Everything old is new again. This 1934 map via the Big Map Blog shows what Los Angeles looked like before freeways but after an extensive rail and bus line system had been built. more ›

How do you feel about Metrolink jacking up their fares? The transit agency has a proposal on the table to implement a system-wide fare increase of 5 to 9 percent, in order to help close an existing $13 million funding gap for the upcoming fiscal year. more ›

If you're in need of a good freak out, you might want to check out the scare-tactic video released a few days ago by opponents of Metro's proposal to put the Westside Extension subway tunnel underneath Beverly Hills High School. more ›

in Downtown, where many of the city's light rail and subway lines have terminal points, not all the lines intersect. To make getting from one line to another easier, Metro has just approved plans for a connecting line. Thursday, The Metro Board of Directors certified the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Report for the Regional Connector Transit Corridor Project. more ›

Filmed on March 31, 1961, this short film shows the regular journey of the Long Beach-bound Red Car rail line. Just a few days later, on April 9, 1961--51 years ago!--the Red Cars stopped running...forever. more ›

Metro swears the Expo Line will open soon, but they're still in the testing phase of the light rail route. Now Metro says they are expanding their testing to better simulate regular service on the line, and will be running test trains from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m. seven days a week on a schedule of every 12 minutes. more ›

It's about to cost you twice as much to ride the world's shortest railway, as Angels Flight raises its fare to 50 cents, starting Monday March 12. more ›

The historic train depot at the corner of Chandler and Lankershim in the NoHo Arts District has sat, awaiting the kickstart of a much-needed restoration for years. Finally comes word that Metro is set to begin the refurbishing, and Phase one will start March 16. more ›

The Los Angeles County Bicycle Master Plan has been updated and approved today, and includes plans for 832 miles of new bikeways, as well as over $330 million in funding to be spent over 20 years on improving access to and the safety of bicycle transit in L.A. more ›

Commuters who use the Metro Blue Line between downtown Los Angeles and Long Beach should know that an early-morning power loss is throwing a mighty wrench in the ride. more ›

The best fun you can have for 25 cents in Los Angeles for one minute could soon be twice as expensive, when Angels Flight reopens after undergoing repairs, and the fare is doubled. more ›

Thanks to Christmas Day falling on a Sunday this year, today is a legal holiday, and that means things are quiet in Los Angeles, with many offices and services closed or limited. more ›

Headed out tonight? Don't forget that Metro is giving free rides on all Metro bus and rail lines tonight into the wee hours of Christmas Day, 9 p.m. and 2 a.m. more ›

One of 18 new retaining walls installed in the Sepulveda Pass as part of the ongoing 405 Freeway improvement project has begun to collapse. The wall began to buckle last week during the strong windstorm, say area residents, according to MyFoxLA. more ›

Break out the bubbly! Metro is once again offering free rides on bus and rail lines operating on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. more ›

The full Metro Board of Directors are getting together Thursday for their regular monthly meeting, and included on the agenda is changing the name of six Metro stations. more ›

Who's got a ticket to ride? Metro's fare gate lockdown is producing interesting results as the agency determines approximately what percentage of passengers are using paper tickets as opposed to TAP cards. This four-week effort aids in Metro's mission to get the TAP system and turnstile entry secured and running. Metro officials are spot-checking passengers' tickets as they get off the Red and Purple Lines. more ›

For five hours on Sunday, October 9, Los Angeles dedicated a 10-mile downtown route to the beauty of green movement in its third installment of CicLAvia. Attendees were free to walk, run, bike, dance, kartwheel - whatever moved their bodies - except for drive a car. more ›

It can get pretty loud inside a commuter rail car, thanks to people listening to music, watching movies, or talking loudly on their phones or with fellow passengers. To rectify the problem, Metrolink has announced that starting October 3, they will offer a "Quiet Car" on every weekday train to help improve the ride. more ›

As announced Wednesday, the mother of the victim of a fatal stabbing aboard a Red Line train has filed a claim against the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), asserting there is inadequate security on the subway and in stations. more ›

You know how you wave your TAP card to log in the fare deduction, but those turnstiles at Metro rail stations are really just going through the motions? This month, riders of the Red and Purple lines will encounter functional (read; locked!) fare gates at four stations as Metro preps to get the TAP system and turnstile entry secured and running. more ›

We think we can, we think we can: The Expo Line's Phase 2, which extends light rail transportation from Culver City to Santa Monica, is going to happen, and things are getting going this morning. A groundbreaking event is being held to officially mark the beginning of construction on the project. more ›

Check out the hustle and bustle of L.A.'s "575,000 souls" in the retail district, shopping for curious wares from the Orient, chugging up Bunker Hill on Angels Flight, and riding their horseless carriages through Downtown's tunnels in this film from 1917. more ›

How many times have gotten behind the wheel, cursing the fact that if Metro had lines and service to go where you needed it to, you'd be among the ranks of the regular transit users in the city? Sometimes imagining a better city can help build one. One reader shares his map and vision for transit in L.A. more ›

Metro says they have cleared another hurdle in their current endeavor to (finally) put in place an efficient transit link to serve Los Angeles International Airport. Wednesday, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) gave approval to release the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Report (FEIS/R) for the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor, says the transit agency, and local politicians are already cheering the train's arrival. more ›

Historical transportation maps of Los Angeles are always intriguing to study, even if they cause eyes to cross and vision to blur. A high resolution scan from the David Rumsey Map Collection reveals intricate details of L.A.'s 1928 transit system pre-freeways. more ›