After taking the month of August off, Service Councils will resume their normal meeting schedules in September. As usual, a wide range of topics will be covered at the different meetings. Please note that some of the presentations are tentative at the time of this posting.
All Service Council meetings include a report from Metro Service Council Director Jon Hillmer providing previous month’s statistics on ridership, performance and other measures of Metro service. In addition, a recap of the July 29th Meet and Confer session with CEO Art Leahy and representatives from all Service Councils will be provided at each meeting.
In addition, September meeting topics specific to each Service Council include:
San Fernando Valley (6:30 pm, Wednesday, 9/4) – Recognition of San Fernando Valley Service Councilmember Dina Garcia, Report on Line 161 Proposed Changes, Review former Chair’s Recommended Service Reallocations for Proposed Line 588X Creation.
San Gabriel Valley (5 pm, Monday, 9/9) – Receive update on Line 485 Regional meeting, Update on I-710 North Study.
Westside/Central (5 pm, Wednesday, 9/11) – Receive report on Expo Bus/Rail interface – one year later, Update on Expo Line Phase II Construction, Receive Corridor Study Update.
Gateway Cities (2 pm, Thursday, 9/12) –Receive report on Integration of the Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station, Update on Florence Avenue Corridor Study, Update on Norwalk Green Line Station Improvements, Discussion on Potential Gateway Cities Service Council Meeting Dates, Times and Locations, Report on July 26 ADA Anniversary Activity at Union Station.
South Bay (9:30 am, Friday, 9/13) Receive Report on Integration of the Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station, Receive Report on Harbor Gateway Transit Center Working Group.
For a detailed listing of all Council meeting dates, times and locations, click here. As always, the public is encouraged to attend and share their comments with the Service Councils on improving bus service throughout LA County. If you would like to provide input to a Council but cannot attend a meeting, you can submit your comments in writing through the Service Council web page or send them to service councils@metro.net. If your comments are for a specific Council, please make sure to indicate which one you are addressing in your e-mail.
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Thank you for your comment Rick.
There are several definitions of what area constitutes the ‘South Bay’, but in most cases the City of Inglewood is included in the South Bay. For example, the South Bay Cities Council of Governments includes the City of Inglewood. Inglewood Council member Ralph Franklin was the chair of the SBC COG last year and is the current chair of the SB Service Council.
The monthly meeting location of the SB Service Council was moved from Carson to Inglewood a little over a year ago. The move was partly made because the centroid of Metro bus passenger activity in the South Bay is near Inglewood. The location change has resulted in a significant increase in public participation at the meetings.
Why does the South Bay Service Council Meeting meet in Inglewood? Inglewood is not really the South Bay. I thought the South Bay area started at Imperial Highway. Why do you not have the meeting in a city that is actually in the South Bay?