Women’s History Month: our Gender Action Plan
With Women’s History Month underway, we wanted to post today about our Gender Action Plan (GAP) that was approved by the Metro Board of Directors last fall. The plan’s goal [continue reading]
Ready, Set, Go GoPass! Students took 10 million free transit rides using Metro’s GoPass Pilot Program in last 8 months
Metro today announced that, as of March 7, 2023, the agency and its municipal transit partners have provided more than 10 million free transit rides to students over the last eight months through the GoPass Pilot program, surpassing a goal that CEO Stephanie Wiggins set in her 2022 State of [continue reading]
Women’s History Month: our work to ensure women-owned firms can compete — and win — Metro contracts
From its earliest days, women have been a critical part of Metro — and have participated in our work at all levels. As we continue to build projects across L.A. County and both launch and expand a variety of programs, Metro’s Diversity and Economic Opportunities Department (DEOD) is dedicated to [continue reading]
Upcoming enrollment events for our Low Income Fare is Easy (LIFE) program
The LIFE program is conducting outreach throughout Los Angeles County. LIFE offers savings such as discounted transit passes or 20 free rides each month. Riders can use LIFE discounts to ride Metro and buses run by other participating transit agencies. Join us at one of our upcoming events to enroll [continue reading]
Why we’re offering free rides on Transit Equity Day on Saturday, Feb. 4
We’re offering free rides on our bus, rail and bike system on Saturday, February 4, to honor Transit Equity Day and the birthday of civil rights icon Rosa Parks, who [continue reading]
Metro’s first Youth Summit is Saturday, Oct. 8 — all youth are invited!
Metro Youth Council is hosting the first Youth Summit! There will be interactive activities to learn about Metro including creating social media posts and marketing materials and getting all the details on Metro destinations, upcoming projects and how youth can get involved with local transportation. We’re inviting all high school [continue reading]
Metro’s GoPass program expands to Inglewood Unified School District with Target sponsoring participation this school year
Just in time for back to school season, Metro announces a partnership with Target, which has agreed to sponsor Inglewood Unified School District’s GoPass participation for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year. This will mean that nearly 8,000 students enrolled in Inglewood Unified School District will be eligible for the GoPass [continue reading]
Join Metro and Caltrans for the seventh 710 Task Force Meeting on Monday, Apr. 11
Metro and Caltrans invite community members, stakeholders, and residents to participate in the I-710 South Corridor’s Task Force’s seventh meeting on Monday, April 11, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This meeting will be an opportunity for the public to provide feedback and input on the task force’s’ efforts. Please [continue reading]
Join Metro and Caltrans for the fifth 710 Task Force Meeting on Feb. 17, 2022
Metro and Caltrans invite the community to participate in the I-710 South Corridor Task Force (710 Task Force) meeting on Thursday, February 17 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The fifth Task Force meeting will be open to the public and provide an opportunity for public comment throughout the agenda. [continue reading]
Metro celebrates Transit Equity Day on the birthday of Civil Rights icon Rosa Parks
Today is the birthday of civil rights icon Rosa Parks — a day that has also become known as Transit Equity Day. Rosa Parks, of course, refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man, leading the way to a U.S. Supreme Court striking down segregation [continue reading]