How to celebrate the holidays safely this year
The holiday season is here and while things have been pretty unusual, there are still ways to find a bit of joy while staying safe. Here’s a quick round up of [continue reading]
How We Roll, June 8: and in other news…
Welcome to our almost daily roundup of transpo headlines and other happenings at Metro. Please feel free to comment on anything you like or…don’t like quite as much…in this post. Art [continue reading]
How We Roll, Feb. 7: of portals, pumas, pink Cadillacs and public roads
Art of Transit: The view from the other direction: Walking thru the @metrolosangeles new entrance/exit at 7th St/Metro Center into @TheBlocLA #mydayinla pic.twitter.com/W7igYCRQzY — tom nakanishi (@tomnakanishi) February 7, 2017 [continue reading]
From Metro to mall: new portal connecting 7th/Metro and The Bloc now open
Passageway between @TheBlocLA and 7th/Metro now open! pic.twitter.com/RAJgbXDcSo — LA Metro (@metrolosangeles) February 7, 2017 Metro’s first direct subway-to-shopping connection is now open in DTLA, marking its growth as a [continue reading]
How We Roll, Jan. 31: all along the watchtower for transit funding
Reminder: metro.net will be down between noon and 2 p.m. today for the cutover to the new metro.net. The tech folks have rebuilt the trip planner from the ground up, [continue reading]
2016: two rail openings, bike share, a ballot measure and a very busy year for Metro
This was my seventh year at the agency and, by far, 2016 was the busiest. I usually like to put the end-of-the-year highlights in chronological order but I think four [continue reading]
How We Roll, Nov. 8: puttering around until the Election results start getting posted
Programming note: I’ll join the rest of the universe and be posting on Measure M election results, etc. beginning at 8 p.m. tonight after the polls close. It will be [continue reading]
Fresh pics: Knocking out the knockout panel between the Bloc and 7th St/Metro Center
The work began Friday to remove the concrete between between the Bloc and 7th St/Metro Center. Once completed this winter, Metro riders will be able to go straight between the nicely [continue reading]
Video: rendering of new tunnel between 7th/Metro and The Bloc
Early work began last week on a new entrance to the busy 7th/Metro Center Station in DTLA that serves the Blue Line, Expo Line and Red/Purple Lines. The entrance will connect [continue reading]
Highlight reel from Metro Board meeting
Some actions of note at today’s Metro Board meeting: •Item 77. The Board approved a motion by Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich to use funds that Metro provides to Metrolink for a 25 percent fare reduction on the Antelope Valley Line in an effort to test the impacts on ridership. Fares between [continue reading]