorative TAP card. Cards will be [continue reading]
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. ART OF TRANSIT: RIDER REQUEST DU JOUR: The link [continue reading]
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. Raise the gas tax already: our view (USA Today) This editorial [continue reading]
Some of the issues tackled by the Metro Board at today’s meeting: •The Board approved a budget of $30 million for a project that will add pedestrian gates on both [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors meets on Thursday at 9 a.m. at Metro headquarters adjacent to Los Angeles Union Station in downtown L.A. As usual, the meeting is open to the public. You can also listen online. The 13-member Board is comprised of elected officials and their appointees from around Los [continue reading]
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. House passes five-month transportation funding extension (Reuters) Money for highway [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Transportation Headlines online newspaper, which you can also access via email subscription (visit the newspaper site) or RSS feed. Have a transportation-related article you want included [continue reading]
Dive into a pool of beats and rhythms from all around the globe at this summer’s Grand Performances at the California Plaza. This series of free outdoor concerts features sights and sounds from Peruvian electronic music to African Ethio-jazz to edgy alternative beats from East LA. There’s a show for [continue reading]
With the 100-year-old “Olivet” funicular rail car in the background, John H. Welborne, President of the Angels Flight® Railway, looks on as Metro Communications Manager Mike Barnes makes final detail checks of a new mapcase installed at the base of Angels Flight on Hill Street. Metro installed the mapcase to provide riders [continue reading]
If you’re ringing in the New Year in downtown LA on the 31st, swing by Angels Flight for a one-cent ride. The view from the top is lovely, and it offers plenty of fun photo opportunities while dressed in your New Year’s best. Angels Flight is located next to the 4th [continue reading]
