The Metro Board of Directors’ final meeting of the year/decade is tomorrow at 10 a.m. at the Metro mothership adjacent to Union Station in downtown L.A. As always, the public is welcome to attend — comfy seats! — or watch the livestream (a link will appear here when the meeting [continue reading]
It has been nine months now that Metro and Metrolink patrons have been taking advantage of an on-demand, shared-ride pilot project in three areas across Los Angeles County. If you haven’t heard of our ongoing partnership with Via, here’s the backstory: The rides are delivered through a federal research grant [continue reading]
Metro continues to deploy its Thruvision passive passenger screening system on the Metro System to help keep its customers safe and secure. You may have seen its most recent appearance [continue reading]
In December, only the San Fernando Valley will meet; the other Service Councils will go dark until January. The San Fernando Valley will receive a North Hollywood Joint Development Project update to learn more about the redevelopment plans for the 15-acre area surrounding the North Hollywood Red and Orange Line [continue reading]
With the busy Thanksgiving travel week ahead, Los Angeles World Airports announced today that it would be offering passengers flying to LAX a free ride on Metro, Big Blue Bus, [continue reading]
This November, all Councils will meet and receive a Regional Bus/Rail Overview to learn more about their service areas. The overview provides helpful background as a prelude to the NextGen Bus Study changes that will be proposed next year. The Councils will also receive an update on NextGen that will [continue reading]
UPDATE, Saturday, 5:15 p.m.: Regular train service between downtown L.A. and downtown Long Beach resumed for the first time since January this morning after a $350-million effort to renovate Metro’s [continue reading]
Metro has issued a Request for Proposals seeking early assistance from the private sector to jointly develop plans for the massive Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project. Metro’s RFP seeks a pre-development agreement (PDA) with up to two private sector proposers to assist in the planning and design of this mega-project — [continue reading]
Metro released the Notice of Preparation (NOP) for the LA River Path Project on Wednesday, initiating the environmental clearance and review phase of the project. This is the official initiation of a 45-day public comment period, where Metro will be accepting comments on the project from Wednesday, October 23, through [continue reading]
Metro will host a drop-in bus service planning workshop on Saturday, October 26, from 10 a.m. to noon. Join us to review and discuss the proposed bus route changes that will affect bus service in areas of Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale and Lennox. Residents and transit riders are invited to discuss [continue reading]
