Metro is commemorating Independence Day with a brand-new commemorative TAP card available now at Metro Customer Centers and the select TAP vending machines listed below. On July 4 1776, The [continue reading]
Learn more on the new Metro Joint Development StoryMap In April 2023, the Metro Board of Directors approved a revamp of the agency’s Joint Development Program, which leverages Metro-owned properties [continue reading]
Unless you’ve been living under a rock lately, you’ve probably heard about some of Metro’s ambitious transit construction projects, like the three new rail stations in DTLA that opened earlier [continue reading]
May was Older Americans Month and this year’s theme was Aging Unbound. Metro’s On the Move Riders Program (OTMRP) works to empower older adults with the knowledge and confidence to use public transit to help get around and remain engaged and independent. Thank you to all our new and old [continue reading]
The wait is over! After much anticipation, the Regional Connector opened on June 16 and now provides riders with quicker light rail trips and more convenient access to all their favorite places in L.A. County via our new A and E Lines and three new underground stations in DTLA. To [continue reading]
The Measure M sales tax approved by Los Angeles County voters in 2016 requires some local jurisdictions to contribute three percent of the cost of new rail projects. The Metro Board of Directors in 2017 adopted guidelines on how to implement this requirement. In February 2023, the Metro Board adopted several [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors have their monthly full Board meeting this Thursday, June 22, at 10 a.m. The full agenda with links to staff reports is here. A link will also appear on that same page to watch/listen to the livestream shortly before 10 a.m. on Thursday. The public [continue reading]
Sacha Halona Baumann is an artist and photographer living in downtown Los Angeles. Her latest book, STEP and REPEAT (2022), explores the shifting dynamics and details of Downtown Los Angeles [continue reading]
This story was originally written for El Pasajero, Metro’s Spanish-language blog. Find the story here On the platform of Metro’s Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station in Willowbrook walks Jose Orlando, who offers [continue reading]
As we celebrate today’s opening of the Regional Connector in Little Tokyo, here’s a nice tribute to the late Norman Mineta. He was the U.S. Transportation Secretary from 2001 to 2006 and the first Asian-American to serve as a Cabinet member. Mineta, a dedicated member of the Japanese American [continue reading]
