Our new simpler fares begin on Saturday, July 1
Starting Saturday, July 1, Metro is introducing fare capping, a new way to pay your fare that makes riding more convenient and less expensive. Just remember, the more you ride, [continue reading]
Metro extends popular GoPass pilot program that provides free fares for L.A. County K-14 students
The Metro Board of Directors today approved $20 million to extend Metro’s popular GoPass fareless pilot program for K-14 students for the next fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. The program was originally set to expire on June 30, 2023. Metro’s GoPass pilot program provides a free transit pass that [continue reading]
Ready, Set, Go GoPass! Students took 10 million free transit rides using Metro’s GoPass Pilot Program in last 8 months
Metro today announced that, as of March 7, 2023, the agency and its municipal transit partners have provided more than 10 million free transit rides to students over the last eight months through the GoPass Pilot program, surpassing a goal that CEO Stephanie Wiggins set in her 2022 State of [continue reading]
Metro Board approves new fare policy that simplifies and caps fares
Metro last week approved a new fare policy that simplifies and streamlines Metro fares and caps fares so that no customer overpays for riding Metro buses and trains. The new fare policy was developed to provide a better customer experience by making the transit system easy to use, affordable and [continue reading]
Metro’s first Youth Summit is Saturday, Oct. 8 — all youth are invited!
Metro Youth Council is hosting the first Youth Summit! There will be interactive activities to learn about Metro including creating social media posts and marketing materials and getting all the details on Metro destinations, upcoming projects and how youth can get involved with local transportation. We’re inviting all high school [continue reading]
Get involved and join Metro’s Youth Council!
Metro’s Youth Council was created early this year to give young people and our future riders a voice in Metro’s projects and programs. The 27 members of our inaugural Council [continue reading]
Metro’s GoPass program expands to Inglewood Unified School District with Target sponsoring participation this school year
Just in time for back to school season, Metro announces a partnership with Target, which has agreed to sponsor Inglewood Unified School District’s GoPass participation for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year. This will mean that nearly 8,000 students enrolled in Inglewood Unified School District will be eligible for the GoPass [continue reading]
Reminder: K-12 and community college students in L.A. County can ride free with our GoPass Pilot Program
The new school year is upon us — and it’s a good time to remind everyone that Metro’s GoPass Pilot Program is offering free rides to L.A. County students at participating K-12 schools and community colleges. All students need is a registered GoPass TAP card to ride Metro and buses [continue reading]
Learn more about SEED School of L.A. County at Magic Johnson Park this Saturday
Metro is proud to be partnering with the SEED School of Los Angeles County to help train the next generation of infrastructure workers and to build a great school at the intersection of Vermont Avenue and Manchester Boulevard in South Los Angeles. Learn more about the school at this fun event on [continue reading]
Reminder: Metro offering fare discounts as fare collection restarts on Metro buses on Monday, Jan. 10
As we ease into 2022, we wanted to bring everyone up to speed on Metro fares and opportunities for riders to save money! First things first: fare collection resumes on the Metro bus system on Monday, January 10. Your fares help keep our system running, the reason we’re restarting front-door [continue reading]