Go Metro to the L.A. Marathon on Mar. 19
On your mark, get set, go! The annual Los Angeles Marathon returns Sunday, March 19 with their “Stadium to the Sea” course. For those planning to participate in this year’s race, [continue reading]
How We Roll, February 28: ride hailing vs traffic, Blue/Expo delays, 2017 transit predictions
Dept. of Delays: The Blue Line and Expo Line delays during today’s morning rush hour was caused by this car getting stuck on the tracks at 12th and Flower in downtown L.A. at about 5:25 a.m. How’d the car get there? Early word is that the driver was allegedly drunk. The problem [continue reading]
Plan to reduce delays and travel time while increasing security on Blue Line is announced
At Thursday’s Metro Board meeting, Metro CEO Phil Washington announced that the agency has begun an “action plan” to reduce delays that in recent months have plagued the Blue Line, Metro’s [continue reading]
This Weekend: Bus shuttles replace Expo Line between Expo/Sepulveda and Downtown Santa Monica
Starting this Friday evening through close of service on Sunday, there will be no train service to four Metro Expo Line stations — Expo/Bundy, 26th Street/Bergamot, 17th Street/Santa Monica College [continue reading]
Metro Board to tackle policing contract, Union Station run-through tracks, all-door boarding and more at Thursday’s meeting
The Metro Board of Directors meets Thursday morning in what should be a doozy of a meeting with lots of interestingness on the menu. The agenda is above (pdf here) and includes links to staff reports. The meeting will be webcast as soon as it begins (scheduled for 9 a.m.). [continue reading]
Harriet the tunneling machine arrives at MLK Jr. Station (again!)
The tunnel boring machine that is digging the second of the two rail tunnels under Crenshaw Boulevard arrived at the future Martin Luther King, Jr. Station last week. The first [continue reading]
A look at the Vermont Bus Rapid Transit project
(for pdf downloads, please click here) Earlier this month, Metro released the above presentation on the Vermont Avenue Bus Rapid Transit project. The presentation summarizes a technical study that was launched [continue reading]
How We Roll, Feb. 13: ridership
Reminder: for those of you planning on going to the march Saturday, avoid long lines at the TAP vending machines by getting your TAP card ahead of time. More here. Dept. of Infrastructure Facts: I didn’t know Oroville Dam was taller than Hoover Dam. Now I do. Here’s what the [continue reading]
This Weekend: Bus shuttles replace Expo Line between Culver City and Expo/Bundy Station
Starting this Friday evening through close of service on Sunday, there will be no train service to three Metro Expo Line stations — Palms, Westwood/Rancho Park and Expo/Sepulveda — in [continue reading]
Service Alert: upcoming weekend closure for part of Expo Line
Train service will be replaced by bus shuttles on two stretches of the Expo Line this month in order for maintenance and repair work to be performed on overhead wires, track and communications equipment. The first closure was the weekend of Feb. 10 to 12. This coming weekend from the [continue reading]