•The project aims to improve bus travel times by adding crossing gates and/or grade separations to the Orange Line to get buses through intersections in the San Fernando Valley more [continue reading]
The Metro Board’s newest committee — the Ad Hoc Committee on Customer Experience — met again on Thursday. I’ll add a link to the audio recording of the meeting once it’s posted. The agenda is above and below are a few of the highlights: •Metro’s bus restructuring/reimagining effort is taking [continue reading]
One of Metro’s core values is to try to continuously improve. In that vein, the agency’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released an audit of Metro Rail service disruptions in 2016 to help better identify and reduce the root causes of rail delays. The OIG is an independent part [continue reading]
Manufactured by Herrenknecht in Schwanau, Germany the two tunnel boring machines that will dig the twin tunnels for the Purple Line Extension are currently on their way to America. They weigh 1,000 tons each and will be shipped on two cargo vessels, the Palabora and the Integrity, later this month. The [continue reading]
We hope everyone is having a good Veterans Day and, of course, we extend a big thank you to those who have and continue to serve our country. Metro has had a Veterans Hiring Initiative Program for the past five years. Please see this page for more info and watch [continue reading]
Metro and Los Angeles County staff are proposing to enter a six-month negotiating period with the developer Watt Companies to build 492 residential units and about 47,500 square feet of [continue reading]
As you’ve likely heard, the Summer Olympics and Paralympics are coming to the Los Angeles region in 2028. Many people have asked what our transit system might look like 11 [continue reading]
Military veterans contribute to our community in many ways and play a vital role in our economy as small business owners and entrepreneurs. Through Metro’s Business Interruption Fund (BIF) and the [continue reading]
UPDATE: The work tonight has been cancelled and will take place tomorrow night, Nov. 7. The I-10 busway bridge will be closed in both directions on Monday, Nov. 6 from [continue reading]
The temperature is starting to drop and winter is approaching. Come join us and learn all about Metro’s regional projects and programs. Rain or shine, all Service Councils will meet in November; each will receive the NextGen Outreach Plan Update (Bus Restructuring Study), June 2017 Service Changes Update & December [continue reading]
