At its June 25 monthly meeting, the Metro Board will be voting on the contract for the initial phase of what is now optimistically called "Metro Countywide Bikeshare."
According to the recently posted board agenda look-ahead [PDF], Metro has selected bike-share vendor Bicycle Transit Systems. The $11.8 million contract is "contingent upon the execution of an MOU between the City of Los Angeles and Metro" and "future phases will be brought back ...for Board approval contingent upon successful completion and operation of the Phase 1 Pilot."
It's a good time to take a peek at how sustainable transportation and related topics are showing up on legislators' priorities. Here's a very NON-comprehensive list.