Emmanuel González: between music and public transit
Emmanuel González just turned 15 years old. On his birthday, October 21, he not only performed with the Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (YOLA), but he did so during the [continue reading]
Metro holds annual State of the Agency event and looks ahead to improvements in fiscal year ahead
Metro held its annual State of the Agency event last Monday at Union Station. As we do each year, the event was a chance to look back at our work [continue reading]
1,000 new transit operators help Metro restore bus service, reduce cancellations
We’re happy to announce that we’ve hired, trained, and deployed the 1,000th new Metro transit operator since February 2022, when we temporarily cut back bus service by 10% in the [continue reading]
Metro ridership was up 12 percent in 2022 over prior year
Metro announced today a 12 percent increase in transit ridership compared to a year ago. There were 255 million boardings in 2022, surpassing the 227 million in 2021. “During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of Metro’s riders disappeared, and stayed away for most of the epidemic. As [continue reading]
Metro’s second Youth Council convenes
Metro’s second Youth Council held its first meeting this past Saturday at Metro headquarters in downtown Los Angeles. The 27 members met one another and held discussions with Metro staff and our CEO Stephanie Wiggins on topics including the future of transportation, building confidence in our youth riders, and how [continue reading]
Get involved and join Metro’s Youth Council!
Metro’s Youth Council was created early this year to give young people and our future riders a voice in Metro’s projects and programs. The 27 members of our inaugural Council [continue reading]
Metro holds annual State of Agency event; Glendale Councilmember Ara Najarian becomes new chair of agency’s Board of Directors
City of Glendale Councilmember Ara Najarian became the new Chair of the Metro Board of Directors at Metro’s annual State of the Agency event on Thursday morning. Najarian succeeds outgoing [continue reading]
Meet Metro’s Employees of the Month for June 2022
Metro and the Metro Board of Directors every month honor employees who are stellar at helping keep our bus and train system running. Please meet this month’s two winners — who accepted their award at their workplace from Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins. First video: Traction Power Inspector Leader Daniel Magtoto [continue reading]
June Service Council Meetings and Meet and Confer with the CEO
The June Service Council meetings continue to be held virtually due to the COVID-19 Safer at Home orders. This month, all Council meetings will hear about the Bicycle Parking Update, an overview on the June bus service changes in their region, and their usual regional updates. Each Council will also [continue reading]
L.A. Metro removes face mask requirement on Metro Bus and Rail system
Metro today announced that effective immediately, face masks on all Metro Bus and Rail Lines operating in L.A. County will now be strongly recommended, but no longer required. This follows a Florida federal court decision on Monday that eliminated the mask mandate on public transportation and airplanes nationwide. Metro will [continue reading]