Need to take the bus or rail on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve? L.A. Metro offers free rides
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is in the giving spirit and offering free rides on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
All Metro bus and rail services will be free Tuesday starting from 4 a.m. through 3 a.m. Christmas Day. The same offer will be in effect on New Year’s Eve from 4 a.m. through 3 a.m. New Year’s Day, Metro announced.
Micro, the on-demand rideshare service offered by Metro, will also be free when riders use the code “Merry24” on Christmas Eve and “Ring25” on New Year’s Eve. Riders can hail the service through the Metro app and find more information about the travel zones.
Metro Bike Share is currently free through Jan. 1 when riders use the code 010125. Station maps can be found throughout the region.
San Fernando Valley leaders say the mayor should replace former Councilmember Paul Krekorian, who just left Metro’s board, with another Valley resident.
Rail and bus services will run on holiday schedules on Christmas and New Year’s Day. Additional early morning trains will be on the A Line on New Year’s Day to accommodate commuters heading to the Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl. Rose Parade floats will be on display near Victory Park in Pasadena on New Year’s Day.
Earlier this year, Metro announced that more than 400,000 Los Angeles-area students had enrolled in the Metro GoPass program, which gives students at participating schools unlimited free rides on buses and trains.
Pressure to increase ridership and reduce drug and criminal activity on Metro trains and buses has been growing as safety concerns appear to be deterring some former riders, according to a survey by USC Dornsife.
Former Times staff writer Ashley Ahn contributed to this report.
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