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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 22, 2024
Metro Construction Committee Expected to Green Light Foothill Extension from Pomona to Montclair
This month, Metro’s Board of Directors is expected to give the go-ahead to extend the A Line from Pomona to Montclair.
October 23, 2024
Metro Van Nuys Light Rail Line Receives $893 Million in Federal Full Funding Grant Agreement
Metro anticipates full East San Fernando Valley rail construction getting underway this year, and completing in 2031
September 9, 2024
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?
Wes Guckert
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
