Metro today announced that, as of March 7, 2023, the agency and its municipal transit partners have provided more than 10 million free transit rides to students over the last eight months through the GoPass Pilot program, surpassing a goal that CEO Stephanie Wiggins set in her 2022 State of [continue reading]
From its earliest days, women have been a critical part of Metro — and have participated in our work at all levels. As we continue to build projects across L.A. County and both launch and expand a variety of programs, Metro’s Diversity and Economic Opportunities Department (DEOD) is dedicated to [continue reading]
Whether you ride Metro every day or occasionally, we want you to feel welcome, safe and above all, to have a great ride. That’s why we’re excited for you to [continue reading]
The LIFE program is conducting outreach throughout Los Angeles County. LIFE offers savings such as discounted transit passes or 20 free rides each month. Riders can use LIFE discounts to ride Metro and buses run by other participating transit agencies. Join us at one of our upcoming events to enroll [continue reading]
For too long, the transportation industry has been a man’s world. As we kick off Women’s History Month for 2023, the good news is that women are playing a greater [continue reading]
After two years of holding meetings virtually, the Regional Service Councils will return to in-person meetings beginning on March 1. Members of the public will have the option to attend the meetings in person and will still be able to submit comments online or by phone. Here are the dates, [continue reading]
As part of our ongoing efforts to improve public safety and clean up our system, we’re making some changes at our Westlake/MacArthur Station. We’ve experienced too many drug overdoses and [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors have their monthly full Board meeting this Thursday, Feb. 23, at 10 a.m. The full agenda with links to staff reports is here. A link will also appear on that same page to watch/listen to the livestream shortly before 10 a.m. on Thursday. Live public [continue reading]
Metro, Measure Up! and the Regional Integration of Intelligent Transportation Systems (RIITS) have teamed up to collect, share and analyze transportation data to better understand travel patterns and help inform transportation policies and operations throughout the Los Angeles region. Measure Up! LOCUS are dashboards that provide info from transportation trips [continue reading]
The South Bay Council of Governments (COG) is actively seeking nominations to Metro’s South Bay Cities (SBC) Service Councils. How it works: The COG makes nominations for the Service Council, and the Metro Board of Directors approves them — after which new members are sworn in and can begin their [continue reading]
