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Newsby StaffJuly 28, 2015

L.A. Metro mobile app adds geofencing, beacon technology

Will soon allow app users to receive messages that communicate contextually relevant information about service alerts, special events, or discounts near Metro stations and stops.

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Newsby StaffJuly 14, 2015

L.A. Metro rail system reaches 25-year milestone

From zero miles of rail in 1990 to 87 miles today and with five major rail lines under construction, including two more set to open next year that will add 17.6 more miles, modern Metro Rail is an amazing accomplishment.

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Newsby StaffMay 26, 2015

L.A. Metro updates sex trafficking awareness campaign

Includes 3,000 ads placed on buses and railcars across L.A. County. In addition, 85,000 brochures containing resources on how to help victims of human trafficking will be placed in Metro’s customer centers, stations, buses and trains.

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Newsby StaffMay 19, 2015

Secretary Foxx tours L.A. Metro, touts infrastructure

The stop was part of Foxx's tour of projects throughout the country to highlight the nation’s third annual Infrastructure Week, which brings together thousands of stakeholders across the country to highlight the importance of investing in America’s infrastructure, and to encourage Congress to act on a long-term transportation bill.

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Newsby StaffMay 7, 2015

New L.A. Metro chief to make nearly $350,000 a year in salary, stipends

Phil Washington, who most recently led Denver's Regional Transportation District, signed a four-year contract with the agency, which is in the middle of a multibillion-dollar rail-building boom, according to the report.

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Newsby StaffApril 17, 2015

L.A. Metro launches campaign to prevent sexual harassment

As part of the system-wide campaign, Metro upgraded its smartphone app, LA Metro Transit Watch, to include a report of “Indecent Exposure,” “Sexual Assault-Physical” and “Sexual Harassment-Non-Physical.” The app also allows a reporting person to snap a photograph of a suspect safely without activating the camera’s flash.

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Newsby StaffApril 7, 2015

L.A. Metro pays small businesses impacted by rail projects

The Metro Board authorized the agency to designate up to $10 million annually to be used for implementation of the new Business Interruption Fund pilot program, with individual businesses able to receive up to $50,000 annually.

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Newsby StaffMarch 24, 2015

App compares price, time, footprint for all L.A. commute options

Currently seeking beta testers, the app integrates real-time information from Metro, Foothill Transit, and Long Beach Transit, plus driving info, using Google Maps.

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Newsby StaffMarch 19, 2015

4ONE wins multiple bus seating orders

Agencies ordering the company's products, which are now in at least half of all new U.S. and Canadian transit buses, include L.A. Metro, Chicago Transit Authority and New York City Transit.

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Newsby StaffMarch 13, 2015

Metrolink taps outgoing L.A. chief to lead agency

One of the nation's leading transit officials, Art Leahy served as CEO of L.A. Metro for six years. During that time, he guided implementation of one of the largest public works programs in U.S. history, securing billions in federal and state dollars to help finance construction of dozens of transit and highway projects.

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