Video and photos from sneak peak K Line ride on Monday
We held a sneak peak for the K Line for the media, Metro Board Members, VIPs and stakeholders on Monday morning. Check out the view from the train cab above. [continue reading]
Station dedication held for K Line’s Fairview Heights Station in Inglewood
Metro today joined local, county and federal officials and community leaders to dedicate the K Line’s Fairview Heights K Station, which will provide the Inglewood community with a new rail connection to the city’s affordable and supportive housing, key entertainment venues and Metro’s 5.5-mile pedestrian and bicycle path that is [continue reading]
Metro CEO Stephanie N. Wiggins on putting people first
Metro’s CEO Stephanie N. Wiggins gave an address at today’s Mobility 21 Summit Luncheon in Anaheim. We wanted to share an excerpt of the prepared text of her remarks — which we think gives insight into where Stephanie wants to steer Metro as she begins her second year on the [continue reading]
USDOT awards $104 million to Metro for 160 zero emission electric buses
Metro has received a $104-million federal grant for the purchase and deployment of 160 battery-electric buses as well as for the procurement and installation of en-route and depot charging stations. Above is a video from the city of L.A.’s Channel 35 on the news. Electric buses are cleaner and quieter [continue reading]
Reminder: K-12 and community college students in L.A. County can ride free with our GoPass Pilot Program
The new school year is upon us — and it’s a good time to remind everyone that Metro’s GoPass Pilot Program is offering free rides to L.A. County students at participating K-12 schools and community colleges. All students need is a registered GoPass TAP card to ride Metro and buses [continue reading]
Officials celebrate new freeway sound walls on 170 for NoHo and nearby neighborhoods
Metro today joined the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and other local and state officials to announce the completion of 5.4 miles of new sound walls along State Route 170 [continue reading]
Service Council meetings resume in August
The Service Council meetings will continue virtually in accordance to the COVID-19 Safer at Home orders for the August meetings. agenda items for all Service Councils will include a Metro Title VI Service Policies Review, the Station Evaluation Program update, and the usual Regional Updates. Other items specific to particular [continue reading]
Dedication and ribbon cutting held for K Line’s Martin Luther King Jr Station!
Metro on Saturday was joined by L.A. Mayor and Metro Board Member Eric Garcetti, Metro First Chair Jacquelyn Dupont-Walker, Assemblymember Isaac Bryan and Crenshaw community leaders, supporters and residents to [continue reading]
Get a great job and career with Metro! Our next bus operator hiring event is this Saturday, July 23, in El Monte
Metro’s next Bus Operator Hiring Event is Saturday, June 25, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at our Division 9 bus facility, located at 3449 Santa Anita Avenue in El [continue reading]
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg joins many officials to dedicate K Line’s Expo/Crenshaw Station
In advance of the opening of the K Line later this year, Metro on Friday officially dedicated the Expo/Crenshaw station in the Crenshaw District.U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, [continue reading]