This month, all Councils will meet and receive a Title VI Update. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity in any program or activity that is supported with Federal funds. Metro is committed to ensuring that the level and quality of transportation service is the same for all people riding the system.

The San Gabriel Valley Service Council will meet in a different location this month as an experiment to see whether a change in location will attract more riders and make the meetings more visible to the public. The meeting will be held at El Monte Station in the space next to the Metro Bike Hub. The meeting will be held at its usual time of 5 p.m. As you may recall, the the Westside/Central Service Council recently changed their meeting time to 6 p.m. to make their meetings more accessible to the public as well.

The Service Council meetings provide residents with more opportunities to contribute to service issues in their neighborhoods, as well as region-specific project updates. The scheduled items for each Council are listed below, and the agendas are posted monthly with links to the presentation materials.

For more information about each Service Council, click on the name of the Council below to view their individual web page.

San Fernando Valley – Wednesday, September 4 at 6:30 p.m. at Marvin Braude Constituent Center: Title VI Update, Regional Service Performance Report. 

San Gabriel – Monday, September 9 at 5 p.m. at El Monte Station, Next to the Bike Hub: Title VI Update, ExpressLanes Update, Regional Service Performance Report. 

Westside/Central – Wednesday, September 11 at 6 p.m. at Metro Headquarters, Board Room: Purple Line Extension Section 1 Naming Process Overview, Title VI Update, Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project Update, Regional Service Performance Report. 

Gateway Cities – Thursday, September 12 at 2 p.m. at Salt Lake Park Community Center: Title VI Update, Regional Service Performance Report. 

South Bay – Friday, September 13 at 9:30 a.m. at Inglewood City Hall: Metro’s Transportation School Update, Title VI Update, Quarterly Regional Performance Report. 

Everyone is encouraged to attend and share comments and suggestions on how Metro can improve bus service throughout Los Angeles County. If you would like to provide input but cannot attend a meeting, you can submit 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 indicate which one you are addressing in your e-mail. You can also use the email to subscribe to your Council’s email list to receive the agendas and other regional notices.