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Metro Studying How to Make Complex Regional Connector Operate Smoothly
In order to make Regional Connector operations smooth and reliable, Metro is looking into several upgrades that could help speed up existing light rail lines.
July 16, 2021
Pomona Families Holding Out Against Caltrans/Metro Home Demolitions for 71 Widening
To widen the 71, Caltrans has already demolished 15 Westmont homes, with 3 additional homes still threatened - in addition to the 6 homes the agency demolished a decade to make way for the Mission Boulevard Bridge.
July 13, 2021
Southern California Association of Governments Awards 31 Mini-Grants to 31 Projects, Six for the SGV
SCAG Community Streets Mini-Grants Program funded projects that will take place in Pasadena, El Monte, Pomona, Alhambra and Altadena
July 13, 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
Gateway Council of Governments to Host Freeways Meeting on July 7
Interested readers should make plans to attend the GCCOG Zoom meeting on Wednesday July 7 starting at 6 p.m.
July 2, 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
Solidarity Ride Draws Attention to Metro Bike Share Union Push
Metro Bike Share workers, employed by Metro contractor Bicycle Transportation Systems, filed with the National Labor Relations Board to be represented by the Transport Workers Union.
June 28, 2021
Metro Board Approves Highway Program Modernization
New criteria allows flexibility for highway funding, so projects - many of which are on city streets - can include transit, walk, and bike features where applicable
June 24, 2021
How Can Metro’s Board and New CEO Wiggins Rein in Rogue Departments?
Metro CEO Wiggins takes hold of an agency at a crossroads - with Operations, Security, and Highway departments often unresponsive to the agency's stated vision.
June 23, 2021
