There will be no Blue Line service between the Washington station and 7th Street/Metro Center this weekend due to construction work on the Expo Line, which will connect with the Blue Line in downtown L.A. Passengers may see delays up to 40 minutes. A bus bridge will run between the [continue reading]
As the Expo Line is under construction between downtown Los Angeles and Culver City, there remains one street-level crossing that needs state approval: at Farmdale Avenue, adjacent to Dorsey High School in South L.A. The original plan for the line was to have the tracks cross Farmdale at street level [continue reading]
Just in time for the Monday morning commute, the Blue Line powers up for the start of service this morning at 4 a.m. Downtown Blue Line stations — Washington, Grand, Pico/Chick Hearn, 7th Metro Center — were closed to allow for construction of the Expo light rail line. Rail service [continue reading]
For the last couple of weeks we’ve been running a poll asking our readers to choose a color name for the Expo Line. In addition to votes we’ve also received a lot of feedback in the form of reader email and comments left on the poll site. While Aqua is [continue reading]
We’ve had our “pick a color” for the Expo Line poll online for a week since April 30 and votes continue to trickle in. Aqua is still the clear winner but after winning support of about 60 percent of readers, its totals have been dropping and bronze has seen a [continue reading]
On schedule and in time for the Monday morning commute, the Blue Line powers up for the start of service this morning at 4 a.m. Downtown Blue Line stations — Washington, Grand, Pico/Chick Hearn, 7th Metro Center — were closed to allow for construction of the Expo light rail line. [continue reading]
Aqua still is the leader in the clubhouse in The Source’s poll on which color would best suit the Expo Line on the Metro rail map. But aqua’s lead has slipped and bronze has picked up a few votes. Interesting. See this earlier post to cast your vote.
Here are the results as of 12:30 p.m. on our reader poll on the Expo Line’s color. There’s no cutoff to the voting–but the more who weigh in, the more interesting the results. Participate in the poll here.
As the project that is officially known as the Metro Rail Exposition Corridor (MREC) to Culver City, Phase 1 – informally referred to as the Expo Line – inches towards completion, an important decision still needs to be made: what will the line be called once it’s in operation? Why [continue reading]
Just in time for a rainy commute, the Blue Line powers up for the start of service at 4 a.m. Downtown Blue Line stations — Washington, Grand, Pico/Chick Hearn, 7th Metro Center — were closed to allow for construction of the Expo light rail line. Rail service from Long Beach [continue reading]
