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Brief Updates from June Los Angeles Metro Committee Meetings: Ridership, Service Changes, and More
Metro ridership is growing, Metro low income (LIFE) program analysis, service changes this Sunday, Metro prepares for World Cup soccer, and an upcoming report on ICE rail impacts.
June 20, 2025
Metro’s LAX Mega-Station Is Open
The 11-acre $900 million LAX Metro Transit Center is open to the public - and it's spectacular!
June 6, 2025
Glendora Celebrates New Metro A Line Station
As the rail line chugs toward its grand opening, officials are optimistic that there will be an extension into the Inland Empire.
June 6, 2025
Ride On! The Los Angeles Subway System Gets a Stop at LAX
Spoiler: it's not all about connecting people to the airport, but building a useful interconnected transit network.
May 28, 2025
Metro Quietly Withdraws Lyft Bike-Share Contract Vote
The current twice-botched will-they-won't-they procurement process is not doing Metro Bike Share any favors.
May 22, 2025
Metro Expands Bus Lane Automated Ticketing to Olive/Grand in DTLA
Never park in a bus-only lane. Never park at a bus stop.
May 13, 2025
Bike-Share Should Belong to the People Who Need It Most
If we want bike-share to thrive, we have to treat it as the public good it is. That means public investment, strong labor standards, meaningful community partnerships, and deep respect for the people who make the system work.
Alex Ramirez
May 13, 2025
Metro 2026 World Cup Transit Plans Emerging
From June 13 to July 7, 2026, Los Angeles will host eight World Cup soccer matches, all at the SoFi Stadium in the city of Inglewood.
May 9, 2025
Metro Names Bill Scott as Chief of Police
Chief Scott and Metro leadership emphasized that keeping Metro transit safe would require a multi-faceted approach that included the deployment of officers as well as collaboration with the community, ambassadors, and service providers. "Sometimes enforcement is the answer," Scott said. "Sometimes it's not."
May 7, 2025
Lyft’s Anti-Worker Anti-Transit Record Raises Red Flags For Metro Bike Share
Edwin Aviles and Kalayaan Mendoza urge Metro not to reward bad actors working to undermine workers’ rights and mass transit.
Edwin Aviles and Kalayaan Mendoza
May 7, 2025
