Stay updated with breaking news from Metro Micro. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Our streets seem to be ever more gridlocked but cities are starting to fight back. Many are now using location technology to influence decisions they make on public transportation while private companies are using the same data in ingenious ways.
Transit Leaders Praise Innovative On-Demand Programs During a recent press briefing hosted by the American Public Transportation Association, transit leaders highlighted the industry’s ability to launch on-demand transit programs, which flourished during the pandemic. August 02, 2021 • Courtesy Photo/L.A. Metro On-demand transit projects that started before COVID-19 have led to robust ridership and speak to innovation that the public will need in a post-COVID world, according to experts during an event last week. “From the start of the pandemic, th...
Print With the threat of COVID-19 receding, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to focus on boosting ridership levels that fell 70% during the pandemic and expanding transit service to low-income communities, according to top transit officials at the agency’s annual State of the Agency event. For the first time in its 28-year history, the agency will be led by two women: Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis, who is Metro board chair, and Chief Executive Stephanie Wiggins. They said they will share responsibility for making the $8-billion agency more equi...
Updated 2 hours ago NBC 5 News With COVID-19 vaccination rates falling, a new public site to get shots in arms will open next week at the El Monte Metro station, the transit agency said Friday. Jointly operated by Metro and the LA County Department of Public Health, the vaccine site will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from noon until 7 p.m. beginning on Tuesday, June 1, Metro said. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories. It will become the fourth vaccine site opened on the Metro public transit system. The station is a key t...
With COVID-19 vaccination rates falling, a new public site to get shots in arms will open next week at the El Monte Metro station, the transit agency said today.