2021 Year in Review
As has been our tradition on The Source, let’s take a look back at some of the more notable highlights from the past year Metro-wise. Before we go any further, [continue reading]
Information sessions for SEED School of Los Angeles County begin tonight
Metro is proud to be partnering with the SEED School of Los Angeles County to help train the next generation of infrastructure workers and to build a great school at the intersection of Vermont Avenue and Manchester Boulevard in South Los Angeles. Learn more about the school during virtual information [continue reading]
Upcoming enrollment events for low-income fares postponed in January due to COVID-19 surge
UPDATE, JAN. 4: to protect everyone’s health, Metro is postponing in-person enrollment events scheduled for January. You can still fill out an application online. The earlier post: We are offering [continue reading]
New bus lanes debut on Olive Street and Grand Avenue in DTLA!
Metro, the city of Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) have partnered to help speed bus service for transit customers during weekdays with the launch of [continue reading]
GoPass lets Los Angeles Community College District students ride Metro for free
Here’s the news release from Metro and the Los Angeles Community College District: LOS ANGELES (December 7, 2021) — The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), and Metro have launched [continue reading]
Recap of Dec. 2, 2021, Metro Board of Directors meeting
A pdf download of the agenda is here along with links to all Metro staff reports. The Metro Board of Directors held its final meeting of 2021 on Thursday. The agenda for the meeting and an archived livestream of the meeting are above. Please see this separate Source post for [continue reading]
Metro Board actions last week on public safety and law enforcement contracts
The Metro Board of Directors last Thursday took several actions regarding our contracts with law enforcement agencies and on public safety on our transit system. There was considerable discussion in both public testimony and among Board Members. The discussion on the webstream posted above begins at the 2 hour, 23:30-minute [continue reading]
Metro to host I-710 South Corridor listening sessions on Wednesday, Dec. 8, and Thursday, Dec. 9
Metro will hold the first listening sessions for the newly formed I-710 South Corridor Task Force (710 Task Force) on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm and Thursday, December 9, 2021, from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. These sessions are designed to present information on the [continue reading]
Metro breaks ground on I-5 North County Enhancements Project
Metro on Wednesday celebrated the groundbreaking for the I-5 North County Enhancements Project, which will improve the operations and safety of the I-5 freeway for motorists in the Santa Clarita [continue reading]
Reminder: Metro offering fare discounts as fare collection restarts on Metro buses on Jan. 10
There has been a lot happening fare-wise at Metro. As we head into December this is a good chance to bring everyone up to speed. Fare collection resumes on the Metro bus system on January 10. Your fares help keep our system running, the reason we’re restarting front-door only boarding [continue reading]