Public Transit

metro blue line

April 2, 2019

Metro Blue Line work in Long Beach on pace for completion June 1

by City News Service in Public Transit

When work on the southern portion of the line ends, Blue Line service is scheduled to be suspended from June 1 through September between the Compton Station and the Seventh Street/Metro Center Station downtown.

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Transportation

January 23, 2019

City Council briefed on Blue Line project as city braces for four-month closure

by Jason Ruiz in Public Transit

According to Metro staff, the southern portion of the closure—which includes all stations south of the Willowbrook/Rosa Parks station—will begin at 4 a.m. Saturday.

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Transit

September 18, 2018

Using residents as guides, Knight Foundation to expand autonomous and electric transit options in Long Beach through grant

by Brian Addison in Public Transit

Knight Foundation will expand first-mile, last-mile transit options in Long Beach that are electric- and human-powered, including self-driving vehicles.

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statewide rail plan

September 15, 2018

$130 billion statewide rail plan targets high-speed rail as it seeks to reshape how Californians travel

by Jason Ruiz in Public Transit

A statewide rail plan wants to better connect urban rail lines like Metro to statewide routes, potentially including high-speed rail lines.

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Fuel Efficiency Standards

August 2, 2018

California legislators push back as White House announces plans to freeze fuel efficiency standards

by The Associated Press in Public Transit

The announcement drew criticism from local politicians who denounced the move as counterproductive to efforts to clean up California’s air.

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Long Beach Transit

July 13, 2018

Transitions across all transit agencies in L.A. County require TAP card beginning July 15

by Brian Addison in Public Transit

Rather than having to request transfers and handle cash on board, all transiters have to do is simply tap their TAP card on the next train or bus they hop into within two-and-a-half hours after leaving their previous form...

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Fourth of July

July 2, 2018

Long Beach Transit extends its water taxi service on the Fourth

by Staff Reports in Public Transit

To help bring people closer to the fireworks on July 4, Long Beach Transit will extend its water taxi service AquaLink and AquaBus Wednesday.

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Blue Line

June 29, 2018

8-month Blue Line closure coming in 2019 as upgrades, construction continue in Downtown Long Beach and beyond

by Brian Addison in Public Transit

As Metro’s Blue Line continues through its six-year-long, $1.2B rehab, the transit authority announced an eight-month long closure will take place next year to continue improvements, broken into two, four-month segments.

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Long Beach Transit

June 28, 2018

Long Beach Transit’s ‘Museum Express’ takes you beyond the city to everywhere from Morongo Casino to the LA Zoo

by Brian Addison in Public Transit

Photo by Brian Addison. Above: Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens. Sometimes—oftentimes—you just don’t want to drive. And that is okay because, well, the typical Californian drives all too often. And even mass transit commuters stick to their cities on...

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Long Beach Transit

April 30, 2018

Long Beach Transit Receives State Funding for More Zero-Emission Battery Electric Buses, Expanded Service

by Medina Kabir in Public Transit

Long Beach Transit was among 28 recipients of $2.6 billion in state grants meant to expand transit and rail projects working to become faster, frequent, and more reliable.

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