Red/Purple Line subway celebrates 25th anniversary
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]
Metro Board supports local road improvements to help remedy 710 gap traffic
The Metro Board of Directors approved a motion today by a 12 to 0 vote that calls for Metro to fund local road improvements to address traffic congestion caused by the 4.5-mile gap in the 710 freeway between Alhambra and Pasadena. Many Board Members said they hoped to do something immediate [continue reading]
Metro partners with city, county and community groups on street vendor market at Westlake/MacArthur Park Station
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) today announced a new partnership with city, county and neighborhood organizations to open a community market where vendors can sell their goods [continue reading]
Metro honors the late L.A. County Leader Bob Bartlett with plaque dedications along Gold Line
Metro dedicated plaques on Tuesday for the late L.A. County leader and former Monrovia Mayor Bob Bartlett at its Monrovia Gold Line operations campus as well as the city’s Metro Gold Line Station. Metro’s operation campus on California Avenue has also officially been renamed to “Division 24: Robert ‘Bob’ Bartlett Monrovia [continue reading]
Actions taken today by the Metro Board of Directors
You can also download or print a pdf of the agenda from this link. I’ll update this post as the meeting continues. •The Board Approved the final environmental study for the [continue reading]
New hotline launched to assist victims of sexual harassment on Metro system
Furthering its commitment to assist transit passengers who have experienced unwanted sexual contact, Metro today announced a first-of-its-kind 24/7 sexual harassment counseling hotline. The hotline, 1-844-Off-Limits (633-5464), will be staffed by counselors from the community advocacy organization Peace Over Violence, which has 45 years of experience counseling victims of sexual abuse [continue reading]
How We Roll, Nov. 29: 405 contract, policing contract, next transpo secretary
Art of Transit 1: Art of Transit 2: Art of Transit 3: Things to look at whilst transiting: fun photo essay at the New Yorker Photo Booth blog on cars [continue reading]
Metro receives $10.5-million federal grant for 30 “near-zero” emission buses for South Bay, Gateway Cities
A new $10.5-million U.S. Department of Transportation grant will fund the purchase of 30 next-generation, near zero-emission compressed natural gas buses to run in the South Bay and Gateway Cities region, Metro announced today. The takeaways: •Combined with Metro’s $10.5-million match, a total of $21 million will be invested to replace [continue reading]
Measure M: Telephone Town Hall on Wednesday at 5 p.m. with Board Chair John Fasana
Measure M is Metro’s sales tax ballot measure that would raise the countywide sales tax by a half cent and continue the Measure R half-cent sales tax beyond its expiration date in mid-2039. The sales tax revenues would be used to fund a number of highway, transit, pedestrian and biking [continue reading]
Pics: Older Adult Transportation Expo today at Union Station
Important links: info on senior fares is here. With a senior/disabled/Medicare TAP card — available to those 62 and older — a regular fare is 75 cents per ride on [continue reading]