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Metro Gaslights, Disputing 20 Percent Service Cut, but Many Buses Already Crowded
Metro is looking to approve 20 percent bus service cuts next week
September 16, 2020
Why Won’t Metro Promote Its New Electric Buses?
Announcing a Streetsblog contest: submit your designs for how Metro should promote its exciting new electric bus fleet
September 9, 2020
Mayor Garcetti Introduces New Metro TAP App – Riders Can Now Use Phone To Pay Fare
Riders can now use iPhones to pay fare on Metro bus and rail, Metro Bike Share, and L.A. County municipal operator buses
September 3, 2020
Metro CEO Phil Washington Announces “Fareless System Initiative”
Internal Metro Task Force looking to implement fare-free transit pilot in early 2021
August 27, 2020
Proposed Metro Budget Would Mean a 20 Percent Bus Service Cut
Metro's projected FY20-21 budget freezes transit service hours at levels that represent essentially no ability to expand upward as ridership rebounds in any COVID-19 recovery
August 26, 2020
Eyes on the Street: New Left-Side Protected Bike Lane on Grand in Downtown L.A.
Nearly done, the newly parking-protected southbound lane on Grand extends one mile from 5th to Pico
August 24, 2020
Metro Committee Approves $200M Cost Overrun for Purple Line Subway Extension
Tunneling under the La Brea tar pits area is slow and expensive. The overrun of $200M - a seven percent increase - takes the project budget from $2.8 billion to $3.0 billion.
August 21, 2020
Foothill Gold Line Launches Interactive Construction Map Webpage
Want to see a rendering and site plan of the La Verne Gold Line station and get a summary about the project? It's just a click away.
August 20, 2020
Metro Looks to Shift High Desert Freeway Funds to High-Speed Rail
The way L.A. is approaching the High Desert Corridor represents an important turning point: from prioritizing environmentally destructive car-centric transportation to environmentally-friendly rail transportation
August 19, 2020
L.A. City Is Nixing Metro’s Pedestrian-Priority Plans for Union Station
If L.A. won't prioritize walkability at the front door of the region's most heavily-used transit hub and at its historic walkable core, is there anywhere where Angelenos can expect safe and convenient places to walk?
August 13, 2020
