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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]