Beginning Sunday, December 10, Metro will implement several changes to improve the efficiency and reliability of bus service. Changes include modifications to late night owl service to offer better transit connections, a new Westside Line 602 shuttle and extending the hours of Line 233 to 24-hours-day, seven days a week. [continue reading]
(Metro website and pdf for download) The final Metro Board of Directors’ meeting of the year has come and gone. Don’t fret: they’ll be back on Jan. 25, 2018! đŸ™‚ The full meeting agenda is above along with links to staff reports on each item. Here’s the official recap. Among [continue reading]
With the Summer Olympics and Paralympics coming to the Los Angeles region in 2028, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Metro are working on a “Twenty-Eight by ’28” plan to [continue reading]
Dept. of Soul Crushing Traffic / Media Hype Aerial footage shows traffic gridlock in Los Angeles as the Thanksgiving travel rush begins https://t.co/n6v9oOnNrQ pic.twitter.com/eS3TosO6BI — CNN (@CNN) November 22, 2017 [continue reading]
•The project aims to improve bus travel times by adding crossing gates and/or grade separations to the Orange Line to get buses through intersections in the San Fernando Valley more [continue reading]
Art of Transit:Â View this post on Instagram A post shared by LA Metro (@metrolosangeles) Op-Ed: L.A.’s dwindling transit ridership isn’t hard to fix. Make riding the bus cheaper and more convenient (LAT) A well articulated argument for more investments to boost ridership on the Metro bus system, which has [continue reading]
Dept. of Sportsing:Â pic.twitter.com/gIZdxmSmoF — Dan Hanzus (@DanHanzus) November 8, 2017 The Expo Line and Silver Line are good options for those headed to the Rams’ game on Sunday at the Coliseum. All the info you need is here. And the L.A. Kings have the second-best record in the NHL [continue reading]
Dept. of Dodgers The @Dodgers this season inspired, thrilled & made us feel like kids again. Metro sends big hugs to the team & greatest baseball fans alive. pic.twitter.com/HE6XNmtP09 — LA Metro (@metrolosangeles) November 2, 2017 And this: every time something knocked down Houston and its Astros this year, they [continue reading]
Three things to know: •Riders on the Hollywood, Long Beach and Westwood FlyAway routes can now use stored value on TAP cards and TAP EZ passes to buy a ticket on the bus with TAP validators on the bus. •Riders on the Union Station and Van Nuys routes can complete [continue reading]
The temperature is starting to drop and winter is approaching. Come join us and learn all about Metro’s regional projects and programs. Rain or shine, all Service Councils will meet in November; each will receive the NextGen Outreach Plan Update (Bus Restructuring Study), June 2017 Service Changes Update & December [continue reading]
