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Eyes on the Street: Red Pavement Bus Lane Improvements in Downtown L.A. and East Hollywood
Bus-only lane improvements on First Street, Aliso Street, Alameda Street, Figueroa Street, and Hollywood Boulevard - plus Metro announces that LADOT is beginning targeted enforcement of bus lanes
March 15, 2022
Missed Runs and Crowded Buses: Metro Falls Short of Restoring Full Pre-COVID Transit Service
"This is the new norm for a lot of the buses. They say they're coming at a certain time but don't come."
October 1, 2021
Bus Lanes Update: La Brea, Olive/Grand, and More Alvarado Coming Soon
Announced today: Metro and LADOT are planning 5.9 miles of La Brea Avenue peak-hour bus lanes - from Sunset Boulevard to Coliseum Street
September 16, 2021
Transit Update: New Sylmar DASH, Metro Bus Service Changes Coming in September
LADOT launched new Sylmar DASH service in July. Metro is implementing NextGen bus service changes next month - outside the usual December/June service shake-ups
August 13, 2021
CEO Stephanie Wiggins Pledges to Change Metro Culture, Put Transit Customer Experience First
"I have discovered that our [Metro's] culture is apathetic about customer experience. And it is simply unacceptable. ...with dedication and concerted effort, this agency can put customers first in everything we do."
July 16, 2021
Metro Chair Solis and CEO Wiggins Speak on Agency Priorities
Solis pledged to improve transit service and to reimagine highway spending. Wiggins touched on initiatives for women riders, youth, unhoused riders, and making Metro's bus system "faster, cleaner, and safer."
July 8, 2021
Remembering Line 175: The Bus Line that Shaped My Youth
Metro's NextGen bus system revamp affected some 88 bus routes with 26 of those lines were gone forever, including one in particular: Line 175.
July 7, 2021
This Week’s Metro Bus Service Changes Hit Lots of Bumps
This week's botched NextGen implementation signals that Metro continues to fail to prioritize its bus riders
June 30, 2021
Metro NextGen Bus Reorganization: Changes and Challenges
Riders have expressed concerns - but NextGen bus service changes are proceeding and could help reverse declining transit ridership trends
April 9, 2021
Post-COVID Metro Transit Ridership Recovering, While Service Lags
The state and county's relatively rapid steps toward re-opening are proceeding more quickly than Metro's slow crawl to restore transit service. The result is likely to be overcrowded buses.
April 6, 2021
