Metro to host Telephone Town Hall on Thursday, October 19, to discuss budget for 2024-25
As many of you know, Metro is a big agency — our budget for the current fiscal year is $9 billion. We use that money to run our own bus [continue reading]
Stay in touch with the Service Councils
There are some changes coming to The Source, so this will our last Service Councils post here. To stay up to date with all things Service Council, email servicecouncils@metro.net and tell us which Council you’re interested in (or if you’d like to hear about all of them). You can be [continue reading]
Revised Measure M guidelines now available for public review and comment
The Measure M sales tax approved by Los Angeles County voters in 2016 requires some local jurisdictions to contribute three percent of the cost of new rail projects. The Metro Board of Directors in 2017 adopted guidelines on how to implement this requirement. In February 2023, the Metro Board adopted several [continue reading]
Metro to hold briefing on Tuesday, April, 24, on proposed budget for next fiscal year
Metro’s Service Councils will host the second of two FY24 Budget Public Forums where Metro’s budget team will share analysis of the public feedback received and present the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024 (July 1, 2023 – June 30-2024). This event follows Metro’s Telephone Town Halls and the briefing [continue reading]
We’re holding community meetings this month on the options for operating the C and K Lines
UPDATE: Monday night was the first of three public meetings on the C and K Lines operating plan. Unfortunately, technology got the best of us, and we were unable to [continue reading]
Metro to host Telephone Town Hall on Tuesday, March 28, to discuss budget for upcoming fiscal year
Metro invites the public to provide feedback about the agency’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget process during a live, interactive Telephone Town Hall on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, from 6 to 7 p.m.As part of Metro’s ongoing Putting People First engagement efforts, the Telephone Town Hall will invite participants to share [continue reading]
Service Councils return to in-person meetings in March
After two years of holding meetings virtually, the Regional Service Councils will return to in-person meetings beginning on March 1. Members of the public will have the option to attend the meetings in person and will still be able to submit comments online or by phone. Here are the dates, [continue reading]
We’re asking for public input on potential station and station entrance locations for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor project
One of the many key projects that Metro is planning is the future Sepulveda Transit Corridor. The first section will be a high-capacity, fast and frequent rail line or monorail [continue reading]
South Bay Cities Service Council seeks nominations for new members
The South Bay Council of Governments (COG) is actively seeking nominations to Metro’s South Bay Cities (SBC) Service Councils. How it works: The COG makes nominations for the Service Council, and the Metro Board of Directors approves them — after which new members are sworn in and can begin their [continue reading]
Metro’s second Youth Council convenes
Metro’s second Youth Council held its first meeting this past Saturday at Metro headquarters in downtown Los Angeles. The 27 members met one another and held discussions with Metro staff and our CEO Stephanie Wiggins on topics including the future of transportation, building confidence in our youth riders, and how [continue reading]