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Passengers preparing to board LA Metro Bus
Newsby Staff and News ReportsJune 17, 2024

LA Metro Hits 18th Month of Ridership Growth

Metro carried an average of 980,865 boardings each weekday, an 8.2% increase over last May and the 18th-straight month of year-over-year ridership increases.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMay 24, 2024

L.A. Metro Ridership Up for 17th Straight Month

In April 2024, Metro had 26,210,300 boardings on its bus and rail services. A total of 21,286,056 rides were taken each weekday, with Saturday boardings at 2,702,268 and Sunday boardings at 2,221,976.

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A train pulls into the station.
Newsby Staff and News ReportsMay 24, 2024

L.A. Metro Approves EIR for East Side Extension

The action finalizes the environmental review for this two-phased project that will extend the Metro E Line nine miles further east from its current terminus at Atlantic Station in East Los Angeles to Lambert Station in the City of Whittier.

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Newsby StaffMay 22, 2024

Carter, Flowers Join Mpact's Board

Mpact, formerly Rail~Volution, has shaped and advanced the movement for transit-oriented communities for nearly 30 years.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 6, 2024

APTA Announces 2024 International Bus Roadeo Winners

This year’s competition took place in Portland, Ore., where 76 bus operators and 46 maintenance teams demonstrated their abilities in various driving, safety, and repair scenarios.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsApril 24, 2024

L.A. Metro Sees 16th Straight Month of Ridership Growth

Average weekday rail ridership saw a 6.4% increase in boardings over March 2023, surpassing 200,000 boardings for the second time since the beginning of the pandemic.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsApril 4, 2024

LA Metro Continues Ridership Growth in February

Metro’s February bus and rail ridership combined was at 80.8% of its February 2019 pre-pandemic level. Average weekend ridership in February was 97.2% of pre-pandemic (February 2019) levels and average February weekday ridership was 73.8% of its February 2019 pre-pandemic level.

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Newsby StaffApril 3, 2024

LA Metro Completes 5 Years of Tunneling on D Line Subway Extension

The major construction milestone was accomplished safely in one of the densest and most geologically challenging urban corridors in the L.A. region and nation.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMarch 27, 2024

Los Angeles Opens 5.6 Miles of Bus Priority Lanes

The new lanes will move 50,000 weekly bus riders through the congested Sepulveda Blvd. corridor while improving bus speeds by 15% or more and increasing service frequency.

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Articlesby Alex RomanFebruary 22, 2024

Public Transit Ridership Continues Post-COVID Bounce Back

While it hasn’t returned to pre-pandemic levels, public transit agencies around the nation are seeing ridership slowly return over time.

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