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Newsby StaffJune 2, 2017

Outreach teams to offer services to homeless throughout L.A. Metro

Members of the teams included nurses, mental health clinicians, substance abuse counselors, and former homeless individuals, among others, who sought to help the homeless population in Los Angeles.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 1, 2017

L.A. Metro launches redesigned website, improved trip planner

More than 65% of customers access metro.net from a mobile device, so the website has been re-engineered to ensure trip planning requires fewer clicks while remaining readable on a small screen.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 25, 2017

Thousands take Metro to 'Women’s March' in Downtown L.A.

Metro Rail carried a total of 592,000 boarding passengers — 360,000 more riders than on a typical Saturday.

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Newsby StaffDecember 1, 2016

Proposed downtown L.A. streetcar gets big boost

Supporters say ridership on the 3.8-mile service could reach 6,000 people per day.

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Newsby StaffNovember 14, 2016

L.A. Metro wants local police, not deputies, to oversee system

The Sheriff’s Department, the sole agency policing the Metro transit system since 2003, has “poor system-wide visibility” and struggles to schedule enough deputies to meet required staffing levels, MTA says.

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Newsby StaffOctober 10, 2016

By 2020, 49% believe they will use only 1 transportation app: study

Additionally, more than a quarter of citizens will be using a self-driving car, according to a forthcoming global study from Xerox.  

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2016

BYD electric bus wins L.A. Sustainability Coalition award

Award reflects BYD’s growth in the Los Angeles area and nationally, now employing hundreds of Californians at its factory in Lancaster and supplying buses to transit agencies around the country.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 12, 2016

Keolis awarded contract for Los Angeles paratransit program

Awarded a five-year $5.7 million contract by the Los Angeles DOT to provide technical support for the CityRide Paratransit Service.

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Newsby StaffJuly 19, 2016

WSP | PB picks Davis to manage infrastructure contracts in LA office

Davis, who is based in the firm’s Los Angeles transportation & infrastructure office, provides contract management support for the Purple Line Extension project in Los Angeles.

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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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