Where would you put bike share in DTLA?
Metro is partnering with the city of Los Angeles to launch the Downtown Los Angeles Metro Countywide Bike Share Pilot Program in Summer 2016. The pilot program will [continue reading]
How We Roll, Nov. 10; public safety and Metro
Bus passenger stabbed to death in Highland Park (LAT) The fatal stabbing occurred on the Metro 81 Local Bus about 10:40 p.m. on Monday night in Highland Park. Police told the LAT that three men boarded a bus at Figueroa and 57th Street and then got into an argument with [continue reading]
How We Roll, Nov. 3; with a TAP card, Supergirl could be invincible
As many of you know, the L.A. area has always had a shortage of superheroes, who tend to congregate in the more vertically-oriented and subterranean East Coast towns. Even Tony Stark [continue reading]
Lane reduction on 1st Street in DTLA to start October 24 due to Regional Connector construction work
Here’s the construction notice. Here’s the press release from Metro: As part of the ongoing construction work for the Regional Connector Transit Project, workers will begin the placement of K-rails [continue reading]
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, Thursday, September 17
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: •Interestingness and updates on some projects [continue reading]
Free bike safety classes for the weekend of Sept. 12 – 13
There’s only a few more weekends left to take advantage of the free bicycle safety classes taking place around L.A. County. For those unfamiliar with the Metro funded classes that have [continue reading]
Updated plans for ped bridge at 2nd/Hope Station
If you’ve been following the Regional Connector project, you may remember that there were some public concerns about connecting the future 2nd/Hope Station to the many attractions along Grand Avenue. (And [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Tuesday, July 7
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. Bike-sharing as a bridge between commute gaps (L.A. Times) The [continue reading]