As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, and in the interest of public safety and transparency, Metro today is posting a list of confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Metro employees, contractors and vendors. The list will be located on this page on the metro.net website and will be updated every [continue reading]
Subscribers to Metro.net’s current email notification system have received notification to their inboxes of the proposed change. Subscribers are asked to ‘opt in’ to the new system in an effort [continue reading]
Thank you for your feedback on Metro.net 3.0! We appreciate everyone taking the time to provide feedback and apologize for any inconvenience. Your feedback has helped us focus quickly on the areas that matter most to you. This is an up-to-date listing of bug fixes and updates — we will continue [continue reading]
Update: Please pardon our mess. The “Maps + Schedules” tab seems to have taken a day off. We’re making surgical updates to get the data working again. Thank you so [continue reading]
In case you didn’t know, Metro.net now has a page exclusively dedicated to Los Angeles Union Station. It’s got all the relevant information: available retail and dining, history of the station, transportation options, and event listing. Go check it out and let us know what you think! More information will be [continue reading]
Did you know that Metro publishes rider guides in multiple languages? If you haven’t noticed already, links to rider guides in Spanish, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Armenian, Cambodian, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Japanese, Russian and Thai are available on Metro’s homepage. Other than English, these 10 languages are among the most widely spoken around [continue reading]
Hello Source readers, its been a while since I’ve updated you on metro.net happenings and new stuff — well, here they are, enjoy! Interactive Maps & Infographics! A few new interactive maps and infographics have been added to Metro’s website, the maps use Google Maps API and are usable on [continue reading]
A handful of new RSS feeds have been added to Metro’s website for subscription. The new feeds can be found on Metro RSS Feeds and join existing feeds for The Source, El Pasajero, Metro News Headlines, Metro Library Transportation Headlines and Metro Library Primary Resources. RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication – it’s a [continue reading]
Lan-Chi Lam is the Interactive Design and Strategy Manager at Metro. She will be writing occasional posts to update readers about Metro’s use of technology to communicate with our customers. Mobile Web As of December 2011, 30 percent of all web traffic visiting metro.net came from a mobile device (smart [continue reading]
The iconic Go Metro map featuring Metro’s rail and bus rapid transit lines just got an interactive upgrade. Point your browser to http://www.metro.net/interactives/go_metro/ to check it out (note: it’s a Flash map so it won’t work on iDevices). So what makes this interactive map so interactive? Clicking on stations reveals [continue reading]
