Public Transportation

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The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) is sponsoring “Bike Week LA” activities from May 13-19 to encourage Angelinos to ride bicycles to work, school….heck everywhere!
 
“Bicycling is a great way to travel around a neighborhood, especially with new bicycle lanes and paths appearing all across Los Angeles County.  Bike with us at our Bike Week events, and see how easy it can be! …

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May Day Marches will make driving and taking public transportation downtown Los Angeles tomorrow TODAY awful! Street closures are expected to last through 8 p.m.
 

The Los Angeles Department of Transportation posted a list of DASH detours for Wednesday, starting at 11:30 a.m.

DASH ROUTE F
Expect Delays Due to the 2013 May Day Marches
DASH DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES ROUTE E
Temporary Reroute and Delays Due to the 2013 May …

This Saturday, May 4, Metro Expo Line service will be shut down between 23rd Street Station and 7th St/Metro Center in downtown Los Angeles to replace a support pole damaged earlier this month.
 
Train service will run only between Culver City Station and 23rd Street Station beginning at 8 p.m. up until close of service. A bus bridge (shuttle bus service) will be implemented between …

 
This is how Metro explains it…

Headline photo from the blog Playing with Politics
 

Friday February 22 is the due date for the Metro ExpressLanes Shopping Spree Contest. Open a personal FasTrak® account between February 9 and February 22, 2013 at 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time. Winner will be contacted by phone and must respond within 3 business days to claim prize. The prize will be awarded in the form of a Visa® gift card in the amount …

 
 
A weekend shutdown for the Blue Line and the Expo line. The Blue Line connects downtown Los Angeles and Long Beach, and the Expo line between downtown and Culver City.
Metro, the regional transportation agency, says operations on both the Blue and Expo lines will be disrupted from 8:30 this evening to late Sunday afternoon. Crews will be repairing the tracks near downtown.
During the work, there …

Information about traffic, transit and transportation
As much as I would love to, I can’t always be there for you when you are traveling in Southern California.
Not to worry, I won’t leave you high and dry; here is your handy dandy link list for All Things Commuting.
Be it by train, bus, or driving in a car,
from road closures to real time freeway maps including special …

 
Comfort is your Enemy… Albert Einstein
Are you feeling bored with your life? Perhaps you do the same thing every day and your life is on automatic pilot.
Need to jump start your personal growth? One of the best ways to accomplish that is to push beyond your comfort zone.
Here is one heck of a way to do that
Sunday (1/13/13) is the annual No Pants Subway …

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The launch of the inaugural New Year’s Race, is Saturday Night January 5th, 2013.
Run through the streets of downtown Los Angeles at night and kick off the new year right.
Options available for all ages to participate, a ½ Marathon, Resolution 5k,
Kid’s Fun Run and a Health & Fitness Expo.
With events such as these, driving in the area can be a nightmare, but if …

 
 Free rides on Metro starting at 9:00 New Year’s Eve night!
I Love that Metro does this. Never DUI!
Metro will once more be offering free rides this Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
No fare will be charged on all Metro Rail and Bus lines starting at 9 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 24 until 2 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 25.
New Years Eve also free! Beginning at …