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July 2019 - Metro's 2019 Innovation Portfolio -- The Source
June 2019 -- Dallas Public Transit to Hire a Chief Innovation Officer - govtech.com
January 2019 -- Los Angeles And Via Experiment With Low-Income Rideshare Service – Forbes.com
December 2018 -- Census and Transparency Transit Agencies Use Both Modern and Old-Fashioned Strategies to Engage Communities – Caltransit.org
December 2018 -- LA Metro begins process for aerial gondola development – Metro Magazine
December 2018 -- LA Metro taps Lee as first interim chief of staff – Progressive Railroading
November 2018 -- LA Metro is Leading a Movement to Accelerate Innovation, Private Sector We Need Your Help! – LaCoMotion.com
November 2018 -- Think you can solve LA's traffic problem? Metro wants to hear about it – Press Telegram
November 2018 -- L.A. Metro's simple question to innovators: Can you solve traffic? – MassTransitMag.com
September 2018 -- LA Metro Announces P3 Job Opportunity – Infrainsightblog.com
September 2018 -- 2018 Top 40 Under 40: Marla D. Westervelt – Mass Transit Magazine
August 2018 -- L.A. Metro issues RFI for aerial tram to Dodger Stadium – Metro-Magazine
July 2018 -- L.A. Metro board OKs transformative'Vision 2028' plan – Metro-Magazine
July 2018 -- LA Metro selects stations for mobility-on-demand pilot – The Transit Wire
July 2018 -- Metro looks to businesses to make it easier to get to mass transit. But it'll bypass Uber and Lyft for another option – Los Angeles Daily News
June 2018 -- Dodgers gondola gets one step closer to becoming a real thing – The Orange County Register
June 2018 -- Proposed Gondola from Union Station to Dodger Stadium Moves Forward – NBC4
June 2018 -- Dodger Stadium aerial tram proposal moving forward -- ABC7
May 2018 -- LA METRO WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON UNSOLICITED PROPOSALS – Inframation News
May 2018 -- L.A. Metro Will Test the Feasibility of Micro Transit -- GovTech
May 2018 -- LA unveils its 2028 mobility strategy – RailwayPro
May 2018 -- LA Metro unveils 2028 mobility plan – Progressive Railroading
May 2018 -- May PAC Filled with Vision 2028 – Investing in Place
May 2018 – Metro Charts New Course with 2028 Strategic Plan – NRDC
April 2018 – Metro Receives Unsolicited Proposal for Aerial Rapid Transit between Union Station and Dodger Stadium – Metro’s The Source
April 2018 – Pitch your transit ideas to Metro's Office of Extraordinary Innovation – KCRW Design & Architecture
April 2018 – A Dodger Stadium Gondola is just LA's latest wild bid to bust traffic – Wired
April 2018 – Proposed Aerial Tram Would Connect Dodger Stadium, Union Station – Los Angeles Downtown News
April 2018 – It's your turn to weigh in: A gondola to Dodger Stadium to relieve traffic – “AirTalk”on 89.3 KPCC
April 2018 – Three contracts awarded to firms to design MicroTransit service – Metro’s The Source
February 2018 – ITS, Corporate Safety and OEI in the News -- A bus that catches all the green lights? Los Angeles Metro explores the idea with data – Microsoft News
January 2018 -- Pitch Your Transit Ideas to Metro's Office of Extraordinary Innovation – KCRW Design and Architecture
January 2018 -- MicroTransit: How cities are, and aren't, adapting transit technology – Curbed
January 2018 -- Vroom, Vroom on Vermont? – Los Angeles Business Journal
December 2017 -- Metro receives unsolicited proposal for Vermont bus rapid transit project – Metro’s The Source
December 2017 -- Fast buses on Vermont Avenue? Private company floats proposal – MynewsLA.com
December 2017 -- Metro Receives Unsolicited Proposal To Deliver Advanced Technology And Accelerated Delivery To Vermont Avenue Transit Corridor Through A Public-Private Partnership – Public.
