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Metro, L.A. City Look To Provide Free Transit, Bike-Share Rides on Election Day
If approved this week, Metro, Metro Bike Share, and LADOT will provide free rides on November 6
October 24, 2018
One Week Later: Rep. McCarthy’s Office Denies Meeting as Stop-the-Purple-Threat Keeps Rolling
"Stop the Purple Threat" might be paid for by anonymous donors, but the campaign to fight the subway continues to cost the school district a lot of money that could be spent on students.
October 22, 2018
L.A. Metro Set To Approve Mobility-On-Demand Pilot
Metro's Mobility On Demand pilot is expected to begin subsidized first/last mile Uber/Lyft type service
October 19, 2018
Truck Crash onto Gold Line Tracks Again Shows Need for 210 Freeway Barrier Fix
Caltrans should fix the freeway where vehicles repeatedly crash into the Metro Gold Line. At a minimum Caltrans should let Metro proceed with upgrades.
October 16, 2018
Metro Receives Key Federal Approval for Westside Purple Line Extension Section 3
The federal government finally OK-ed L.A. Metro to proceed with construction of the $1.3B Westside Purple Line extension section 3.
September 21, 2018
The Byzantine Process of Getting a Metro Student Pass when Your Kid Turns Five
I thought I could get my daughter a Metro student pass when she turned five. I was wrong.
July 26, 2018
Metro Releases Five Alternatives for Crenshaw Northern Extension
The Crenshaw North project is mostly funded in Metro's Measure M plan, but scheduled to open in 2047.
July 24, 2018
Metro Planning Upgrade to 210 Freeway/Gold Line Barrier in Pasadena
Metro is planning beefed-up barriers to keep 210 Freeway car traffic from crashing into the Gold Line.
July 20, 2018
Metro Considers Expanding Paid Park-and-Ride to Eight More Stations
New paid parking planned for Blue (Wardlow, Willow), Expo (Crenshaw), Gold (Arcadia, Indiana, Azusa, Duarte) and Green Lines (Hawthorne/Lennox)
July 19, 2018
The Problem With the Metro Blue/Expo Light Rail Is… Cars
Blue and Expo trains slow to a crawl in downtown L.A. where they compete with cars. Wny not fix this problem when the Blue Line is improved next year?
July 18, 2018
