This was going on while my train was sitting stopped at Chinatown for about 20 minutes. Now we’re stopped midair on the tracks approaching Union. Not sure if it’s related but it doesn’t inspire confidence
"Metro has spent months touting the effectiveness of the paddle gates, pointing to an impressive-sounding 480% revenue increase at one station. But what conspicuously hasn’t been made public is the fare evasion rate before and after installation — that is, until we record requested the fare data and calculated it ourselves. Our calculations show a roughly 36% reduction in fare evasion rates at upgraded stations. We believe it’s still enough to justify installation, but nowhere near enough to substitute for officer-based enforcement."
Edit: Wanted to pick a more representative excerpt from the article.
This came up in my feed from Facebook... the effects of Hurricane Rachel (reduced to a Tropical Storm).
Apparently the bus can't flip over when making turns no matter the speed which is very cool!
I forgot to take a picture of the sign on the pedestrian bridge itself, but I was deeply encouraged today to see new Metro quick build (plastic/cardboard?) signage directing pedestrians leaving the stadium from the Stadium/110 entrance, over the Bernard Pedestrian Bridge, and into the Blossom Plaza A-Line Metro entrance.
I didn’t see any signage south of the 110 before the plaza and I think continuing signage on Bernard would be best, but it’s a huge upgrade from last year and hopefully can show there’s enough demand for a Chinatown path that the Dodgers consider a southern pedestrian path someday. It would be great to have a popular walkway going in and out of the stadium this way, but in the meantime shout out to Metro for testing this!
EDIT: Also worth noting, the property across from the pedestrian bridge (stadium side) is for sale, so if Metro thinks this idea has legs long term or that the stadium would ever put stairs at the south most point of the property, now might be a good time to contact Maxwell Forester at losangelesapartmentbroker.com lol. It would be incredible to have stairs and elevators there someday.
And this is at 9:30 in the morning.
Free screening of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" on 10/7 at 7pm (doors at 6pm) at the Sunset Triangle. Free tap cards giveaway, you pull a random card from the mystery bag (aka Metro tote bag)!
“A bus driver was shot and killed by a passenger in Mar Vista late Thursday afternoon, police said.
The shooting occurred during an altercation between the two people on a Culver City bus near Mitchell and Centinela avenues around 5:15 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Details about what led up to the altercation were not immediately available.
Police say the bus driver, described as a man in his 40s, was taken to the hospital and died. His identity has not been released.”
Full story from NBC: https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/bus-driver-shot-killed-mar-vista/3950198/
This is nuts. I take the bus from that stop all the time. Our bus drivers already take enough shit. So sorry for his family 💔
I love you LA. This is what Los Angelist has actually been up to. I'm 'TrolleyFederali' now.
Hi u/smellgestapo. Great work over here since I stepped down as head mod.
Just received a text from the Culver City Bus systems. Potentially worthwhile info for anybody who is affected by the CCBus Suspension.
Let me know if there’s a better flair.
me and my dad were at Union station on september 29 and i saw a subway car that is full one vandalized and my dad had recorded the 3-4 second video here.
Hey r/LAMetro! YIMBY LA here.
Tonight, the West Hollywood Planning Commission will consider 1000 N. La Brea, a proposal to replace an old cement plant at La Brea and Romaine with:
The site is on La Brea’s Metro 212 bus corridor, which connects to the D Line at Wilshire/La Brea and the B Line at Hollywood/Highland.
We want more people to have the option to live near transit and handle everyday errands without getting in a car. Adding homes and a grocery store together on this corridor would help make that possible.
Want to help get this built?
1. Send a letter supporting the project. You can use our campaign form to tell the Planning Commission why you support more housing here.
2. Join us at tonight’s hearing — in person if you can!
If you want more housing, more potential transit riders, and more everyday destinations along our bus corridors, please show up! We'll be there wearing our Legalize Housing shirts. Hope to see you!
First time seeing this. Two A Line trains going southbound simultaneously on Marmion Way between Highland Park and Southwest Museum stations. Pomona North train had arrived at HLP station but operator came out of the train and turned the train around to go southbound.
EDIT: the train made it all the way to Union Station and just turned back toward Pomona North.
According to a post on the CPTDB forum, Metro ordered at least 200 new buses from ENC. This is kinda exciting news although I kinda wish Metro was getting 45 footers (I think ENC actually made a 45 foot prototype Axess BRT a few years back) but maybe thats due to costs and logistics.
Next photo is an ENC demo unit of the Axess EVO-BE that will be used on Metro, was brought over by ENC for the Long Beach bus fest last Sunday and displayed throughout the event. Photo taken by me.
