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Beverly Hills and Metro Look to Speed Subway Construction During COVID-19 Traffic Lull
A proposal to take advantage of decreased traffic could save 6 months on Purple Line subway construction
March 30, 2020
Metro Signs $1.3 Billion Full Funding Grant Agreement For Westside Subway Phase 3
Two years overdue, feds finally approve funding for Westside Subway section 3 - from Beverly Hills to West L.A.
March 24, 2020
Southern California Transit Agencies Respond to COVID-19 Ridership Declines
Many L.A. County transit agencies have reduced bus service during the coronavirus pandemic. Some have suspended fare collection and mandated riders board via buses' back door.
March 20, 2020
Metro Responds to COVID-19 So Far: Ridership Down, Modest Service Reductions
Metro ridership is down 50-60% under COVID-19. The agency has cut bus and rail service, but, at this time, is not considering halting transit services
March 19, 2020
Riding Transit During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Los Angeles may be weeks or months away from major large-scale virus impacts, but fear, apprehension, anticipation, expectation, hoarding, and even racism, discrimination, and paranoia are already present.
March 11, 2020
Eyes on the Tracks: Driver Darts in Front of Blue (A) Line Train
At around 11 a.m. this past Monday, a driver ignored the flashing lights, bells, lowered barriers, and horns at 55th and Long Beach Ave. and made a left turn in front of an oncoming Blue Line (A) train.
March 4, 2020
Election Day: Free Metro Rides, Bike-Share, LADOT and More!
Free rides on Metro, LADOT, AVTA, Culver City, Long Beach, Pasadena and more!
March 2, 2020
Metro Smartly Shelves 60 Freeway Eastside Gold Line Extension, Favoring Washington Alignment
Ding-dong, a problematic rail proposal along the 60 Freeway is dead! (Though it's actually just delayed until around 2053)
February 25, 2020
Metro Construction Chief: Most Metro Highway Projects Don’t Affect Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Richard Clarke: "Most Metro highway projects... don't affect Vehicle Miles Traveled or greenhouse gas emissions, because they're focused on specific locations where congestion already exists"
February 21, 2020
LADOT Moves to Make Trains Move Faster on E Line, but Hasn’t Considered Signal Preemption
LADOT is working on improving the run-times of the oft-delayed and slow-moving E Line trains
February 12, 2020
