Women’s History Month: our Gender Action Plan
With Women’s History Month underway, we wanted to post today about our Gender Action Plan (GAP) that was approved by the Metro Board of Directors last fall. The plan’s goal [continue reading]
Service Councils return to in-person meetings in March
After two years of holding meetings virtually, the Regional Service Councils will return to in-person meetings beginning on March 1. Members of the public will have the option to attend the meetings in person and will still be able to submit comments online or by phone. Here are the dates, [continue reading]
Metro innovates to create and share dashboard of travel patterns in Los Angeles County
Metro, Measure Up! and the Regional Integration of Intelligent Transportation Systems (RIITS) have teamed up to collect, share and analyze transportation data to better understand travel patterns and help inform transportation policies and operations throughout the Los Angeles region. Measure Up! LOCUS are dashboards that provide info from transportation trips [continue reading]
Assessment shows NextGen Bus Plan has increased access to Metro bus system
Metro released its first assessment of the NextGen Bus Plan, which shows that the service has delivered a more accessible and competitive service compared with pre-NextGen bus service. The NextGen Bus Plan was the first restructuring of Metro’s bus network in a generation and the plan called for a network [continue reading]
Metro Board approves selection of Paul Rajmaira to Measure M Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee; two vacancies need to be filled
The Metro Board of Directors on Thursday approved the appointment of Paul Rajmaira to serve on the Measure M Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee.The committee was formed following the approval of Measure M in 2016 to monitor and ensure that all tax measure revenues are spent for transportation purposes.Paul Rajmaira is [continue reading]
Preview of Metro Board of Directors meeting this Thursday, Sept. 22
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 holds annual State of Agency event; Glendale Councilmember Ara Najarian becomes new chair of agency’s Board of Directors
City of Glendale Councilmember Ara Najarian became the new Chair of the Metro Board of Directors at Metro’s annual State of the Agency event on Thursday morning. Najarian succeeds outgoing [continue reading]
Metro Board approves $8.8-billion budget for FY 23 that focuses on improving the customer experience
UPDATE, MAY 26: The Metro Board of Directors today voted to approve the proposed budget. The earlier blog post on the proposed budget is below. *** Metro’s proposed $8.8-billion budget for the next fiscal year will be considered by the agency’s Board of Directors at their meeting on Thursday, May [continue reading]
Metro Service Council meetings for May 2022
The May Service Council meetings continue to be held virtually due to the COVID-19 Safer at Home orders. This month, all Council meetings will get updates on the Station Evaluation Program, Metro’s Public Participation Plan, and their usual regional updates. They’ll also vote on whether to go dark (not meet) [continue reading]
Preview of Metro Board of Directors’ meeting on Thursday, April 28
The Metro Board of Directors meets at 10 a.m. this Thursday, April 28, for its regular monthly meeting. An embedded version of the agenda is above. You can also peruse through the agenda, staff reports and attachments on this page on metro.net. A link to the meeting’s live webstream will [continue reading]