Leading up to APTA’s national Dump the Pump Day, Metro recently partnered with municipal operators throughout Los Angeles County to launch the Transit Pix photo contest, inviting customers to submit photos showing what they love about riding buses and trains. More than 200 entries were received; the public chose the winners via voting on Facebook. The Grand Prize [continue reading]
This week is National CPR Awareness Week and EduLife Institute is offering free hands-only CPR training today at the following Metro stations: Union Station Red Line North Hollywood Station Red Line Universal City Station Red Line Vermont/Sunset Station Gold Line Mariachi Plaza Station Instructors will be at the stations until 10 p.m. The training takes less than 1 [continue reading]
May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, and what better way to celebrate than to go Metro to learn about history, experience culture and find some good eats! If you have recommendations on places to see or things to do, let us know in the comments. Chinese American Museum – the Journeys exhibit [continue reading]
The City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), in collaboration with Gallery Row Organization (GRO), presents the LADOT TAP Card Design Competition. Two winning designs will be selected to join the limited edition array of LADOT branded TAP cards. The competition is free to enter and participation is open to artists [continue reading]
For a long time, tourists visiting L.A. believed that there was just no way to see the city unless they drove. But that’s changing now as more and more guide books include Metro Bus and Rail as travel options to local destinations. Having a destination that’s transit accessible is great, [continue reading]
Welcome to Friday Five, a weekly roundup of five transit pics we’re loving on Instagram. Want to be featured? Tag @MetroLosAngeles on Instagram to get our attention and follow us for more fun transit photos. This week’s edition features some great costumes as seen on transit. Getting fancy on the Red [continue reading]
Art of Transit: Catching up on Tsubasa on the Gold Line. Photo via Metro’s Instagram. Welcome to the Halloween Edition of Transit Reader, where you can let us know what you’re reading during your commute – and get some recommendations. In the spirit of creeping yourself (and others) out for [continue reading]
If you want to go green, go Metro. Riding public transportation is one of the easiest ways to reduce your carbon footprint, but what about in other parts of your daily life? Luckily, Metro can help you out there too. Check out this list of green tips – some you [continue reading]
Photo: If you only pick one day to rideshare (or take a bus or train) next week, pick Thursday! Ridesharing can help save money on gas and lessen the stress of the daily commute. And there’s no better time to share the ride than during California Rideshare Week, Oct. 7 [continue reading]
Even though the Blue Line Farmers’ Market is still fairly new, it’s proving to be a huge success. With more and more people heading over, the market has grown and now has even more to offer! From 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., there will be live, healthy cooking demonstrations every [continue reading]
