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The Type I Bombardier Light-Rail Vehicles are currently undergoing complete refurbishing and painting to match the newer trains that were added to the fleet in 2012.
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It’s anticipated that the three-mile extension, which began construction in June 2012, will add 5,000 daily riders. It is funded by a combination of regional and federal dollars, having received a $75 million FTA grant in fall 2012.
Read More →Scott Smith, a private sector CEO, accountant and attorney, was elected as mayor of the City of Mesa in 2008. He used his business experience to reorganize the city and reduce the city’s budget by nearly 20%.
Read More →The Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project, now the K Line, represents a $2 billion public transportation investment from Metro’s federal, state, and local partners.
Read More →The agency ranked top five among mid-sized U.S. transit systems, defined as agencies with 15 million to 50 million annual trips.
Read More →Metro’s combined bus and rail ridership in October reached 86% of its October 2019 pre-pandemic ridership level.
Read More →The Veteran Owned Business Enterprise and the Disability Owned Business Enterprise programs will be run by the Office of Economic Business Opportunity, formerly known as the Office of Small Business.
Read More →The new bus comes without fareboxes, because passengers will be paying before they board and entering through either door to help speed service on the agency's new “arterial” rapid transit bus line.
Read More →Metro’s average weekday boardings reached 80.7% of 2019 pre-pandemic levels and on the weekends, ridership attained 93.1% of its pre-pandemic level.
Read More →The project is slated for groundbreaking in 2019 and opening in 2025.
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