Metro has made it to DiversityInc’s Top 50 Employers ranking for the first time in the agency’s history. The rankings are empirically driven and based on 2020 company-submitted data in six key areas: Leadership Accountability, Human Capital Diversity Metrics, Talent Programs, Workforce Practices, Supplier Diversity and Philanthropy. Metro was recognized [continue reading]
Metro has partnered with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to open a seventh free public vaccination site at the L Line (Gold) Soto Station in Boyle Heights. The site is located just south of the station, which is at 2330 E 1st Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033, and [continue reading]
For July, each of the Service Councils will have an opportunity to provide input on the development of Metro’s Street Safety Policy. They’ll also receive their quarterly Station Evaluation Program [continue reading]
Happy 4th of July! Celebrate Independence Day with Metro and purchase a 4th of July commemorative TAP card while supplies last. Cards are available now at Metro Customer Centers and [continue reading]
Dear Riders, On Sunday, Metro Bus and Rail service changes went into effect — with more frequent service on many bus lines, as well as our light rail trains. Metro also resumed front door boarding on our buses to better accommodate the increase resulting from California’s reopening on June 15, [continue reading]
Metro has partnered with the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Fire Department to open a sixth free, public vaccination site, this time in Boyle Heights. The new site is located at the Metro-owned property at 339 N. Fickett St., Los Angeles, CA, 90033, and is open from [continue reading]
The Community-Based Organization (CBO) Partnering Strategy: Elements for Successful Partnering in Professional Services (CBO Partnering Strategy) went to the Metro Board on June 24. The strategy culminates a two-year interdepartmental [continue reading]
Metro is excited to share our upcoming Community-Based Organization (CBO) Training Series with you. The training series will be led by the Office of Equity and Race and the Diversity and Economic Opportunity Department (DEOD). The CBO Training Series will include a set of workshops directed at supporting your organizations [continue reading]
On Thursday, Metro reviewed a video posted to social media showing an assault committed against an Asian rider on our system. Metro is actively seeking additional information about this videotaped incident, including the location and time it occurred to aid in our investigation. Metro has a zero tolerance policy for [continue reading]
Metro’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Overall Goal for the three-year period from Federal Fiscal Years 2022 – 2024 is 28 percent for Federal Transit Administration (FTA) – assisted contracts. Metro plans to achieve its overall DBE goal by using race and gender neutral measures and race and gender conscious measures. The [continue reading]
