Stations selected for Mobility on Demand pilot program
Ride sourcing services such as Uber and Lyft have expanded mobility options for those who have access to them. But not everyone can afford Uber or Lyft or has the [continue reading]
Metro Vision 2028
In the coming decades, the Los Angeles County region will be undertaking one of the largest transportation infrastructure investments in the Western Hemisphere. As Metro works with public and private [continue reading]
Where 2 LA? World Cup 2018 ends this Sunday and we’ve got the cure for your soccer fever
Check out the video above to see how we’ve been dealing with World Cup fever. We also predict the winner of World Cup 2018 using a highly scientific selection formula with a 101 percent accuracy rate. (Purchase the buses used in the video at Metro’s Pop-Up Shop — find out [continue reading]
More TAP updates going into effect July 15
ICYMI: starting July 15, transfers between most TAP-participating agencies will be exclusively on TAP, and Metro Day Pass sales will be discontinued on buses — you’ll be able to load your [continue reading]
Ride Metro Bike Share for $1.75 beginning today
Metro Bike Share has always aimed to be accessible and Metro is making the service even more affordable by reducing prices across the system. Starting today the prices for the [continue reading]
Improving Metro’s Unsolicited Proposal Policy
It’s been just over two years since Metro debuted its Unsolicited Proposal Policy. In that time, the policy has exceeded expectations, in the number of proposals generated (113 to date; 16 for megaprojects), the ability of Metro to advance those ideas to implementation (more than a dozen) and the quality [continue reading]
Metro light rail car 144 will retire to the Orange Empire Railway Museum
Metro light rail car 144 will make its last run on July 25 before retirement. Afterwards, it will be trucked to its new home at the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris. Car 144 was one of 54 identical “P865” type cars to open service on the Los Angeles-to- Long [continue reading]
Vinyl vs cloth seats, bike share, Purple trains: HWR, July 11
Art of Transit: View this post on Instagram Take the bus to the car museum? Rapid 720, 780, AVTA 786 and Metro Bus 217 all have stops near Wilshire/Fairfax. ▫️ Photo 📸 @yutsai ▫️ #GoMetro #LoveMetroLA #petersenautomotivemuseum A post shared by Metro (@metrolosangeles) on Jul 10, 2018 at 9:37am PDT [continue reading]
Updated scoping meetings for Artesia to DTLA light rail project begin July 24
Metro’s project to build a light rail line between Artesia and downtown Los Angeles — formally known as the West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor — is in the planning [continue reading]
Service Advisory: three Blue Line stations to close this weekend due to upgrade work
Starting this Friday, July 13 at 9 p.m. through close of service Sunday, July 15, there will be no Blue Line service to Compton, Artesia and Del Amo Station in [continue reading]