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Metro’s TAP System Moving Forward, But Some Snafus Remain for Bus Riders
Wednesday, Metro experimented with locking the gates at the North Hollywood Red Line station and unlike previous experiments with locking the gates, outside of an article on The Source, nobody seemed to notice. As with previous gate-locking experiments, there was little confusion among commuters. Most "Tapped" their way through the gate while those with paper or Metrolink tickets were aided by staff.
December 5, 2011
Bringing Poetry to Transit TV
When one thinks of TransitTV, those ubiquitous television boxes on Metro buses, there's many things that jump to mind. Poetry is probably not one of them. However, thanks to a new project by Freewaves' Out the Window series, a little bit of poetry is coming to a bus near you.
December 1, 2011
Headway Change? Metro Proposes Increasing Maximum Time Between Some Buses
Every year, the Metro Board combines its December and November meetings into one giant meeting in mid-December. One item, passed by the Board's Safety and Operations Committee in November is already raising concern from bus advocates and riders who are worried that a change in bus' headway times could lead to more crowded conditions.
November 29, 2011
Spinning a Civil Rights Complaint
Late last week, most likely in response to a report by the Bus Riders Union and their community allies, a letter from Metro CEO Art Leahy dismissing the Civil Rights complaints of the BRU appeared on The Source. The letter basically announced that the Title VI complaints against the agency announced last Spring were dismissed, leading to much cheering from Metro supporters.
November 3, 2011
“4 Year Storm:” BRU and Community Groups Look at MTA Post-Consent Decree
Yesterday afternoon, the Bus Rider’s Union and thirteen allied organizations released “Transit Civil Rights & Economic Survival in Los Angeles: A Case for Federal Intervention in LA Metro,” a report detailing how service cuts and fare hikes have devastated working class families in the past four years. Since the expiration of a court ordered consent … Continued
October 28, 2011
Tonight: Metro San Gabriel Valley Service Council Meeting to Address Eastsiders Concerns
Recall the language in the 1st amendment to the U.S. Constitution about "the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances?" Keep it in mind as you read this overview of the recent interaction of Metro, a group of disgruntled riders, and a local politico. If nothing else it illustrates what American Democracy in action looks like.
October 17, 2011
Out the Window Is Back on the Bus with New Films for the Fall
"Out the Window" is back on the bus. Until the end of November, Transit TV is donating two minutes of every hour to Freewaves' Out the Window series featuring local film makers and artists short videos about what they love about Los Angeles.
October 5, 2011
BRU, T4A, Transit Riders Rally to Stop Bus Cuts: “The Buses Are Our Legs!”
Earlier today, the Bus Riders Union, Transportation for America and a host of other urban advocates rallied at the corner of Wilshire and Vermont, a hot intersection for both bus and rail riders to make the case that clean, safe and efficient transit options must be a priority for the federal government.
September 20, 2011
Eco-Libertarian Alliance Pushes Replacement of Rural Air Service With Buses
Buried in the FAA extension passed last week was a line item for air service to connect rural communities to major airports. These are usually tiny flights, leaving from remote airports. All together, they use annual subsidies of over $163 million.
September 20, 2011
Putting the Brookings Report Into Context
Last week, the Brookings Institute, one of Washington's oldest think tanks released, Transit Access and Zero Vehicle Households, a report that looked at transit access for the country's most dependent populations and ranked each major American metropolitan area on how well they provided bus service to this population.
August 22, 2011