Ride Metro FOR FREE on California Clean Air Day on Wednesday, Oct. 5!
California Clean Air Day is Wednesday, Oct. 5, and Metro is offering free rides on our bus, rail and bike share systems! Use the Transit app or the trip planner [continue reading]
USDOT awards $104 million to Metro for 160 zero emission electric buses
Metro has received a $104-million federal grant for the purchase and deployment of 160 battery-electric buses as well as for the procurement and installation of en-route and depot charging stations. Above is a video from the city of L.A.’s Channel 35 on the news. Electric buses are cleaner and quieter [continue reading]
Metrolink is first passenger rail agency in U.S. powered by renewable fuel
With Earth Day approaching on Friday, April 22, we wanted to share this news from our friends at Metrolink, who yesterday announced their locomotives now run entirely on cleaner burning recycled natural fats and vegetable oils. Metrolink operates commuter rail service in our five county region — with good connections [continue reading]
Free Metro bus, rail and bike share rides on Earth Day — Friday, April 22
As has become custom in recent years, Metro will be offering free bus, rail and bike share rides on Earth Day — Friday, April 22 — in recognition of public transit’s role in helping improve the environment. And, in particular, transit’s role in reducing greenhouse gases that cause climate change. [continue reading]
Metro announces fully electric bus fleet on the G Line (Orange)
In a major clean air milestone for the Los Angeles region, Metro today announced the successful completion of its transition to an all-electric bus fleet on the popular Metro G Line (Orange) in the San Fernando Valley, offering Metro customers a non-polluting, quiet and ultra-smooth riding experience. Metro has phased [continue reading]
Today is Clean Air Day — ride Metro for free!
Metro is celebrating California Clean Air Day by encouraging everyone to take transit today instead of driving with free rides on Metro Bus, Bike and Rail. In the above video, Los Angeles County Supervisor and Metro Board Member Holly Mitchell and Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins went to the E Line’s (Expo) [continue reading]
Celebrate Clean Air Day by taking transit — for free!
Metro is celebrating California Clean Air Day by encouraging everyone to take transit instead of driving with free rides on Metro Bus, Bike and Rail on Wednesday, Oct. 6! Metro will [continue reading]
Moving Beyond Sustainability plan approved by Metro Board
[scribd id=477482848 key=key-I5E6fsVjtCikwJjJcf10 mode=scroll] pdf here The Metro Board of Directors on Thursday approved a bold, comprehensive Moving Beyond Sustainability plan for the region. Moving Beyond Sustainability (MBS) outlines a comprehensive [continue reading]
How We Roll, Jan. 18: if climate change isn’t your thing, try riding transit
Coming soon: we’ll have a post up this afternoon about service Saturday to the march in DTLA. We’re getting a lot of questions. Art of Transit 1: View this post [continue reading]
How We Roll: is downtown Santa Monica the new all-time epicenter of gridlock?
From the Department of Tweets About Traffic Signal Priority: For those still wondering about Expo Line signal priority, I'm told @metrolosangeles's "Office of Extraordinary Innovation" is studying it. — Laura [continue reading]