Graphic: Metro receiving record amount of federal $s
Above is a new chart from Metro on the amount of federal New Starts funding that Metro has received annually since 1993 — the year Metro was formed. New Starts [continue reading]
View of every Metro bus stop on a map
Ever wondered how extensive and large Metro’s bus system is? Here’s a cool interactive we built that shows you all of Metro’s bus stops plotted on a map. It’s amazing to see just how massive the bus system is and how much it covers Los Angeles County and beyond. You can [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Monday, September 22
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. Pick your social media poison! Dear MTA: I love your trains…but (Los Angeles Register) Columnist’s David Medzerian’s not-quite-love-letter to my employer begins: Before I get into anything else, let me [continue reading]
Suggest station locations for phase 1 of bikeshare program!
Metro is leading a regional effort to develop a user-friendly bikeshare system to increase transportation choices for people traveling to and from transit stations and making short trips. The program will provide a fleet of bicycles that can be borrowed from strategically placed bikeshare stations. Metro is currently studying station [continue reading]
Metro Board votes to raise most fares in September but postpones further increases in 2017 and 2020
The Metro Board of Directors voted Thursday to raise Metro bus and train fares no earlier than September 1 but declined to impose the agency’s staff recommendation for additional increases in 2017 and 2020. The Board also decided to freeze fares for students. Under the new fares, the regular fare will rise from [continue reading]
Census Bureau data tells the story: while room for improvement in many ways, L.A. County has typical commutes when compared to U.S.
The U.S. Census Bureau released some new data sets yesterday, although some of the numbers have been around for a while or will be familiar to some readers. I don’t think there’s anything shocking about the number of people driving into Los Angeles County to work — not exactly surprising [continue reading]
Beauty and the bike plan
Some of the most beautiful places in the region are in unincorporated L.A. County — think mountains and beach. And, of course, we have some of the best weather on the planet. So it’s good news that the L.A. County Regional Planning commission is far enough along with the county’s [continue reading]
Another look at commuting times and how we get to work in Los Angeles County
The Texas Transportation Institute is scheduled to release its annual congestion survey tomorrow. If history holds true, the Los Angeles area will likely rank as of the most congested traffic areas in the United States, as measured by the TTI. As regular readers know, there are all sorts of ways [continue reading]