12 local communities before and after transit
Metro this year is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Metro Rail, which began in 1990 with the opening of the Blue Line between Los Angeles and Long Beach. It’s fair to [continue reading]
Open House Wednesday: Metro’s proposed Emergency Security Operations Center
The open house is from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14. All the info is below: We want to hear from you! Metro is proposing to build a new Emergency Security Operations Center (ESOC) facility at 410 Center Street in the City of Los Angeles Arts District [continue reading]
How We Roll, Tuesday, September 1
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. Only five-and-a-half hours for Brooklyn Los Angeles to get the win! [continue reading]
Agenda for Thursday’s Metro Board meeting
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]
Transportation headlines, Tuesday, June 2
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: Pickup collides with Metro Bus (L.A. Times) A pickup truck apparently ran a red light and struck a Metro Local Bus on Monday evening in Burbank, [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Friday, April 3
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 takes another step forward in effort to build affordable housing at transit hubs (Streetsblog LA) A very in-depth look at ongoing efforts by the Metro [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Monday, November 10
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. The rush hour crowd captured by @wudlm #MetroBlueLine #MetroExpoLine #MetroRail #GoMetro #commuterlife A photo posted by Metro Los Angeles (@metrolosangeles) on Nov 11, 2014 at 6:53am PST L.A. begins the [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Oct. 8: L.A. ranks 3rd on jobs near transit, study says
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! University of Minnesota ranks accessibility to jobs by transit in the U.S. (news release) The study finds that Los Angeles ranks third behind New York [continue reading]
Actions taken today by the Metro Board of Directors
A few highlights from the meeting (agenda here) of the Metro Board of Directors on Oct. 2, 2014: •Item 7: The Board approved a lease with Eric Needleman and Cedd Moses for a new gastropub for the Fred Harvey Room at Union Station. Staff report and earlier Source post. •Items [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Monday, September 22
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! Dear MTA: I love your trains…but (Los Angeles Register) Columnist’s David Medzerian’s not-quite-love-letter to my employer begins: Before I get into anything else, let me [continue reading]