A new study titled “Understanding How Women Travel” will be released later this month. The first of its kind by a transit agency in the United States, the report is a broad effort to identify and understand mobility barriers and challenges faced by women when using the Metro system. Metro [continue reading]
Let’s start with a friendly reminder: rail service on the northern section of the Blue Line from Compton Station to 7th/Metro will be suspended and replaced by bus shuttle service beginning tomorrow (Saturday, June 1) through September. Also tomorrow, Blue Line rail service resumes between Compton Station and Downtown Long [continue reading]
•Channeling his inner Bruce Banner, Howard Beale and/or Thanos, LAT columnist Steve Lopez says the apocalypse is nigh and something must be done ASAP about traffic and sky high housing costs in our region. As self-appointed King of California, Lopez declares: I will wipe out gridlock overnight by imposing a [continue reading]
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Overheard LA (@overheardla) L.A.'s iconic Union Station turns 80 this May. The largest train terminal in the Western United States opened [continue reading]
Art of Transit View this post on Instagram A post shared by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (@metrolosangeles) •The New York MTA estimates that 20 percent of bus [continue reading]
Over the last year-and-a-half, Metro has been working with community members and numerous stakeholders on restructuring the agency’s vast bus system. This is an effort we’re calling the NextGen Bus [continue reading]
[scribd id=391139761 key=key-BlCgCCAniKdmLQe32iFj mode=scroll] pdf here What should the Metro Bus network look like in the future? The agency’s ongoing NextGen Study has been underway for a year and is Metro’s attempt to restructure and reimagine its bus network, with changes aimed to begin late next year. Metro staff have [continue reading]
UPDATE, JUNE 28: The Metro Board discussed the item at their meeting and asked staff to come back to the Board this fall with more options to consider. The [continue reading]
Art of Transit View this post on Instagram A post shared by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (@metrolosangeles) Well, I certainly enjoyed by journey to Chavez Ravine on Friday night. Then again, attentive readers know I can’t help where I was born. FWIW, Los Rojos have returned to [continue reading]
Above are the results from Metro’s semi-annual onboard customer satisfaction survey. Those who have followed this blog in the past will recognize many of the questions — and may notice [continue reading]
