The Los Angeles Metro Board approved a proposal to expand its reduced-fare initiative and provide support to fire survivors. The LIFE reduced fare program will be modified for at least six months, offering 20 free rides per month or discounted passes to displaced residents. Metro will also explore financial assistance for employees who lost their homes due to the fires and look at ways to use its resources to aid in recovery efforts.
The Los Angeles Metro Board of Directors approved a proposal Thursday to expand its reduced-fare initiative and to pursue other measures in support of fire survivors throughout the L.A. region.
L.A. County Supervisor and Metro Board Chair Janice Hahn introduced a motion last week calling for measures to support fire victims. It was co-authored by Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger, Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, Supervisor Hilda Solis and Whittier Councilman Fernando Dutra, who are all members of Metro’s Board of Directors.
“As residents who lost their homes try to rebuild their lives over the next few months, the last thing they should have to worry about is whether they can afford to take the train or bus,” she added. “Thousands of residents are now without reliable means of transportation, and our Metro system may play a crucial role as an option for residents to get to work and to our Disaster Recovery Centers to access support,” Barger said in a statement.Here’s where victims of the Los Angeles-area wildfires can get help
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