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Newsby StaffJanuary 28, 2016

New app integrates all available L.A. transportation options

The Go LA app, powered by Xerox, captures the universe of transportation options and computes the shortest, cheapest, and most sustainable way to get to your destination.

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Transit Dispatchesby Alan WulkanDecember 30, 2015

Experiencing two terrorist attacks personally...what are the odds?

On my way back from Paris on November 20, I thought what are the odds that someone was in Paris during the recent horrific terrorist attacks and in New York on 9/11 and watched in horror as the World Trade Center Towers came down? But that is just what happened to me

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Newsby StaffDecember 10, 2015

L.A. Metro focusing efforts on seniors

Agency has expanded accessibility in stations, buses and trains with features like extra elevators, color-coded priority seating, more space for wheelchairs and walkers, tactile paths on platforms and bigger fonts on signage.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 30, 2015

L.A. Metro announces first chief innovation officer

Metro CEO Phillip Washington taps nationally recognized transportation expert Dr. Joshua L. Schank to head newly created office of extraordinary innovation.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 18, 2015

26 Los Angeles County agencies now on TAP fare payment system

The historic milestone signifies that all municipal transit agencies in L.A. County accept TAP as a universal fare media and passengers can transfer to bus or train from any transit provider.

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ArticlesSeptember 1, 2015

Design-Build Facilitates Completion of L.A.'s Expo Line Phase 2

The 6.6-mile Expo Line will improve transportation mobility along the corridor, provide an alternative to the heavily-congested I-10 freeway and east-west arterials, and increase the capacity of the transportation system in Los Angeles County.

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Newsby StaffAugust 25, 2015

Amtrak touts security initiatives in wake of Paris incident

Has implemented a number of security initiatives to improve safety and security for employees and passengers, including the use of explosive detection K-9 teams; passenger and baggage screenings; and strong partnerships with local, state, federal and international agencies.

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Newsby StaffAugust 21, 2015

Calif. transit agencies say fed grants blocked over pension reform law

The agencies thought they had won a federal court victory late last year, when a judge ruled that the state law did not violate a federal prohibition against interfering with public employees' collective bargaining rights, but the Labor Department is still enforcing the rule.

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Newsby StaffAugust 13, 2015

D.C. Metro to test use of video screens showing surveillance cameras

The move is part of a multi-layered response that also includes enhanced fare enforcement by plain clothes and uniformed transit police officers, outreach campaigns, the installation of plexiglass dividers to protect bus operators, and enhanced penalties for those found guilty of assault.

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Newsby StaffAugust 5, 2015

L.A. Metro creates 'Innovative' office to champion ideas for improved mobility

The small OEI team will consult with some of the best and brightest minds in local, national and international academia, along with those in the nation’s transportation and policy think tanks and senior transportation veterans.

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