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L.A. Metro
Brighter lights have been installed throughout the station.
Due to the upgrades at the station, violent crime dropped 48 percent between January and April 2025 compared to the same period in 2022.
Aug. 4, 2025
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The San-Dimas Station.
The extension will add 9.1 miles of track and four new stations in Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne and Pomona, Calif.
July 30, 2025
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority
HR4000 test train arriving at Wilshire/La Brea station platform.
Phase 1 of the D Line Subway Extension Project is expected to open this fall and will add three new stations at Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax and Wilshire/La Cienega stations...
July 29, 2025
L.A. Metro Ambassadors.
L.A. Metro Ambassadors.
The agency experienced a 37 to 39 percent drop in people experiencing homelessness on public transit during the past year.
July 28, 2025
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L.A. Metro local bus
The retailer WSS is sponsoring the GoPass Program for nearly 17,000 students enrolled in Lynwood Unified and Inglewood Unified school districts.
July 24, 2025
L.A. Metro
An L.A. Metro A Line train.
The allocations allow for the continued funding of transportation projects, programs and services throughout Los Angeles County.
July 8, 2025
L.A. Metro
L.A. Metro Ambassadors.
The L.A. Metro Board also approved 85 additional Ambassador program positions to manage the program in house and expand Ambassadors coverage on more bus lines and new stations...
July 7, 2025
L.A. Metro
LAX/Metro Transit Center station.
The station connects L.A. Metro’s C and K lines with the future Automated People Mover at the international airport.
June 10, 2025
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority
A rendering of a Sepulveda Transit Corridor train.
If the project is built, travel times between the Van Nuys Metrolink Station to the L.A. Metro Expo Line could be cut in half.
May 29, 2025
L.A. Metro
L.A. Metro's GoPass program.
The program, which was launched as a pilot in 2021 and made permanent in 2024, is available to all students whose school district has registered with the program.
May 28, 2025

Videos

Aerial Footage of Los Angeles Crenshaw Blvd. Restoration at Leimert Park Station
The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority is making strides to improve travel between the San Fernando Valley, the Westside and Los Angeles International Airport (...
July 10, 2018
L.A. Metro Regional Connector TBM Final Breakthrough
Angeli, the tunnel boring machine for the Regional Connector Transit Project, arrived at the Flower St/4th St intersection and completes tunneling for the 1.9-mile light rail ...
Jan. 25, 2018
Mass Transit Weekly Update 5/6/2016
This week’s transit update includes videos from Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation...
May 6, 2016
Expo Line: Downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica
Are you ready to ride? Downtown Los Angeles to the beach on a train for the first time in decades. Phase 2 of the Expo Line opened May 20.
May 6, 2016
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Now in high def, Metro Motion is even sharper than before. Included in this episode you meet a squad of seriously cool seniors who are seriously committed to learning Metro so...
Sept. 30, 2013

Blogs

WSP
Philip Washington, CEO of LA Metro, addresses the celebration of the halfway milestone for the Los Angeles Regional Connector project.
The Los Angeles Regional Connector project recently celebrated a key milestone when the new light rail transit line reached the construction halfway point.
July 5, 2018

News

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
An LA Metro Local bus in the agency's orange and gray livery, bearing a side advertisement for the IMAX film 'Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere,' passes through a Los Angeles intersection with a green-painted bike lane marking in the foreground and mid-rise residential buildings visible in the background.
L.A. County residents can participate by keeping one household car parked at home for five weeks and get around using a form of public transit.
Aug. 10, 2026
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The exterior of Los Angeles Metro's Wayside Systems Location 64 facility, a modern two-story building with vertical metal siding and large windows, marked with the agency's black circular 'M' Metro logo and facility name.
The agency saw a 31% year-over-year drop and a decrease of 57% from 2024.
Aug. 4, 2026
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A male hand holding a smartphone with the FIFA World Cup 2026 logo over a black background and a goal blurred background.
Transit agencies throughout the U.S. have been preparing for the 39-day international event for years.
June 12, 2026
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority ambassadors.
The new law enforcement officers will play a critical role in shaping the department’s culture, policies and community-focused approach from the ground up.
June 10, 2026
Moovit
A Moovit and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority collaboration graphic.
The app brings the agency’s six standalone applications into one platform for planning and paying across modes of transportation.
June 10, 2026
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Two orange and silver LA Metro Local buses operate in downtown Los Angeles, with a Route 20 bus to Westwood stopped at a crosswalk in the foreground and a Route 16 bus to 6th-Los Angeles pulling up to a stop in the background, alongside cars on a multi-lane street.
The agency was able to greenlight the new budget while maintaining core services and avoiding service cuts.
June 9, 2026
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
A Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority rider using contactless payments.
The mobile app features trip planning across bus and rail services with real-time information while contactless payments allow customers to tap their fare payment method at fare...
June 2, 2026
Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority
The Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority Board of Directors has awarded the construction manager contract for the 2.3-mile Claremont Extension of the Metro A Line light-rail system to SSH Joint Venture.
SSH’s role during the initial phase of the contract will include providing constructability reviews, value engineering, third-party coordination and cost estimating.
May 28, 2026
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority
HR4000 test train arriving at Wilshire/La Brea station platform.
Riders can now go from Downtown Los Angeles to Beverly Hills in 20 minutes.
May 15, 2026
L.A. Metro
Nicole Ferrara, Deputy Chief Planning Officer, speaks at a podium bearing the Metro 'M' logo during the launch event. Behind her, the new TOD, a multicolored mixed-use residential building stands features green and pink balconies and a bright yellow facade at street level. A sign language interpreter stands to her right, and attendees gather under a tent to the left.
The project hosts 185 income-based apartments and 20,000 square feet of mixed-use commercial space.
May 4, 2026

