The gavel just dropped, thereby starting the monthly meeting of the full Metro Board of Directors. Here’s the agenda. And here’s a Source post from yesterday looking at some of the key issues that are scheduled to be considered today. The Board also voted to approve items on the consent [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Freeway toll lanes seem to speed things along, somewhat (L.A. Times) Here’s the top of the story, which provides a good summary of the preliminary [continue reading]
[scribd id=219872562 key=key-pznk1wn3tzezfxvcfsm mode=scroll] The Metro Board of Directors meets on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at Metro headquarters for their regular monthly meeting. The agenda is posted above and below is some of the more interesting items on the docket: •Item 17, a motion by Board Member Paul Krekorian asking [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Transit-related note: Thanks to Kings fans for riding the Expo and Blue Lines to last night’s game. Lucky bounce, Sharks. Games four and six will [continue reading]
[scribd id=219038130 key=key-bh2vak1qlrptv1yb7fq mode=scroll] One key issue that the Metro Board of Directors are scheduled to consider at their meeting on Thursday: whether to continue tolling as part of the ExpressLanes on the 10 and 110 freeways beyond January 15 of next year. Some quick background: Metro received a $210.6-million federal [continue reading]
Click on a photo to see larger. Photos by Steve Hymon/Metro The hearing adjourned about 2:15 p.m. after more than four hours that included a brief staff presentation on the fares, about 165 public speakers and a brief disruption near the end of the meeting that resulted in two arrests [continue reading]
The public hearing on fare changes saw many Metro riders and community leaders turn out to let the Metro Board know what they think. Video featuring a few of today’s public speakers: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y_IinXTyWc] And here’s audio-only from some speakers earlier in the morning: Reminder: public comments will be accepted through [continue reading]
Click on photo to see larger Some of Metro’s riders who took the time to travel to Metro this morning to testify to the Metro Board of Directors at the public hearing over proposed fare changes. Photos by Steve Hymon/Metro. More photos and text later. RELATED POSTS: Public hearing is [continue reading]
Good morning, Metro riders and stakeholders! Metro Board Chair Diane DuBois just dropped the gavel on the public hearing over Metro’s proposed fare changes; the two options by Metro staff are shown above. DuBois emphasized that no decision is being made today and that the Metro Board of Directors — the 13-member [continue reading]
It was a very quiet and relatively quick meeting today of the Metro Board of Directors owing to a light agenda. Don’t fret: I suspect the April and May meetings will be far busier — the May 22 meeting, in particular, is when the Board is scheduled to consider fare [continue reading]
