Could paying people not to drive help reduce congestion?
Transportation wonks typically agree that charging people for using the roads is the best way to reduce traffic. What if we paid people for not using the roads? It’s no [continue reading]
Service Council approves new Warner Center circulator connecting with Orange Line
A new bus circulator with more stops and that travels in both directions will replace current Orange Line service in the Warner Center area later this year. The plan was unanimously approved by the San Fernando Valley Service Council at Wednesday night’s meeting — with support from the Valley Industry [continue reading]
Maintenance Diaries: get to know Bob Spadafora, Senior Executive of Rail Fleet Services
Learn about work performed throughout the Metro system to keep it in a state of good repair in the Maintenance Diaries. In this installment, we took a trip to the Red [continue reading]
Preview of February Service Council meetings
Come join us this month and fall in endless love with Metro’s regional projects and programs! All Service Councils will meet in February and will receive the second quarter of fiscal year 2018 Station Inspection Report and the Regional Performance Report for their respective regions. The San Fernando Valley and [continue reading]
U.S. transit and transportation P3 pipeline gaining momentum and diversity
Over the last three months, the U.S. transportation P3 pipeline has gained momentum and illustrated its diversity. From parking lots to highway lighting, OEI’s newest member Yousef Salama analyzes notable transportation related P3 opportunities in the market. These opportunities were first reported by Inframationgroup.com, which provides a subscription news service [continue reading]
Spotlight on Innovation: SCAG Announces Future Communities Pilot Program
This article was co-written by Rye Baerg and Margaret de Larios Whether you are a city trying to automate a parking ticket payment system or an individual struggling to learn [continue reading]
Twenty-Eight by ’28 Plan approved; Metro Board meeting roundup
Agenda pdf for download and printing here The first Metro Board meeting of 2018 is now in the books. Here is the official recap of actions and you can listen here. Among the actions taken today, the Board: •Adopted the “Twenty-Eight by ’28” plan to complete 28 major road, transit and bicycle [continue reading]
Metro statement on video of young woman being removed by police from subway vehicle
A Message from Metro CEO Phillip Washington: As Metro continues to work with our partners at the Los Angeles Police Department on the investigation of a young woman being forcibly removed from a Metro subway train yesterday, I want to be clear about my position: We want our Customer Code [continue reading]
Metro unveils new “LIFE” programs for discounted fares for low-income riders
As of January 1, qualifying riders can save even more on Metro 7-Day, 30-Day or EZ passes with LIFE coupons. The discounts are made possible by the passage of the Measure M sales tax ballot measure by L.A. County voters in 2016. The LIFE (Low Income Fare is Easy) program [continue reading]
Two Boyle Heights joint developments to be considered by Metro Board
Metro joint developments proposed for Mariachi Plaza and the intersection of Cesar Chavez Avenue and Fickett Street will be considered by the agency’s Board of Directors this month. Specifically, the [continue reading]