A person now dies every 8 minutes from #COVID19 in LA County. Stay home to save lives, always wear a mask when out for essentials and avoid gathering with people you don't live with. pic.twitter.com/E36ZgM0VKJ — Los Angeles County (@CountyofLA) January 12, 2021 As a reminder, if you are traveling [continue reading]
With Metro’s light rail system expanding, Metro in 2012 ordered new P3010 light rail vehicles (LRV) from Kinkisharyo International. On Jan. 7, 2021 Metro received the final rail car of [continue reading]
In one sense, 2020 was the toughest of years for mass transit across the United States. Lives were lost. At LA Metro and across the nation, ridership plummeted due to safer-at-home orders. Service was reduced and — depending on location — restored to varying degrees. Agencies’ finances were upended. I [continue reading]
pdf here The Metro Board of Directors met for the final time in 2020 last Thursday. Video of the meeting, which clocked in at a sleek 4 hours and 47 minutes, is above, as is the agenda. This page has links to all agenda items, too. The official item-by-item recap [continue reading]
Metro will be conducting more improvements to the C Line (Green) signaling system this weekend, starting Friday, Dec 4 at 8pm through Sunday, Dec 6 close of service. In order for crews to complete the work, three Green Line stations—Vermont/Athens, Crenshaw and Hawthorne/Lennox—will be closed and bus shuttles will replace [continue reading]
pdf here The Metro Board of Directors meets for the final time in 2020 at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 3. The agenda is above. This page has links to all agenda items, too. As has been case since last spring, the meeting will be held virtually due to the [continue reading]
Service changes for the Metro Bus system go into effect on Sunday, Dec. 13. As we get closer to Dec. 13, use this online tool to check your bus line [continue reading]
Metro will be upgrading signal systems on the C Line (Green) starting this Friday, November 6 at 11 a.m. through end of service Sunday, November 8. During this time, there [continue reading]
Los Angeles County Supervisor and Metro Board member Mark Ridley-Thomas today joined Metro CEO Phil Washington on a tour of the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project’s Leimert Park Station to see the progress of the future light rail line. Metro also honored Supervisor Ridley-Thomas for his contributions to the project. The Leimert [continue reading]
Celebrate the 2020 championship Lakers with a 60th anniversary Lakers commemorative TAP card! Cards are now available at Metro Customer Centers (locations below). Supplies are limited, so be sure to buy yours before they’re all gone! TAP cards are $2 each plus the cost of fare. Metro Customer Center Locations [continue reading]
