How to transfer your virtual TAP card to a new iPhone
If you have recently purchased the new iPhone 13, be sure to transfer your virtual TAP card to your new phone so you can keep using it as a safe, [continue reading]
Metro announces fully electric bus fleet on the G Line (Orange)
In a major clean air milestone for the Los Angeles region, Metro today announced the successful completion of its transition to an all-electric bus fleet on the popular Metro G Line (Orange) in the San Fernando Valley, offering Metro customers a non-polluting, quiet and ultra-smooth riding experience. Metro has phased [continue reading]
Metro experiencing some service impacts due to staff shortages
Due to lingering effects from the most recent surge in COVID-19 cases in our region and a national labor shortage, we’re experiencing impacts on our bus and rail service. We’ve had to cancel some bus trips in recent days and we want to give riders a heads up that may [continue reading]
Today is Clean Air Day — ride Metro for free!
Metro is celebrating California Clean Air Day by encouraging everyone to take transit today instead of driving with free rides on Metro Bus, Bike and Rail. In the above video, Los Angeles County Supervisor and Metro Board Member Holly Mitchell and Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins went to the E Line’s (Expo) [continue reading]
Metro to host Telephone Town Hall on agency budget on Oct. 5
Metro will host a live, interactive Telephone Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 5 to discuss the agency’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget process and solicit feedback from the public on [continue reading]
Los Angeles Unified School District and L.A. Metro announce partnership to provide free transit passes for all LAUSD students
Here is the news release from the LAUSD: Los Angeles, CA (October 1, 2021) – Los Angeles Unified School District and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) are announcing a game-changing partnership to offer TK-12 students unlimited rides from October 1, 2021, through June 30, 2023, at no cost [continue reading]
Celebrate Clean Air Day by taking transit — for free!
Metro is celebrating California Clean Air Day by encouraging everyone to take transit instead of driving with free rides on Metro Bus, Bike and Rail on Wednesday, Oct. 6! Metro will [continue reading]
Updates on Sepulveda Transit Corridor — new video and FAQs and upcoming webinar on Oct. 26
Many people and community groups are very interested in the Sepulveda Transit Corridor project that will build a heavy rail or monorail between the Van Nuys Metrolink station, Ventura Boulevard, UCLA, the D Line (Purple) station in Westwood and the Expo Line. A second phase of the project would eventually [continue reading]
Questions from riders about recent service changes
Since Metro’s latest round of bus and rail service changes went into effect earlier this month, riders have asked Metro some questions on a variety of issues. Here are some examples of questions we’ve been hearing and our answers: •Why did Metro get rid of most of the rapid bus [continue reading]
Metro Board approves fareless plan for K-14 students and easier access to discounted fares for many riders
We launched our Fareless System Initiative in Aug. 2020. The program’s goals are simple: to use fareless transit as a tool to help L.A. County residents deal with the ever-rising cost of living here and help recover from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. That’s important because about 70 percent of our riders are considered low-income. [continue reading]