In the news… LAUSD teachers could strike beginning Monday — the date has been pushed back. Metro on Tuesday announced it was offering free rides to LAUSD students should a strike occur. Interesting mix of reactions on the comment board and several suggestions that student fares should always be free. [continue reading]
Metro Chief Communications Officer (CCO) Pauletta Tonilas has announced that she has accepted the position of Assistant General Manager, Communications, at the Regional Transportation District (RTD) in Denver. Metro CEO Phil Washington will name an interim CCO and said that a national search for Pauletta’s replacement will soon commence. Pauletta [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from Metro: Metro proposes to offer free rides to students of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) in the event of a teachers’ strike that may begin on Thursday, January 10. Metro CEO Phillip A. Washington, in consultation with L.A. County Supervisor and Metro Board [continue reading]
The ninth all-time meeting between the Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Rams in the NFL playoffs takes place this Saturday at 5:15 p.m. at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which is conveniently located near the Expo Line and Silver Line. Metrolink commuter rail is also adding late-night trains on the [continue reading]
And so it begins…2019. Among the transpo-related news in the first week of the new year: •LAUSD teachers could go on strike beginning Thursday. The district says that schools will [continue reading]
January is almost here; on behalf of the Metro Regional Service Councils team have a pleasant and healthy 2019! This month, all Service Councils will host NextGen workshops in their regions. Come to a workshop to learn more about the NextGen Bus study. With your input, we can work together [continue reading]
As per usual around these parts, there were no shortage of happenings in 2018. Without further ado, below are some of the more notable nuggets from the past year as [continue reading]
Metro will be conducting emergency repair work on the Blue Line and Expo Line on Sunday night, Dec. 30, from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. During this time, all Blue Line trains will end service at Grand/LATTC Station, and all Expo Line trains will end service at LATTC/Ortho Institute. Free bus [continue reading]
As we get ready to welcome 2019…here’s everything you need to know to Go Metro to the Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl Game on Jan. 1, 2019. [continue reading]
Metro will hold 10 community meetings beginning in January to ask for the public’s help in the agency’s NextGen Bus Study, the effort to redesign and reimagine the agency’s bus system to meet the needs of today’s riders. Here is a Source post from earlier this fall about the study. [continue reading]
