For obvious reasons, most of the attention given to Metro is for the agency’s work in the realm of mass transit and road improvements. But the agency also helps organize a vanpool program that has grown considerably. From Metro CEO Art Leahy’s daily email to staff: The Metro Vanpool Program [continue reading]
The Daily News on Sunday ran a story about the gates recently installed at some Metro rail stations and TAP cards and now several media outlets are showing some interest. The gist of the Daily News’ story was that Metro spent $46 million on the gates and $154 million to [continue reading]
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer co-hosted a ’roundtable’ discussion on the 30/10 Initiative this afternoon at City Hall in downtown L.A. The point: talk about progress on the effort to secure federal loans and financing to build 12 Measure R transit projects in the next [continue reading]
Matt Raymond, Metro’s Chief Communications Officer, issued this response to today’s story in the Daily News about TAP cards and the gating system at Metro rail stations: Chucking Metro’s TAP smart card fare program as some critics suggest is like throwing the baby out with the bath water. TAP is [continue reading]
In May, we answered many of the common questions Metro passengers have about TAP cards. I wanted to provide a few updates: •Installation of turnstiles and fences has now been completed on Metro Rail. All subway stations now have gates, as do half the light rail stations. The remainder of [continue reading]
Bicycle commuters looking for more security when parking their bikes in the underground parking structure of Union Station’s East portal will be glad to hear that this week Metro installed a security camera to deter bike theft. The live feed is monitored by Metro Transit Security, and the surveillance video [continue reading]
Here’s another good comment that came in over the transom about our latest poll on the Westside Subway Extension. It’s from Carter Rubin, who also does some writing for our friends at LA Streetsblog. I just wanted to chime in quickly from my iPhone. If you do the ‘walk score’ [continue reading]
Over the past few weeks some have complained Metro’s customer relations email address was unavailable. Metro was aware of the problem and the email has been restored. All previously submitted comments about proposed bus service changes that were sent to the customerrelations@metro.net email box were captured and will be included [continue reading]
As for our latest subway poll, we’ve received many comments, which have come in through the poll page, email and via the Westside Subway Extension Facebook page. Some don’t like the poll itself, others definitely aren’t thrilled with the idea of placing a station at the VA Hospital — they [continue reading]
Last Friday a huge labor rally – I’m talking thousands of people – took place on the front lawn of L.A. City Hall. The 30/10 Initiative was the unifying theme. The vast majority of attendees were there representing various labor groups, but there was a contingent of transportation advocates and [continue reading]
