Metro is looking for mobility partners to expand access to multi-modal travel across Los Angeles County. Metro has developed a platform called TAPforce that can integrate with private mobility operators. This platform will let customers who already pay for ride buses and trains with TAP also use it for carshare, [continue reading]
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]
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]
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 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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
