News Releases from June, 2009

June 29, 2009

Go Metro for Free Concerts and Restaurant Discounts at Levitt Pavilions for the Performing Arts

In Pasadena and Downtown L.A. at MacArthur Park A fun and affordable “staycation” is only a few Metro stops away this summer. Now through Sept. 13, Levitt Pavilions for the Performing Arts in Pasadena and MacArthur Park are presenting free concerts combined with restaurant discounts for Metro patrons.

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June 26, 2009

Join Experts at metro.net to Discuss Expresslanes, Tolls and Other Congestion Reduction Strategies

Live Chat Tuesday, July 7 As L.A. County embarks on ExpressLanes -- a one-year demonstration project to convert existing carpool lanes into toll lanes -- Metro is asking the public to weigh in on key elements of the project, such as variable toll rates designed to ensure a minimum speed of 45 m.p.h. in the ExpressLanes. Commuters are invited to share their questions and opinions during Metro's next live internet chat, noon to 1 p.m., Tuesday, July 7 at metro.net.

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June 24, 2009

L.A. Metro Breaks Ground on Metro Orange Line Extension to Chatsworth

First Official Measure R Construction Project Begins Marking the first official project to begin construction under the new voter-approved Measure R transportation sales tax, Metro (Metro) today broke ground on a four-mile extension of the highly successful Metro Orange Line.

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June 22, 2009

Go Metro to the Armenian Athletic Games and Get a Navasartian Dollar for Food Court Purchases

Go Metro to the Armenian Athletic Games & Festival, 8 a.m. to midnight, July 2 to July 5 at Birmingham High School in Van Nuys and receive one free Navasartian dollar for purchase of any food in the food court.

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June 19, 2009

Special Gold Line Eastside Bus Line To Be Implemented: Metro To Implement Bus Service Changes and Enhancements Effective Sunday, June 28

Metro will implement several bus service changes and enhancements including a special Metro Gold Line Eastside Bus Line effective Sunday, June 28, in an effort to run more efficient bus service as well as adjust some routes and add service during peak hours.

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June 19, 2009

Work Begins Sunday, June 28, 2009: Metro Blue Line Night Service To Be Impacted as Construction Crews Make Expo Line Connection

Metro Blue Line passenger service on Sunday through Thursday nights after 8 p.m. will be impacted for four months starting June 28 as construction crews integrate the Metro Blue Line in downtown Los Angeles with the new Expo light rail line that is being constructed.

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June 17, 2009

Dump the Pump Thursday, June 18: Go Metro and Save Nearly $9,000 Per Year

Looking for a way to save big? Join thousands of other frustrated drivers around the country who are leaving their cars at home on National Dump the Pump Day this Thursday, June 18.

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June 16, 2009

Wednesday, June 17: Metro Buses, Trains To Be Impacted By Downtown Lakers Parade/Rally June 17

Metro bus and train service will be impacted by Wednesday’s Los Angeles Lakers parade and rally celebration in downtown Los Angeles. The parade will begin at 11 a.m. at the Staples Center and will travel south on Figueroa Street to the Coliseum where the rally is expected to start at 12 p.m.

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June 16, 2009

Go Metro to the 23rd Annual Long Beach Bayou & Mardi Gras Festival and Receive $5 Off Admission

Go Metro to celebrate the culture of New Orleans and Louisiana at the 23rd annual Long Beach Bayou & Mardi Gras Festival, 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, June 27 to Sunday, June 28 at Rainbow Lagoon Park. Just take the Metro Blue Line to Pacific Station and walk about 15 minutes south.

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June 15, 2009

Two-time Champion Metro Rail Train Team Wins International Rail Rodeo

2009 Solid Gold: Metro train operator and maintenance crew hold on to championship title and join championship Metro bus team in the APTA International winner's circle. Making Metro the team to beat for the second year in a row, the Los Angeles Metro championship rail team won the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) International Rail Rodeo in Chicago June 13. The repeat victory makes 2009 a solid gold year for Metro, whose championship bus team won top honors in the APTA International Bus Roadeo in May, for the second time in three years.

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June 15, 2009

Metro to Implement Bus Service Changes and Enhancements Effective Sunday, June 28

Metro will implement several bus service changes and enhancements effective Sunday, June 28, in an effort to run more efficient bus service as well as adjust some routes and add service during peak hours.

