UPDATE, 11 A.M. FRIDAY, SEPT. 4: Metro CEO Phil Washington held a media briefing earlier this week to discuss fareless transit and take questions. Watch the briefing here. UPDATE, 10:45 A.M. FRIDAY, AUG. 28: We’re getting a lot of comments expressing concern over how fareless transit would impact the homeless [continue reading]
The monthly meeting of the Metro Board of Directors is 10 a.m. Thursday. As has been the case since March, this will be a virtual meeting due to the ongoing pandemic. You can listen/watch the webstream — a link will appear here when the meeting begins. If you can’t attend [continue reading]
An important discussion on bus and rail service levels will take place at the Metro Board of Directors meeting this Thursday, August 27, as part of Item 25. If you [continue reading]
The Metro G (Orange) Line BRT Improvements Project is one of the early Measure M transit projects with $286 million in Measure M and $75 million in state funds. The [continue reading]
pdf here Friendly reminder: Metro’s draft version of Goods Movement Strategic Plan is still available for public comment! Metro is pleased to have developed the draft plan along with a very wide spectrum of goods movement stakeholders. We’re looking for ways to improve the economy-sustaining movement of goods while minimizing impacts [continue reading]
With some key milestones being reached this week, we wanted to provide a quick update on the Sepulveda Transit Corridor project. This is Metro’s effort to build a fast, high-capacity transit line between the San Fernando Valley, the Westside and LAX. •On Wednesday, August 26, proposals from private firms are [continue reading]
UPDATE: The Metro Board advanced the three routes and approved the environmental analysis contract. The earlier post: The Metro Board of Directors this month will consider advancing three possible routes [continue reading]
A new feature on Transit — Metro’s official smartphone app — will use recent ridership numbers to predict the crowding levels on Metro buses. Just tap on the bus icon [continue reading]
Today, August 12, is the 25th anniversary of the C (Green) Line. Let’s pause and let the, uh, enormity of the moment sink in. If you’re sensing a certain ambivalence, [continue reading]
pdf for download here The above progress report is from Metro’s Recovery Task Force, formed this spring to develop a plan on how Metro can best serve the public moving forward from the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. The progress report includes the 18 recommendations made thus far and the framework for [continue reading]
