Facts at a Glance
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NOTE: For more detailed information including average boardings, view current Ridership Statistic.
Metro Buses
| Bus Stops | 15,967 |
| Square Miles in Service Area | 1,433 |
| Number of Bus Routes | 170 |
| Total Metro Bus Fleet | 2,228 |
| Buses leased to contractors to provide service on Metro routes (Included in total) | 173 |
Metro Rail
| Stations | 93 |
| Miles of Service | 98.5 |
| Number of Lines | 4 Light Rail, 2 Subway |
Metro Rail and Transitways
Cars
| HOV - Carpool Lanes | |
|---|---|
| Length in miles | 219 |
| Lane miles in both directions | 539 |
| Metro funds programmed for HOV Lanes since 1991 | $2.7 billion |
| Metro funds the development of High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) or Carpool Lanes in cooperation with Caltrans. | |
| Metro Freeway Service Patrol | |
|---|---|
| Number of Tow Truck Beats | 39 |
| Number of Tow Trucks on Patrol | 123 |
| Number of Freeway Miles Served | 475 |
| Number of Motorists Assisted Monthly (Average) | 25,000 |
| Number of Motorists Assisted Annually | 300,000 |
| Motorists hours saved annually from sitting in traffic | 9.4 million |
| Gallons of fuel savings annually | 16.2 million |
| Emissions reductions annually | 150 million kilograms |
| Annual Budget | $33 million |
Bikes
| Metro-Funded Bikeways | |
|---|---|
| Bike Routes | 64 miles |
| Bike Lanes | 107 miles |
| Bike Paths | 117 miles |
Metro Personnel
FY 2016 Budget
| Resources | In Millions |
|---|---|
| Passenger Fares | $376 |
| TDA/STA | $487.5 |
| Prop A – Cent Sales Tax | $763.5 |
| Prop C – Cent Sales Tax | $763.5 |
| Measure R - Sales Tax | $763.5 |
| Federal and State Grants | $950.3 |
| Bond Proceeds | $1,317.2 |
| Other System-generated revenues |
$146.9 |
| Total Resources |
$5,568.4 |
|
Expenses | In Millions |
| Bus Operations | $1,050.4 |
| Rail Operations | $399.2 |
| Regional Activities | $22.8 |
| Measure R Transit Capital | $1,525.2 |
| Operating Capital | $469.2 |
| Regional Rail Capital | $46.6 |
| Highway Capital | $90.3 |
| Subsidy Funding Programs | $1,373.1 |
| Congestion Management | $93.1 |
| General Planning & Programs | $169.8 |
| Debt Service | $328.7 |
| Total Expenses | $5,568.4 |
Information on this tab covers Metro’s capital projects including Measure R, Corridor Studies, Highway Programs, and construction projects. Click on the 'Launch Tracker' button to see all of the projects or use the quick links below to jump to a specific projects list.
The Source
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How We Roll, Sept. 30: who said we have a tremendous traffic problem that is steadily growing worse?
Quiz! Guess who said the following about L.A. traffic and which year he/she said it:
We have a tremendous traffic problem that is steadily growing worse. Half-hearted routine measures will not meet ...
How We Roll, Sept. 29: endorsements, NJ Transit budget woes, self-driving bus in France
Things to read whilst transiting: a very funny article in the New Yorker about a smartphone game called “Don’t Get Fired” about working in an office. Excerpt:
On this subject, the ...
The 2024 Los Angeles Summer Olympics bid and Metro
We’re less than a year from learning whether Budapest, Paris or Los Angeles will host the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. The International Olympic Committee will pick a ...
Staggered gates activated along Expo Line bike path in Santa Monica
Below are the tweet and news release from Santa Monica. I’m interested to hear what cyclists think about these — they certainly seem effective as a way to slow down cyclists before ...
From rail to trail: taking the Gold Line to commune with nature
ICYMI: the new pilot shuttle service connecting the Gold Line Arcadia Station and Chantry Flat began this past weekend! I was pretty excited about it because one of the main reasons I rarely go ...
How We Roll, Sept. 22: improving Rams service, Expo TOD and sighs over distracted driving
Art of Transit:
Good ol’ Pigeon Point light house south of the Bay Area. They gotta lose that chainlink fence. And I gotta figure out how to lose the wide angle distortion. Photo by Steve ...
This Weekend: Bus shuttles replace Blue/Expo Line in DTLA due to upgrade work
The Blue Line on Washington Boulevard. Photo by Steve Hymon/Metro.
Bus shuttles will replace the Blue Line between Washington and 7th St/Metro Center, and the Expo Line between LATTC/Ortho and 7th ...
HWR, Sept. 21: a defense of Expo and who else is excited about self-driving big rigs?
I encourage everyone to poke around the great Transport Databook site by Yonah Freemark. There are all sorts of great charts that are useful, such as the one below — a nice reminder that ...
HWR, Sept. 20: will self-driving cars be the coolest thing ever or just a scary reading chair?
Dept. of Reaction: Lots of good comments on our Facebook page from riders on Metro’s service to the Rams squashing of the Seahawks on Sunday. Here’s our Source post on the 21K fans that ...
HWR, Sept. 19: here comes autumn, here comes election season
Rams are in first place!: I’ll be posting the ridership estimates for the Rams game on Sunday over at this post, where we have plenty of pics already. Looks like it was pretty busy day out ...
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