A new round of federal funding will allow Metropolitan Transportation Authority to restore bus and train rides throughout Los Angeles County, ensuring that pre-pandemic service can resume by this fall. President Biden’s stimulus package, the American Rescue Plan, will deliver $1.6 billion to Southern California transit agencies, with a significant amount of that money going to Metro, transit officials said Thursday. AdvertisementMetro reduced its transit services by 20% during the pandemic as ridership dropped and many Angelenos stayed home. “The service cuts are a death sentence to Black and Latino bus riders,” Martinez said. As of January, the agency was facing a deficit of $714 million, officials said.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 19, 2021 01:57 UTC