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A few housekeeping items to begin: •With life still getting back to normal-ish, we’re seeing an uptick in riders. Which is good. Friendly reminder: Metro and all transit agencies still require riders to wear face masks, as required by federal law. Forgot your mask? Metro has installed mask dispensers on numerous [continue reading]
Reminder: face masks are still required on public transportation. Wear a mask on Metro. pic.twitter.com/3GX5G9z5Qb — LA Metro (@metrolosangeles) May 14, 2021 For those wondering, masks are still required on public forms of transportation 😷pic.twitter.com/Ad9M9CIaQy — TransportationGov (@USDOT) May 17, 2021 Let’s start with the obvious thing in the [continue reading]
Good afternoon, folks. A few updates on where things stand service- and COVID-wise… •Metro added trips to 30 bus routes earlier this month and we’re planning to add back more bus service in June — and then return to pre-pandemic bus service in September. More info here. •Ridership climbed in [continue reading]
•Metro’s statement on yesterday’s virtual Board meeting in which the audio kept dropping whether you were trying to watch the webstream on a computer or listen via phone: Due to a piece of malfunctioning equipment, the audio is continuing to drop frequently during today’s virtual meeting of the Metro Board [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from the Office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti: LOS ANGELES — Mayor Eric Garcetti today celebrated the American Rescue Plan’s investment of more than $1.6 billion in transportation agencies across the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim Urbanized Area. Joined by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) [continue reading]
Los Angeles County continues to reopen this week as COVID-19 cases have dropped. Here’s the rundown from the L.A. County Department of Public Health: Effective Monday, March 15th at 12:01am, additional sectors in LA County can align with red tier modifications with Public Health measures in place. pic.twitter.com/Fmdp8SMzDF — LA [continue reading]
LA Metro is proud to confirm that Los Angeles Union Station will be hosting part of the 93rd Academy Awards on Sunday, April 25, 2021. This morning the Academy of [continue reading]
•COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths remain down from the surge earlier this winter. Metro continues to run about 80 percent of its service for essential trips. Metro is planning to boost service in June and then return to full pre-pandemic levels of bus service in September. Los Angeles County Begins [continue reading]
•Cases of COVID-19 in L.A. County — and at Metro — have dropped steeply in recent weeks after the deadly surge of late fall and winter. The next big step for Metro is to keep cases down and secure vaccinations for frontline staff. •Metro continues to run service for essential [continue reading]
•On the COVID-19 front, Metro continues to provide service for essential riders. Both Metro and the federal government are requiring face coverings to ride unless you have a medical excuse. •In brief, the news on the COVID-19 front is that case numbers and hospitalizations continue to trend down in L.A. [continue reading]
