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A Peek into Metro Rail Ridership Details Station-by-Station
Metro station by station figures shows that: new infrastructure (Regional Connector and K Line) are doing great. Few light rail stations lost ridership, but nearly all heavy rail stations did. 7th/Metro Center is a beast.
August 14, 2024
Eyes on the Street: Metro D Line Extension Sites Looking Like Stations
D Line extension Section 1 - four new miles of subway - is over 91 percent complete and will open in late 2025
August 12, 2024
July 2024 Metro Board Meeting: Ridership Up, Security Measures, LAX, and More
LAX station will open this November. Metro will expand security measures, from TAP-to-Exit to turnstile hardening. Plus more Metro action!
July 25, 2024
Supervisor Hahn and Councilmember Ricks-Oddie: “Pull the Plug” on Metro/Caltrans 91 Freeway Expansion in Long Beach
Supervisor Janice Hahn: “I think it’s pretty clear that we’re going to need to pull the plug" on planned mile-long $174 million 91 Freeway project
July 23, 2024
Metro and Caltrans Expect to Complete Torrance 405 Freeway Widening Project Next Month
Metro and Caltrans are adding nearly two miles of new auxiliary freeway lanes, a new on-ramp, and widening adjacent streets including Crenshaw Boulevard and 182nd Street
July 19, 2024
Metro and Caltrans Still Planning 605 Expansion, Plus Four Connecting Freeways
Metro and Caltrans are planning to spend billions of dollars widening the 605, 5, 10, 60 and 105 Freeways. Really.
July 10, 2024
Metro to Host 605/5 Freeway Expansion Project Meetings
The good news is that, for the 605CIP, Metro is no longer planning to tear down 300+ homes. The bad news is that Metro still plans to widen the 605, 5, and other connecting freeways.
July 2, 2024
Friday Metro Transit Updates: Ridership Growing, Service Changes, and Electric Bus Charger Issues
Metro daily ridership is back up to nearly a million riders per weekday. Some Metro electric bus chargers aren't working. Metro's twice yearly bus service changes take effect Sunday, including service increases on three San Fernando Valley lines.
June 21, 2024
Latest on Metro Micro: Still Few Riders, High Costs
For all of L.A. County, Metro Micro weekday ridership is just 2,300 daily riders, less than half of Metro's 5,000 rider goal
June 18, 2024
Transit YouTuber Rides Forty L.A. County Bus Systems in Three Days
Boston-based transit YouTuber: "overall L.A.'s transit is genuinely good... Metro's frequent network is really impressive, and at least in my experience, their buses tended to run remarkably on time"
June 10, 2024
