A series of public meetings designed to gather community input and inform the public on new developments with the Big Blue Bus has been set for late January and early February. The meetings are open to the public and will take place at various locations around the Big Blue Bus service area.
Each year, the Big Blue Bus creates these public forums and uses the information to plan new services or improve existing service. Feedback from the last round of community outreach meetings directly resulted in changes in the service to the Veterans Administration Campus, which is the newly reconfigured Line 4.
The Big Blue Bus will begin to focus on the development of a new, three-year service improvement plan this year. The plan guides the long-range planning of bus service and is designed to meet the changing needs of the community. Public input during the development of the plan is highly encouraged. The community meetings give the public the chance to guide and direct how transportation services will change in the upcoming years to better serve the community.
Attend one of the following meetings to find out about some of the new developments occurring at the Big Blue Bus and to share your ideas and suggestions on making public transportation better.
The scheduled meetings have been slated for the following dates: • Tuesday, Jan. 28, 12 to 1:30 p.m., UCLA, Kerckhoff Hall at the Student Union • Thursday, Jan. 30, 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Vera Davis McClendon Youth & Family Center, 610 California Ave., Venice • Saturday, Feb. 1, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Ken Edwards Center, 1527 4th St., Santa Monica • Tuesday, Feb. 4, 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Tom Bradley Youth & Family Center, 5213 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles • Wednesday, Feb. 5, 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Virginia Park (Thelma Terry Center), 2200 Virginia Ave., Santa Monica.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on January 18, 2003. Read the original PDF.