Metro takes delivery of first bus with USB chargers
Metro has taken delivery of the first of 295 40-foot buses ordered from the manufacturer El Dorado (of Riverside) in 2016. The feature that I’m guessing will most interest you: [continue reading]
Metro to hold public hearing Jan. 17 over proposed changes to TAP
Metro is holding a public hearing at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, January 17, in the Board Room on the 3rd floor at Metro headquarters over three changes involving TAP cards that are designed to improve service and make bus transfers between Metro and other agencies easier and quicker. The public [continue reading]
Go Metro and take the Dodger Stadium Express to the World Series!
The 2017 World Series, after five heart-stopping and improbable games, will likely go down in the history books as one of the best ever. We literally can’t even imagine what’s in store for Game 6 (other than the outcome: an Astros loss) and Game 7. Metro’s Dodger Stadium Express will [continue reading]
Roundup of bus stop relocations on Wilshire due to Purple Line construction
Due to Purple Line Extension subway construction, several bus lines and stops are currently impacted or will be impacted in the near future. Since we get a fair number of questions [continue reading]
Pilot program begins to put WiFi on 150 Metro buses
Over the next couple of weeks, about 150 Metro buses with WiFi will hit the streets of Los Angeles County as part of a pilot program. The vehicles with WiFi [continue reading]
How We Roll, Jan. 18: if climate change isn’t your thing, try riding transit
Coming soon: we’ll have a post up this afternoon about service Saturday to the march in DTLA. We’re getting a lot of questions. Art of Transit 1: View this post [continue reading]
How We Roll, Dec. 6: increased security, Blue Line grade seps, rail to WeHo, future TAP cards
Art of Transit: check out the fancy new ‘bike hotel’ at a train station in Lillestrøm, Norway. L.A. subway commuters encounter bag searches, heavily armed deputies as city responds to terrorism [continue reading]
Off Peak podcast: First woman everything
On our season finale episode of Off Peak, we interview a singular woman in transit history. In 1971 Leilia Bailey-Leahy was the first woman hired as a bus operator in [continue reading]
Metro receives 900th and final bus of order from New Flyer
Completing an order of new CNG buses that comprises 40 percent of the current fleet, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) today received delivery of the 900th and [continue reading]
Listen: Telephone Town Halls for city of L.A. and San Gabriel Valley
Here are recordings from the two Telephone Town Halls (TTH) that Metro held on Monday night to discuss the potential ballot measure with residents of Los Angeles County. Here’s the transcript for the city of Los Angeles TTH. I’ll add the transcript for the San Gabriel Valley TTH as soon [continue reading]