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Taking the LA Metro for his first trip in months, Brad Hudson felt a moment of normalcy when the train rolled into the South Pasadena. More on Boston.com.

Public transit agencies have to work out how to win passengers back Autoblog 2 hrs ago Associated Press WASHINGTON — Taking the Los Angeles Metro for his first trip in months, Brad Hudson felt a moment of normalcy when the train rolled into the South Pasadena, California, station, harkening back to his daily commute into LA before the coronavirus pandemic. Research Then Hudson boarded the train, and reality set in. Not everyone wore masks. Metro staffing levels appeared much...

Public transit hopes to win back riders post-pandemic Hope Yen, Christopher Weber, Sophia Tareen and The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Taking the Los Angeles Metro for his first trip in months, Brad Hudson felt a moment of normalcy when the train rolled into the station in South Pasadena, California, harkening back to his daily commute into LA before the corona­virus pandemic. Then Hudson boarded the train, and reality set in. Not everyone wore masks. Metro staffing levels appeared much ligh...

As the president urges more federal spending for public transportation, transit agencies decimated by COVID-19 are struggling with a new uncertainty: how to win passengers back.

WASHINGTON — Taking the Los Angeles Metro for his first trip in months, Brad Hudson felt a moment of normalcy when the train rolled into the station in South Pasadena, California, harkening back to his daily commute into LA before the coronavirus pandemic. Then Hudson boarded the train, and reality set in. Not everyone wore masks. Metro staffing levels appeared much lighter. There was more trash on the trains. He worried about security. As President Joe Biden urges more federal spending for p...

As President Joe Biden urges more f ederal spending for public transportation, transit agencies decimated by COVID-19 are trying to figure out how to win back passengers. It’s made more urgent by the climate change crisis. Biden has pledged to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at least in half by the end of the decade. That aggressive target will require Americans to ditch gas-guzzling cars for electric vehicles or embrace mass transit. “We have a huge opportunity here to provide fast, safe...

Public transit hopes to win back riders after crushing year Associated Press 1 hr ago By HOPE YEN, CHRISTOPHER WEBER, SOPHIA TAREEN and DAVID PORTER, Associated Press © Provided by Associated Press In this April 27, 2021, photo Brad Hudson poses as a Los Angeles Metro train goes by in South Pasadena, Calif. As President Joe Biden urges more federal spending for public transportation, transit agencies decimated by COVID-19 are struggling with a new uncertainty: how to win pa...

It could take years to get riders back. Transit agencies say they're trying different approaches to win over riders