About 150 transit activists called on LA Metro Thursday, March 28 to scrap plans for an in-house police department and instead spend up to $100 million to hire more unarmed Transit Ambassadors. Members of groups who represent low-income, transit-dependent riders said Metro should augment safety patrols — not with armed officers but with more ambassadors, …
Transit riders in Regina will soon have an easier way to pay for fairs. According to a press release, the service is adopting the Cubic Transportation Systems’ Umo platform, which allows contactless payment options and account-based ticketing, beginning in August. Riders can download the Umo Mobility mobile app and use it to pay for fares, …
LOS ANGELES — LAX and Hollywood Burbank are among four California airports that will receive a combined $89.3 million from a federal grant intended to address growing demand for air travel and support projects to improve the passenger experience, the state’s two U.S. senators announced on Thursday, Feb. 15. Sens. Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler …
After a landslide this month again closed San Clemente’s Mariposa Bridge to pedestrians and bicyclists, Amtrak and Metrolink suspended passenger rail services through the area Wednesday after another landslide caused boulders and debris to fall onto the tracks, officials said. Rail services were suspended between the Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo and Oceanside stations as of late …
Despite steady ridership growth, LA Metro faces budget challenges in the next few months as managers seek ways to tackle escalating operating costs and revenue shortages to make up for Metro’s loss of federal pandemic bailout dollars that helped them balance the last three budgets. “We are facing a fiscal cliff, too. We are trying …
From a major freeway shutdown to the opening of carpool lanes and two new passenger rail lines, the transportation picture in Southern California saw some notable changes in 2023. Since 21 million residents are fragmented by barriers, mostly by geography, but also by the daily blockages created by soul-stealing traffic, not everyone will have noticed …
In response to exponential increases in assaults on public transit workers, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a directive on Wednesday, Dec. 20, requiring urban transportation agencies to monitor the dangers faced by workers interacting with passengers and to list safety strategies. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) together with DOT are taking extraordinary steps to …
Serious assaults on bus and rail operators have tripled in the past 15 years, causing operators to fear violence on the job, seek transfers off the frontlines or just quit — adding to operator shortages, according to a new report examining incidents at transit agencies across the country. A study by the Urban Institute released …
The sun starts to rise over the I-10 freeway in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 19, 2023 before Gov. Gavin Newsom announced during a press conference the re-opening by Sunday evening. Part of the freeway was damaged in a fire and has been closed. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Months. Weeks. Days. Now. …
Traveling from Van Nuys to UCLA on an underground subway would take about 12 minutes, compared to a ride on an aerial monorail that would take more than twice as long, according to new data released by LA Metro regarding its proposed Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project. The data also showed that of six options, the …