The first World War brought with it unprecedented manpower challenges to local transit companies. Our earliest held Pacific Electric employee news magazine was published in
Page content by Danny Seplow Pollution has been a problem that has challenged Los Angeles for over a century. Geographic features make smog prone to
During the early years of the 20th century, Laura L. Whitlock, “the official mapmaker of Los Angeles County” was the first woman cartographer in the
The vision and concept for a universal fare system for Los Angeles County began at the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission in 1990. The agency
1990 July 14: Metro Blue Line opens between downtown Los Angeles and Long Beach (later renamed “A Line”) 1990 September 1: Metro Blue
The Crenshaw Corridor, one of the highest population density regions in Los Angeles, has been a candidate route for mass transit for decades. In the
Metro and its predecessor transit agencies have a long and complex history of transit policing. Our predecessor agencies, Southern California Rapid Transit District (SCRTD
Tomorrow is the 30th anniversary of the submission to Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley the final report of The Los Angeles 2000 Committee, LA 2000:
The silent film era of the 1910’s and 1920’s was a period of explosive growth for Los Angeles. For example, the number of automobiles
At approximately 9:20 p.m. on this date in 1913, a Pacific Electric streetcar on the Venice Short Line slammed into another one on the same track just