Los Angeles County Supervisor and Metro Board member Mark Ridley-Thomas today joined Metro CEO Phil Washington on a tour of the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project’s Leimert Park Station to see the progress of the future light rail line. Metro also honored Supervisor Ridley-Thomas for his contributions to the project. The Leimert [continue reading]
It’s National Arts and Humanities Month and an opportune time to consider how artwork enriches the transit environment for our customers, even from a distance. Metro seeks to provide increased and equitable [continue reading]
Brightly colored glass art walls now surround the pavilion glass entryway of the future Leimert Park Station, which is currently under construction. The artwork, titled Talking Drums, is by Ingrid [continue reading]
•The LAT has an article about the sexual assault in the Red Line’s Sunset/Vermont station in East Hollywood last week. The LAPD issued a release yesterday and Metro posted a [continue reading]
The above pics were taken over the last few weeks as the Crenshaw/LAX Line continues to take shape. The photos run from south to north on the 8.5-mile route that [continue reading]
For your use: high-res pics here. And there it is, shortly after 9:15 a.m. on Thursday. This means that one of the twin tunnels on the northern part of the [continue reading]
Here are five things to know about the artworks-in-progress for the future Leimert Park Station. The artworks will contribute to a welcoming environment for riders and connect the station to surrounding neighborhoods. Ingrid Calame– Glass Entrance Pavilion The artwork designs are composed from rubbings that Ingrid and local youth have made from textures found in the [continue reading]
Watch the decking take place over the past couple months for the station that will serve Leimert Park and will be located at Crenshaw Boulevard and Vernon Avenue. This is [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Transportation Headlines online newspaper, which you can also access via email subscription (visit the newspaper site) or RSS feed. Some L.A. County bus drivers say pesticides are making them ill [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Reminder: the Library is switching over to a new format [continue reading]
