Over Budget, Five Years Late, I-5 Widening Sparks Metro-Caltrans Debate on Who Pays Cost Overruns By Joe Linton | Sep 18, 2020 | No Comments The three- to four-year-long 5 Freeway widening project through Burbank is now expected to take eight years of construction
Metro Gaslights, Disputing 20 Percent Service Cut, but Many Buses Already Crowded By Joe Linton | Sep 16, 2020 | No Comments Metro is looking to approve 20 percent bus service cuts next week
Councilmember Koretz Kills ‘Uplift Melrose’ Safe Streets Project By Joe Linton | Sep 10, 2020 | No Comments Koretz got assists from the city's Fire and Police Departments and Fix the City
Mayor Garcetti Introduces New Metro TAP App – Riders Can Now Use Phone To Pay Fare By Joe Linton | Sep 3, 2020 | No Comments Riders can now use iPhones to pay fare on Metro bus and rail, Metro Bike Share, and L.A. County municipal operator buses
Metro CEO Phil Washington Announces “Fareless System Initiative” By Joe Linton | Aug 27, 2020 | No Comments Internal Metro Task Force looking to implement fare-free transit pilot in early 2021
Proposed Metro Budget Would Mean a 20 Percent Bus Service Cut By Joe Linton | Aug 26, 2020 | No Comments Metro's projected FY20-21 budget freezes transit service hours at levels that represent essentially no ability to expand upward as ridership rebounds in any COVID-19 recovery