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]
Metro Bike Share has completed the installation of 12 revamped Metro Bike Share stations in North Hollywood. This service area is now a “docked” bike share system that is compatible [continue reading]
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]
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]
To help shape and develop the I-710 South Corridor Investment Plan, Metro and Caltrans invite the public to participate in a short survey to provide insight into developing the vision and goals for the I-710 South Corridor. The I-710 South Corridor Vision and Goals Survey will remain open until March [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]
The webstream for the Metro Board meeting of Thursday, Feb. 24, is posted above. The agenda is here with links to all Metro staff reports and presentations. An indexed version of the webstream is here — making it easier to skip to the items you want to hear. Among the [continue reading]
