Metro: Public Workshop on Improving Bus Service along Crenshaw Blvd

Metro’s South Bay Service Council invites the public to attend a special workshop to discuss options on how to improve bus service on Metro lines 210 and 710, which run between Hollywood/Vine Station and South Bay Galleria and Wilshire Center to South Bay Galleria via Crenshaw Blvd. The meeting details are as follows:

Time: Wednesday, February 27 at 6 p.m.
Location: Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza
First Floor Community Room (between Sears and the LAPD Substation by Stocker Street entrance)
3650 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90008

The meeting location can be reached by Metro Bus 40, 105, 210, 705, 710, and 740. Free parking is available. For more routes or connections, use Trip Planner or call 323.GO.METRO. Those who cannot attend can also submit comments via email toservicecouncils@metro.net.

The public is also invited and encouraged to attend the regular monthly Service Council meetings to provide input on Metro service in their area. The Metro South Bay Service Council usually meets on the second Friday of each month at 9:30 a.m. atInglewood City Hall, located at 1 W. Manchester Blvd.

Upon request, sign language interpretation, materials in alternative formats, interpreters, and other accommodations are available to the public for Metro-sponsored meetings and events. All requests for reasonable accommodations must be made at least three working days (72 hours) in advance of the scheduled meeting date. Please telephone 213.922.4600 Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. The TDD line is 800.252.9040.

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