Recent Streetsblog LA posts about fares – hikes, fareless

Thoughts on Metro’s Fare Restructuring

By Dana Gabbard | Feb 13, 2014 | 25 Comments

(I want to be explicit this is solely my own opinion, and in no way endorsed by either Streetsblog or Southern California Transit Advocates – DG But I can’t help notice that So.CA.TA. has a special meeting just to discuss the changes this Saturday. – DN) Metro staff recently released two options for fare restructuring […]

This Time, It Really Would Be a Restructuring

By Damien Newton | Nov 22, 2013 | 13 Comments

One of the more maddening parts of covering and discussing the mass transit system in Los Angeles is a fare structure that, quite honestly, doesn’t make a lot of sense. Fares vary wildly depending on whether one is riding Metro or a local system. Transfers are rare among agencies, and difficult for new riders to […]

Are Free and Low Cost Transfers the Key to Fixing Metro’s Operations Mess?

By Damien Newton | May 12, 2010 | 9 Comments

Photo:CJaneBuy/Flickr Without some shocking turn of events, 48% of Metro passengers (seniors and students are exempted…this time) will see a fare increase this July. For whatever reason, last Saturday’s "Special Board Meeting" held at Metro’s headquarters was sparely attended. Perhaps because the hikes were viewed as inevitable, perhaps because the hearing was on a Saturday, […]

The History Thats Led Us to This Weekend’s Special Metro Board Meeting

By Dana Gabbard | May 4, 2010 | 8 Comments

Photo: biofriendly/Flickr (Everyone knows that Dana is one of the Board members for the Southern California Transit Advocates, right? Good. – DN) May 24, 2007 the Metro Board held a public hearing to consider what the agency termed euphemistically "fare restructuring". Tumultuous is word that best captures what the six hours of public hearing held in the Metro […]

Momentum Building Against Metro Fare Hikes Scheduled for July 1

By Damien Newton | Apr 21, 2010 | 7 Comments

Photo via the Bus Riders Union Yesterday, the Bus Riders Union rallied in front of City Hall with representatives from CalPIRG, the Los Angeles County Bike Coalition, the National Resources Defense Council, the Clean Air Coalition and Transportation for America Campaign as part of a day of activism against fare increases and service cuts for […]

Is $100 Million Enough to Hold on July’s Metro Fare Hikes?

By Damien Newton | Apr 13, 2010 | 24 Comments

Are we racing to fare hikes for no reason? Photo: As part of the compromise allowing Governor Schwarzenegger to eliminate the gas tax and replace with with an excise tax (ABX8 6 and ABX8 9), monies collected from the diesel tax are being used to partially replace the funds being removed from the State Transit […]

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