Meeting_Body
AD HOC BOARD COMPOSITION COMMITTEE
MARCH 23, 2026
Subject
SUBJECT: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE ORAL REPORT
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE the monthly oral report on the Ad Hoc Board Composition Community Engagement.
Issue
ISSUE
The Metro Ad Hoc Board Composition Committee approved an inclusive community and stakeholder engagement plan designed to gather timely, accessible, and geographically representative input from riders, local governments, and community stakeholders across Los Angeles County.
This monthly oral report will include a recap of completed stakeholder outreach and an update on planned outreach.
To date, Metro has reached approximately 200 stakeholders at the following meetings:
• Boyle Heights Chamber of Commerce
• Central City Association Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
• Metro Citizen Advisory Council
• Gateway Cities Service Council
• Greater San Fernando Valley Chamber of Commerce
• Las Virgenes-Malibu Council of Governments
• San Fernando Valley Service Council
• San Gabriel Valley Service Council
• Westside/Central Service Council
• Valley Industry Commerce Association Transportation Committee
Equity_Platform
EQUITY PLATFORM
Robust community and stakeholder engagement advances Metro’s equity objectives by prioritizing outreach to underrepresented communities, riders, and stakeholders across all regions of Los Angeles County. Metro includes multilingual outreach, accessible meeting formats, and partnerships with community-based organizations and faith leaders to reduce participation barriers and ensure diverse perspectives are reflected in Committee deliberations.
Vehicle_Miles_Traveled_Outcome
VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED OUTCOME
VMT and VMT per capita in Los Angeles County are lower than national averages, the lowest in the SCAG region, and on the lower end of VMT per capita statewide, with these declining VMT trends due in part to Metro’s significant investment in rail and bus transit.* Metro’s Board-adopted VMT reduction targets align with California’s statewide climate goals, including achieving carbon neutrality by 2045. To ensure continued progress, all Board items are assessed for their potential impact on VMT.
As part of these ongoing efforts, this item is expected to contribute to further reductions in VMT. While this item does not directly encourage taking transit, sharing a ride, or using active transportation, it is a vital part of Metro operations, as it the Metro Board has broad authority over Metro policies. Because the Metro Board has adopted an agency-wide VMT Reduction Target, and this item supports the overall function of the agency, this item is consistent with the goals of reducing VMT.
*Based on population estimates from the United States Census and VMT estimates from Caltrans’ Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) data between 2001-2019.
Prepared_by
Prepared by: Marisa Perez, Deputy Chief, Community Relations, 213-922-3808
Lilian De-Loza Gutierrez, Executive Officer, Community Relations,
213-922-7479
Reviewed_By
Reviewed by: Nicole Englund, Chief of Staff, 213-922-7950
