This was a long time coming! I checked out all the new stations today and they're really nice. The artwork is especially epic at the Bunker Hill station. Metro is also free this entire weekend. I highly recommend you check it out.
I never realized how much I relied on /r/LosAngeles to find out what was going on in my city. I hope this can be the new home for that. Does anyone know if there are other active LA communities on other instances?