LA County Offers Earth Day Cleanups, Free Transit
- Los Angeles County is hosting Earth Day cleanups, events and offering free transit on Wednesday. - Hundreds of volunteer-led cleanups and multiple family-friendly events are scheduled across the county. - Officials encourage residents to participate to boost local environmental impact and save on transit costs (patch.com).
Los Angeles County residents can ride several transit systems for free on Wednesday, April 22, and join Earth Day cleanups and festivals across the region. (metro.net) Los Angeles Metro said buses, trains, Metro Bike and Metro Micro are free from 3 a.m. Wednesday to 3 a.m. Thursday. Metro Bike Share is offering free 30-minute rides with promo code 042226, and Metro Micro is using code EARTHDAY26. (metro.net) Metrolink is also waiving fares systemwide on April 22, including on the Arrow service, with no ticket required. LADOT Transit said DASH, Commuter Express and LAnow are free Wednesday, and LAnow riders can use code EARTH2026 for two free trips. (metrolinktrains.com) (ladottransit.com) The free-fare push lands as Los Angeles keeps trying to get more people out of cars in a region built around driving. Metro said taking transit instead of driving alone cuts smog and greenhouse-gas emissions, and Metrolink pitched the promotion as a way to lower fuel costs and try the train. (metro.net) (metrolinktrains.com) Earth Day activity in Los Angeles this year is spread across the full month, not just April 22. L.A. Works has been running Earth Month volunteer projects tied to wildfire recovery, climate resilience and habitat restoration across the county. (laworks.com) Other groups have scheduled hands-on events that explain what “cleanup” means on the ground: Heal the Bay held its April 18 “Nothin’ But Sand” beach cleanup in Santa Monica, and Friends of the Los Angeles River organized an April 18 habitat restoration day at the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve in Van Nuys. (healthebay.org) (support.folar.org) City agencies have also turned Earth Day into a family event. LA Sanitation & Environment said Earth Day LA returned on Saturday, April 18, for its 10th anniversary, adding another public gathering to the week’s volunteer projects and transit promotions. (sanitation.lacity.gov) For Wednesday, the pitch is simple: take a train, bus, bike or shuttle instead of driving, and pair the free trip with a cleanup or outdoor event nearby. That puts the county’s Earth Day message into one day of cheaper travel and visible volunteer work. (metrolinktrains.com) (metro.net)
