A recent virtual poetry reading featuring Fairfax High School students and local poets was the culmination of workshops to connect poetry, public art and the future Wilshire/Fairfax station. Organized by [continue reading]
On Thursday, Metro reviewed a video posted to social media showing an assault committed against an Asian rider on our system. Metro is actively seeking additional information about this videotaped incident, including the location and time it occurred to aid in our investigation. Metro has a zero tolerance policy for [continue reading]
A few housekeeping items to begin: •With life still getting back to normal-ish, we’re seeing an uptick in riders. Which is good. Friendly reminder: Metro and all transit agencies still require riders to wear face masks, as required by federal law. Forgot your mask? Metro has installed mask dispensers on numerous [continue reading]
[scribd id=509287934 key=key-ZTcVYWo0fEegky8kYsCD mode=scroll] The Metro Board held its May meeting last Thursday. There was no shortage of interestingness on the agenda (also embedded above) with the meeting stretching to more than six-and-a-half hours, including two-plus hours of public testimony. Here’s the webstream: Among the items tackled: •The Board voted [continue reading]
The private group planning to build the aerial rapid transit project between Union Station and Dodger Stadium — known as LA ART — is hosting two virtual public meetings this [continue reading]
Metro updates service every June and December. Riders will see big changes on June 27, 2021 because we’re implementing Phase 2 of the NextGen Bus Plan to offer more frequent [continue reading]
Celebrate Memorial Day this year with the new Memorial Day commemorative card! These TAP cards will be available at Metro Customer Centers and at select TAP vending machines (TVM) at [continue reading]
It has never been easier to get vaccinated to protect yourself and those around you from COVID-19. Metro has vaccination sites at easy-to-reach transit stations. Metro’s official app Transit can [continue reading]
Metro developed the Equity Platform framework in 2018 to guide the implementation of equity within the agency. In 2020, the Office of Equity and Race (OER) was launched to create [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors today approved going forward with development a fareless pilot program to benefit students and low-income riders and to determine whether fareless transit could be expanded to more riders. In approving a motion with a friendly amendment by a 12 to 0 vote (the approved motion [continue reading]
