This Week In Livable Streets
Metro board meeting with fareless transit rally, Rail to Rail, South El Monte complete streets, and more
By
Joe Linton
5:00 PM PDT on July 24, 2023
Metro board meeting with fareless transit rally, Rail to Rail, South El Monte complete streets, and more.
- Wednesday 7/26 – Metro will host a 6 p.m. Rail to Rail Project Update Meeting. Get a project overview and the latest updates on construction of the Rail to Rail Active Transportation Corridor Project. Details at Metro meeting page.
- Thursday 7/27 – The Alliance for Community Transit (ACT-LA) and other advocates will host a 9 a.m. rally for fareless transit. They urge Mayor and new Metro Board Chair Karen Bass to make good on her campaign pledge to make Metro fare-free. Join ACT-LA as they rallying to keep universal fareless transit – and other transit justice goals – a priority for Mayor Bass and Metro Board. The rally will take place starting at 9 a.m. at Metro Headquarters at One Gateway Plaza, behind Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. Details and RSVP via ACT-LA event page. See also ACT-LA Twitter thread.
- Thursday 7/27 – The full Metro board meets at 10 a.m. to discuss and decide various items. Find meeting agendas and staff reports at Metro board meeting page.
- Saturday 7/29 – ActiveSGV will host a Santa Anita Avenue Complete Streets Community Bike Ride. Learn more about South El Monte’s Santa Anita Avenue Complete Streets Project on an free easy 9-mile bike ride down the Santa Anita corridor. Ride gathers starting at 8 a.m. for an 8:30 a.m. roll-out from the Jeff Seymour Family Center at 10900 Mulhall Street in El Monte. Details and RSVP at Eventbrite.
Did we miss anything? Is there something we should list on future calendars? Email joe [at] streetsblog.org
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