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]
Are you an avid user of public transit? Do you feel called to public service? The South Bay Cities Council of Governments (COG) is seeking nominees to serve during the [continue reading]
This month, all Service Councils will hear an update on the Traffic Reduction Study and a NextGen Bus Speed Engineering Working Group Update, which is working on bus supportive infrastructure projects to speed up the bus system in support of the NextGen Bus Plan. Last but not least, all Councils [continue reading]
Are you an avid user of public transit? Do you feel called to public service? The South Bay Cities Council of Governments (COG) is seeking applicants to nominate to serve during the July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2023 term on the Metro South Bay Cities Service Council. The COG [continue reading]
A new $10.5-million U.S. Department of Transportation grant will fund the purchase of 30 next-generation, near zero-emission compressed natural gas buses to run in the South Bay and Gateway Cities region, Metro announced today. The takeaways: •Combined with Metro’s $10.5-million match, a total of $21 million will be invested to replace [continue reading]
The Measure M sales tax ballot measure includes funding for the following projects, programs and local return for the city of Torrance: •The Green Line Extension to Crenshaw Boulevard in Torrance. The Green Line would be extended for 4.7 miles from its current terminus in Redondo Beach to a new [continue reading]
As part of the Nov. 8 ballot, Los Angeles County voters will be considering Measure M, a half-cent sales tax increase and extension of the Measure R half-cent tax beyond 2039 to pay for transit, highway, walking, biking and other transportation projects. Both taxes would continue in perpetuity or until [continue reading]
