Metro will hold four virtual public workshops, from September 30 through October 6, to provide details on the agency’s Traffic Reduction Study. The approximately two-year study will focus on determining if, where and how a potential pilot program that includes congestion pricing and more high-quality transportation options could reduce traffic [continue reading]
Metro has established an exploratory task force to study and identify the benefits, challenges and implications of a fareless system, we want to hear from you. To provide your feedback and for a chance to win a $100 Visa card, please take this short survey! The deadline for taking the survey is 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12. [continue reading]
pdf here The Metro Board of Directors held its September meeting on Thursday. The agenda is above. Among the items the Board tackled: •The Board voted 12 to 1 to approve Metro’s $6-billion budget for the current fiscal year, which runs from this past July 1 through June 30, 2021. [continue reading]
pdf here The Metro Board of Directors on Thursday approved a bold, comprehensive Moving Beyond Sustainability plan for the region. Moving Beyond Sustainability (MBS) outlines a comprehensive sustainability strategy for the [continue reading]
pdf here The Metro Board of Directors will hold its regular September meeting virtually on Thursday, Sept. 24, at 10 a.m. due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting will be livestreamed here. The agenda for the meeting is above. Public comments can be submitted two ways: 1) Comments can [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors on Thursday will consider the agency’s budget for the FY 2020-21 fiscal year, which runs from this past July 1 through June 30, 2021. The [continue reading]
Metro will host a live interactive telephone town hall meeting from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, to discuss Metro’s Goods Movement Strategic Plan and the agency’s direction on improving disparities, especially those that are most impacted by goods movement activities. Los Angeles County is one of [continue reading]
Metro’s Traffic Reduction Study is moving forward and we’re preparing to hold our first public meetings in the coming weeks to discuss the study process, timeline, and get early feedback from communities. The study will focus on determining if, where and how a potential pilot that includes congestion pricing and [continue reading]
Metro is offering a $25,000 reward for information that leads to the identification, apprehension and conviction of the person who shot two L.A. County Sheriff’s Department deputies in their parked patrol vehicle at the A (Blue) Line’s Compton Station on Saturday evening (Sept. 12). The deputies were working for Metro’s [continue reading]
Metro CEO Phil Washington recently announced that a new Metro exploratory task force would begin working this month on developing a proposal — called the Fareless System Initiative — to eliminate fares for all riders on Metro buses and trains. The task force aims to deliver a recommendation to Phil [continue reading]