November 2017 -- LA Metro Has RFP for 'Micro-Transit' Program – techwire.net
November 2017 -- Metro to offer ride-hailing service bridging first/last mile to transit stops – 89.3 KPCC
November 2017 -- LA Metro and Via Join Forces to Offer Shared Rides to Select Transit Stations – Cision PR Newswire
November 2017 -- Los Angeles taps a shuttle service to get riders to Metro stopes – Yahoo! Finance
October 2017 -- Move LA Works Toward Fixing LA’s Lack of Mobility -- Clean Technica
October 2017 -- LA Looks to Rideshare to Build the Future of Public Transit -- WIRED
October 2017 -- Editorial: Can L.A. mimic the success of Uber and Lyft by building an on-demand minibus system? – LA Times
October 2017 -- Think Small: Uber, Lyft, Ford's Chariot Get Chance At Big Role In L.A. 'MicroTransit' -- Forbes
October 2017 -- Watch out Uber, Lyft: Competition coming from SoCal's own bus system – MyNewsLA.com
October 2017 -- LA, Orange County transit agencies seek their own ride-sharing services – Whittier Daily News
October 2017 -- The LA Metro wants tech firms to help it launch a new kind of transit – ars technica
October 2017 -- MicroTransit, el transpore público más pequeno de Metro – La Opinión
October 2017 -- LA Looks to Rideshare to Build the Future of Public Transit – Long Room
October 2017 -- LA Metro Seeks Private Partner to Test Uber-Like, On-Demand Transit Service – Route Fifty
October 2017 -- California agencies seek micro-transit partners – thetransitwire.com
October 2017 -- User Experience & The Future of Public Transit -- LACoMotion
October 2017 -- Women in Transportation: Nadine Lee – Metro Magazine
October 2017 -- Metro MicroTransit service would add Uber-like shuttles to LA's transportation network – Curbed Los Angeles
September 2017 Metro looking to speed up 3 Measure M projects with public-private partnerships – Curbed LA
September 2017 Metro wants to speed up decades-long projects, including a Sepulveda Pass train, with private investments – Los Angeles Daily News
September 2017 Metro moves to accelerate the Measure M program – Metro’s The Source
September 2017 public private partnerships could accelerate three Measure M projects – Urbanize LA
September 2017 It Looks Like Metro Is Creating Its Own Mini-Uber – Los Angeles Magazine
September 2017 LA Metro wants to hear from companies on its latest idea to fill gaps in transit network – 89.3KPCC
September 2017 Tidbits from Metro’s Office of Extraordinary Innovation – Streetsblog LA
August 2017 This New Simulator Helps Cities Test a Future of On-Demand Transit – Fast Company
July 2017 -- Micro-Transit Options in Los Angeles – California Blog
July 2017 Drones, Sandboxes, Nike Bikes and Accelerating at a G-force of 1 -- why North America is Driving World-Class Outcomes in Public Transport – UITP via LinkedIn
July 2017 Metro Targets New 'Micro-Transit' Service – NBC Los Angeles
July 2017 Metro CEO: Uber-like 'curb-to-curb' service coming to LA soon – Air Talk on 89.3 KPCC
March 2017 Metro Receives Unsolicited Proposal to Accelerate Orange Line Conversion to Light Rail through a Public-Private Partnership - Metro.net
March 2017 L.A. Metro Receives Unsolicited Proposal to Accelerate Orange Line Conversion to Light Rail Through a P3 - Mass Transit
March 2017 L.A. Metro receives proposal to fast-track Orange Line conversion to light rail - Progressive Railroading
March 2017 L.A. Metro receives proposal to fast-track Orange Line conversion to light rail - Corridor Capital
March 2017 Meet Nadine Lee! - Passenger Transport
February 2017 Metro advances four unsolicited proposals that could accelerate major Measure M projects – Metro’s The Source
February 2017 Metro Advances Four Unsolicited Proposals That Could Accelerate Major Measure M Projects – Mass Transit
February 2017 Expanding Rail in Los Angeles, Where the Car is King – UITP
February 2017 Q&A With LA Metro's Phil Washington – Engineering News-Record
February 2017 Unsolicited Proposals Could Jumpstart Measure M Rail Lines -Urbanize.LA
October 2016 Measure M Projects Including Eco Rapid Transit Could Be Accelerated! – Move LA
October 2016 Metro gets its first round of private partnership proposals to accelerate big projects – 89.3 KPCC
October 2016 DoT Announces $65 Million in Tech Grants – MeriTalk
October 2016 Secretary Foxx Participates in White House Frontiers Conference, Announces Nearly $65 Million in Advanced Technology Transportation Grants – USDOT
October 2016 WiFi Is Coming To Metro Buses, And More Highlights From Metro CEO's AMA – LAist
October 2016 LA Metro receives unsolicited proposals – InfraPPP
October 2016 In era of apps and automation, 17 cities partner to test approaches to tech – Washington Post
October 2016 16 cities join T4America's Smart Cities Collaborative to tackle urban mobility challenges together – Transportation for America
August 2016 LACMTA hyphenates with Ernst & Young for P-P-P – RailwayAg
August 2016 8 things we learned from Metro's innovation chief – 89.3 KPCC
August 2016 Metro names leading experts in push to accelerate projects – Metro's The Source
June 2016 5 minutes with… Dr. Joshua L. Schank, Chief Innovation Officer at LA Metro. – Smartrail World
June 2016 LA Metro's Innovation Policy: Consider Any Good Idea – digital communities
May 2016 Live updates: Metro Expo Line to Santa Monica opens – LA Times
May 2016 Uber Slashes Prices for Rides to Expo Line – LA Mag
February 2016 Metro holds Industry Forum to tell private sector the agency is seeking new ideas – Metro's The Source
February 2016 Innovation must drive transportation improvements: Phillip A. Washington – Los Angeles Daily News
September 2015 Metro announces first Chief Innovation Officer – Metro's The Source
August 2015 LA Metro establishes office of 'extraordinary innovation' – Progressive Railroading
August 2015 L.A. Metro creates 'Innovative' office to champion ideas for improved mobility – METRO For Transit and Motorcoach Business

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