Metro today released its 2021 to 2024 Draft Coordinated Public Transit – Human Services Transportation Plan (plan) for L.A. County. The plan addresses regional transportation needs of target populations including seniors, persons with disabilities, low-income individuals and veterans. Read and download the plan here. Key areas the plan covers include: [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from the Office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti: LOS ANGELES — Mayor Eric Garcetti today celebrated the American Rescue Plan’s investment of more than $1.6 billion in transportation agencies across the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim Urbanized Area. Joined by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) [continue reading]
UPDATE, April 15: Staff provided an update to the Metro Board’s Operations Committee today. Here’s the new staff report and presentation. Better Bus is currently scheduled to return to the [continue reading]
Both Metro and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention require riders to wear face masks on public transit (except for those with a medical excuse). To make it [continue reading]
In celebration of the new TAP app, five different commemorative TAP cards are now available at Metro Customer Centers and at select TAP vending machines located at the stations listed below. Get [continue reading]
pdf for download here Metro’s COVID-19 Recovery Task Force has released A Path Forward, their final report (see above), completing the work begun in April of 2020. The release is a chance to highlight the recommendations and final changes to them, clarify how the recommendations will be implemented (and shared [continue reading]
As construction continues for the Purple (D Line) Extension beneath Wilshire Boulevard, Metro is working to develop a first/last mile plan to improve biking, walking and rolling access to and from the extension’s first three stations. The First/Last Mile Planning team wants to hear from riders and residents about what the plan should consider — please take [continue reading]
Metro today announced that its first Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), named Elsie, on Thursday broke through to the Wilshire/La Cienega subway station in Beverly Hills. It is the first of [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors met virtually on Thursday, Feb. 25, for its regular monthly meeting. The agenda is above or download a pdf here. This page also has links to all agenda items. You can also watch the marathon five hour, 20 minute meeting below or follow this link, where [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors meets Thursday, Feb. 25, for its regular monthly meeting. As has been the case since last spring, the meeting will be held virtually due to the ongoing pandemic. The agenda is above or download a pdf here. This page also has links to all agenda [continue reading]
