•Metro continues to offer essential trips. We’re running about 80 percent of our pre-pandemic service with bus service set to increase in June and then return to normal levels in September. •Face masks/coverings are required to ride Metro unless you have a medical excuse. Mask dispensers are being installed in [continue reading]
When we say we integrate sustainability into everything we do at Metro, that’s more than a tagline. There are many reasons to better protect our land, wildlife, air quality and water — and better deal with the impacts of climate change. The big reason is this: we think it’s our [continue reading]
Metro is seeking public input on how to modernize its Highway Program. In June 2020, Metro’s Board of Directors directed staff to explore ways to modernize the agency’s Highway Program to better align it with policy goals of reducing vehicle miles traveled while exploring the expansion of eligible projects to [continue reading]
President Biden announced the details of his American Jobs Plan for revitalizing America’s infrastructure today in Pittsburgh. A summary of the plan can be found on the White House website. The plan would provide $85 billion to modernize transit systems and $115 billion to modernize bridges, highways, roads and local [continue reading]
Metro’s 2021 LA County Goods Movement Strategic Plan has been finalized and is now available for public viewing. The timing of this plan could not be better, as L.A. County [continue reading]
With the draft environmental report set to begin for an Arts District/6th Street Station for the B and D Lines (Red and Purple), Metro is holding two virtual scoping meetings [continue reading]
Here’s an impressive statistic: more than 280,000 pounds of trash and weeds were recently removed from the Union Pacific right-of-way adjacent to the A Line (Blue) in South Los Angeles. [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors held their regular monthly meeting last Thursday. The meeting was held virtually, as has been the case since the ongoing pandemic began last year. As many of you know, the meeting suffered issues with the audio frequently cutting out. Here is the Metro statement issued [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors last Thursday approved a $679 million life-of-project budget for the I-5 North County Enhancements Project. This project is designed to improve the operations and safety of the freeway corridor, improve the movement of freight and people, and accommodate expected growth between Santa Clarita and Castaic [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors on Thursday approved a $36-million increase to Metro’s five-year law enforcement contract with the Los Angeles Police Department, Long Beach Police Department and the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department to cover additional costs through Dec. 31 of this year. This item was previously scheduled to be [continue reading]
