Heads up: detours on Sunday, March 20, for LA Marathon
The LA Marathon is the morning of Sunday, March 20 running from Dodger Stadium to Century City — see the above map. As per usual, several bus lines will be [continue reading]
Join Metro for a community meeting on the Active Transportation Strategic Plan Update
Participate in the first virtual Community Meeting for LA Metro’s Active Transportation Strategic Plan (ATSP) Update. The ATSP was first adopted in 2016 and is Metro’s vision for regional bikeways and first/last mile connectivity for all who live, work, and play within L.A. County. The ATSP Update process aims to [continue reading]
Metro to host interactive Telephone Town Hall Meeting on March 29 to discuss agency’s FY23 budget process
Metro will host a live, interactive Telephone Town Hall on Tuesday, March 29 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. to discuss its Fiscal Year 2023 Budget process, and invites the public to join the meeting. Metro is continuing its engagement efforts for the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget process to give [continue reading]
New partnership will allow all Long Beach City College students to ride many transit systems for free
Long Beach Transit (LBT), Metro and Long Beach City College (LBCC) announced a new partnership last week that will offer free rides for all LBCC students across several transportation systems. Beginning with the Spring 2022 semester, all LBCC students – whether full-time, part-time, in-person, online, credit/non-credit or dual-enrollment – will [continue reading]
Join Metro and Caltrans for the sixth I-710 Task Force Meeting on Monday, March 14
Metro and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) invite community members, stakeholders, and residents to participate in a virtual I-710 South Corridor’s Task Force meeting on Monday, March 14, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This meeting will be an opportunity for the public to comment and provide feedback. Please [continue reading]
Women’s History Month commemorative TAP cards now available at Metro Customer Centers
March is also Women’s History Month and today Metro released commemorative TAP cards for purchase at Metro Customer Centers — click here for locations and hours. Cards are $2 each, [continue reading]
Metro Partners with CBOs to promote Low Income Fare is Easy (LIFE) program
In the above gallery, CBOs work to help riders sign up for Metro’s Low Income Fare is Easy program. In November 2021, Metro released a Request for Proposals through a partnership with Civilian, a social impact and marketing company, to the Community-Based-Organization (CBO) community. The goal was to engage the [continue reading]
Your input is needed! Help the 710 Task Force develop a vision for 710 South Corridor
To help shape and develop the I-710 South Corridor Investment Plan, Metro and Caltrans invite the public to participate in a short survey to provide insight into developing the vision and goals for the I-710 South Corridor. The I-710 South Corridor Vision and Goals Survey will remain open until March [continue reading]
Metro’s On the Move riders club offering webinars this month on using the TAP LA app to ride
Join Metro’s On the Move Riders Program and the group Cyber Seniors for a series of webinars covering the TAP LA App for both iPhones and Android phones. The app [continue reading]
Want to avoid soaring gas prices? Go Metro with discounted fares
As of this morning, the average price of a gallon of gas locally is $5.65, according to AAA. Yikes! Until recently, that’s the highest the average gas prices have been since the summer of 2008 — when the California average was about $4.51 a gallon. We know that many of [continue reading]