Metro looking to approve budget increasing freeway funding and decreasing transit funding, 405 Freeway widening, Metrolink board meeting, and more:
Varies- L.A. County Public Health's 2 p.m. COVID-19 briefings are one or two days each week. Watch at the County Channel, Channel 94 on most cable systems, or via the County of Los Angeles Facebook page, where broadcast briefings are archived.
Wednesday 5/25 and Wednesday 6/1 - Metro is looking to keep widening the 405 Freeway. Metro is preparing its "I-405 Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plan" in order to seek more money for widening the 405. Learn more about Metro's plans (and tell Metro to just not) at two upcoming virtual meetings: Wednesday 5/25 at 5:30 p.m. and Wednesday 6/1 at 12 noon. More information on Metro's I-405 CMCP at The Source.
Thursday 5/26 - The full Metro board will meet virtually at 10 a.m. to discuss, take public comment, and vote on a full agenda. For details, staff reports, and meeting access information, see the Metro meeting page. This week's agenda includes:
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.