Metro takes on operator assault in new campaign
Everyone realizes Metro bus operators have the daunting task of safely getting bus patrons where they need to go while battling our region’s often congested streets. The job is tough [continue reading]
How We Roll, March 6: is tolling the thing that will ‘fix’ traffic?
ICYMI: I was a little surprised I didn’t get more push back or comments on last week’s How We Roll that posed the question whether driving was getting any cheaper. [continue reading]
Final Update: Purple Line resumes normal service for Monday morning commute
10:15 a.m.: A 62-year-old man was “was booked on suspicion of murder and is being held in lieu of $2 million,” reports the Los Angeles Times. 5:15 a.m.: The investigation has been completed, and all Purple Line service has been restored. PURPLE LINE: trains turn back at Westlake/MacArthur, buses replace trains between [continue reading]
New contract approved to increase police presence on Metro system
[scribd id=340125568 key=key-CoSuUrCVGk8A30rKEyJE mode=scroll] (pdf file of Board report is here) After a three month delay, a new policing contract that splits the work of patrolling the Metro system between three police agencies was approved by a 12 to 0 vote Thursday by the Metro Board of Directors. Going forward, the [continue reading]
Plan to reduce delays and travel time while increasing security on Blue Line is announced
At Thursday’s Metro Board meeting, Metro CEO Phil Washington announced that the agency has begun an “action plan” to reduce delays that in recent months have plagued the Blue Line, Metro’s [continue reading]
Metro Board to tackle policing contract, Union Station run-through tracks, all-door boarding and more at Thursday’s meeting
[scribd id=340043436 key=key-HzqHZlmblnw8hxR6YqNE mode=scroll] The Metro Board of Directors meets Thursday morning in what should be a doozy of a meeting with lots of interestingness on the menu. The agenda is above (pdf here) and includes links to staff reports. The meeting will be webcast as soon as it begins [continue reading]
How We Roll, Jan. 12: Go Metro to see your Los Angeles Chaaaargers!
More on the Chargers below. ICYMI: As expected, the announcement by Metro yesterday that the agency was partnering with Peace Over Violence to create a telephone hotline open 24/7 to victims [continue reading]
New hotline launched to assist victims of sexual harassment on Metro system
Furthering its commitment to assist transit passengers who have experienced unwanted sexual contact, Metro today announced a first-of-its-kind 24/7 sexual harassment counseling hotline. The hotline, 1-844-Off-Limits (633-5464), will be staffed by counselors from the community advocacy organization Peace Over Violence, which has 45 years of experience counseling victims of sexual abuse [continue reading]
How We Roll, Dec. 15: cheap taxis vs public transport
Art of Transit (when Delta Airlines decides Detroit is on the way from Cincinnati to Los Angeles): Quasi-related: I’m a big fan of the Flyaway bus, but it took a [continue reading]
How We Roll, Dec. 6: increased security, Blue Line grade seps, rail to WeHo, future TAP cards
Art of Transit: check out the fancy new ‘bike hotel’ at a train station in Lillestrøm, Norway. L.A. subway commuters encounter bag searches, heavily armed deputies as city responds to terrorism [continue reading]