LA Metro Is An Official 2024 Taste of Soul Sponsor
Pasadena is famous for the Rose Parade and Hollywood for the Christmas Parade, while the coastal region hosts the Festival of Boats. However, the Crenshaw Corridor proudly hosts the largest annual street festival every October in the heart of South Los Angeles.
Last year, more than 500,000 attendees filled the iconic Crenshaw Boulevard – the historic mecca for Black culture and business – to enjoy family fun at the Taste of Soul Family Festival (TOS). This year, TOS is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 19, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., along Crenshaw Blvd., from Obama Blvd. to Stocker Ave.
With so many people traveling to the festival with a purpose, attendees can expect to face heavy traffic and limited nearby parking. Fortunately, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) is the official transportation partner for the 19th Annual Taste of Soul Family Festival.
Metro is encouraging eventgoers to skip the hassle of driving by taking the K Line to the Leimert Park or MLK/Crenshaw Stations or E Line (Expo) to Expo/Crenshaw Station. Each station is a short walk to the festival. The K and Expo Line trains will run every 12 minutes on Saturday, Oct. 19.
In addition, Metro encourages festival participants to relax and recharge at their “lounge” at Crenshaw Boulevard and Coliseum Street. The lounge will provide seating, mobile chargers, and an opportunity to learn more about some of their stellar programs such as:
· Mobility Wallet Pilot Project
· GoPass for K-12, college/university students
· Low-Income Fare is Easy (LIFE) staff will help sign up eligible Angelenos and riders
· TAP will be selling commemorative TAP (fare) cards
· Talent Development will have information about job opportunities at Metro
Metro will continue to promote K Line ridership and rail safety awareness, as three K Line stations directly feed into the event: Expo/Crenshaw, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Leimert Park.
Although the $2.1 billion K Line is Los Angeles’ newest light rail line, it has a rich history of serving Angelinos. The K Line (previously known as the Crenshaw/LAX Line) marks the official return of rail service on Crenshaw Boulevard since the last Los Angeles Railway Line 5 yellow street cars trundled down the street in 1955 — nearly 70 years ago. For additional information about the K Line and how to purchase tickets, visit metro.net.
