The Measure M sales tax approved by Los Angeles County voters in 2016 requires some local jurisdictions to contribute three percent of the cost of new rail projects. The Metro Board of Directors in 2017 adopted guidelines on how to implement this requirement. In February 2023, the Metro Board adopted several [continue reading]
The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) has announced that Metro will receive a full request of $600 million in state grant funding for a key expansion of the Metro system, [continue reading]
On Tuesday, January 31, Metro’s Service Councils will host the first of two FY24 Budget Public Forums in which Metro’s budget team will explain: our Equitable Zero-Based Budget (EZBB) process; near-term outlook; a revenue and cost performance index preview, and; the public outreach process for the budget for Fiscal Year [continue reading]
Metro invites the public to provide feedback about the agency’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget process during a live, interactive Telephone Town Hall on Tuesday, January 17, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. As part of Metro’s ongoing Putting People First engagement efforts, the Telephone Town Hall will invite participants to [continue reading]
Metro has released a Solicitation for Proposals for up to $7.9 million in funds through the state of California’s Access for All Program to expand access to on-demand, wheelchair-accessible vehicle services in L.A. County. The Access for All grant program was created to increase availability of on-demand wheelchair-accessible vehicles and [continue reading]
Metro this week submitted a funding application package for three key light rail projects to compete for $1.9 billion in supplemental funding from the State of California. The funding would come from the state’s Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program, also known as TIRCP. The State is expected to announce [continue reading]
There are many opportunities to shape how Metro defines funding priorities. We invite you to visit My Metro Budget to learn and participate in the budget development process for the upcoming fiscal year that will run from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024. You will be asked to make [continue reading]
Angelenos are once again invited to participate in a conversation with Metro about the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget process during a live, interactive Telephone Town Hall on Tuesday, October 18, from 6-7 p.m. Metro invites the public to join and share their input. As part of Metro’s ongoing Putting People [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors meets at 10 a.m. this Thursday, Sept. 22, for its regular monthly meeting. The agenda is here, where you can also peruse through the agenda, staff reports and attachments. A link to the meeting’s live webstream will appear on that page shortly before 10 a.m. [continue reading]
Metro today announced that it had been awarded $1.24 billion in American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2) funds to help pay for expenses incurred by the agency during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “LA Metro is deeply appreciative to U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla, our Los Angeles County Congressional [continue reading]
