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REVISED
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
JUNE 24, 2021
Preamble
Motion by:
DIRECTORS GARCETTI, NAJARIAN, BARGER, BUTTS, SANDOVAL, AND DUPONT-WALKER
Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archive
In everything it does, Metro should always strive to be the best and most prestigious transportation agency in the nation.
Metro's Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archive is an exceptional institution and one of the most comprehensive transit operator-owned library resources in the United States. As Southern California's only multimodal transportation library, it serves employees, the public, governments, and research institutions with timely access to information supporting transportation policy, research, operations, and technology transfer. It is recognized for providing invaluable research, resources, history, and archives that give context to transportation issues and history in Los Angeles and Southern California as well as leadership within the transportation research community.
Approximately 40% of the Dorothy Peyton Gray Library's collection is unique. The library's team works with the National Transportation Library and the Transportation Research Board to improve the availability of transportation-related information needed by federal, state, and local decision-makers. The library partners with local, national, and international entities in cooperative ventures and information sharing.
The library has also developed a robust social media presence with its Primary Resources blog, Transportation Headlines blog, Flickr photo stream with thousands of unique historic images, and YouTube channel featuring historic films and videos.
However, the library's ability to continue providing these services is at risk. In the past decade, the library has operated largely on a shoestring. Its staff has declined to the point that it now has one dedicated full-time position, plus a small number of temporary and as-needed support staff. This lev...
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