Two weeks after the official launch of nearly 300 unarmed Metro Ambassadors aboard trains and buses, the Metro Board of Directors last Thursday approved the hiring of 48 new Transit Security Officers to keep bus operators and riders safe. The Board also authorized the agency to re-negotiate and potentially extend [continue reading]
pdf download here The Metro Board of Directors meets at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 25, for its regular monthly meeting. As has been the case since last spring, the meeting will be held virtually due to the ongoing pandemic. In addition to the agenda above, this page also has links [continue reading]
Agenda pdf is here. Recap pdf is here. The Metro Board of Directors met virtually last Thursday, Jan. 28. You can watch/listen to the webstream (embedded below) of the four hour, 35-minute meeting — there is a tool at the previous link that allows you to skip ahead to the [continue reading]
It has been nine months now that Metro and Metrolink patrons have been taking advantage of an on-demand, shared-ride pilot project in three areas across Los Angeles County. If you haven’t heard of our ongoing partnership with Via, here’s the backstory: The rides are delivered through a federal research grant [continue reading]
Attentive Source readers will recall that a construction contract was signed earlier this month to build the Gold Line extension from its current terminus in Azusa to Glendora, San Dimas, [continue reading]
Pomona, CA – Today, the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority (Construction Authority) held a press conference on the steps of Pomona City Hall to sign the Alignment Design-Build Contract for the 12.3-mile, six-station Foothill Gold Line light rail project from Glendora to Montclair. The contract with the Joint Venture team of [continue reading]
The agency charged with building the Gold Line extension today approved a contract that will build the first nine miles of track from the current terminus in Asuza to Pomona [continue reading]
pdf and online agenda is here Among some of the actions taken by the Metro Board today: •The Board approved a $7.2-billion budget for Metro for the 2019-20 fiscal year that runs from July 1 through June 30, 2020. Here’s a staff report and Source post on service changes that [continue reading]
pdf of agenda here The Metro Board of Directors meets for its February meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday at Metro HQ, located next to Union Station in DTLA. You can attend in person or listen/watch the livestream (a link will appear when the meeting begins). •Adopt a first/last mile [continue reading]
pdf here The Metro Board of Directors held their May meeting today. The full agenda is above and below is a recap of some of the more interesting items. The webstream should be posted in the next day or so and I’ll add the link when it’s up. Hopefully that [continue reading]
