Final Environmental Impact Report Approval for the North Hollywood to Pasadena Transit Corridor Project

2022-04-28T15:25:21-07:00April 28th, 2022|In the news, Press Release, Transportation|

LOS ANGELES, CA - The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) today certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) and approval for the North Hollywood to Pasadena Transit Corridor project. The North Hollywood to Pasadena Transit Corridor project is a $267-million, an 18-mile project that aims to build a high-quality Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line that will connect the San Fernando [...]

Supervisor Solis Celebrates Federal Transit Administration Making Way for Federal Funding for West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor Project

2022-02-25T17:50:20-08:00February 25th, 2022|In the news, Press Release, Transportation|

LOS ANGELES, CA - Metro Board Chair and Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, representing the First District, released the following statement on the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announcing pre-award authorization for Metro to incur costs for the project development stage of the West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor Project: “I am pleased and thankful [...]

Decriminalizing Mobility Through Implementation of the Vision Zero Action Plan

2021-11-16T12:00:47-08:00November 16th, 2021|In the news, Press Release, Public Safety and Diversion, Transportation|

LOS ANGELES, CA - Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion authored by Chair Hilda L. Solis, Supervisor to the First District, and co-authored by Supervisor Janice Hahn on addressing the injustices exposed by the Los Angeles Times analysis which revealed that out of more than 44,000 bike stops made by the [...]

Chair Hilda L. Solis’ Statement on Metro’s Release of the West Santa Ana Draft EIS/EIR and Upcoming Public Comment Period

2021-07-30T17:20:20-07:00July 30th, 2021|In the news, Press Release, Transportation|

LOS ANGELES - Chair Hilda L. Solis released the following statement after Metro distributed its Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor: “Community feedback is essential to ensuring projects like the West Santa Ana Brach Transit Corridor are equitable and inclusive of the needs of residents who frequently use public [...]

Chair Hilda L. Solis’ Statement on the Reported Hate Crimes on Metro

2021-04-15T09:48:10-07:00April 15th, 2021|Community, In the news, Press Release, Public Safety and Diversion, Transportation|

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis and Vice Chair to the Metro board, released the following statement after learning of two reported hate crimes committed against two individuals riding on Metro. “I am appalled by the recent attacks of a 70-year-old woman on a bus in Eagle Rock, [...]

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to Oppose Proposition 22 Through Action by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis

2020-10-13T12:39:08-07:00October 13th, 2020|In the news, Jobs, Press Release, Transportation|

Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis released the following statement after the Board of Supervisors approved her motion directing the Board to take an official position to oppose Proposition 22 (Prop 22), which will exploit workers by creating a legal channel for app-based companies, such as Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart, and Postmates, to not [...]

LA County Adopts a Vision Zero Plan to Reduce Traffic Fatalities

2020-08-04T12:53:00-07:00August 4th, 2020|Community, Environment and Environmental Justice, In the news, Press Release, Transportation|

Between 2013 and 2017, over 3,400 people lost their lives in traffic accidents on roads throughout Los Angeles County. Of these deaths, 383 occurred in unincorporated areas of the County. During this same time, traffic fatalities on unincorporated County roadways increased by nearly 28 percent. In an effort to enhance safety on local streets, today [...]

Metro to Support Small Business Subcontractors With Action Taken by Supervisor Solis

2020-06-26T09:39:57-07:00June 26th, 2020|In the news, Press Release, Transportation|

In a step to protect local small businesses, Los Angeles Metro adopted a measure to ensure that small business owners hired as subcontractors do not bear the brunt of voluntary consultant fee reductions after Metro’s Board of Directors yesterday approved a motion authored by Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, Director James Butts, and [...]

Supervisor Solis’ Statement on Metro Moving Ahead on Highest-Priority Projects Despite COVID-19 Crisis

2020-05-28T18:34:36-07:00May 28th, 2020|In the news, Jobs, Press Release, Transportation|

Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis released the following statement after the Metro Board of Directors approved a motion authored by Director Hahn, co-authored by Supervisor Solis and Directors Garcetti, Butts and Garcia, directing Metro to continue to work towards shovel-ready status on all projects consistent with the Measure M expenditure plan: “Even though [...]

Supervisor Solis’ Statement on Metro Exploring Lower Fares for Ridership

2020-05-28T18:44:27-07:00May 28th, 2020|In the news, Press Release, Transportation|

Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis released the following statement after the Metro Board of Directors approved her friendly amendment to Director Garcetti’s motion, which instructs Metro staff to return in 30 days with recommendations on lowering fares for all Metro transit services: “Today, I made a friendly amendment to Director Garcetti’s motion to [...]

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