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  • Runaway Metro bus crashes into Lake View Terrace backyard

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    Two people were injured Wednesday when a Metro driver lost control of the bus and crashed into a backyard in Lake View Terrace, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.

    The crash was reported around 2:50 p.m. near Van Nuys Boulevard and Gladstone Avenue. According to police, the driver tried to start the bus after it stalled but it ended up taking off with no driver. The runaway bus went down the street and crashed into poles before coming to a stop in the backyard of a home.

    Metro specified that the bus in the incident was an eastbound Metro Bus Line 233 that had a mechanical failure. It ended up crashing into a tree that fell on a pedestrian, the transportation agency said.

    There were no passengers aboard the bus at the time.

    Authorities said a 73-year-old man was hurt and a 35-year-old was treated at the scene.

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  • ‘Significant delays’ reported due to Metro train derailment in downtown LA

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    Metro reported significant delays on two train lines Tuesday due to a train derailment at a station in downtown Los Angeles.

    Video appeared to show a train stopped at the 7th Street/Metro Center Station. The train derailed shortly after 3 p.m. at the station, but it was not immediately clear what caused the derailment.

    It was not clear how many passengers were on the train, which remained upright.

    LAFD firefighter-paramedics were at the scene. No injuries were reported.

    Delays were reported on the A and E lines.

    On the A Line, trains heading downtown from Long Beach were being turned back at the Grand/LATTC Station, while trains from Azusa were turning back at Union Station. Buses were being brought in to shuttle A Line passengers between the closed stations.

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  • Metro’s new rail station near LAX prompts changes on C, K Lines

    Metro’s new rail station near LAX prompts changes on C, K Lines

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    A new Metro rail station will open near Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday, prompting a change in service for passengers who utilize the Metro C (Green) Line through the area and the South Bay.

    With the opening of the Aviation/Century Station — at the intersection of Aviation and Century boulevards — the station will become the western terminus of the C Line. The westbound line previously continued south through El Segundo to Redondo Beach.

    The four South Bay stations — Mariposa, El Segundo, Douglas and Redondo Beach — will now become part of the Metro K Line. Westbound passengers on the C Line who want to continue to the South Bay stations will have to exit the C Line at the new Aviation/Century Station, walk across the platform and board a southbound K Line train.

    Meanwhile, passengers in the South Bay looking to head east toward Norwalk will board a northbound K Line train and exit at the Aviation/Century Station, walk across the platform and board an eastbound C Line train.

    The K Line will continue to have a rail gap between the Aviation/Century Station and the existing Westchester/Veterans Station, due to continuing construction on the LAX/Metro Transit Center Station between the two and near the airport. Until that station opens, passengers on the K Line will have to rely on shuttle buses to carry them through the area. Shuttle buses run every 10 minutes during the day and every 20 minutes in the evenings.

    The northern segment of the K Line currently runs between the Westchester/Veterans Station and the E (Expo) Line at Crenshaw Boulevard.

    When the LAX/Metro Transit Center Station opens, tentatively scheduled for later in November, the K Line will run from Redondo Beach to the E Line at Crenshaw. The LAX station will also connect passengers to the future People Mover that will provide access to the airport terminals.

    Metro Ambassadors and TAP staffers will be on hand on both the K and C Lines during the transition, and at the new Aviation/Century Station, to help guide passengers to their destinations.

    More information is available by calling Metro’s Customer Care Center at 877-812-0022 or by clicking here.

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  • LA Metro is offering free transportation for Election Day

    LA Metro is offering free transportation for Election Day

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    Need a ride? LA Metro is offering free transportation to the polls for Election Day next week.

    The free rides will be available through several means of transportation, including Metro’s bus, train and bike services.

    Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and the free rides will continue well after the polls close, with transportation available until midnight.

    In addition to the zero-cost service, Metro will also have ballot drop-off boxes at some of its stations, including:

    • Union Station
    • Hollywood/Western Station B (Red) Line
    • North Hollywood Station B (Red) Line
    • Wilshire/Vermont Station B (Red) and D (Purple) Lines
    • Harbor Gateway Transit Center J Line
    • Harbor Freeway Station C and J Lines
    • Norwalk Station C Line
    • El Monte Bus Station J Line

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  • RideCo Awarded Contract by Los Angeles Metro to Launch World’s Largest Public Microtransit Service

    RideCo Awarded Contract by Los Angeles Metro to Launch World’s Largest Public Microtransit Service

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    updated: Oct 29, 2020


    LOS ANGELES, October 29, 2020 (Newswire.com)
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    RideCo announced today that it has been awarded a $28 million, 3-year contract to provide technology and services to Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) for the launch and operation of on-demand transit in six designated service zones in Los Angeles County. At 100 vehicles, this is the largest ever contract awarded for a public microtransit service.

    RideCo’s CEO Prem Gururajan says: “We are thrilled to partner with LA Metro to launch this innovative new mode of public transit that will provide an improved customer experience for riders and increase transit ridership,” adding, “most of the funds for this project will be invested in Los Angeles County to fund next-generation transit technology jobs in the United States.” Additional funding was also approved for operational expenses and to hire new Metro employees to operate the vehicles. Gururajan went on to say that “RideCo is building the world’s next-generation transit technology, capable of adapting to the dynamic needs of the future and evolving demographics.”

    In the procurement report, LA Metro deemed RideCo to be “the industry’s top performers in the field of MicroTransit including specialists in software development, modeling and analytics” and found that RideCo’s approach “supports the backbone of public transit (the Agency’s bus and rail network).”

    This award follows an almost 2-year long, highly competitive procurement process that included two stages and drew upon insights and expertise from more than 450 staff from all departments at LA Metro. RideCo’s team worked closely with LA Metro staff and municipal stakeholders to design service models which support the agency’s goals, including (i) providing high quality shared mobility options, and (ii) enhancing communities and lives through mobility and access to opportunity. After more than a year of extensive assessment of the bidders’ technologies and capabilities, RideCo was announced as the sole winner of Part B, the implementation of LA Metro’s microtransit project. RideCo outscored the two other finalists in the procurement in every technical evaluation category of the procurement.

    While the 6 microtransit zones will launch in phases throughout 2020-2021, this 100+ vehicle project will be the single largest on-demand public transit service in existence once at full scale. You can get more details about the project and the planning and design process in our latest case study: “How LA Metro is Building the World’s Largest On-Demand Transit System with RideCo” or you can check out Metro’s MicroTransit Pilot webpage for details about where and when the service is launching.

    Cities and organizations both large and small around the world are using on-demand transit to solve transit pain points such as low-density area mobility, first-last-mile connections, underperforming bus routes, paratransit and non-emergency medical transit, employee and long-distance commuting and more. Contact us at rideco.com to find out how on-demand transit could help your organization.

    For press inquiries, contact press@rideco.com.

    Source: RideCo On-demand Transit

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