In this file photo, commuters board the Orange Line at Winnetka’s Pierce College station. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times / October 31, 2005)
The March 5 meeting of the Metro San Fernando Valley Service Council will include the opportunity for members of the public to comment on the proposed fare restructuring to take effect in September. The meeting will take place at:
Marvin Braude San Fernando Valley Constituent Center
6262 Van Nuys Boulevard
Van Nuys, CA 91401
Materials will be available for review via embedded links within the online agendas as received:
HTML: http://www.metro.net/about/meetings/board/sfv-0205-2014/agenda/
PDF: http://media.metro.net/board/Agendas/2014/02_february/20140205othersectorasfv.pdf
Time has been allocated on the agenda for a “fare forum” to receive public input. This is not a formal public hearing, but will include a presentation on the fare change proposals and public comment will be recorded and forwarded to the Metro Board.
Information on the proposed options is available on the Metro website:
http://transit-insider.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f22724f1d394781d56b57f7c4&id=fca7feabd9&e=53e1dba740
Comments gathered at the Fare Forum will be transcribed and submitted to the Metro Board of Directors as part of the record of public comment on the proposal. Fare Forums are being held at each of this month’s Service Council meetings at the request of the Metro Board to provide the public with opportunities in different regions of LA County to receive information and comment on the proposed fare restructuring. In addition to these Forums, the public may provide verbal input on the fare proposal at a formal public hearing that the Metro Board of Directors will hold on March 29, starting at 9:30 am, at the Metro Headquarters building in downtown Los Angeles. For more information about the proposed fare restructuring, including other ways to submit comments on the proposal, see http://www.metro.net/riding/new-fares/.
The March 5 SFV Council meeting will also include the approval process for the June service changes which were the subject of the February 5 public hearing.