Go Metro to free summer block party at PLATFORM
Summer is slowly winding down, but it’s not over yet! There are still plenty of warm evening events left to enjoy, including the PLATFORM LA‘s annual summer block party on [continue reading]
How We Roll, June 20: Culver City TOD, Expo race, dumb code words
Happy Almost Summer! A little summer music about hitting the highway… Yes, once upon a time, that’s what TV looked like. It’s still a great song. And from sort-of-Gold-Line-adjacent-Bradbury: And [continue reading]
Construction photos: joining together of Expo Line phase one and phase two!
It has been a big week for Metro Rail projects: the Purple Line Extension broke ground Friday, excavation work on Crenshaw Boulevard got underway this weekend for the Expo/Crenshaw underground [continue reading]
Temporary stop closures for Big Blue Bus due to Expo Line construction
Due to Expo Line Phase II construction, Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus will temporarily close the following eastbound Route 5 stops until further notice: Eastbound Colorado Ave. at Lincoln Blvd., 11th St., 14th St. and 17th St. Riders should board/disembark on Colorado at 7th St. or 20th St. The following BBB Route 12 stops will also be temporarily closed: [continue reading]
CicLAvia – To The Sea another major success
Photos by Dave Sotero & Metro While it’s anyone’s guess just how many thousands of cyclists attended today’s CicLAvia — To the Sea route, anyone who rode the 15-mile route between Downtown L.A. and Venice Beach can attest it was bike bumper to bike bumper most of the way. This [continue reading]
UPDATE: Parking lot at Culver City Station will be repaved starting Monday, Feb 25
Due to forecasts of rain, the paving of the parking lot at Culver City Station has been set back to start next week on Monday, Feb. 25. Curses, fickle L.A. weather! The east side of the parking lot will be closed from February 25 to March 3 for paving. The west [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Wednesday, Jan. 23
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 Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Transit taxes would be easier to pass under proposed constitutional amendment (San Francisco Examiner) [continue reading]
Big Blue Bus service changes coming next week to better serve Expo Line
The idea is to better connect the Expo Line to both downtown Santa Monica and Westwood and UCLA. Here’s the news from the Big Blue Bus website: Big News: Fall Service Begins August 26 & 27 Read all about new Rapid 12 and Rapid 20, and changes to Routes 2, [continue reading]
On Transportation column: June 27 edition
Measure R Extension: The big-ticket item at Thursday’s Board of Directors meeting is a scheduled vote on whether the Board wants to ask voters to extend the half-cent sales tax beyond its mid-2039 expiration date. Metro staff is proposing to extend the tax as a way to possibly accelerate all [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Wednesday, June 27
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 Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Grand Park to open in late July (ZevWeb) The first [continue reading]