The Los Angeles Metro launched Metro Micro, a zoned ride-hailing service for brief journeys, within the Westwood space Sunday.
Similar to different ride-hailing providers like Uber, Metro Micro supplies an on-demand trip via the Metro Micro app, on-line or by cellphone inside quarter-hour, in line with LA Metro. However, the Metro Micro program solely supplies rides to and from areas inside its specified service space.
The Westwood zone will likely be obtainable Monday via Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and can embody the UCLA campus, North Village, Westwood Village, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and close by areas akin to Sawtelle and Brentwood Glen. The LA Metro additionally has Micro zones in seven different areas, together with LAX/Inglewood, Northwest San Fernando Valley and North Hollywood/Burbank.
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LA Metro is at present providing the service at a reduced fee of $1 per trip for till June, after which the value could also be elevated by the Metro Board.
All riders and drivers taking part in this system are required to put on face masks throughout the trip, in line with LA Metro.