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Eighty percent of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) buses were back in operation Wednesday, after an agreement was reached on a contract to end the 35-day mechanics strike.
MTA mechanics overwhelmingly agreed to a 45-month contract deal, concluding more than a year of negotiations and officially ending the strike that severely disrupted the nation's third-largest public transportation system for five weeks.
According to the Los Angeles Times, limited service resumed on the Metro Red Line and Blue Line trains, but the Green and Gold lines will remain idle until the end of the week as the agency concentrates on its busiest lines.
The MTA serves more than 400,000 riders daily, and typically has about 2,000 buses on the road during rush hour.
The total ridership includes all fixed-route bus service, C-VAN paratransit service, The Current, Vanpool, and special event service. Almost all individual routes saw year-over-year increases from 2024 to 2025.
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In this episode of METROspectives, METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman sits down with Ana-Maria Tomlinson, Director of Strategic & Cross-Sector Programs at the Canadian Standards Association (CSA Group).
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In this edition, we cover recent appointments and announcements at HDR, NCTD, STV, and more, showcasing the individuals helping to shape the future of transportation.
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The region’s fixed-route system finished out the year with a total of 373.5 million rides. Adding 12.3 million rides over 2024 represents an increase that is equal to the annual transit ridership of Kansas City.
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The service is a flexible, reservation-based transit service designed to close the first- and last-mile gaps and connect riders to employment for just $5 per day.
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Parsons wins the $60M Claremont Extension design contract as the Foothill Gold Line board reaffirms leadership during a pivotal project phase.
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The upgraded system, which went live earlier this month, supports METRO’s METRONow vision to enhance the customer experience, improve service reliability, and strengthen long-term regional mobility.
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The agency ranked top five among mid-sized U.S. transit systems, defined as agencies with 15 million to 50 million annual trips.
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