City of Glendale Councilmember Ara Najarian became the new Chair of the Metro Board of Directors at Metro’s annual State of the Agency event on Thursday morning. Najarian succeeds outgoing [continue reading]
A groundbreaking ceremony was held Wednesday morning for a joint development project at the B (Red) Line’s Vermont/Santa Monica Station. Watch video of the event here. The development is being [continue reading]
Metro today announced that effective immediately, face masks on all Metro Bus and Rail Lines operating in L.A. County will now be strongly recommended, but no longer required. This follows a Florida federal court decision on Monday that eliminated the mask mandate on public transportation and airplanes nationwide. Metro will [continue reading]
Metro today announced that it had been awarded $1.24 billion in American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2) funds to help pay for expenses incurred by the agency during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “LA Metro is deeply appreciative to U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla, our Los Angeles County Congressional [continue reading]
Metro, the city of Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) have partnered to help speed bus service for transit customers during weekdays with the launch of [continue reading]
A pdf download of the agenda here along with links to Metro staff reports. This is the final Metro Board of Directors meeting of 2021, and will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 2. As has been the case since the pandemic began last year, the meeting will be held [continue reading]
pdf download here The Metro Board of Directors meets at 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 28, for their regular monthly meeting. The agenda is embedded above. Here is an online version with links to each of the staff reports. Here is the info for those who would like to submit [continue reading]
Metro has issued Notices to Proceed to two private sector teams to officially begin Pre-Development work on Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project concepts for a new, high-capacity transit line that will connect the San Fernando Valley with the Westside and eventually LAX. Pre-Development Agreement (PDA) contracts have now been signed and [continue reading]
Los Angeles Mayor and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board Chair Eric Garcetti announced today that Metro Chief Executive Officer Phillip A. Washington is stepping down later this year. [continue reading]
The first segment of the Red Line subway opened Jan. 29, 1993 — 25 years ago today. Metro held a media event at Union Station this morning to celebrate and [continue reading]
