The first Service Council agendas for the spring season are now set for this month’s five meetings, though changes may be made prior to the meeting dates.

All April Council meetings include a report from Metro Service Council Director Jon Hillmer, providing monthly and year to date statistics on ridership, performance and other measures of Metro service. This month, all meetings will also include presentations on the Five-Year Transit Service and Capital Improvement Plan (TSCIP).

Other topics for Service Council meetings this month include:

San Fernando Valley (6:30 pm, Wednesday, 4/2) – Presentation on Metro’s “On The Move Riders Club” Program; Update on Motion 79 concerning Rail Connectivity

Westside/Central (5 pm, Wednesday, 4/9) – Swearing in of new Westside/Central Service Council Representative David Feinberg, Transit Government Relations Officer for Santa Monica Big Blue Bus; Presentation on Proposed Expo Line Station Name Changes; Presentation on Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project Interface with Expo Line

Gateway Cities (2 pm, Thursday, 4/10) – Update on ExpressLanes Public Hearings; Presentation on the Bus Stop Usability Study

South Bay (9:30 am, Friday, 4/11) – Update on LAX Green Line Buses Transfer Policy, Los Angeles World Airport.

San Gabriel Valley (5 pm, Monday, 4/14) – Presentation on the Bus Stop Usability Study

For a listing of the dates, times and locations of all five Service Council meetings, click here. For more information about each service council, click on the name of the service council listed above.

All service councils welcome and encourage public participation. If you would like to comment at any of the meetings, please fill out a speaker card when you arrive, noting the specific item you are there to address.  General comments on issues that aren’t on the agenda are taken as a part of the “public comment” section of the agenda.  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 servicecouncils@metro.net.  If your comments are for a specific council, please make sure to indicate which one you are addressing.