LA Metro

Metro made the announcement on Tuesday that face masks are now strongly recommended, but not required. Annette Arreola reports for Today in LA on April 20, 2022.

Here’s everything to know about Southern California public transportation agencies and hubs, and whether you’ll still be required to mask up now that the federal mask mandate has been overturned.

Some passengers found out the mask mandate on public transportation ended while they were traveling midair. Six major carriers adopted the mask-optional rules almost immediately. Annette Arreola reports for Today in LA on April 19, 2022.

LA Metro is temporarily making changes to their services, citing driver shortage among other reasons. As seen on air on Feb. 20, 2022.

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors Thursday advanced a 14.8-mile segment of a planned light rail train line to connect South Gate communities with Slauson Station and eventually Union Station in downtown Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has been awarded $1.24 billion in federal American Rescue Plan funds.

To help Angelenos get around the city safely during the holidays, Metro announced Tuesday that people can ride trains and buses for free on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.

Metro is offering free rides on its trains and bike-share system the day of the California governor recall election, joining already free buses.

From Monday through August 30, up to six lanes of Century Boulevard near LAX will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on weekdays and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays for construction work.

“Some even said they intentionally wore sneakers on transit just so they could be able to make a quick getaway in case they were assaulted. Women experience transportation differently than men.”

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority today opened a seventh public vaccination site, this one near Soto Station along the L (Gold) Line in Boyle Heights.

A new COVID-19 vaccination site opens this week on an LA Metro-owned property near Bus Line 70 in Boyle Heights, offering free Pfizer or J&J vaccines.

A dedicated bus lane that opened Monday on Alvarado Street between Seventh Street and the 101 Freeway in the Westlake and Historic Filipinotown areas is expected to speed up service by as much as 15%.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors approved a 23-month pilot program Thursday that will make Metro buses and trains free for students starting in August and for all low-income riders starting in January.

Service will be suspended between the Long Beach Boulevard and the Vermont/Athens stations from 9 p.m. Friday until the end of service Sunday.

Biden-Harris transition team officials Tuesday announced that Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority CEO Phillip Washington will head up their transit agency review team.

Metro officials said power lines were repaired early Saturday and normal Saturday service resumed after a power outage near the 7th Street/Metro Center Station in downtown Los Angeles impacted service late Friday on Metro’s A and E lines. The power loss occurred about 7:15 p.m. and repair crews were sent to the scene to assess the damage and determine...

Los Angeles-based Metro is exploring a pathway to becoming the world’s largest agency to offer its rides for free.

As improbable as it might sound, riding Metro buses and trains could soon be free — a big relief to the over a million people that use the service, particularly during the pandemic. Beverly White reports for NBC LA at 11 p.m. Thursday Aug. 27, 2020.

Metro is talking about a fareless system. Patrick Healy reports for the NBC4 News on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020.