Of the most vexing challenges facing Metro, none is as difficult as the issue of the number of homeless using our system as shelter. The frustration among our riders about the unhoused is palpable. Look at Metro’s social media streams on any given day. The feedback we get covers a [continue reading]
UPDATE, MAY 26: The Metro Board of Directors today voted to approve the proposed budget. Below is the earlier Source post on public safety initiatives in the budget. *** Safety has been—and will continue to be—Metro’s top priority. As we assembled our proposed $8.8-billion budget for the coming 2023 fiscal [continue reading]
As we continue to welcome back more riders to Metro, we are initiating a pilot program called “Respect the Ride,” which began Monday, April 4. The idea is simple: we’re working to improve safety and the customer experience on the Metro system. As part of Respect the Ride, we’re deploying [continue reading]
To download a pdf of the agenda, click here. The Metro Board of Directors had its first full meeting of 2022 today. The webstream of the meeting will be posted soon and we’ll add the link here as soon as we can. Here are some of the highlights of the [continue reading]
To download a pdf of the agenda, click here. The Metro Board of Directors has its first full meeting of 2022 at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 22. As has been the case since March 2020, the meeting will be virtual due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. You can watch [continue reading]
As waves of homeless descend onto trains, L.A. tries a new strategy: social workers on the subway (LAT) As waves of homeless descend onto trains, L.A. tries a new strategy: [continue reading]
Dept. of Dodgers Stadium Express: Within 48 hours I may be able to write — with certainty — that you can Go Metro to the Dodgers playoff opener on Friday, Oct. 6, against either the Cubs, Diamondbacks, Rockies, Brewers or Cardinals. More here about our freebie bus to the ballpark [continue reading]
