UPDATE, 11 A.M. FRIDAY, SEPT. 4: Metro CEO Phil Washington held a media briefing earlier this week to discuss fareless transit and take questions. Watch the briefing here. UPDATE, 10:45 A.M. FRIDAY, AUG. 28: We’re getting a lot of comments expressing concern over how fareless transit would impact the homeless [continue reading]
The monthly meeting of the Metro Board of Directors is 10 a.m. Thursday. As has been the case since March, this will be a virtual meeting due to the ongoing pandemic. You can listen/watch the webstream — a link will appear here when the meeting begins. If you can’t attend [continue reading]
An important discussion on bus and rail service levels will take place at the Metro Board of Directors meeting this Thursday, August 27, as part of Item 25. If you [continue reading]
pdf here Friendly reminder: Metro’s draft version of Goods Movement Strategic Plan is still available for public comment! Metro is pleased to have developed the draft plan along with a very wide spectrum of goods movement stakeholders. We’re looking for ways to improve the economy-sustaining movement of goods while minimizing impacts [continue reading]
The main purpose of the Census is to figure out how many seats each state receives in the U.S. House of Representatives. But the Census is much more than flinging [continue reading]
A new feature on Transit — Metro’s official smartphone app — will use recent ridership numbers to predict the crowding levels on Metro buses. Just tap on the bus icon [continue reading]
Today, August 12, is the 25th anniversary of the C (Green) Line. Let’s pause and let the, uh, enormity of the moment sink in. If you’re sensing a certain ambivalence, [continue reading]
pdf for download here The above progress report is from Metro’s Recovery Task Force, formed this spring to develop a plan on how Metro can best serve the public moving forward from the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. The progress report includes the 18 recommendations made thus far and the framework for [continue reading]
New dedicated bus lanes and protected bike lanes on 5th and 6th Streets in DTLA brought to you by Metro, @LADOTofficial & @MayorOfLA. Up to 80 buses per hour use [continue reading]
The transit industry trade group APTA issued the following news release earlier this week. I’m not a huge fan of the press release genre of reading material. But I thought this one was on point given the financial challenges ahead for transit industry. Long story short: the coronavirus pandemic has [continue reading]
