UPDATE: work on Blue Line this weekend cancelled
UPDATE: this work has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for a future weekend. Heads up, Blue Line riders. There will be no Blue Line service between Firestone and Compton [continue reading]
Reminder: upcoming community workshops on first/last mile connections in Inglewood
First/last mile planning for the City of Inglewood is underway for the existing Green Line Crenshaw Station and future Crenshaw/LAX Line stations including: Fairview Heights, Downtown Inglewood, Westchester/Veterans, and Aviation/96th [continue reading]
Metro staff recommend three northern route options for further study for Artesia to DTLA rail project
UPDATE: Two Metro Board Committees — Planning and Construction — have sent this item without recommendation to the full Board for their consideration at their May 24 meeting. At the [continue reading]
Celebrate Regional Connector construction progress at ‘halfway there!’ event on Saturday, May 19
Metro invites you to celebrate the Regional Connector Transit Project’s 50 percent construction milestone on Saturday, May 19, at the Japanese American National Museum in downtown Los Angeles. Take the [continue reading]
Maintenance Diaries: Green Line upgrades during Crenshaw/LAX Line tie-in work
Learn how we keep our system in a State of Good Repair with the Maintenance Diaries. The Crenshaw/LAX Line reached a milestone last month after completing the junction that connects [continue reading]
Design workshop on May 9 for L.A. Union Station Forecourt and Esplanade project
The Metro Board certified the Final Environmental Impact Report for the L.A. Union Station Forecourt and Esplanade Improvements project on March 1. You can read the Board Report here. Metro is now moving the project forward into design and invites the public to provide their input during this early stage [continue reading]
Have your say on Metro’s financial planning and budget
pdf here Spring is in the air, meaning it is also Metro’s annual budget season ???. The budget for fiscal year 2018-19 has been released and is posted above. The budget covers the fiscal year that runs from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. The Metro Board of Directors will consider [continue reading]
Meetings this month provide updates on Vermont Avenue Bus Rapid Transit project
(pdf) VermontMay2018Presentation There are four more community meetings this month for Metro to provide an update on the Vermont Transit Corridor project. The project proposes to build bus rapid transit [continue reading]
May Service Council meetings and updates
The Service Councils would like to thank all those members of the public who attended last month’s meetings to participate in the NextGen Bus Study listening sessions. Another NextGen update and listening session is planned within the next few months. More information about the NextGen Bus Study can be found [continue reading]
Actions taken last week by Metro Board of Directors
pdf here Here is the recap of the meeting: pdf here The Board: •Approved a 25 percent fare discount program for the Metrolink San Bernardino Line to improve ridership. Staff report. The Board also approved a motion from several Board Members for the discount program to be piloted for a full [continue reading]