New Metro website is up and running
Feb. 8 update: here is a list of fixes made so far to the new site. *** After several months of testing and input from the public, the redesigned and [continue reading]
Cell phone service for T-Mobile customers now available in DTLA on Red/Purple Line
Some of you have already noticed this: underground cell phone service for T-Mobile customers is now up and running on the Metro Red and Purple Lines between Union Station and [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]
Metro receives 900th and final bus of order from New Flyer
Completing an order of new CNG buses that comprises 40 percent of the current fleet, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) today received delivery of the 900th and [continue reading]
How We Roll, July 13: what do transit riders most care about? Hint: it’s not wifi
ICYMI: Expo Line and Metro ridership numbers for June. Art of Transit: View this post on Instagram 💗 || photo 📷 @melaneedark #GoMetro #LoveMetroLA A post shared by Metro (@metrolosangeles) [continue reading]
Podcast: Metro’s Chief Innovation Officer
Shortly after Phil Washington became CEO of Metro in 2015, he said that he intended to help Metro become the best transit agency in the world. As part of that [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]
Metro data now on Apple Maps on iPhones and iPads
It took a while but it’s now possible to plan transit trips on the Apple Maps feature on iPhones. The feature went live earlier this week after Metro provided Apple [continue reading]
Metro and LASD introduce new safety and security technologies
A media event is being held this afternoon at the Blue Line’s Willow Station. Here’s the news release from Metro and a video with excerpts of the event: Eye in [continue reading]
Metro acquires three technologies to help improve security on buses, trains and at stations
Here is the news release from Metro: METRO RAMPING UP SECURITY THROUGH THE THREE Es: ENGINEERING, EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT SkyWatch towers will be “eyes in the sky” to step up enforcement To further enhance safety and security on the transit system, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) today [continue reading]