Meeting_Body
AD HOC BOARD COMPOSITION COMMITTEE
MARCH 23, 2026
Subject
SUBJECT: BENCHMARKING ANALYSIS OF TRANSIT AND INFRASTRUCTURE AGENCIES
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE the Report on Benchmarking Analysis of Transit Agencies.
Issue
ISSUE
In November 2024, Los Angeles County voters approved Measure G, a charter amendment that expands the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from five to nine members and implements related county governance reforms, including the election of a countywide Chief Executive Officer. Measure G does not amend Metro's statutory governance structure, though its passage has prompted discussion of whether Metro's Board composition should be changed to accommodate the impending change in county governance.
Background
BACKGROUND
An Ad Hoc Committee of the Board was established by Chair Dutra in January 2026 to focus on potential governance considerations arising from Measure G. Motion 33.1 by Directors Dutra, Barger, Horvath, Padilla, Najarian, and Dupont-Walker (Attachment A) directs that the Ad Hoc Committee's deliberations and recommendations be informed by relevant demographic, historical, and comparative context which was presented at last month's Ad-Hoc meeting. The motion also requested that staff provide benchmarking of peer agencies, which is the purpose of this report.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Motion 33.1 specifically directed staff to prepare a benchmarking analysis of peer transit agencies of comparable size, scope, and governance complexity, including a summary of each agency's governing board composition, appointment or selection structure, voting authority, and any relevant statutory or local governance provisions.
To benchmark governance practices among large U.S. transit systems, staff reviewed peer agencies with comparable scale, multimodal operations, and regional service areas.
While not direct peers in scale, the following agencies were a...
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