Free rides on Earth Day, April 22!
Quite frankly, I’m thrilled about this. The Metro Board of Directors today approved a motion by L.A. Mayor and Board Chair Eric Garcetti to offer free rides on Earth Day [continue reading]
New report details Metro’s progress on reducing impact on environment
Three slides from the report. On the third slide, it’s worth noting that the way GHG emissions are calculated changed after 2014. The drop in GHG emissions occurred but was [continue reading]
Want to be a Metro Sustainability Council member?
Metro is seeking up to 30 people to participate in the Sustainability Council. The mission of the Sustainability Council is to advise Metro regarding its sustainability-related activities and projects, and to continually improve Metro’s sustainability efforts. The objectives of the Sustainability Council are as follows: To increase awareness of sustainability-related leading industry practices [continue reading]
2016: two rail openings, bike share, a ballot measure and a very busy year for Metro
This was my seventh year at the agency and, by far, 2016 was the busiest. I usually like to put the end-of-the-year highlights in chronological order but I think four [continue reading]
Electrification of Orange Line begins
In its ongoing commitment to deploy the cleanest, most energy-efficient transit vehicles in Los Angeles County, Metro will purchase five new 60-foot electric buses and eight new charging stations for [continue reading]
White House praises Metro solar program
President Barack Obama announced an initiative this week to make solar power more accessible to American households. Metro was one of the agencies mentioned for its work on the renewable energy front: The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) commits to develop an innovative community solar program for all [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]
Metro’s Green Places: reimagine and reinvent public spaces
Today is Earth Day, the one day a year everyone super cares about the environment. So hopefully you’ve elected to leave your car at home and give walking, biking or [continue reading]
Metro receives FTA grants for electric buses and new ferry terminal on Catalina Island
Here’s the news release from Metro: The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has received $8 million in grants from the Federal Transportation Administration that will be used to deploy zero-emission electric buses on the Orange Line and replace the ferry terminal on Catalina Island. “Metro is appreciative of [continue reading]
U.S. Green Building Council awards Foothill Gold Line rail facility LEED Gold certification
Congratulations to our friends at the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, the agency that built the extension to Azusa. The rail yard facility in Monrovia — it’s next to the big Home Depot — is a really beautiful building inside and out. And a sustainable one, too. Here’s [continue reading]