September is National Rail Safety Month!
Rail safety is a team effort and everyone needs to do their part in sharing knowledge and facts that will help deter unsafe behavior and reduce incidents along tracks and [continue reading]
Keeping you safe
Metro to study and consider eliminating bus and rail fares
UPDATE, 11 A.M. FRIDAY, SEPT. 4: Metro CEO Phil Washington held a media briefing earlier this week to discuss fareless transit and take questions. Watch the briefing here. UPDATE, 10:45 A.M. FRIDAY, AUG. 28: We’re getting a lot of comments expressing concern over how fareless transit would impact the homeless [continue reading]
Service Advisory: Buses replace C Line (Green) service between Aviation/LAX and Harbor Freeway Station
Work to upgrade a section of the C Line (Green) signaling system will take place this weekend, requiring three station closures and Metro bus shuttles between Aviation/LAX and Harbor Freeway Station. Starting Friday, August 28 at 11 a.m. through Sunday, August 30 close of service, train service will be closed [continue reading]
Preview of Metro Board’s August meeting
The monthly meeting of the Metro Board of Directors is 10 a.m. Thursday. As has been the case since March, this will be a virtual meeting due to the ongoing pandemic. You can listen/watch the webstream — a link will appear here when the meeting begins. If you can’t attend [continue reading]
Updates on Metro bus and rail service levels and NextGen in this year’s budget
An important discussion on bus and rail service levels will take place at the Metro Board of Directors meeting this Thursday, August 27, as part of Item 25. If you [continue reading]
Take the Sepulveda Station first/last mile survey
The Metro G (Orange) Line BRT Improvements Project is one of the early Measure M transit projects with $286 million in Measure M and $75 million in state funds. The [continue reading]
Metro’s draft Goods Movement plan still available for public review
pdf here Friendly reminder: Metro’s draft version of Goods Movement Strategic Plan is still available for public comment! Metro is pleased to have developed the draft plan along with a very wide spectrum of goods movement stakeholders. We’re looking for ways to improve the economy-sustaining movement of goods while minimizing impacts [continue reading]
Update on Sepulveda Transit Corridor and opportunities for public input
With some key milestones being reached this week, we wanted to provide a quick update on the Sepulveda Transit Corridor project. This is Metro’s effort to build a fast, high-capacity transit line between the San Fernando Valley, the Westside and LAX. •On Wednesday, August 26, proposals from private firms are [continue reading]
Service Advisory: buses replace L Line (Gold) service between Monrovia and Sierra Madre Villa this weekend
There will be no train service to Arcadia Station from 8 p.m. Saturday, August 22 to 10 a.m. Sunday, August 23 as Southern California Edison performs utility work. Buses will replace train service between Monrovia and Sierra Madre Villa Stations while the work is in effect. This means all southbound trains [continue reading]
COVID-19 update, Tuesday, August 18
•Please stay safe during the ongoing heat wave — stay hydrated and try to find shade if you’re out. It’s currently about 104 degrees in my neck of the woods in Pasadena. With temperatures soaring and remaining in the triple digits for several days in a row, LA County is [continue reading]