Thursday is Bike to Work Day!
Metro and many other local transit agencies — including Metrolink commuter rail — are offering free rides Thursday as part of National Bike to Work Day, given that biking is [continue reading]
Happy Earth Day, carrot vs stick vs bus ridership: How We Roll, April 22
Good afternoon and Good Earth Day — we hope that you’re enjoying the free rides on Metro buses and trains today. The point of the freebies: taking transit instead of [continue reading]
Metro again offering free rides on buses and trains to celebrate Earth Day
As planets go, ours is a beaut. In celebration of Earth Day on Monday, April 22, Metro is offering free rides on our buses, trains, and bike share bikes. The [continue reading]
Ride Metro for free on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
All Metro Bus and Rail lines will be free to ride on the nights of Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. This means no fare will be charged on Christmas Eve from 9 p.m. until [continue reading]
Here are all the agencies offering free transportation this Election Day
ICYMI: Metro and six additional TAP agencies will be offering free rides on Election Day, Nov. 6 to help people reach the polls. From midnight to midnight, won’t need to TAP to [continue reading]
Board approves free Metro bus and train rides on Election Day, Nov. 6
As expected, the Board approved the following motion. This is something that has been tried in other parts of the country — it remains to be seen how much it impacts voter turnout, although I think it certainly can’t hurt. Find your polling place here. You can plan transit trips [continue reading]
Motion calls for Metro to provide free rides on Election Day
A motion by four Metro Board Members — L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti, Supervisors Sheila Kuehl and Mark Ridley-Thomas and Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia — was introduced to offer free rides on the Metro system. This is something that is done in several other major metro areas to encourage more [continue reading]
Get a free Metro Bike Share monthly pass
May is Bike Month, and we’re celebrating by giving you the opportunity to try Metro Bike Share for a whole month…for free! Sign up online at any time during the month of [continue reading]
Celebrate Earth Day with a FREE Metro Bike Share ride in DTLA!
Earth Day is Saturday and Metro is helping everybody be ultra-friendly to Mama Earth by offering free bike share rides in downtown Los Angeles. Biking is pretty much a zero-emission [continue reading]
More pics: Expo Line grand opening
Some more pics from Expo II’s opening last weekend from Metro staffers Candace Wakefield and Peter Watkinson. Bon appetit!