Some very good news: earlier this month, we surpassed one million boardings of students using Metro’s GoPass for fare free transit. The GoPass program offers fare free transit rides on Metro and 12 other transit agencies in L.A. County to students at participating schools and school districts. The program is [continue reading]
Metro is in the process of developing a Street Safety Policy to improve safety for all street users in Los Angeles County. Some background: in January 2021, the Metro Board of Directors approved a motion calling for the development of a Metro Street Safety Policy. The motion builds upon the [continue reading]
As the pandemic eases (again) and traffic ramps up in our region (again), readers may be interested in the above event. It’s a good chance to hear about current issues as well as some of the big projects on the table for the Valley. You can RSVP at www.bit.ly/SFV2022
The Metro Board of Directors meets at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 24. As has been the case since March 2020, the meeting will be held online only due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. You can download a pdf of the agenda by clicking here. This page also has links to [continue reading]
Participate in the first virtual Community Meeting for LA Metro’s Active Transportation Strategic Plan (ATSP) Update. The ATSP was first adopted in 2016 and is Metro’s vision for regional bikeways and first/last mile connectivity for all who live, work, and play within L.A. County. The ATSP Update process aims to [continue reading]
Metro will host a live, interactive Telephone Town Hall on Tuesday, March 29 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. to discuss its Fiscal Year 2023 Budget process, and invites the public to join the meeting. Metro is continuing its engagement efforts for the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget process to give [continue reading]
Long Beach Transit (LBT), Metro and Long Beach City College (LBCC) announced a new partnership last week that will offer free rides for all LBCC students across several transportation systems. Beginning with the Spring 2022 semester, all LBCC students – whether full-time, part-time, in-person, online, credit/non-credit or dual-enrollment – will [continue reading]
Metro and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) invite community members, stakeholders, and residents to participate in a virtual I-710 South Corridor’s Task Force meeting on Monday, March 14, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This meeting will be an opportunity for the public to comment and provide feedback. Please [continue reading]
The South Bay Council of Governments (COG) is actively seeking nominations to Metro’s South Bay Cities Service Councils. How it works: The COG makes nominations for the Service Council, and the Metro Board of Directors approves them — after which new members are sworn in and can begin their terms. [continue reading]
At 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 3, Metro’s Service Councils will host a Budget Forum in which Metro’s budget team will explain our annual budget process and share the revenue assumptions that Metro will use to put together the budget for Fiscal Year 2023 (which runs from July 1, 2022, [continue reading]
