Metro provides transit safety presentations to schools within a half-mile radius of the A Line (Blue), E Line (Expo), and L Line (Gold). With schools currently closed due to safer at home [continue reading]
Look, listen and stay alive! September is Rail Safety Month in California. Rail safety is a team effort and everyone needs to do their part in sharing knowledge and facts [continue reading]
Metro’s Transit Safety Program will be hosting pop-up safety events throughout the month of June to remind riders to practice safe behavior around buses and trains. Visit the team to [continue reading]
Looking for more free, family-friendly holiday events to check out? The Expo Center Winter Festival is coming up Saturday, Dec. 17! Head to Expo Park and enjoy music, a snow [continue reading]
As a member of the team that monitors Metro’s social media, I’ve noticed of late more people taking to Twitter to report various issues they encounter on our system. This is unsurprising as we’ve recently extended the Expo and Gold lines and cell service for Sprint and Verizon users is [continue reading]
(pdf of the above report for downloading and printing) Grappling with an issue often raised by Metro riders — the presence of police on the system, or sometimes the lack thereof — the Metro Board of Directors voted 7 to 4 on Thursday to delay a vote on a new [continue reading]
The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Transit Bureau South and Metro will be holding a commuter appreciation day next Tuesday, Aug. 23. The event will take place from 4 p.m. to 7 [continue reading]
A heads up to those traveling to and through Union Station on the morning of Wednesday, Aug. 17: Metro and first responders will be conducting a safety exercise from 8 [continue reading]
Transit LASD Chief Ronene Thomas and Irwindale Police Chief Anthony Miranda, along with other officers and deputies, will be at the Gold Line Irwindale Station this Friday morning to meet with the public. Drop by to grab a free cup of coffee and ask them any questions you might have about safety [continue reading]
As a woman who spends the majority of her time traveling via foot and public transit, I am — unfortunately — no stranger to sexual harassment. I have seen people make lewd gestures to [continue reading]
