First, a reminder: Metro is still taking applications for those who want to serve on the Measure M Taxpayer Oversight Committee. Please see this post for more info and how to apply. Measure R — the half-cent sales tax approved by L.A. County residents in 2008 — also has an [continue reading]
This is a really good piece and VICE asks all the right questions. As for Measure M, here is the spending list and the project descriptions. The Wall Street Journal [continue reading]
https://soundcloud.com/metrolosangeles/2017-budget-part-1 Spring is in the air, meaning we can soon all relish in the joy that is Metro’s annual budget season 🙂 The budget in the works is for the upcoming 2018 fiscal year, which begins July 1. The above podcast helps explain how you can get involved in the process [continue reading]
A webstream of the meeting will be posted here, likely within 24 hours: Listen and watch online here. (pdf of Board agenda here). We have separate posts for the new policing contract approved [continue reading]
From the Dept. of Expired Umbrellas: The worst of the storm blew through here on Friday but continued throughout the weekend up north. Skiers coming home from Lake Tahoe yesterday [continue reading]
Metro today announced that four unsolicited proposals that could accelerate two mega projects included in Metro’s Measure M transportation ballot measure have advanced from Phase I to Phase II analysis. Two of the proposals are for the West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor and two are for the Sepulveda Pass [continue reading]
Reminder: metro.net will be down between noon and 2 p.m. today for the cutover to the new metro.net. The tech folks have rebuilt the trip planner from the ground up, [continue reading]
ICYMI: Here’s our post about the new policing contract scheduled to be considered by the Metro Board on Dec. 1. Surprised there aren’t more comments on this. ICYMI 2: And here’s [continue reading]
First, on behalf of everyone at Metro, a big thank you to Los Angeles County taxpayers and our riders. If you voted for Measure M, we hope you get what [continue reading]
Phil sent the following to Metro staff earlier Monday. Dear Metro Family: As we approach the eve of the November 8, 2016 election, of interest to all of us is [continue reading]
