Art of Transit: View this post on Instagram Monday moves. ▫️ Photo 📸 @_kwasi_b ▫️ #GoMetro #LoveMetroLA #busride #reflections A post shared by LA Metro (@metrolosangeles) on Jun 25, 2018 at 8:01am PDT California ballot will include gas tax repeal in November (LAT) This will be a big ticket item [continue reading]
Cell service is currently available on the entire Purple Line for all four major carriers: AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon. (Note: Verizon has only deployed 4G LTE service.) Cell service [continue reading]
All tickets on the Metrolink San Bernardino Line will be discounted at least 25 percent starting Sunday, July 1, except for the weekend pass and special tickets. Students and seniors [continue reading]
Dept. of Bus Restructuring: Here’s the pdf. This report is going to the Metro Board of Directors this month. Scroll down for some interestingness about bus speeds versus car trip [continue reading]
I’m in catch-up mode again. Lots to discuss… Building L.A.’s rail system will create thousands of jobs. Can a transportation boarding school fill them? (LAT) Good coverage of plans by Metro and Los Angeles County to build a boarding school in South L.A. for students interested in careers in transportation. [continue reading]
All-door boarding allows customers to board a bus at any door with their TAP cards. The program is expanding to include Metro Rapid 754 starting Sunday, June 24. How does all-door [continue reading]
Transfers between most TAP-participating agencies will be exclusively on TAP starting July 15. Cash will no longer be accepted when transferring from one agency to another. Pay with TAP when you board, [continue reading]
Metro’s On the Move Riders Program is hosting an Older Adult Transportation Pop-Up on Wednesday, June 20 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Norwalk Senior Center. Location Details Norwalk Senior Center 14040 [continue reading]
Forget Uber. Forget fancy cars. To get to the #StanleyCup playoffs on time, Washington Capitals Matt Niskanen and TJ Oshie ride the Washington Metro on game night. #Straphangers rule! pic.twitter.com/Oq0fMw2tlw — Taras Grescoe (@grescoe) June 5, 2018 An update on the Bay Area's tolling measure: This morning, with 95% of [continue reading]
Protect your cellphones!: There have been several thefts of smart phones on the Expo Line over the last week with thieves grabbing phones from riders just before departing stations. There have also been five arrests made. We’re asking riders to be careful with their phone. Dept. of Transit-Oriented Baseball: I [continue reading]
