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Metro Updates: 25 Months of Ridership Growth, and More

Metro ridership is growing steadily, plus Metro 605/5/10/60/105 Freeway expansion, Metro Micro, bus electrification, C Line, and Metro wildfire response

January 18, 2025

Where Metro and Caltrans Are Widening L.A. Freeways, Sabotaging the Climate, Fanning the Flames

Climate disruption is here. Right now. It's past time that Southern California transportation heavyweights - Metro and Caltrans - stop making the situation worse

January 16, 2025

West Covina Introduces Free, On-Demand MicroTransit Pilot

Go West Covina operates “corner to corner,” and offers connections to neighboring train stations.

January 8, 2025

DASH Buses to Resume Fare Collection this Weekend

After nearly five years of fare-free operation, DASH will return to charging the same fare it charged pre-pandemic: 50 cents - discounted to 35 cents if paying via TAP card

January 7, 2025

Bike Lanes Extended on Reseda Boulevard Are First Clear Measure HLA Upgrade

Measure HLA requirements triggered 350 new feet of bike lanes on Reseda Boulevard, making Southern California's longest on-street bikeway even longer

January 2, 2025

Streetsblog Predictions for 2025

Editor Joe Linton predicts 2025 will see: Metro ridership growth, Destination Crenshaw, Rail2Rail path, new bus lanes, new rail lines, transit groundbreakings, and the first Measure HLA lawsuit

January 1, 2025

Metro Postpones Bus Lane Automated Ticketing

Automated bus lane enforcement improves bus speeds and increases ridership. Metro had announced its automated ticketing program would start citations on January 1, then pushed the start date to February 17.

December 30, 2024

New Metro Subway Railcars Started Service Today

Streetsblog got a special preview ride today. Have you ridden Metro's new "HR4000" heavy rail cars yet?

December 21, 2024

Cemeteries Push to Bury Forest Lawn Drive Safety Improvements

Forest Lawn and Mount Sinai reps call scaled-back city street improvements a "bad plan" and "permanent traffic disaster"

December 20, 2024

SGV Connect 131 – Foothill Transit AMA with Felicia Friesema

The transit agency’s spokesperson takes readers' questions on synergy with the A Line, BRT’s future in the Valley, and hydrogen fuel cell versus battery electric buses.

December 18, 2024