COVID-19 update; Friday, May 8
As you likely know, Metro on Thursday revised its policy on face coverings for riders. Face coverings are now required after being strongly recommended for the past month. The enforcement [continue reading]
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Metro to require use of face coverings by riders on Metro buses and trains beginning Monday, May 11
Metro today is revising its policy on face coverings for riders. Beginning on Monday, May 11, Metro will require all riders on buses and trains wear face coverings to help [continue reading]
COVID-19 update; May 5
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Metro Art (@metro.art.la) Nice article in NYT today about the New York MTA using poetry to soothe the jangled nerves of current and hopefully riders. And more here about LA Metro’s Poetry in Motion program. From the L.A. County Department [continue reading]
COVID-19 update: Thursday, April 30
Today’s numbers from the L.A. County Department of Public Health: @lapublichealth Announces 55 New Deaths Related to #COVID19 and 733 New Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County. Public Health has identified 23,182 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of LA County, and a total of 1,111 deaths. [continue reading]
COVID-19 update: Monday, April 27
•The latest numbers from the L.A. County Department of Public Health: @lapublichealth Announces 29 New Deaths Related to #COVIDー19 & 900 New Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County. [continue reading]
U.S. Chamber of Commerce event today on reopening to include Metro CEO Phil Washington
Metro CEO Phil Washington participated in the “Path Forward,” an online event Monday, April 27, that was hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and looked at the many questions facing the transportation sector during recovery from the current pandemic. In the above audio, the section with Phil begins at [continue reading]
COVID-19 update for Friday, April 24: bus service updates, entrance closures, news
Today’s coronavirus numbers from the L.A. County Department of Public Health: @lapublichealth 52 New Deaths Related to #COVIDー19 & 1035 New Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County. 18,517 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of LA County, and a total of 848 deaths. View https://t.co/zz4bx7vXy4 for more. [continue reading]
Actions taken by Metro Board at April meeting
pdf here The Metro Board of Directors held its April meeting on Thursday virtual-style in keeping with the current safer-at-home orders and social distancing. The audio feed will be posted here within the next few work days. In his monthly report, Metro CEO Phil Washington talked about the ongoing pandemic. [continue reading]
COVID-19 update — project funding, bus service, news; Wednesday, April 22
Dept. of Good Funding News (Non virus news!) On behalf of the agency, a big thank you to the California High Speed Rail Authority Board, which earlier this week approved $423 million in funding for Metro’s Link Union Station project, which will allow trains to enter/exit Union Station from both [continue reading]
Preview of April virtual meeting of Metro Board of Directors
pdf here The Metro Board of Directors will hold a virtual meeting on Thursday at 10 a.m. In order to comply with local and state directives limiting the number of people that can gather, the Board will forgo holding meetings at Metro headquarters and is instead holding a meeting online. [continue reading]