May 28, 2008 Contact: Jose Ubaldo/Marc Littman Metro Media Relations 213.922.3087/213.922.2700 www.metro.net/pressroom

Metro, Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition to Conduct Community Meetings on Bike and Pedestrian Access to Transit Hubs

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and Los Angeles County Bike Coalition (LACBC) are holding a series of community meetings to discuss bike and pedestrian access to several Metro Rail stations and the Metro Orange Line.

The next community meeting for the Metro Orange Line Van Nuys Station will take place Saturday, May 31 at the Marvin Braude Constituent Service Center, 6262 Van Nuys Blvd., Conference Room 1A, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., as part of a comprehensive study of existing conditions and recommendations for improvements at transit hubs across the Los Angeles County.

There also will be visits to the following Metro Rail stations to look at bicycle and pedestrian access.

• Metro Blue Line Compton Station, Saturday, June 14, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Metro Blue Line Florence Station, Saturday, June 21, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Metro Blue Line Rosa Parks Station, Saturday, July 12, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Metro Blue Line Vernon Station, Saturday, July 19, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Metro Orange Line Van Nuys Station was selected, in addition to the other five transit stations, because of its high transit use. The study is funded by a Caltrans Environmental Justice Planning Grant.

The public will have an opportunity to bike and walk around the Metro Orange Line station to assess its bike and pedestrian access, present findings, and provide key input into the plan. These findings will be incorporated into a final report of recommendations to be completed in the fall of 2008. These reports can be used by cities to apply for grant funds to improve access to the stations.

For more information regarding Metro’s Bicycle Planning work, visit:
www.metro.net/project_plans/bikeways_planning/default.htm or call Lynne Goldsmith, Program Manager at (213) 922-3068. To contact the Los Angeles Bicycle Coalition, call Dorothy Kieu Le, Planning and Policy Director, at (213) 629-2142 or visit www.la-bike.org.

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