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Newsby StaffApril 20, 2016

LA Metro: Measure R sales tax adding 400K jobs, $80B to economy

Transit projects, including construction of rail lines, subway extensions and building bus rapid transit lanes, will generate $40.1 billion in total combined labor income and business revenues for the Southern California regional economy.

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Green Viewsby Rachel Bannon-GodfreyApril 20, 2016

How Transit Facility Design Empowers Employees, Supports Active Lifestyles

Most transit facilities have a break room for operators to use between shifts — typically an artificially lit space with a TV, vending machines, and cafeteria-style tables and chairs. The trouble is, every person has a different way of relaxing. Besides exposure to daylight and nature, key components of wellbeing are social cohesion and a sense of empowerment. The key here then is to empower employees to choose the best way to relieve their own stress around shifts.

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Newsby StaffApril 14, 2016

L.A. Metro taps RNL for light rail, bus station improvements

The $66 million project will include upgrading and expanding the 25-year-old Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station, which currently connects the Blue Line between Long Beach and downtown Los Angeles with the Green Line, which runs from Norwalk to Redondo Beach.  

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Newsby StaffApril 11, 2016

Calif. autonomous vehicle program to solve first, last mile issues

The city envisions the autonomous vehicle shuttles to provide on-demand, point-to-point transportation within the city, with users requesting a ride using their smart phones, according to a city release.

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Newsby StaffMarch 23, 2016

L.A. Metro's Washington unveils $120B plan to transform transportation

The potential ballot measure would ask voters to increase the countywide sales tax by a half-cent for 40 years and to continue an existing tax (Measure R) for an extra 18 years, meaning both would potentially run through 2057.

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Newsby StaffMarch 3, 2016

Therese McMillan named chief planning officer for L.A. Metro

During her years as acting FTA adminstrator, McMillan has led reform in transit safety, capital planning and oversight, civil rights, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise programs and efforts related to the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Newsby StaffMarch 3, 2016

Clean Energy wins $10M multi-year deal with New Jersey Transit

Also signed other agreements across the transit markets, including the construction of new stations and extended maintenance and fueling contracts.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 23, 2016

L.A. Metro Testing Security Tech to Crackdown on Fare Evasion

The system was originally designed in the 1980s as a proof of fare system in which, proof of a valid fare must be held by the passenger and provided to law enforcement when asked.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 9, 2016

L.A. Metro opens new 'green' bus facility

Division 13 will serve as a bus maintenance, operations and service facility with a multi-level parking garage that accommodates 200 CNG buses, fueling equipment, transportation offices and support areas.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 28, 2016

LA Metro CEO addresses ridership in first 'State of the Agency'

Highlighted in his report to the Board included fiscal stability with the creation of a Risk Allocation Matrix to deal with future operational deficits and optimization of Metro services and fare media in the coming years.

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