Articles

BART
BART Fleet of the Future train.
BART and L.A. Metro both saw increases in ridership in June 2025 compared to June 2024 while Frederick County’s FY25 featured a record-breaking year for public transit use.
July 21, 2025
L.A. Metro
L.A. Metro is nearing completion of Phase 1 of the D Line Subway Extension Project.
L.A. Metro is nearing completion of Phase 1 of the D Line Subway Extension Project while Sound Transit is set to begin testing of the systems connecting the existing 1 Line into...
May 15, 2025
Brandon Lewis
Felice Lavergne (top left), Bill Scott (top middle), Stacey Mortensen (top right), Jeff Hiott (bottom left), Kelly Mackey (bottom right).
Personnel updates from around the public transit industry.
May 9, 2025
TriMet
TriMet safety personnel.
L.A. Metro finished retrofitting all of its buses with new barriers that fully enclose and protect bus operators while TriMet’s safety efforts have improved with the passage ...
Jan. 13, 2025
SEPTA
SEPTA has launched improvements to the way it displays bus detour information on its website.
L.A. Metro launched Transit Watch 3.0 to provide passengers with an accessible and direct line of communication to report security incidents directly to the agency while SEPTA...
Nov. 1, 2024
BART
On Oct. 24, 2024, California Department of Transportation Secretary Toks Omishakin announced at the North Berkeley BART Station that BART has been awarded $25 million from the Cycle 7 Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) for the North Berkeley Transit-Oriented Development Mobility Enhancements Project.
The funding was awarded to 27 new public transportation projects to transform rail and transit improvements throughout the state.
Oct. 28, 2024
Endeavor Business Media
From clockwise: Dr. Glynell Horn, Jr, Steven Martingano, Tim Lindholm, Lou Franzoni, Brian Sullivan.
Personnel updates throughout the public transit industry.
Oct. 8, 2024
L.A. Metro
L.A. Metro authorizes Joint Development Agreement to build TOD at Metro North Hollywood Station, approves $39.6 million expenditure to support public transit .
The TOD will be the largest in L.A. Metro’s history while the expenditure will support transportation system and mobility improvements, highway operational improvements and transit...
Oct. 4, 2024
Federal Transit Administration
Elected and federal officials gather to celebrate the funding announcement for L.A. Metro's new light-rail line in the San Fernando Valley.
This is the first grant FTA has awarded under the Expedited Project Delivery Pilot Program.
Sept. 10, 2024
Caltrain
Caltrain, L.A. Metro and Metrolink roll out rail safety initiatives for Rail Safety Month.
These agencies are utilizing social media to focus on increasing attention to the importance of following safety protocols around railways.
Sept. 6, 2024

Additional content from Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro)

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A Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus.
L.A. Metro bus service will get fans to Los Angeles Stadium up to three hours before kickoff, and the last service will depart up to 120 minutes after the match ends.
April 29, 2026
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A rendering of the K Line Northern Extension.
The K Line Northern Extension is a 10-mile underground rail line that will extend the K Line from Crenshaw/Expo to Hollywood.
April 1, 2026
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An L.A. Metro trains pulls into the Chinatown station.
The agency reports drops in violent crimes, property crimes and general safety concerns.
March 5, 2026
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The image shows temporary walls construction areas for the D Line extension project in Beverly Hills.
The extension will take passengers from Downtown Los Angeles to Beverly Hills in 20 minutes with a single seat ride.
Feb. 27, 2026
Iteris
Iteris, Inc., along with JMDiaz, Inc. and LYT, will be supporting the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority in deploying a countywide cloud-based transit signal priority system across 13 major corridors in Los Angeles County.
Iteris will work with JMDiaz to provide design services, integration, testing and operational support for the new cloud-based TSP system.
Feb. 25, 2026
Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority
L.A. Metro and the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority continue to work on final preparations for passenger service.
The report quantifies the economic impact within Los Angeles County from the initial capital investment to build the light-rail extension.
Feb. 19, 2026
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority
A rendering of the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project railcar.
Once implemented, the corridor will connect the Metrolink Van Nuys Station to the L.A. Metro E Line, reducing commute times that can take 40 to 80 minutes by car.
Jan. 26, 2026
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The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Department of Public Safety has launched its Care-Based Services Division.
The Care-Based Services Division brings together all of L.A. Metro’s care-centered public safety programs within the Department of Public Safety.
Jan. 14, 2026
Clever Devices
An L.A. Metro bus at night.
Through the ATMS II project, Clever Devices technology will be implemented on more than 2,400 buses across 12 depots and 500 rail cars between six rail yards.
Nov. 7, 2025
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The image shows a L.A. Metro bus driving down a street.
The playbook draws on the agency’s experience in hosting major sporting events, conventions and concert tours.
Oct. 9, 2025
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
A rendering of the San-Dimas Station.
The extension adds nine miles to the current 48.5-mile Long Beach to Azusa Metro A Line.
Oct. 1, 2025
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L.A. Metro light-rail platform looking east In downtown Santa Monica, California.
The project, which could start construction as early as 2027, would expand rail service deeper into the South Bay from the L.A. Metro K Line’s Redondo Beach Station to the planned...
Sept. 16, 2025