The Metro Board of Directors held their April meeting last Thursday. You can watch the archived livestream here. An index allows you to skip to the item or items you’re interested in watching/hearing. Below is the official recap of the meeting. Here’s a description of some of the more interesting [continue reading]
Our proposed budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year that runs from July 1 through June 30, 2024, has been released. You can read the budget and a shorter budget summary on this web page. The proposed $9-billion balanced budget reflects our commitment to serving customers, stakeholders, residents and efforts to address [continue reading]
At this month’s Regional Service Council’s hybrid/in-person meetings, all Councils will hear the Station Evaluation Program Quarterly Update, discuss going dark for July (SFV) or August, and hear their region’s updates. The Westside Central, Gateway Cities, and South Bay Cities Service Councils will consider signing a letter in support of [continue reading]
The LIFE program is conducting outreach throughout L.A. County. LIFE offers savings with discounted transit passes and 20 free rides each month. Riders can use LIFE discounts on Metro and other participating transit agencies (the entire list is here — scroll down). Join us at one of our upcoming events [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors today approved $20 million to extend Metro’s popular GoPass fareless pilot program for K-14 students for the next fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. The program was originally set to expire on June 30, 2023. Metro’s GoPass pilot program provides a free transit pass that [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors have their monthly full Board meeting this Thursday, April 27, at 10 a.m. The full agenda with links to staff reports is here. A link will also appear on that same page to watch/listen to the livestream shortly before 10 a.m. on Thursday. The public is [continue reading]
Metro’s Service Councils will host the second of two FY24 Budget Public Forums where Metro’s budget team will share analysis of the public feedback received and present the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024 (July 1, 2023 – June 30-2024). This event follows Metro’s Telephone Town Halls and the briefing [continue reading]
Metro has responded to the call made by USDOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg to make America’s roadways safer through the National Roadway Safety Strategy (NRSS). As part of the NRSS initiative, Metro committed to new actions to reduce roadway collisions and make LA County’s roads safer for pedestrians and other road [continue reading]
UPDATE: Monday night was the first of three public meetings on the C and K Lines operating plan. Unfortunately, technology got the best of us, and we were unable to [continue reading]
Our first rider story in our ’30 Stories for 30 Years’ anniversary series features Glen Norman, a longtime transit enthusiast and streetlight expert … since long before Metro was around! [continue reading]
