State bill introduced to allow Metro to seek ballot measure
As many of you know, Metro has been exploring the possibility of going to Los Angeles County voters with a ballot measure in Nov. 2016. Although no decision on the [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Friday, February 27
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Reminder: Independent Citizens' Advisory and Oversight Committee holds public hearing Friday
The Committee oversees the half-cent sales tax increases that Los Angeles County voters approved in 1980 (Prop A) and 1990 (Prop C), respectively. Here is the meeting notice and agenda: INDEPENDENT CITIZENS’ ADVISORY AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETINGPUBLIC HEARING Metro Headquarters 3rd Floor – Board Room One Gateway Plaza Los Angeles Friday, April [continue reading]
First phase of Metro Red Line celebrates 20-year anniversary
“This day is here…” On January 29, 1993, former Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley stood among a swarm of public officials and transit agency staffers on the cramped Pershing Square subway platform. Standing shoulders above everyone else, including then-California Gov. Pete Wilson, Bradley proudly inaugurated the opening of the first [continue reading]
Metro responds to today’s protests
The Bus Riders Union and other groups held a protest march Thursday in Los Angeles and made several statements about Metro to the media and others. In the spirit of setting the record straight, here are a few facts about Metro: •1,222 affordable housing units are either planned, being built [continue reading]