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Recap of today's Metro Board meeting
The Metro Board approved amendments to the Measure R ordinance and its extension, which included the motion by Director John Fasana to allow for the transfer of funds between the transit capital and...
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Designing a subway to withstand an earthquake
Metro’s subway rode out the 1994 Northridge earthquake, but a section of the Santa Monica Freeway collapsed and other area roads suffered serious damage. After a pair of 4.5 magnitude earthquakes were...
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Unlike New York, there will be no blasting to build subway in Los Angeles
Earlier today, something went wrong with construction of New York City’s Second Avenue Subway when a planned underground blast broke through the surface sending dirt and debris into the air and causing...
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Blue Line train, Metro Bus accident in downtown Los Angeles; Blue Line...
Photo by Luis Inzunza/Metro. UPDATE, 9:40 a.m.: The Blue Line is resuming normal service between Washington-7th/Metro. A Blue Line train collided with a Metro bus Line 51 in downtown Los Angeles at...
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The 3.2-magnitude quake in Beverly Hills
The big yellow square shows the location of the earthquake in Beverly Hills on Monday. Source: USGS. UPDATE: A 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred in Beverly Hills at 12:03 a.m. Friday, with the...
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Metrolink unveils first train with anti-collision technology
Metrolink's Neil Brown shows PTC technology in a locomotive -- the computer screen at left is PTC. Photos by Steve Hymon/Metro. With the fourth anniversary on Wednesday of the deadly crash in...
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Get Ready to ShakeOut on October 18!
Living in earthquake country, a question you sometimes have to ask yourself is: Are you prepared for the next big one? If you’re not sure, don’t worry. Union Station is hosting this year’s Great CA...
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Great California Shakeout drill tries to drill home message: 'be prepared for...
Los Angeles Union Station hosted the Great California Shakeout on Thursday morning, the annual state-wide earthquake preparedness event. As per usual, the event was held to get this point across:...
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Suspect arrested in sexual assault on board Metro bus
The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department this morning issued a news release announcing they have arrested a suspect in the rape of an 18-year-old mentally disabled woman who was sexually assaulted on a...
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Information being sought in shooting on Blue Line
At 6:16 p.m., a 19-year-old man was shot on a southbound Blue Line at 5th Street and Long Beach Boulevard in downtown Long Beach, according to the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department. The LASD tweeted...
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Heads up, watch for trains
Metro held a press event this morning at the Blue Line Vernon Station to bring attention to train safety. While motor vehicle accidents have shown a steady decline over the past 23 years, pedestrian...
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Every lane is a bike lane
Bike Safety campaign billboards throughout Los Angeles County In the spirit of sharing the road, Metro launched the “Every lane is a bike lane” campaign in late March to increase motorists’...
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Heightened security on Metro today in wake of explosions in Boston
In the wake of today’s explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, Metro security is on a heightened state of alert while normal Metro bus and rail service continues. Metro passengers are...
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New Metro website stresses safety
Here’s the news release from Metro: New Metro Web Site Stresses Safety Riders Should Be Aware of their Surroundings Following Boston Bombings Heightened transit security remains in effect a day after a...
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Sheriff’s patrols target customer safety and other issues on the Blue Line
The Blue Line’s Willowbrook/Rosa Parks station. Photo by Sean_Marshall via Flickr creative commons. Earlier this month, from April 8 to 10, the Transit Bureau Service of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s...
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Metro offers reward for information on assault of bus operator
Here is the news release from Metro and photos of the suspect are above: Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, Chair of Metro’s Board of Directors today announced a $25,000 reward...
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LASD and Metro announce arrest of suspect who allegedly assaulted bus operator
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Metro today announced the arrest of a Reseda man wanted in connection with the assault on a transit bus operator last Friday, May 10, 2013. The suspect,...
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The cause of this morning’s Blue/Expo Line delays
There were delays on the Blue Line and Expo Line this morning when a car made a left turn directly into the path of an outbound train on Flower Street. The result? Photo: Metro Trains always move...
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Metro introduces smart phone security app to report transit-related crimes
A screen grab from the new app as seen on an iPhone. Below is the news release from Metro. Here is the link to the app in the Apple Store. And here is the link to the app in the Google Play store for...
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Metro promotes Rail Safety Month — and a look at Metro Rail’s accident numbers
There was a very no-nonsense article posted on Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky’s website today about Blue Line safety. The piece doesn’t pull any punches, noting that the number of accidents and fatalities...
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