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A Peek into Metro Rail Ridership Details Station-by-Station

Metro station by station figures shows that: new infrastructure (Regional Connector and K Line) are doing great. Few light rail stations lost ridership, but nearly all heavy rail stations did. 7th/Metro Center is a beast.

August 15, 2024

Metro Looks to Approve Torrance C Line Extension Alignment

Selecting the relatively low-cost hybrid alternative should help the oft-delayed South Bay C Line extension move a step closer to reality

April 17, 2024

LA 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 28, 2023

Help Metro Rename the Future West Santa Ana Branch Rail Line

The future 19-mile rail line will serve Artesia, Bell, Bellflower, Cerritos, Cudahy, Downey, Florence-Firestone, Huntington Park, L.A., Paramount, South Gate, and Vernon

November 16, 2023

Metro to Restore and Increase Light Rail Service on December 10

Metro A and E Line light rail peak hour frequency will increase to every 8 minutes from every 10 minutes and add more midday, weekend, and late night trains on A, C, E, and K Lines

November 8, 2023

Opinion: How to Decide Between Light Rail and Bus Rapid Transit

What style of transit makes the most sense in a COVID-era world?

September 19, 2023

Metro Increasing Service on Subway B and D Lines this Weekend

Great news! Metro is improving B and D line heavy rail subway frequency this weekend, ending more than three years of pandemic-era cuts.

September 8, 2023

The Transportation Future of Los Angeles Needs to be Built Around Electric Rail, Not Hydrogen or Autonomous Vehicles

In his L.A. Times commentary “Los Angeles, 2043: An optimistic scenario for transportation”, John Rossant says a few good things about public transit, congestion pricing and renewable energy.

August 31, 2023

Baltimore Activists Want the Red Line — But the ‘Right’ Red Line

“When you find structural racism you've got to make structural change,” said one activist.

June 30, 2023