Metro DTLA Bike Share opens July 7
In the latest major announcement designed to improve transportation options in the L.A. region, Metro and the city of Los Angeles today announced they will officially launch Metro’s bike sharing [continue reading]
TAP vending machines resume normal service
Update, 11:24 a.m.: TAP vending machines resume normal service. Credit, debit or cash now accepted. Due to a system wide issue, TAP vending machines are not accepting credit cards or debit cards as a form of payment. TVMs are operating on a cash only basis. Metro is working to resolve the [continue reading]
Metro staff recommends all-door boarding test for Silver Line
Metro tested all-door boarding on some key stops on the 720 Rapid Bus last summer on Wilshire Boulevard. The above study provides the official results: the boarding of buses was [continue reading]
How We Roll, Jan. 29: ridership, bike share and the Delhi car ban
Art of Transit: View this post on Instagram A post shared by LA Metro (@metrolosangeles) Metro talk on Reddit — click here to see the thread: Things to listen to whilst on transit: if you’re a rider/reader of a certain age, it’s getting scary to listen to the news. So [continue reading]
Board roundup: motions call for tech push, rail-to-Rams report and Gold Line-express bus study
It was a fairly quiet meeting Thursday of the Metro Board of Directors, the 13-member body that decides many issues large and small at the agency. In his opening remarks, [continue reading]
How We Roll, Nov. 5: oil companies and climate change research, pricey parking
Art of Transit: From the Dept. of Twitter: Today in 1980, Los Angeles County voters approved Prop. A, a ½-cent sales tax for transportation (via @MetroLibrary) pic.twitter.com/r1trUfFUBK — Laura J. [continue reading]
How We Roll, Oct. 15: are mass transit and L.A. compatible?, a fare idea from N.Z.
Art of Transit: Tweetalicious: #Dodgers fans please consider @metrolosangeles to get to Dodgers Stadium this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/VWriAReJYt — Caltrans District 7 (@CaltransDist7) October 15, 2015 #TBT to aerial shots of [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]
26 transit agencies now on TAP
Metro held a media event this morning to recognize that all 26 agencies finally joined TAP earlier this year. For those unfamiliar, TAP cards are plastic re-loadable fare cards that [continue reading]
No more EZ Transit Pass stickers!
Beginning September 1, the EZ Transit Pass stickers are going away! The passes will continue to be valid fare directly through your TAP card, and all you’ll need to do is [continue reading]