Art of Transit: check out the fancy new ‘bike hotel’ at a train station in Lillestrøm, Norway. L.A. subway commuters encounter bag searches, heavily armed deputies as city responds to terrorism [continue reading]
Wednesday morning update: The LA Times is reporting that the threat against the Universal City/Studio City Station was not credible. Nonetheless, we encourage riders — as always — to say something if they see something. Here is the news release from Metro: Metro rail riders will continue to notice an increased [continue reading]
Universal City @metrolosangeles Riders: Allow yourself extra time as security is heavy here today because of terror threat. @FOXLA pic.twitter.com/cWwP4IVsO2 — Gigi Graciette (@GigiGraciette) December 6, 2016 Stepped up security presence at Metro stations today out of an abundance of caution. Call 877-A-THREAT to report suspicious activity. pic.twitter.com/3deQVggkG5 — MayorOfLA [continue reading]
(pdf of the above report for downloading and printing) Grappling with an issue often raised by Metro riders — the presence of police on the system, or sometimes the lack thereof — the Metro Board of Directors voted 7 to 4 on Thursday to delay a vote on a new [continue reading]
I’ve been away for a couple of days while it’s raining news. So let’s dive in… Measure M election update: the L.A. County registrar continues to count votes and released [continue reading]
Some of you have already noticed this: underground cell phone service for T-Mobile customers is now up and running on the Metro Red and Purple Lines between Union Station and [continue reading]
This post is by Sarah Schurtz from Metro’s Active Transportation team: Fall is here and that means it is time for Walktober! There are a lot of reasons to walk. [continue reading]
From the latest Nobel winner for literature: Baseball vs Climate Change: The Dodgers play the Senators today in D.C. for the right to destroy the Cubs’ hopes and dreams in [continue reading]
To people who ride bikes in Los Angeles County: we want feedback and “real world” insights on your experience sharing the road with buses. Metro is conducting a study (the [continue reading]
Quiz! Guess who said the following about L.A. traffic and which year he/she said it: We have a tremendous traffic problem that is steadily growing worse. Half-hearted routine measures will [continue reading]
