•Metro ridership numbers for October have posted and show another uptick in boardings to average of 632K on weekdays — a little more than half the boardings we were carrying pre-pandemic. •COVID-19 cases are on the rise again locally — please be careful if out and about. If riding Metro, [continue reading]
Good afternoon, riders. As you’ve likely heard by now, major media outlets called the presidential election on Saturday morning in favor of President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris. As a result, we’ve seen some celebrations break out — mostly in downtown Los Angeles — and trigger some minor [continue reading]
A First/Last Mile (FLM) Plan for the East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit project will be considered by the Metro Board of Directors at their December meeting. The project will build an 8.5-mile light rail [continue reading]
The San Fernando Valley had not seen a transit option like it for more than five decades. On opening weekend in late October 2005, an estimated 83,000 people converged in the East San Fernando Valley for a chance to ride L.A. Metro’s first Bus Rapid Transit line: a veritable “rail [continue reading]
Metro Conversations is a new series of virtual gatherings designed to bring you stories about Metro that you might not have heard before. Join us on Thursday, Nov. 19, from noon to 1 p.m. for a conversation on how we engage unhoused riders. Since April 2020, Metro and our partners [continue reading]
Metro will be upgrading signal systems on the C Line (Green) starting this Friday, November 6 at 11 a.m. through end of service Sunday, November 8. During this time, there [continue reading]
Due to a few election-related demonstrations, we have a few service alerts this evening for some Metro Bus lines. There have been no impacts to Metro Rail service. Update, 11:40 p.m. Normal A Line (Blue) service resumes between San Pedro and 7th/Metro. This is the final update of the night. [continue reading]
Happy Election Day, folks. A few pertinent items: •Metro, as is now our custom, is offering free bus and train rides today to help people voting in person get to and from the polls. More info here. •Metro rail and bus stations where the public can safely and securely drop [continue reading]
Metro is offering free rides on all Metro buses and trains on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3. In addition, Metro’s Bike Share program will be providing free fares on Election Day for the first 30 minutes and $1.75 per 30 minutes thereafter. Metro encourages customers to share the hashtag #pedaltothepolls [continue reading]
The SR-170 freeway will experience intermittent on/off ramp closures at the following locations now through Jan. 2021 due to soundwall related project work: Oxnard St. Magnolia Blvd. Colfax Ave. Riverside [continue reading]
