Metro Postpones La Brea Bus Priority Lanes Until January
In late November, we reported that Metro was going to begin its planned installation of bus priority lanes on La Brea Ave., between Sunset [more…]
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Metro to Begin Installing Bus Priority Lanes on La Brea
In November 2021, Metro held a community meeting to discuss its plans to install Bus Priority Lanes on La Brea Ave., between Sunset Blvd. [more…]
Catching Up with Metro Purple Line & Crenshaw Line Northern Extensions
Since tunneling and major station construction for Section 1 of the Purple (D) Line Subway Extension have now moved west of our general Greater [more…]
Closures of Both Wilshire Blvd. and Fairfax Ave. Likely to Tangle Traffic in Miracle Mile on Saturday Evening
Motorists may already know about Metro-related closures of Wilshire Blvd. near Fairfax Ave., from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. for the next few weekends, but [more…]
Metro Provides Updates on Crenshaw Line Northern Extension
In the spring of 2021, Metro held a series of “scoping” meetings on its proposed Crenshaw Line Northnern Extension, which would help connect LAX [more…]
Metro to Remove Wilshire Blvd. Decking with Weekend Street Closures Starting April 22
Six years ago, Metro scheduled a 22-weekend closure of Wilshire Blvd., from Highland to La Brea, to install removable concrete decking panels that would [more…]
Heads-Up for Bus Riders: Metro Fare Collection Resumes January 10
Among many things that were suspended in March, 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic first hit with a vengeance, was front door boarding and fare [more…]
Survey: Help Metro Plan its Budget for 2023
Would you prefer that Metro spend more money on new equipment, transit safety, bus stop improvements…or other things? Metro is planning its budget for [more…]
Metro Meetings on Crenshaw Line Northern Extension Reveal Strong Preference for Fairfax/San Vicente (Hybrid) Alignment
Last week, Metro released the results of its three public scoping meetings prior to beginning an Environmental Impact Report for its proposed Crenshaw Line [more…]
Metro Proposes Priority Bus Lanes on La Brea Ave.
At a community meeting last night, Metro representatives presented their plans for new priority bus lanes along a 5.9-mile stretch of La Brea Ave. [more…]
Metro Publicizes Draft Plan for First/Last Mile Improvements Near New Purple (D) Line Subway Stops
For the last year, Metro has been studying the areas within a roughly half-mile radius of the three new Purple (D) Line subway stations [more…]
Metro Updates: Purple Line Construction & Crenshaw Line Northern Extension EIR Scoping
This has been a busy week for Metro updates. First, on Wednesday, May 5, the agency provided its quarterly update on construction of the Purple [more…]
Metro to Hold Scoping Meetings for Crenshaw Line Northern Extension
Back in 2019, Metro began studying options for a northern extension of its Crenshaw light rail line, which currently ends at Exposition Blvd. The Northern [more…]
Metro Proposes 18-Month Fareless System Pilot
Last September, Metro CEO Phil Washington proposed making all Metro buses and trains free for all riders, to increase both system ridership and equity [more…]
Metro Provides Updates on Purple (D) Line Subway Construction
With everything else going on the the world today, it’s often easy to forget there are some things proceeding pretty much according to plan [more…]
Metro NextGen Service Changes Coming on Sunday, December 13
On Sunday, December 13, Metro will roll out the first service changes under its new NextGen Bus Plan, which aims to improve both service and [more…]
Metro Update on Purple Line Subway Extension Construction
It’s been a few months since we last caught up on news from Metro about the current status of construction on the Purple Line subway [more…]
Metro Seeks Community Members for New Public Safety Advisory Committee
Motivated by the George Floyd social justice protests this year, Metro has announced it is launching a new Public Safety Advisory Committee to help “re-envision” [more…]
Metro Seeking Feedback on Fare-Free System Initiative
As we reported earlier this month, Metro has convened a task force to explore the idea of eliminating fares for all buses and trains by [more…]
Metro CEO Proposes Eliminating Fares by 2021
At Metro’s August board meeting, Metro CEO Phil Washington presented a proposal for a new fare-free system, eliminating fares on all Metro lines by January, [more…]