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Riding Through Change: LA’s Post-COVID Transit Trends

Date 3 months ago
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Riding Through Change: LA’s Post-COVID Transit Trends How LA Metro increased productivity and efficiency during a decline in ridership In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, public transit systems…
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Keeping Cool: The Power of Urban Trees

Date 4 months ago
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As average temperatures in many US cities continue to climb and debilitating heat events become more frequent, the importance of green spaces and shade in urban environments has become…
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Unveiling the LA Metro Owl Service System Map

Date 11 months ago
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We are excited to announce the launch of the LA Metro Owl Service Map – a new transit map showcasing bus services that operate between 12-4 AM. This product informs…
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LA Metro’s Regional Connector

Date 1 year ago
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DCR has collaborated with LA Metro over the past few months to re-design and update the majority of its customer-facing maps, triggered by Regional Connector, a significant new enhancement…
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Rideshare SLO County Bike Maps

Discover the Joy of Cycling this May

Date 1 year ago
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Last year, DCR worked with Rideshare to develop an online bike map web app. This tool is great for planning a local or regional bike trip, and learning more…
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Distracted? Then Please Don’t Drive

Date 1 year ago
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Distracted driving is a problem that we are all aware of, but it is also notoriously difficult to quantify the scale of. This is due to the wide array…
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Martin Luther King Jr Station Entrance

The Metro K Line is open!

Date 2 years ago
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DCR has been busy working on a range of maps for the opening of the new LA Metro K Line. This involved creating new station maps as well as…
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Find DCR in the ESRI Gallery

Date 3 years ago
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Every year ESRI collects a wide range of mapping products made by users all over the world and displays them in an online map gallery together with a printed…
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