{"id":258872,"date":"2026-04-09T06:13:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T06:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/258872\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T06:13:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T06:13:13","slug":"la-metros-ride-the-d-t-shirts-restocked-ahead-of-d-line-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/258872\/","title":{"rendered":"LA Metro&#8217;s &#8216;Ride the D&#8217; T-shirts restocked ahead of D Line extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/metroridethed.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-7d0efd03=\"\"\/> article    <\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">LOS ANGELES &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/tag\/transportation\/metro\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Los Angeles Metro\u2019s <\/a>popular and risqu\u00e9 T-shirts returned to the market Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KTTV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">The Metro shop restocked the limited-edition &#8220;Ride the D&#8221; T-shirts and crop tops that were available to purchase beginning at noon Wednesday. The transit-inspired tees have been in high demand since they first debuted in February and frequently sell out.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">The restock celebrates the 30-day countdown to the May 8 opening of Section 1 of the D Line Extension. The T-shirts were priced at $21 before taxes and run in adult sizes S-4XL.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">By 2 p.m. Wednesday, it appeared the popular item had sold out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KTTV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\">What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Social media users have expressed frustration over the frequent sellouts, with some suggesting that keeping the shirts in stock could help with the Metro\u2019s funding.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">&#8220;The popularity was so unprecedented I believe they\u2019re still having trouble keeping up!&#8221; one Reddit user wrote.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">&#8220;Seems like a no-brainer moneymaker for Metro,&#8221; another user added.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Other commenters suggested the shirts should become a permanent fixture. &#8220;They should make it permanent and use the profits to ensure Phase 3 opens before the Olympics. Keep selling it to fund the proposed extension to Santa Monica,&#8221; another Redditor wrote.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KTTV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\">What we don&#8217;t know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">It is unclear when the shirts will be restocked again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: This report is based on official product release announcements from the Los Angeles Metro shop and public transit project schedules regarding the D Line Extension. Supplementary community perspectives were gathered from documented discussions on social media platforms and public forums like Reddit.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/tag\/transportation\/metro\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Metro<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/tag\/lifestyle\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lifestyle<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/tag\/series\/instastories\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instastories<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"article LOS ANGELES &#8211; Los Angeles Metro\u2019s popular and risqu\u00e9 T-shirts returned to the market Wednesday. 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