Metro is nearing the end of a year-long effort to revamp its Joint Development Policy. For those new to this program, Metro collaborates with developers to build transit-oriented developments on Metro-owned properties — often parcels left over from construction projects. We now have a new Frequently Asked Questions about the [continue reading]
Metro’s Joint Development team is in the process of updating the agency’s affordable housing policy. The program allows Metro to collaborate with qualified developers to build transit-oriented developments on Metro-owned properties — usually parcels left over from construction of transit projects. As part of the policy update, the J.D. team has released [continue reading]
The City of Los Angeles has taken the first step toward environmental review of the proposed joint development project at our North Hollywood Station. An Environmental Impact Report will be [continue reading]
It has been nine months now that Metro and Metrolink patrons have been taking advantage of an on-demand, shared-ride pilot project in three areas across Los Angeles County. If you haven’t heard of our ongoing partnership with Via, here’s the backstory: The rides are delivered through a federal research grant [continue reading]
At the Urban Land Institute’s Transit Oriented Los Angeles Summit on October 10, 2013, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced his first initiative as Mayor: The Great Streets Initiative. It was during this speech that I realized, the Mayor is a straight-up Planner! Great news in my book. Enjoy (most of) the [continue reading]
Riding is beautiful! These maps show average weekday ridership numbers from fiscal year 2012 (that’s July 2011 through June 2012). The first bubble map shows where Metro Rail passengers are boarding trains that are headed into downtown Los Angeles, the county’s number one job center. The second bubble map shows [continue reading]
Gate latching is upon us! Whether you love it or you hate it, we’re curious if gate latching is expanding the reach of TAP cards to bus rides. Answer this quick poll, and view the results to see how other readers and patrons are using TAP cards on the bus. [continue reading]
The Metro Bike team together with Metro Research just completed an online survey of their current bike locker holders. The online survey collected data on several satisfaction indicators as well as trip type, distance, and demographics. Satisfaction feedback will help the bike team improve service, and trip data helps us [continue reading]
Artists and Nerds (respectfully and fondly) united last week at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's “From Data to Discovery” conference on the Caltech campus in Pasadena. The one day event hosted by JPL, the Arts Center and Caltech focused on using visualizations to communicate complex topics. Such visualizations are a great [continue reading]
Metro Research launched a new web page on metro.net today. Click here to check it out! On the new page you can take a quick poll about Metro’s services, sign up for Metro research opportunities and find links to transportation data resources. The page will also be a hub for [continue reading]
