Latest customer satisfaction survey
Above are the results from Metro’s semi-annual onboard customer satisfaction survey. Those who have followed this blog in the past will recognize many of the questions — and may notice [continue reading]
How the heat can impact Metro Rail service
Due to recent spikes in temperature, there may be some speed restrictions on sections of Metro Rail these upcoming weeks. Speed restrictions are precautionary measures during extreme weather conditions to ensure [continue reading]
How We Roll, Jan. 24: will city life remain popular, ridership & feds vs infrastructure
ICYMI: Metro says there were 592,000 Metro Rail boardings on Saturday, which included the well-attended Women’s March in downtown Los Angeles. That compares to the average of 231,897 boardings on Saturdays during [continue reading]
592,000 boardings on Metro Rail on Saturday
As thousands converged on downtown Los Angeles for the Saturday Women’s March, Metro Rail carried a total of 592,000 boarding passengers – 360,000 more riders than on a typical Saturday. [continue reading]
Business Interruption Fund reaches $5 million milestone
More than $5 million of Business Interruption Fund (BIF) grants have now been awarded to “mom and pop” businesses directly impacted by the construction of transit projects. The BIF began in spring 2015 to provide financial assistance to small businesses directly impacted by rail construction along the Crenshaw/LAX Line, the [continue reading]
How We Roll, August 5: safety and security, LACMA expansion, first-last mile
Things on Twitter: @metrolosangeles is making progress on the future Little Tokyo metro station. pic.twitter.com/sBKUzq7kdM — Robert Petersen (@lahiddenhistory) August 5, 2016 On @metrolosangeles to #VRLA. So new that taking [continue reading]
Airport Connector DEIR released
A nice step forward today for an important project: Metro today released the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Airport Metro Connector 96th Street Transit Station. The station will serve [continue reading]
How We Roll: potential ballot measure — everybody wants some
News flash!: Metro’s Universal Pedestrian Bridge Project has won the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Outstanding Bridge Project of the Year award. Congrats to the project team, consultants and the contractor [continue reading]
Metro releases ‘Quality of Life’ report
Seeking to document the impact of investment in local transportation, Metro released its first “Quality of Life” report on Tuesday. The report compares 2008 — the year that Measure R was [continue reading]
Groundbreaking held for new rail yard near LAX
The event was held Friday morning. The facility near LAX will store light rail vehicles used on the Crenshaw/LAX Line and the Green Line. The news release from Metro: [continue reading]