César Chávez Day celebrates the legacy of union leader and labor organizer César Chávez, who dedicated his life to improving treatment, pay and working conditions for farm workers. His legacy as the founder, along with Dolores Huerta, of the United Farm Workers of America, reminds us of the central place [continue reading]
Metro and the Metro Board of Directors every month honor employees who are stellar at helping keep our bus and train system running. Please meet this month’s two winners — who accepted their award at their workplace from Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins. In the top video, we honor Eleanor [continue reading]
Metro partners with the Transit app to provide a seamless experience for riders who rely on getting real-time information about buses and trains on their smartphones. Metro is offering riders access to a free subscription to Royale — a set of special features within the Transit app. Metro riders can [continue reading]
Metro is in the process of developing a Street Safety Policy to improve safety for all street users in Los Angeles County. Some background: in January 2021, the Metro Board of Directors approved a motion calling for the development of a Metro Street Safety Policy. The motion builds upon the [continue reading]
Metro Bike Share has completed the installation of 12 revamped Metro Bike Share stations in North Hollywood. This service area is now a “docked” bike share system that is compatible [continue reading]
As the pandemic eases (again) and traffic ramps up in our region (again), readers may be interested in the above event. It’s a good chance to hear about current issues as well as some of the big projects on the table for the Valley. You can RSVP at www.bit.ly/SFV2022
Persian New Year has arrived, which marks the celebration of Nowruz, or the “new day.” Los Angeles is home to one of the largest Persian populations in the world, and [continue reading]
Over the last decade, Metro has joined other agencies in celebrating Transit Operator Appreciation Day; a day that recognizes the public service of public transit vehicle operators. This celebration will [continue reading]
Metro will host a live, interactive Telephone Town Hall on Tuesday, March 29 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. to discuss its Fiscal Year 2023 Budget process, and invites the public to join the meeting. Metro is continuing its engagement efforts for the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget process to give [continue reading]
Long Beach Transit (LBT), Metro and Long Beach City College (LBCC) announced a new partnership last week that will offer free rides for all LBCC students across several transportation systems. Beginning with the Spring 2022 semester, all LBCC students – whether full-time, part-time, in-person, online, credit/non-credit or dual-enrollment – will [continue reading]
