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Metro Ridership Keeps Growing, with a Million Daily Riders in October
Metro ridership has grown steadily for the past two years, with October, a second straight month of million-plus daily boardings, setting a pandemic-era record
November 21, 2024
Metro Weekday Ridership Surpasses One Million
Metro ridership is at 86 percent of pre-pandemic levels, well ahead of the nationwide average of 76 percent
October 16, 2024
Metro Touts Full Year of Transit Ridership Growth
Metro ridership numbers grew steadily throughout 2023, and appear very likely return to more than a million weekday daily riders by early 2024
December 21, 2023
Sunny Side Up: L.A. Al Fresco Dines In Success with a Whopping $12 Million Surge in Sales and a Side of Smiles for Angelenos
Research shows L.A.'s Al Fresco outdoor dining program is an unsung hero of the COVID-19 pandemic, throwing a lifeline to restaurants and bars
December 11, 2023
SGV Bus Agencies Struggle To Restore Pre-Pandemic Ridership
Data from San Gabriel Valley transit providers suggests where service could be focused to get rider numbers back up
September 7, 2022
CEO Wiggins Pledges to Restore Metro Ridership to Pre-COVID Levels by July 2023
Data shows Metro system struggling to restore service and build ridership
July 12, 2022
Five-Mile 626 Golden Streets Returns May 1 to South Pasadena, Alhambra, San Gabriel
The 5-mile Mission to Mission route will open up streets to bicyclists and pedestrians through South Pasadena, Alhambra and San Gabriel.
March 10, 2022
Missed Runs and Crowded Buses: Metro Falls Short of Restoring Full Pre-COVID Transit Service
"This is the new norm for a lot of the buses. They say they're coming at a certain time but don't come."
October 1, 2021
Metro Requiring All Employees to Be Vaccinated by November 1
Metro vax mandate has exemptions for religious or medical reasons. A Metro union is already pushing back against the November deadline
September 21, 2021
Metro Scales Back Fareless Initiative to Initial Phase for Students Only
This Thursday, board to vote on student fareless program, plus some improvements to low-income LIFE program. Universal fare-free transit, for now, is no longer on the table.
September 20, 2021
