Go Metro to LA Pride!
This year’s edition of the enormously popular LA Pride Festival in West Hollywood begins Friday and runs through Sunday. By enormous we mean attended by hundreds of thousands of people, [continue reading]
Video: single-door versus all-door boarding!
The pilot program to test all-door boarding on the 720 Rapid Bus that began in May continues at two key stops along Wilshire Boulevard: at westbound Wilshire/Vermont during weekday mornings and [continue reading]
Easier prompts for TAP vending machines
We posted earlier this year about the new TAP vending machine screen prompts being tested at Union Station. The new prompts — shown in the video above — will now [continue reading]
Metro Board approves $5.6-billion budget
The budget is for the fiscal year beginning July 1 and ending June 30, 2016. It calls for no fare increases in the coming fiscal year or any cuts to bus service hours. The budget can be read online here and a recent podcast about the budget is above. Here is [continue reading]
All-door boarding test begins Monday on 720 Rapid Bus
Metro will begin an eight-week test of all-door boarding on Monday on the 720 Rapid Bus that runs along Wilshire Boulevard. The test will be in two locations: westbound Wilshire/Vermont [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Monday, May 11
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Today’s profile of a Metro rider by Zocalo Public Square: [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Tuesday, April 28
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Today’s profile of a Metro rider by Zocalo Public Square: [continue reading]
Public testing begins at Union Station on new screen prompts for Metro ticket machines
Three Metro TAP vending machines at Union Station will show new screen prompts beginning today as part of a two-week test to see how the riding public likes the improvements. As the images [continue reading]
Metro: what’s in store in the year ahead
Last year was a little busy around here, ‘little’ being a vast understatement. I’m guessing 2015 won’t be much different. Metro is in the midst of a $14-billion capital program — [continue reading]
Metro announces December 15 launch of new “Valley-Westside Express” bus that will use 405 HOV lanes
Metro Board Members and executives held a media event in Van Nuys on Friday morning to announce the start of the brand new “Valley-Westside Express” bus service which officially begins [continue reading]