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]
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]
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]
Although most riders use Metro every day without incident, we know, and have heard from you, that there are fears and concerns we need to address. As the LA Times and others have reported, our region is suffering from an opioid addiction crisis – and the despondency and deaths it [continue reading]
Metro welcomes Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass as the newest member of the Metro Board of Directors. With her swearing in as the mayor of the City of Los Angeles in December, she replaced former Mayor Eric Garcetti.With her focus on providing a unified approach to addressing the homelessness crisis [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors will hold their first meeting of the full Board of 2023 this Thursday, Jan. 26, 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 [continue reading]
Newly elected Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath has become the newest member of the Metro Board of Directors, representing the county’s Third District. She replaces former Metro Board member Sheila Kuehl, who served on the Board since 2014. Supervisor Horvath was elected to the Board of Supervisors on [continue reading]
The Metro Board last week approved the $180-million implementation plan for the North San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor to improve the speed, reliability and passenger experience for bus services on [continue reading]
Metro last week approved a new fare policy that simplifies and streamlines Metro fares and caps fares so that no customer overpays for riding Metro buses and trains. The new fare policy was developed to provide a better customer experience by making the transit system easy to use, affordable and [continue reading]
