A fareless transit pilot program for K-12 students in Los Angeles County could begin as soon as this August, Metro staff told the Metro Board of Director’s Executive Management Committee on Thursday. The proposal to begin the fareless pilot for students one year earlier than originally proposed is predicated on [continue reading]
Metro staff this month is releasing five alternatives to be studied as part of the Sepulveda Transit Corridor project’s environmental review process. The five are: •A monorail alternative along the 405. •A monorail alternative that would use an underground segment to connect to UCLA, which is about one to two [continue reading]
When we last checked on the Crenshaw Northern Extension last summer, the Metro Board was selecting three potential routes for further study in the project’s Draft Environmental Impact Report. The 45-day scoping period for the project begins today (Thursday, April 15) and ends Friday, May 28. This is the time when Metro [continue reading]
The above screen grabs show how Metro Micro appears when planning a trip in Transit, Metro’s official app. Metro Micro — our mobility on-demand service — is now available in Transit, Metro’s official app. Passengers can plan a trip in Transit to their destination using a combination of Metro Micro [continue reading]
Here is Stephanie’s bio on the Metrolink website and below is the news release from the office of Los Angeles Mayor and Metro Board Chair Eric Garcetti with today’s announcement: MAYOR GARCETTI ANNOUNCES STEPHANIE WIGGINS AS NEXT METRO CEO Metrolink CEO brings long history with Metro, public transit, and infrastructure [continue reading]
•Metro continues to offer essential trips. We’re running about 80 percent of our pre-pandemic service with bus service set to increase in June and then return to normal levels in September. •Face masks/coverings are required to ride Metro unless you have a medical excuse. Mask dispensers are being installed in [continue reading]
President Biden announced the details of his American Jobs Plan for revitalizing America’s infrastructure today in Pittsburgh. A summary of the plan can be found on the White House website. The plan would provide $85 billion to modernize transit systems and $115 billion to modernize bridges, highways, roads and local [continue reading]
With the draft environmental report set to begin for an Arts District/6th Street Station for the B and D Lines (Red and Purple), Metro is holding two virtual scoping meetings [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors held their regular monthly meeting last Thursday. The meeting was held virtually, as has been the case since the ongoing pandemic began last year. As many of you know, the meeting suffered issues with the audio frequently cutting out. Here is the Metro statement issued [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors last Thursday approved a $679 million life-of-project budget for the I-5 North County Enhancements Project. This project is designed to improve the operations and safety of the freeway corridor, improve the movement of freight and people, and accommodate expected growth between Santa Clarita and Castaic [continue reading]