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June 15, 2009

Metro urges pedestrians, motorists to observe safety laws as officers begin issuing tickets along new Eastside rail line

Part of campaign to boost safety City of Los Angeles Councilman and Metro Board member José Huizar today announced that three Los Angeles area law enforcement agencies have started issuing warnings and fines to motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians that ignore safety rules around the new six-mile light rail extension of the Metro Gold Line to East Los Angeles.

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June 12, 2009

Go Metro to Make Music Pasadena and Receive $1 Off Any Drink at the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

Let Metro help you be part of an international musical celebration when you attend Make Music Pasadena on Sunday, June 21, noon to 10 p.m. Make Music is a "Fête de la Musique" event that is simultaneously held on World Music Day in more than 300 cities in more than 100 countries. Everyone is invited to make music throughout the city of Pasadena on the longest day of the year at this unique event.

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June 12, 2009

Viewpoint: Metro Response to LA Times’ Tim Rutten Column on Congestion Reduction Demonstration Project

Tim Rutten’s June 10 column on Metro’s congestion pricing program raises important issues – matters of equity and choice for the people of Los Angeles County. However, his assessment of the program is off the mark – in terms of what we’re working to achieve, how it will work, and what benefits it will bring to lower-income residents.

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June 10, 2009

L.A. Metro Releases Transit Data to Spur Applications Development and Grow Ridership

In an effort to enable greater public use of Los Angeles County transit planning information and spur transit ridership countywide, Metro (Metro) today officially released transit route and schedule data on its new beta developer web site at http://developer.metro.net/

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June 10, 2009

Go Metro and Save 10 Percent on Tickets to Cirque Berzerk at Los Angeles State Historic Park

Alternative circus Cirque Berzerk is back in Los Angeles June 18 to July 5 and Metro can take you there. Those who go Metro to this wild and decadent performance will receive a 10 percent discount on tickets.

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June 10, 2009

Metro CEO Art Leahy to Discuss Expanded Gold Line to East Los Angeles with Town Hall Los Angeles

Arthur T. Leahy, Chief Executive Officer of Metro (Metro) will speak to Town Hall Los Angeles about the extension of the Metro Gold Line to East Los Angeles “Striking Gold with Metro on the Eastside,” on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 noon, at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel noon. Tickets $48-60, call 213.628.8141 or click here to register.

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June 09, 2009

Message from Metro: Dump the Pump Day Thursday, June 18. Just Do It.

It's just one day. You can do it. Leave your car at home. Prove to yourself you can survive without foreign oil, without a new car, without any car at all. You'll feel liberated, self-sufficient, richer. (You actually will be richer, but more on that in a minute.) Try it Thursday, June 18: National Dump the Pump Day.

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June 08, 2009

Sheriff’s Deputies Enforce Safety Laws Along New Six-mile Metro Gold Line Extension to East Los Angeles

Respect traffic signage, avoid a ticket With Metro running more test trains along the newly constructed Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension from downtown to East Los Angeles, Sheriff’s deputies are enforcing the law to protect and educate pedestrians and motorists and prevent traffic incidents around Alameda, First, Indiana, and Third streets and Pomona Boulevard. Warning citations and tickets with fines that could be in excess of $250 are being issued.

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June 08, 2009

Metro to Hold Series of Community Public Hearings on Proposed Tolling Prices for Freeway Expresslanes as Part of Congestion Reduction Demonstration Project

Metro (Metro) will hold a series of community public hearings this month to gather public input on a range of tolling pricing proposals that would be implemented in December 2010 as part of the agency’s Congestion Reduction Demonstration Project (ExpressLanes) on portions of the I-10 and I-110 freeways.

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June 01, 2009

Go Metro to 13th Annual Juneteenth Celebration June 13 and Get a Free Souvenir Program

Juneteenth celebrations began in 1865 when word reached the Texans that President Abraham Lincoln had signed the proclamation freeing slaves two years earlier. Celebrate that historic moment this year at the 13th Annual Juneteenth event Saturday, June 13 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, 1950 Lemon Ave., Long Beach. Getting to this free event with Metro is easy. Take the Metro Blue Line to the Pacific Coast Highway exit and the park is a short walk from there.

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