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The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority operates the third-largest public transportation system in the United States by ridership with a 1,433 mi 2 (3,711 km 2) operating area and 2,000 peak hour buses on the street any given business day.
The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (sometimes referred to as LAMTA or MTA I) was a public agency formed in 1951. Originally tasked with planning for rapid transit in Los Angeles, California , the agency would come to operate the vestiges of defunct private transit companies in the city.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority—LACMTA, operating in Los Angeles County, Southern California. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Patsaouras has served as a member and board president of the Southern California Rapid Transit District, [2] [3] and on the board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, [4] where he was a proponent of bus transit. Patsaouras Transit Plaza at the MTA Gateway Center is named in his honor.
People in Los Angeles rely on cars as the dominant mode of transportation, [1] but since 1990 the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has built over one hundred miles (160 km) of light and heavy rail serving more and more parts of Los Angeles and the greater area of Los Angeles County; Los Angeles was the last major city in ...
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (branded as Metro) operates bus, light rail, heavy rail and bus rapid transit services in Los Angeles County. It also provides funding and directs planning for rail and freeway projects within Los Angeles County, funding 27 local transit agencies as well as paratransit services.
In 2006, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority was named Outstanding Transportation System for 2006 by the American Public Transportation Association. Most buses and trains have "America's Best" decals affixed. In 2007, with the consent decree with the Bus Riders Union (BRU) expired, Metro announced plans for a fare hike.
The successor agency to RTD is the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority ("LACMTA"). LACMTA is the product of the merger of RTD and the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission (LACTC). RTD and LACTC officially merged on April 1, 1993. [25]