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Longest segment of Wilshire peak hour bus lanes to open on Wednesday
Officials today announced the opening at 7 a.m. Wednesday of five miles of peak hour bus lanes on Wilshire Boulevard. The bus lanes will be used by Metro and other muni buses — including the busy...
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Transportation headlines, Friday, May 1
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Metro April news: Crenshaw work...
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Transportation headlines, Thursday, May 14
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. ART OF TRANSIT: That’s the 770 Rapid as...
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Next Metro-sponsored community bicycle ride “South x Southeast” to be held...
Ride map for South x Southeast Bicycle Ride On Saturday, May 23, through a sponsorship Metro and C.I.C.L.E. invites you to the “South x Southeast River Ride,” a community bicycle ride highlighting...
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Pics: Beach Streets in Long Beach
Photos by Dave Sotero/Metro Hope everyone had a good time at Beach Streets on Saturday in Long Beach. A lot of people came out to bike, walk and skate along a section of Atlantic Avenue in Uptown that...
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The small things matter: an appreciation of walking
Photos by Jack Moreau. Wet Budapest The beauty of walking and biking is found in the details you see on the street. The curves in the fences, beams supporting roofing, fruiting trees, lettering on...
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Motorists and pedestrians reminded to “stop, look, listen” around Gold Line...
A nice Apache News segment by Arcadia High School students on train safety along the new alignment! Here’s the news release from Metro: More Test Trains on Gold Line Extension in Preparation for March...
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Go Metro and bike to your local library for National Library Week
The pyramid atop the Los Angeles Central Library in DTLA. Photo by Jim Winstead, via Flickr creative commons. It’s National Library Week! Did you know that the city of Los Angeles has 72 branches and...
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Fresh pics: CicLAvia Southeast Cities
Click a pic to see larger. Thanks to everyone for coming out to CicLAvia Southeast Cities on Sunday. Metro helped fund the event as a way to promote walking, biking, skating — pretty much anything...
View ArticleStick figures meet their maker
Above is new and — I think — good approach to safety videos by Metro. These were inspired by the “Dumb Ways to Die” video produced by the Melbourne Metro in 2012, which I consider the creme del la...
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Walk-ups for DTLA Bike Share begin Monday with special $1.75 rate
Photo by Steve Hymon/Metro. The Metro Bike Share program launched on July 7 and bikes have since been accessible for monthly and flex pass holders. On Monday, the bike share program opens to everyone —...
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Bicycle riders, how do you share the road with buses? Take our survey
Metro is studying interactions between bikes and buses. 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...
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It’s a perfect time for Walktober
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. You can save money, build exercise into...
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How We Roll, Dec. 6: increased security, Blue Line grade seps, rail to WeHo,...
Art of Transit: check out the fancy new ‘bike hotel’ at a train station in Lillestrøm, Norway. Photos by Various Architects. Click above to visit their site. L.A. subway commuters encounter bag...
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Go Metro on Sunday to CicLAvia: Heart of LA
The CicLAvia: Heart of LA returns this Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with plenty of access via Metro Rail — the route is anchored in downtown L.A. and is easy to access from the Red/Purple Line subway,...
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626 Golden Streets this Saturday in South El Monte and El Monte
The 626 Golden Streets returns this Saturday with a route connecting South El Monte and El Monte. The route is accessible via Metro’s El Monte Station (which is served by the Silver Line) or...
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Metro Bike Share celebrates 200th station
There’s a new way to get around in Silver Lake – Metro Bike Share just installed its 200th station at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Silver Lake Boulevard. Join us at the Sunset & Silver Lake...
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A look back at 10 years of CicLAvia and open streets events
This Saturday, Oct. 10, is the 10th anniversary of the first CicLAvia in L.A. County. That first CicLAvia was followed by many great open streets events in the past decade that gave folks a chance to...
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Join Metro for a community meeting on Segment B of Rail to River walk/bike path
Metro has a plan to make it easier to get around L.A. County, including streets that are safer for everyone. Metro wants your input to re-evaluate Randolph Street and other possible routes for Segment...
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Virtual meeting today and Saturday for Rail to Rail/River Segment B
Metro has a plan to make it easier to get around L.A. County, including streets that are safer for everyone. Metro wants your input on the proposed alternatives for Rail to Rail/River Active...
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