Public outreach and community engagement are fundamental and mandatory activities for Metro. Metro staff has released the draft Public Participation Plan (PPP) for 2022 and want input from the public before submitting to the Metro Board for their approval later this year. Anyone can submit comments about the draft Plan from [continue reading]
The above document requires some explanation. Let’s keep it simple: •Every three years, the Federal Transit Administration requires Metro to issue a Public Participation Plan in order to comply with federal civil rights law. Here’s the draft plan. •This plan guides all of Metro’s outreach to gather important public input [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from Metrolink, the agency that runs commuter rail in Southern California. Because this involves a potential fare increase up to seven percent, I want all readers to understand that Metrolink and Metro are separate agencies, although Metro is one of the five counties in So Cal [continue reading]
The Federal Transit Administration on Monday released its Civil Rights Title VI compliance review of Metro; the review can be downloaded here as a Word document. The review found that Metro did not fully follow federal regulations and guidance when the agency made service and fare changes. The review dates [continue reading]
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will soon release a compliance review that finds that Metro did not fully follow federal regulations and guidance when the agency made service and fare changes. The review dates back to 2009. It is important to note that [continue reading]
