Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro)

The expansion of the program is part of the agency’s ongoing public safety effort.

The state’s involvement reaffirms a commitment to address immediate issues while developing permanent solutions, including potential rail relocations in Orange and San Diego counties...

The approved amendment, which now goes to the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority Board for ratification, will complete the Los Angeles County portion of the final 3.2-...

The bus lane enforcement pilot program will work to capture images with cameras of vehicles illegally parked in bus lanes and at bus stops in real time.

The policy aims to provide relief to OEMs through L.A. Metro’s Regional ZEB Procurement Policy, as many bus manufacturers have stopped making buses.

The funding brings the state’s total investment in transportation projects to more than $1 billion in the past decade.

The BRT project will provide faster and more reliable service to meet the corridor’s growth by linking Los Angeles, Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena, Calif.

The expansion of the TAP-to-Exit pilot builds on the success of the pilot at L.A. Metro’s North Hollywood B Line station.

The agency had 25.5 million boardings in July on its bus and rail services, reaching 81.8 percent of its July 2019 pre-COVID ridership level.

L.A. Metro and Sound Transit are each working to introduce fare rates that best suit their communities.

Sepulveda Transit Corridor Partners has selected Stadler Rail Cars and Siemens Mobility to provide essential infrastructure components for its transit development options to ease...

The Inglewood Transit Connector project will help to create a more efficient connection around the city of Los Angeles, Calif., for tourists and community members alike.

In Phase 2, staff will have access to one of the two operating tracks to complete the replacement of overhead wires that provide the power supply for each train.

Phase I of the program, which ran between May 2023 and April 2024 in collaboration with the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, provided an all-in-one way to pay for multiple...

The Metro TCPSD will result in a safer transit system for L.A. Metro employees and customers using a specialized transit community public safety workforce who are trained specifically...

The approval finalizes the EIR for the two-phased project that will extend the L.A. Metro E Line nine miles further east from its current terminus at Atlantic Station in east ...

The pilot will test if requiring people to tap out of the rail system would help confirm that valid fare was paid.

Taking place during the 2024 Mobility Conference in Portland, Ore., this was the first time the event has taken place since the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Final EIR summarizes revisions to the project since the release of the Draft EIR in June 2022, including improved train access to a proposed maintenance and storage facility...

Contractors utilized the latest TBM technology to excavate approximately 40 to 60 feet per day to help complete tunneling for the project during the past five years.

The new lanes will move 50,000 weekly bus riders through the congested corridor while improving bus speeds by 15 percent or more and increasing service frequency.

Darcy Buryniuk has been appointed chief program management officer, Ilyssa DeCasperis has been appointed chief people officer and Ray Sosa has been promoted to chief planning ...

The battery-powered electric compaction roller is designed to have the same capabilities as a conventional diesel compaction roller.

The renaming of the project comes after the former name was causing confusion, as the light-rail line will not extend all the way to Santa Ana, Calif.

The project has also been approved for entry into the Engineering phase of project development under the FTA’s CIG program and represents a commitment from FTA to cover 50 percent...

The funding comes from FRA’s Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant; The Doran Street crossing has one of the highest numbers of safety-related incidents involving vehicles, bicycles...

With the new bus priority lanes, Los Angeles will have 40 miles of bus priority lanes across the city in West Hollywood.

The goal of the pilot is to test the success of a large electric excavator on a significant megaproject such as the D Line Extension Transit Project while further advancing Skanska...

The increase in frequencies is part of L.A. Metro’s ongoing work to restore service to pre-pandemic levels.

Rubio-Cornejo brings more than 20 years of municipal, regional and state transportation experience and currently serves as the city of Pasadena’s director of transportation.

The storm made landfall in Mexico before moving north into California, bringing high winds and heavy rains into the state.

From May 1 to July 18, 9,485 transactions were completed using Mobile Wallets.

The Alberta government is investing in a study evaluating a rail connection to Calgary Airport while a cost sharing agreement between SBCTA and L.A. Metro supports the study expanding...

As part of the initial phase, bus priority lanes will be installed along La Brea Avenue between Sunset and Olympic boulevards and will be in operation on weekdays from 7 a.m. ...

The project includes new crosswalks, signal upgrades, parking-protected bike lanes and a 24-hour dedicated bus lane.

The project is now 72 percent complete overall and remains on schedule to be completed in early-January 2025.

The Regional Connector will allow riders access to three new underground stations, attract new riders and shorten commute times by as much as 20 minutes.

The inaugural round of funding will address more than 400 at-grade crossings nationwide, improve safety and make it easier to get around railroad tracks.

The project includes 1.9 miles of new rail infrastructure, three underground stations and will deliver a one-seat ride from Azusa to Long Beach.

