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]
Our proposed budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year that runs from July 1 through June 30, 2024, has been released. You can read the budget and a shorter budget summary on this web page. The proposed $9-billion balanced budget reflects our commitment to serving customers, stakeholders, residents and efforts to address [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]
As B and D line riders know, the Westlake/MacArthur Park station has, unfortunately, long been a place with a disproportionately high amount of crime, drug use, and loitering. Lately, we’ve seen increases in illegal activity at the station that we don’t want anyone to experience anywhere on our system – [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]
Whether you ride Metro every day or occasionally, we want you to feel welcome, safe and above all, to have a great ride. That’s why we’re excited for you to [continue reading]
The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) and Metro entered into an agreement this week for LACDMH to pilot the provision of comprehensive crisis response services to individuals experiencing mental health crises while onboard Metro vehicles or at Metro stations. As part of this pilot, LACDMH will staff [continue reading]
UPDATE, MAY 26: The Metro Board of Directors today voted to approve the proposed budget. Below is the earlier Source post on public safety initiatives in the budget. *** Safety has been—and will continue to be—Metro’s top priority. As we assembled our proposed $8.8-billion budget for the coming 2023 fiscal [continue reading]
Metro extends its condolences to the victims in today’s subway shooting in New York City. “On behalf of the Metro Board of Directors, I would like to extend my deepest condolences for the victims of the tragedy that occurred today in Brooklyn,” said Los Angeles County Supervisor and Metro Board [continue reading]
