TAP is now on iPhone and Apple Watch
We have some exciting news. Metro and riders on 25 other transit systems in Los Angeles County can now add TAP cards to their iPhone or Apple Watch beginning today. [continue reading]
How to take Metro and Metrolink to the Kobe and Gianna memorial on Monday
The Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna event begins at 10 a.m. Monday at Staples Center with doors opening at 8 a.m. Officials are recommending those with tickets arrive [continue reading]
Ride Metro Bike Share for $1.75 beginning today
Metro Bike Share has always aimed to be accessible and Metro is making the service even more affordable by reducing prices across the system. Starting today the prices for the [continue reading]
Metro Bike Share fares to be reduced — and system to be expanded
The Metro Board today approved several major improvements to its countywide bike share program that will make using shared bicycles more affordable and accessible for short-distance trips. Here is the staff [continue reading]
Regional Connector progress, LAFC, BYD, costways: HWR, May 21
Dept. of Transit Oriented Futbol: LAFC has two matches this week — a Tuesday night friendly versus BVB and Saturday night against D.C. United. The new Banc of California Stadium [continue reading]
Public hearing on Thursday for all-door boarding on the 754 & 720 bus lines
[scribd id=371275116 key=key-FsKo5QhG2cFJeMk23inl mode=scroll] pdf here The public hearing for all-door boarding on the 754 Rapid and 720 Rapid will be this Thursday at 9 a.m. during the Metro Board’s [continue reading]
Metro’s Employer Annual Pass Program continues to grow
[scribd id=341337380 key=key-O9U2G4XAv4aLwwUd2eqf mode=scroll] There’s no getting around that persuading people to take transit to work can be a challenge, especially in a place as sprawling and car-centric as Los Angeles County where free parking at work is often the norm. But there’s some good news on this front. As [continue reading]
1,500 U-Passes now in hands of CSUN students
The 1,500th U-Pass — Metro’s cheap-and-easy college transit pass solution — was recently purchased by a CSUN student. Here’s the news release. The U-Pass is heavily subsidized by schools, meaning CSUN students can buy them for $95 for fall semester and then use their student ID cards to board Metro [continue reading]
Go Metro to see your L.A. Rams this season
The Rams — okay, the guys struggling to make the Rams — came from behind to beat the Cowboys. But a win is a win. This week, the Rams play the [continue reading]
New Metro program makes it easier for college/vocational students to get transit passes
A pilot program to streamline and reduce the cost and hassle of purchasing college student discount transit passes was launched this week by Metro and California State University, Northridge (CSUN). U-Pass is also [continue reading]