Metro is nearing the end of a year-long effort to revamp its Joint Development Policy. For those new to this program, Metro collaborates with developers to build transit-oriented developments on Metro-owned properties — often parcels left over from construction projects. We now have a new Frequently Asked Questions about the [continue reading]
Metro’s new Adopt-a-Bike program launched today with a media event at Union Station — watch the video here. Working with community groups, Metro will give residents of L.A. County who are most in need the chance to adopt a previously owned bicycle. The goal is to improve peoples’ mobility options [continue reading]
pdf download here Metro’s Better Bus Program returns to the Metro Board of Directors this month seeking $2.1 billion in funding over the next five years. The goal of Better Bus is to make meaningful investments in the bus system, as follows: •Faster bus trips via new bus lanes, traffic [continue reading]
Section 2 of the Purple (D Line) Extension reached a significant milestone this week when Metro’s design-build contractor (TPOG) reopened the busy intersection of Constellation Boulevard and Century Park East in Century City. The intersection had been closed for the past two years while the Century City Station was being [continue reading]
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced Wednesday that that U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will be restoring and expanding the Local Hire program launched during the Obama Administration. This is good news as local hiring has been a major priority of the Metro Board of Directors — the Board wants [continue reading]
Metro’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Overall Goal for the three-year period from Federal Fiscal Years 2022 – 2024 is 28 percent for Federal Transit Administration (FTA) – assisted contracts. Metro plans to achieve its overall DBE goal by using race and gender neutral measures and race and gender conscious measures. The [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]
Metro staff today released a much-anticipated proposal to test eliminating fares on Metro buses and trains for kindergarten through 12th grade students, community college students and low-income residents of Los Angeles County. Under the proposal, Metro buses and trains would be fareless for students beginning in August. Fareless transit would [continue reading]
Help stop Asian hate. As you have likely heard, there have been several incidents across the U.S. and even one attack on a Metro bus last month. The suspect was [continue reading]
Metro’s annual budget sets transportation priorities across L.A. County for the coming year. The $8-billion budget for the 2022 fiscal year, which will be effective July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, will be presented to the Metro Board of Directors for approval this month. Please see our prior Source [continue reading]
