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]
Spotlight on Innovation: SCAG Announces Future Communities Pilot Program
This article was co-written by Rye Baerg and Margaret de Larios Whether you are a city trying to automate a parking ticket payment system or an individual struggling to learn [continue reading]
We’re looking for people to test the next version of Go Metro app
After launching the new Metro website earlier this year, our goal was to have everything that uses Metro data on the same platform to help riders get consistent responses from the same set of tools. With consistency and a seamless experience as our focus, we have reimagined our Go Metro [continue reading]
Beta testers needed for next version of Go Metro app
Metro Web Communications is looking for beta testers for the upcoming version 4.0 of the Go Metro App. On behalf of Metro, a contractor will ask participants to provide their feedback by remotely testing an interactive mobile app prototype. You will need to have your own mobile device to test the [continue reading]