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New UCLA Study Examines Transit Ridership Decline, Blames Increased Car Ownership
Southern California transit ridership has declined since 2007. A UCLA study factors causing it, attributing car ownership increases as a major factor.
February 1, 2018
Beverly Hills School District Files New Lawsuit Against Purple Line Subway
Last week the Beverly Hills School District filed a new lawsuit against the FTA and Metro again aimed at preventing the Purple Line from tunneling below Beverly Hills High School.
January 29, 2018
Metro January 2018 Board Meeting Update
The Metro board took actions on advertising contracts, low-income subsidies, joint development, park-and-ride and more
January 26, 2018
Metro Committee Supports Keeping Claremont Metrolink Station
The city of Claremont, and Metro board and staff are all supporting keeping Claremont's Metrolink Station open as part of extending the Gold Line
January 23, 2018
Teen Hauled Off Metro Train, Cuffed for Putting Her Feet Up
As he films the scene unfolding in front of him at the Westlake/MacArthur Park station, Metro passenger Brock Bryan calmly pleads with an LAPD officer to stop manhandling a young woman he dragged off the train for putting her foot up on the seat.
January 23, 2018
Metro Retires Regional Connector Tunnel Machine
"Angeli" has completed work on two mile-long subway tunnels below downtown L.A.
January 19, 2018
Metro Committee Approves Developers for Mariachi Plaza and Cesar Chavez/Fickett Sites; Board to Vote Jan. 25
Many of those speaking up in favor of the project Wednesday touched on how important it was that Metro had shifted gears and listened to the community three years ago. But they also wanted Metro to understand the agency would have to deepen its relationship with the community for the project to be truly successful.
January 18, 2018
Metro Board to Consider Developers for Mariachi Plaza and Cesar Chavez/Fickett Joint Development Sites
Wednesday, January 17, Metro's Planning and Programming Cmte votes on negotiation agreements with developers regarding proposals for affordable housing and retail at Mariachi Plaza and Cesar Chavez/Fickett.
January 12, 2018
Excellent Metro Station Parking Plan Faces Vote Next Week
Metro's parking plan would validate that parkers actually ride the Metro system, and would charge for park-and-ride where spaces are more than 90 percent full.
January 11, 2018
Empowerment Congress West Holds Town Hall on Expo/Crenshaw Development Saturday
This Saturday, the Empowerment Congress West Area Neighborhood Development Council will hold a town hall featuring a presentation from Metro on the mixed-use project proposed for the two lots at Exposition and Crenshaw.
January 4, 2018
