TAP App now available on both iPhone and Android phones
Riders on Metro and 25 other transit systems in Los Angeles County can now add TAP cards to their Android smartphones, in addition to their iPhones, beginning today. The TAP [continue reading]
Metro partners with Transit app to make riding and trip planning easier and more accurate
To help riders quickly get the info they need, Metro is announcing a new partnership with the popular Transit app for smartphones and tablets. Transit now becomes Metro’s official app, [continue reading]
Testing wayfinding technology at Union Station
This post was written by doreen Morrissey of Metro’s Office of Extraordinary Innovation and Armando Roman of Metro’s Office of Civil Rights. Navigating through Union Station can prove challenging to [continue reading]
Metro’s partnership with Via hits 20,000 rides
Metro has just completed half a year of service in our partnership with Via (an on-demand, shared ride service). We have made exciting strides in the numbers, reaching 1,600 rides [continue reading]
Blue Line stations reopening this weekend have new IxNTouch information screens
Rail service on the southern section of the Blue Line resumes on Saturday after four months of work to modernize the line. One big change riders will see at the [continue reading]
Meeting people on the bus, Traxx, Green New Deal: How We Roll, April 30
Traxx Restaurant: if you walked through Union Station today you may have noticed that Traxx restaurant and its bar have closed. Here is Metro’s statement: Metro is disappointed by Tara [continue reading]
Kiosks on Metro system to offer batteries to charge smartphones and tablets
Metro is partnering with MobileQubes to pilot a small network of kiosks offering customers portable battery packs, called Qubes, to charge their smartphones or tablets. Qubes will be available for [continue reading]
Take the MicroTransit online survey!
Metro’s MicroTransit project has posted an online survey. The project — which will go by the name Metro Ride — will offer shared, on-demand rides up to 20 minutes in length in service areas to be announced later in the year. Metro is currently working with three firms under contract [continue reading]
MicroTransit and the future of procurement innovation
By Rani Narula-Woods and Debra R. Avila LA Metro is investing in new transportation innovations that harness new and emerging technology services to improve the experience for customers. Metro is beginning to experiment with technology to develop the best possible ways to serve our customers. Rather than buying off-the shelf [continue reading]
Three contracts awarded to firms to design Microtransit service
The private sector can excel at creating products and services that meet and exceed customer demand. Metro aims to achieve those kind of results with its upcoming Microtransit service. The Metro Board of Directors on Thursday approved contracts totaling $885,247 to three vendors — RideCo, NoMad Transit and Transdev — [continue reading]