The Equity Information Hub is a website that provides data and resources necessary to identify and reduce racial, socioeconomic and gender barriers and ensure all Los Angeles ...

The company will bring its expertise in shared mobility and sustainability to the SkyRail project.

Omaha Metro’s ORBT, Florida’s Tri-Rail and L.A. Metro’s Metro Micro pilot all notched significant ridership increases that the agencies say demonstrate the value of new and streamlined...

The agency is seeing a decrease in reports of drug-related complaints after launching the 30-day pilot as a new approach to reduce illegal drug use on L.A. Metro in February.

The approval comes two weeks after the launch of nearly 300 unarmed Metro Ambassadors aboard L.A. Metro trains and buses.

The board also directed staff to advocate for full funding of SB198 and seek other opportunities to help fill the project’s funding gap in LA County, as the portion of the project...

The agency has trained nearly 300 customer service-focused Metro Ambassadors and began deploying them on the rail system before expanding to other areas of the network.

The new bus priority lanes are part of the Bus Speed Engineering Working Group, which is a collaborative effort between L.A. Metro and LADOT to speed up transit service as part...

The changes are part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to improve public safety and clean up the L.A. Metro system due to the agency receiving too many drug overdoses and calls ...

The changes in commuting patterns are anticipated to be a guide for telework and may reveal changes in transportation behavior in LA County.

Now known as the B Line, the Red Line introduced a new mode of transportation to a city designed for driving.

The 1.6-mile people mover is expected to break ground in 2024 and be completed by 2028.

L.A. Metro will provide $16.6 million toward the project that will improve train service frequency and reliability along the 76.5-mile rail corridor while reducing automobile ...

The initial phase of the project, from 7th Street to the 101, was completed in June 2021.

Major construction on the project began in July 2020 and remains on budget and on schedule to be completed in early 2025.

The Initial Operating Segment will extend the Metro L Line further east from its current terminus at Pomona/Atlantic in East Los Angeles to Greenwood Station in Montebello.

The new 6.7-mile light- rail line will connect the communities of Van Nuys, Panorama City, Arleta and Pacoima along Van Nuys Boulevard, one of the Valley’s busiest corridors.

The full fleet of 33 HFC buses should be ready for service by February 2023.

With the changes, LA Metro is returning to pre-pandemic levels of bus service of about seven million service hours a year.

The authority has tried to get a handle on the number of homeless on its system at any given time but getting a number it is confident in has been elusive.

The policy - a reported first for a U.S. transit agency - will protect the tree canopy with a minimum tree replacement ratio of 2:1 or 4:1 if the tree is considered a heritage...

On-demand services offered through microtransit options are flexible, improve customer experience and can fill a void left by for profit ride share options.

Rail service returns to Crenshaw Boulevard after a nearly 70-year absence and the new line is expected to improve equitable transportation options to south Los Angeles.

As programs develop, it will be essential to get buy-in at all levels, provide CX staff with the resources required and continue an obsessive focus on customer experiences to ...

The 8.5-mile rail project will bring ‘a new era of equitable transportation investment’ to the communities it serves.

The K Line is officially expected to open this fall, with future rail connections to the South Bay region expected in 2023 and to Los Angeles International Airport in 2024.

With this partnership, L.A. Metro is expanding its GoPass program to eight community college districts in Los Angeles County.

The nearly 8,000 students enrolled in Inglewood Unified School District will be eligible for the GoPass Tap Card that allows them unlimited free rides on L.A. Metro buses and ...

The approved contract agreement ensures fair and equitable labor costs for both the agency and for employees and their families, a major milestone as the region recovers from ...

Andrew Quinn, Deputy Executive Officer, Office of Strategic Innovation, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (L.A. Metro)

The station will provide the Inglewood community with a new rail connection to the city’s housing, entertainment venues and L.A. Metro’s new pedestrian and bicycle path that is...

The station serves one of the most densely populated areas along the Crenshaw Corridor and Los Angeles, giving residents and others a new transportation option to the automobile...

The photo enforcement program aims to reduce the number of traffic collisions and to save lives along the new K Line tracks.

The MLK Station is a key stop on the soon-to-open K Line that will create a new transit nexus in the Crenshaw District for residents and others looking for equitable access to...

The ceremony highlighted the regional importance of the transfer stations, station art and nearby historic neighborhoods.

The $143-million project is a significant investment in the Inglewood and South L.A. community and will inject new life and vibrancy into a historically disadvantaged area.

Seleta Reynolds has joined the agency as the chief innovation officer, rounding out CEO Wiggins’ executive management team.

Ambassadors will be on buses and trains and in stations to greet riders, help them navigate the system, pay fares, download key apps and work with L.A. Metro to quickly address...