The blueprint shifts the agency’s focus beyond just operating transit to managing mobility.
Shuttles will replace 60-foot Orange Line bus service to Warner Center.
In Nov. 2016, Metro’s Measure M was approved by 71.15% of Los Angeles County voters, far exceeding the two-thirds approval needed.
The rail line, which is now 50% complete, is expected to serve 88,000 riders daily.
The buses will make up the largest airport fleet of its kind in the U.S., with the vehicles being produced at BYD’s Lancaster, Calif. plant.
The transition to electric buses, Metro believes, can be paired with workforce development programs to bolster the local economy and create jobs and a pathway to the middle class for Angelenos.
By the end of 2018, 100 self-service electric vehicles will be available in 40 locations.
The $1.3 million Contractor Development and Bonding Program will enable qualified entrepreneurs to successfully compete for construction-related contracts.
The agency’s Office of Extraordinary Innovation is now in the process of assembling a phase 1 review team to evaluate the concept on its financial and technical merit.
A motion calls for agency to create and publish a score card system that reflects percentages of women hired by Metro contractors and develop an incentive program.
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