Reminder: Go Metro on New Year's Eve!
The end of the year is fast approaching and you should definitely consider Going Metro as you start making plans for New Year’s Eve because: 1. Who wants to ring in [continue reading]
New study focuses on Orange Line speed at intersections
A new study commissioned by Metro has found that Orange Line buses could safely increase speeds across some intersections in the San Fernando Valley, potentially resulting in four minutes of time [continue reading]
How We Roll, December 10
Art of Transit: Expo Line to Santa Monica should be ready to open in April or May (Curbed LA) Let’s go to the capitalized-underlined-boldface: METRO HAS NOT YET ANNOUNCED AN OPENING DATE. Anything else you hear is speculation as the project has yet to be handed over from the Expo Line [continue reading]
How We Roll, Nov. 10; public safety and Metro
Bus passenger stabbed to death in Highland Park (LAT) The fatal stabbing occurred on the Metro 81 Local Bus about 10:40 p.m. on Monday night in Highland Park. Police told the LAT that three men boarded a bus at Figueroa and 57th Street and then got into an argument with [continue reading]
How We Roll, Nov. 4: high-speed rail estimate concerns, WeHo's free bus shuttle
Twitter conversation between Emily Castor of Lyft and The Transport Politic’s Yonah Freemark (Nov 3, 2015)
Metro and LASD introduce new safety and security technologies
A media event is being held this afternoon at the Blue Line’s Willow Station. Here’s the news release from Metro and a video with excerpts of the event: Eye in [continue reading]
Metro Board meeting roundup
Below are some of the most interesting actions taken by the Metro Board of Directors at their monthly meeting held Thursday. The full agenda is above. As we also noted earlier on Twitter, Metro CEO Phil Washington congratulated the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority on reaching “substantial completion” of the [continue reading]
How We Roll, Friday, September 18: the Marc Littman edition
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Reminder: With construction wrapping up on the Gold Line Foothill [continue reading]
Metro acquires three technologies to help improve security on buses, trains and at stations
Here is the news release from Metro: METRO RAMPING UP SECURITY THROUGH THE THREE Es: ENGINEERING, EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT SkyWatch towers will be “eyes in the sky” to step up enforcement To further enhance safety and security on the transit system, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) today [continue reading]
How We Roll, Sept. 10: the project acceleration edition
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Art of Transit: View this post on Instagram A post [continue reading]