Metro is having a good week on the funding front. The state of California has recommended $1.792 billion — yes, billion — in grants from SB 1, the landmark state transportation funding package that became law in 2017. The funds come from these SB 1 programs: the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital [continue reading]
Above: pics of community outreach and audits done to identify first/last mile issues around Blue Line stations. Photos: Metro. The Blue Line First/Last Mile Plan was adopted Thursday by the [continue reading]
Metro is in the midst of its NextGen Bus Study that seeks to restructure and reimagine the agency’s bus service. Please take the survey. For those new to the NextGen [continue reading]
The private sector can excel at creating products and services that meet and exceed customer demand. Metro aims to achieve those kind of results with its upcoming Microtransit service. The Metro Board of Directors on Thursday approved contracts totaling $885,247 to three vendors — RideCo, NoMad Transit and Transdev — [continue reading]
UPDATE, June: the project has advanced to a Phase 2 analysis, Metro announced. That means the agency will ask for more details. *** Metro received an unsolicited proposal from Aerial Rapid Transit Technologies LLC (ARTT) on Wednesday that calls for building an aerial tram that would carry passengers between the [continue reading]
Introducing the new tunnel boring machines, Elsie and Soyeon! They're named after incredible pioneering women in STEM and they’re getting to work expanding the Metro Purple Line west under Wilshire! [continue reading]
Dept. of Free Rides on Earth Day Celebrate Earth Day by taking going Metro to hike the San Gabriel Mountains, enjoy a free concert at Union Station and more. https://t.co/u2QGaUNWYp [continue reading]
Metro is hosting three more community meetings to discuss the new northern alignment options (above) under study for the West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor, a new light rail line [continue reading]
We’ve been writing recently about the $2.4 billion that Metro is applying for from various state programs. Next up: The Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP), which awards $300 million annually for [continue reading]
To help gather information for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor project, Metro is conducting a short online survey to understand more about those who use the 405 freeway, Sepulveda Boulevard, canyon [continue reading]
