Here’s the news release from the TSA: LOS ANGELES – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) honored the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) with the prestigious Gold Standard Award today, one of only six transit agencies nationwide to receive this recognition this year. The Gold Standard Award is the [continue reading]
Metro on Thursday announced that it has broken ground on a project that will finally build a bridge for freight and passenger trains over the busy intersection of Rosecrans and Marquardt avenues in Santa Fe Springs. See the above video. The bridge will replace the street level rail crossing which [continue reading]
It’s Pride Month and Metro, as usual, is proud to help celebrate LGBTQ+ culture and activism and to commemorate the Stonewall Riots of 1969 that ignited the modern LGBTQ+ movement. [continue reading]
The June Service Council meetings continue to be held virtually due to the COVID-19 Safer at Home orders. This month, all Council meetings will hear about the Bicycle Parking Update, an overview on the June bus service changes in their region, and their usual regional updates. Each Council will also [continue reading]
UPDATE, FRIDAY NOON: The cards should be available by 2 p.m. Friday. *** In honor of Memorial Day and fallen veterans, Metro and TAP have released a new Memorial Day [continue reading]
The North San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor project is hosting community meetings in June to provide the communities and stakeholders an update on the project. Scroll down to see meeting [continue reading]
As part of the Crenshaw/LAX light rail project (the future K Line), Metro personnel, LA County Fire, Inglewood Police, and LA County Sheriff’s Departments will conduct a series of emergency drills along the project alignment. The group will be conducting testing and practice emergency drills. The drills will include simulated [continue reading]
The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) and Metro entered into an agreement this week for LACDMH to pilot the provision of comprehensive crisis response services to individuals experiencing mental health crises while onboard Metro vehicles or at Metro stations. As part of this pilot, LACDMH will staff [continue reading]
UPDATE, MAY 26: The Metro Board of Directors today voted to approve the proposed budget. The earlier blog post on the proposed budget is below. *** Metro’s proposed $8.8-billion budget for the next fiscal year will be considered by the agency’s Board of Directors at their meeting on Thursday, May [continue reading]
There is a planned rally in downtown Los Angeles this afternoon that is likely to cause a number of bus detours for Metro Bus Lines. Detours will take place 12:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. if necessary. Detour signs will be posted along all routes. Metro Bus Lines effected are the: [continue reading]
