Q&A: 25 years and counting of Metro Rail, part one
It’s time for the big Metro 25th Rail Anniversary Q&A! Here we go… What’s the significance of July 13, 1990? On that day, Los Angeles County had roughly 8.6 million [continue reading]
Expo Phase 2 train testing in Santa Monica begins July 16
The Exposition Construction Authority is alerting local commuters that Expo Line Phase 2 train testing will be expanded to Santa Monica starting this Thursday. With train testing ongoing on the eastern segments [continue reading]
Service Alert: Expo Line delays due to emergency crossing gate repairs near Expo/Western Station
Update 7 p.m.: Emergency repairs to the railroad crossing gate at Arlington Ave/Exposition Bl, originally scheduled for tonight after 7 p.m., have been cancelled. Work on the structure will continue [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Tuesday, June 30
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Transportation headlines, Thursday, June 18
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. Today’s Art of Transit is a video from dancer Phillip Chbeeb: Interesting chart from a city of L.A. Planning Department report tweeted by Rick Cole, who is leaving his post as [continue reading]
Metro is Official Transit Provider™to World Games!
No matter how tired or busy I am, I always make time for the Olympics. The competition is always exciting, but the best part is getting to know the athletes and [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Tuesday, May 19
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New study looks at ridership on two Metro Rail lines
An interesting new study (above) from the Mineta Transportation Institute looks at total transit ridership along the Expo Line and Eastside Gold Line corridors. The gist of the findings: in [continue reading]
Photos: Signal testing in West L.A. for Expo Line 2
See our Flickr page to download full resolution versions of the above photos. A new round testing of train signals and other electronics began Thursday for the second phase of the [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Monday, April 20
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. Today’s profile of a Metro rider by Zocalo Public Square: I always carry two books in case I get bored, Westwood Boulevard to Main Street. Bedlam’s big dig (New Yorker) [continue reading]