McBean Park and Ride ribbon cutting. The event was attended by Santa Clarita Mayor Bob Kellar, Councilmembers TimBen Boydston and Marsha McLean, along with representatives from other local elected officials. Photo: Michael Richmai/Metro

Metro participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new City of Santa Clarita McBean Park and Ride yesterday morning.

The McBean Park and Ride facility, adjacent to the McBean Regional Transit Center, was funded with a $2.9 million federal grant through the Metro’s 2007 Call for Projects. The lot provides 282 transit parking spaces, including 7 handicapped spaces, bike lockers, a passenger drop off area, new passenger platforms with seating, signage, landscaping and irrigation, handicap access ramps, information kiosks, and solar powered station canopies.

The McBean Park and Ride will connect with Santa Clarita Transit buses that link Santa Clarita Valley to distant destinations in Los Angeles County and the Antelope Valley.