The Metro Board of Directors meets at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 24. As has been the case since March 2020, the meeting will be held online only due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. You can download a pdf of the agenda by clicking here. This page also has links to [continue reading]
The LA Marathon is the morning of Sunday, March 20 running from Dodger Stadium to Century City — see the above map. As per usual, several bus lines will be [continue reading]
March is also Women’s History Month and today Metro released commemorative TAP cards for purchase at Metro Customer Centers — click here for locations and hours. Cards are $2 each, [continue reading]
As of this morning, the average price of a gallon of gas locally is $5.65, according to AAA. Yikes! Until recently, that’s the highest the average gas prices have been since the summer of 2008 — when the California average was about $4.51 a gallon. We know that many of [continue reading]
Today is International Woman’s Day — that means it’s time to celebrate the countless accomplishments and contributions women have made throughout American History! This year’s theme is ‘Break the Bias’ — a nod toward building a world free of world free stereotypes and discrimination. March is also Women’s History Month [continue reading]
The South Bay Council of Governments (COG) is actively seeking nominations to Metro’s South Bay Cities Service Councils. How it works: The COG makes nominations for the Service Council, and the Metro Board of Directors approves them — after which new members are sworn in and can begin their terms. [continue reading]
The webstream for the Metro Board meeting of Thursday, Feb. 24, is posted above. The agenda is here with links to all Metro staff reports and presentations. An indexed version of the webstream is here — making it easier to skip to the items you want to hear. Among the [continue reading]
Metro continues making progress with its study to extend the Metro L Line (Gold) from its current end point in East Los Angeles to Whittier. A new round of four [continue reading]
One of our long-standing goals is to make it easier for all people to travel to and from our stations — including cyclists. In many cases, that means offering convenient and safe bike parking options for commuters. So we’ve been working to improve our bike parking program and will soon [continue reading]
Heads up: a hiring event is this Saturday at L.A. Trade Technical College — and we’re offering a $3,000 bonus for new operators. Metro offers competitive hourly rates starting at $19.12 with benefits that include health insurance, tuition reimbursements, paid training, retirement plan options and flexible working hours. The event [continue reading]
