Metro held its annual State of the Agency event Wednesday to celebrate the accomplishments of the past fiscal year and look forward to the coming 2026-27 fiscal year, which runs through June 30, 2027. A recording of the event is above.
Metro thanks Board Chair Fernando Dutra for his leadership over the past year and welcomes Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass as Metro’s new Board Chair, Supervisor Kathryn Barger as First Vice Chair and Pomona Mayor Tim Sandoval as Second Vice Chair.
From opening new rail lines and launching new ways to pay fares to carrying hundreds of thousands of fans during the FIFA World Cup, Metro’s 2025-26 fiscal year was one of the agency’s busiest and most consequential yet.
Over the past fiscal year, Metro continued expanding its transit network, improved public safety, invested in technology upgrades and prepared our region for future growth.
Highlights included:
•Expanded rail service with the opening of the A Line Extension to Pomona, bringing passenger rail service to the San Gabriel Valley for the first time in more than 70 years.
•Opened Section 1 of the D Line Extension, adding three new stations at Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax and Wilshire/La Cienega.
•Made riding easier by launching contactless credit and debit fare payment across buses and trains, giving customers another convenient way to pay in addition to TAP cards.
•Launched Metro’s official mobile app, providing improved trip planning, real-time service information and alerts directly from Metro.
•Delivered enhanced transit service during the FIFA World Cup, helping fans travel to matches (there were 212,865 rides directly to and from Los Angeles Stadium). Other fans made their way to fan zones and watch parties via Metro’s regular bus and rail service, driving an overall increase in Metro ridership throughout the tournament.
•We also helped move hundreds of thousands of fans during the Dodgers’ World Series championship parade, providing additional service as Angelenos celebrated downtown.
•Advanced three major transit projects as the Metro Board selected locally preferred alternatives for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor, K Line Extension to Torrance and K Line North, setting the stage for future expansion across Los Angeles County.
•Continued improving public safety with violent crime declining for the second consecutive year. In addition, we launched Care-Based Services Division, debuted our new online Safety Hub and started recruitment for Metro’s first class of sworn Department of Public Safety officers.
•In May, Metro broke ground on the North Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit project, connecting the San Fernando Valley and San Gabriel Valley with faster, more reliable transit.
The year also included continued investment in affordable housing near transit, station activations that brought community events to Metro stations, and support for future transportation careers through programs such as the SEED School of Los Angeles County and Metro’s Transportation Career Academy Program.
Looking ahead, Metro will continue preparing for service to Super Bowl LXI in February 2027 at SoFi Stadium while advancing major capital projects across the county. The agency expects its first class of sworn Department of Public Safety officers to complete training and begin deployment, additional projects to break ground, and work to continue on the D Line Extension’s Section 2 (to downtown Beverly Hills and Century City) and Section 3 (to Westwood Village and the VA Hospital).
As Metro prepares for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the focus remains on delivering a transit system that is safe, reliable, convenient and ready to serve everyday riders and visitors from around the world.
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