Our new system map is installed at our stations
Our new system map featuring the new A and E Lines made its public debut online earlier this week. Judging by the huge response on social media, it’s fair to [continue reading]
A closer look at the environmental graphic design at Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station
Environmental graphic design is an important part of transit station design and here’s how we approached the job at the rebuilt Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station. The goals for the station graphics [continue reading]
Coming soon…the A Line — and a primer on Metro Line Letters
It has been awhile since we’ve talked about line letters for Metro’s rail and bus rapid transit lines, which is always a favorite subject of readers! With the letters issue in the news a bit these days, we’d like to offer a brief refresher on where things stand. The Metro [continue reading]
Signage project to improve way-finding at Union Station is set to begin March 11
When Metro started the Union Station Master Planning process, the agency kicked off with a series of focus groups including many kinds of stakeholders – transit users, transit operators, neighbors and business improvement groups. One of the themes heard overwhelmingly is that while our stakeholders were excited about the master [continue reading]
Metro and LASD target fare evasion on the Orange Line
Here’s the news release from Metro: To reduce fare evasion on the Orange Line, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) Transit Services Bureau (TSB) have joined in a two-pronged effort to improve communication and enforce laws requiring riders to buy [continue reading]
Union Station community workshop on Thursday to provide more details of emerging master plan
The Union Station Master Plan team is holding a community workshop tonight from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Our Cathedral of the Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles to discuss their latest work on the plan to improve the 74-year-old station. If you can’t make it, no reason [continue reading]
Metro Board of Directors to consider motion on improving rail and bus stations
It’s kind of an obvious statement: rail and busway stations are the gateway for the tens of thousands of passengers entering the Metro system each day. And since most people have to spend at least a few of minutes at stations, the quality of time spent there is crucial to [continue reading]
More on those new Nextrip bus stop signs
Included in last week’s official Nextrip launch was an informational video that included a sneak peak at some eye catching new bus stop signage This new signage – the first part of a larger initiative to update all bus stop signs – brings Nextrip information to each and every bus [continue reading]