Deadline for e-mail comments on December Metro bus service changes extended until midnight August 31, 2010

Monday August 16, 2010

In response to postings that the email address originally provided for the public to submit written comments about proposed Metro Bus service changes was not functioning properly, the current deadline has been extended from August 14, 2010 to midnight, August 31, 2010.

To submit electronic comments, please use the following email address: servicechanges@metro.net. Metro apologizes for the inconvenience.

Comments can also be submitted via regular U.S. mail at: Metro Customer Relations, Attn: December 2010 Service Changes, One Gateway Plaza, 99-PL-4 Los Angeles, CA 90012-2932 or facsimile at: 213.922.6988.

Information about the proposed changes is available at www.metro.net/around/proposed-changes-metro-bus-service

Metro just completed a series of five public hearings to gather public input on proposed Metro bus service changes to be considered for implementation on December 12, 2010 or later. The public hearings were held in accordance with federal public hearing requirements outlined in Section 5307 (d) 1 of Title 49 U.S.C., and public hearing guidelines adopted by the Metro Board of Directors in 1993, as amended.

The proposals may be approved in whole or in part at a date following the public hearings. Approved changes may also include other alternatives derived from public comment. Interested members of the public are encouraged to attend the upcoming hearings and provide testimony on any service change proposal (public comments are not restricted to just the bus routes operating in one geographical area).