Jump in, cool down: 9 public swimming pools to visit near Metro
A post shared by 제시카차킴 Jessica Cha-Kim (@thegrimmstudio) on Jul 11, 2017 at 2:29pm PDT Sure, you could cool down at a beach just a train ride away, but maybe [continue reading]
HWR, July 7: Expo/Gold ridership, explaining the Regional Connector, mulling rideshare drivers and streetcars
Dept. of Ridership: Metro’s monthly ridership estimates just posted to metro.net and show that the Gold Line and Expo Line had new all-time highs for average weekday ridership in June. [continue reading]
Agreements, budget approved for Gold Line extension to Claremont, a key Measure M project
The Metro Board today approved a $1.4-billion budget and partnership agreements to extend the Metro Gold Line in the San Gabriel Valley another 11.5 miles east to Claremont. Partnership agreements establish a funding plan and shared roles and responsibilities between Metro and the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority, the agency [continue reading]
Go Metro to Arroyo Seco Weekend and get a free water bottle
Back in April, many of us were not fortunate enough to escape to Coachella for a weekend of music, food and fun. But good news! The team behind Coachella has [continue reading]
How We Roll, June 6: Crenshaw/LAX Line progress, bees and the impact of parking on transit ridership
Art of Transit: Dept. of Bees, Purple Line Extension edition: Removed these beauties from an excavator on site, at the Purple Line Project for @metrolosangeles. They love the bees as [continue reading]
Parking fees coming June 26 to APU/Citrus, Irwindale and Monrovia stations on Gold Line
A $3 daily parking fee and monthly fee of $59 will go into effect on June 26 at three Metro stations along the Gold Line: APU/Citrus, Irwindale and Monrovia. Metro is targeting late June for most of the fees to go into effect. We’ll announce the exact date and details soon. [continue reading]
Actions taken today by the Metro Board of Directors
(pdf here for download and printing) The complete recap is here. And here are some of the more interesting items that the Board tackled at its Thursday meeting: •On a 12 to 0 vote, the Board approved A motion to select the ‘Transportation System Management/Transportation Demand Management’ option as the [continue reading]
How to walk to Dodger Stadium from Metro Rail (yes, you can)
Since the Dodger Stadium Express service launched a half-dozen years ago, there’s been an ongoing discussion about the best way to get to the ballpark (because driving and parking clearly [continue reading]
Go Metro to U2’s Joshua Tree shows at the Rose Bowl!
On an excitement scale of 1 to 10, I’m currently at level 13 about this show. Then again, I’m an Older Goat and remember listening to the album (on vinyl) [continue reading]
New Kinkisharyo rail cars roll on to the Blue Line
In the Blue Line yards on Friday, a new Kinkisharyo train (at left) sits next to a train made up of the Nippon Sharyo P865 cars. Photo by Steve Hymon/Metro. A [continue reading]