Metro CEO Stephanie N. Wiggins on Thursday announced final appointments to her executive cabinet, with the selection of Seleta Reynolds as its Chief Innovation Officer. Reynolds is currently the General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) and is lauded for launching rider-serving innovations. Ms. Reynolds joins a [continue reading]
With the price of gas, housing, food and everything else sky high, Metro continues to offer half-price transit passes to help you save money. Metro’s regular 1-Day, 7-Day and 30-Day [continue reading]
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has partnered with East LA Community Corporation (ELACC) and BRIDGE Housing Corporation to break ground on the Los Lirios Apartments near the Soto Metro L Line (Gold) Station in Boyle Heights. The new joint development will bring much needed additional affordable housing [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors meets Thursday, June 23, at 10 a.m. for their June meeting. The meeting – as has been case since March 2020 – will be held virtually due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The agenda is embedded above. You can also go to this link to [continue reading]
Metro’s next Bus Operator Hiring Event is Saturday, June 25, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at our Operations Central Instruction (OCI) facility, located at 470 Bauchet Street, Los [continue reading]
Metro will host two virtual community meetings June 16 and 21 to discuss initial refinements to the route alternatives for the Crenshaw Northern Extension Project and encourages public participation and [continue reading]
Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Thursday, June 9 Gateway Cities Service Council meeting time will move from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., this month only. Everything else about the meeting will remain the same – the link to watch online, the phone numbers to listen or call to [continue reading]
The June Service Council meetings continue to be held virtually due to the COVID-19 Safer at Home orders. This month, all Council meetings will hear about the Bicycle Parking Update, an overview on the June bus service changes in their region, and their usual regional updates. Each Council will also [continue reading]
UPDATE, MAY 26: The Metro Board of Directors today voted to approve the proposed budget. The earlier blog post on the proposed budget is below. *** Metro’s proposed $8.8-billion budget for the next fiscal year will be considered by the agency’s Board of Directors at their meeting on Thursday, May [continue reading]
UPDATE: On Thursday, May 26, the Metro Board of Directors voted to approve the “no-build” option. Please read below for more on how we’re developing a new, better project for the 710. *** Improving traffic congestion and pollution associated with the 710 freeway is a major high-interest project for Metro. [continue reading]
