Move LA

Move LA’s mission is to build a broad constituency that will advocate for the development of the tran Who Is Move LA? Measure H passed with 69.4% of the vote.

Move LA’s mission is to build a broad constituency that will advocate for the development of a comprehensive, diverse, robust, clean and financially sound public transportation system for Los Angeles County, champion strategies to accelerate its implementation and policies that will ensure prosperous and healthy neighborhoods around stations where people of all ages and incomes can live, work and

thrive. Move LA initiated the organizing campaign and built the powerful business-labor-environmental coalition that got Measure R half-cent sales tax for transportation on the ballot in November 2008 and worked with then Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to help ensure its passage with 67.4% of the vote. Measure R was a 30-year measure that would raise about $36 billion nearly 70% of which was dedicated to expanding the transit system in LA County, both bus and rail — a virtual doubling of the size of LA County’s fixed-guideway transit system from 120 miles and 103 stations to 236 miles and 200 stations. Move LA’s ever-expanding coalition then worked at the federal, state and local levels to help implement Measure R and to accelerate the construction of the 12 Measure R funded rail and bus rapid transit lines. Measure R helped kick-start the local economy out of the Great Recession and has created thousands of jobs since. Measure R also emboldened LA Metro to seek voter approval of Measure J to extend its term from 30 to 60 years in 2012. While not receiving the required 2/3 vote, Measure J’s 66.1% was impressive enough to embolden Move LA and LA Metro to begin preparation for another measure. It gave validation to Move LA’s motto: Fortune favors the bold – and so do the voters! After 2012, Move LA urged a new LA Metro board – a board that had only 4 members from the previous board and only one who supported Measure R - to be bold and go to the voters again in 2016. Move LA began an expanded coalition building exercise hoping to convince new LA Mayor Eric Garcetti that another measure was winnable, created the Measure R2 “Strawman,” a draft measure to serve as a device to gather input and expand the program and its coalition of support to include seniors, persons with disabilities, students, bicycle and pedestrian advocates, environmental justice and smart growth advocates. Meanwhile LA Metro worked to gain the input of cities and sub-regional Councils of Government (COGs). These discussions converged to embolden LA Metro to place Measure M on the November 2016 ballot, another half-cent sales tax, this time without the sunset, while extending Measure R without sunset as well. Together they would raise $120 billion on top of the first Measure R’s estimated $36 billion for a total of almost $160 billion by 2057 – and continue beyond that. The energetic leadership of Mayor Eric Garcetti and new Metro Chair Councilman John Fasana of Duarte led to a victory of 71.2% when LA County voted Yes to support Measure M! Measures R and M will not only build for LA the world’s most modern transportation system, but it will also enhance LA’s global competitiveness, increase the region’s economic and environmental sustainability, improve air quality and traffic congestion, and help reduce household transportation costs. Mayor Garcetti characterized Move LA’s Denny Zane as “the grandfather – no the godfather – of Measures R and M.”

Immediately after the Measure M victory, Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas asked Move LA to take a leadership role in convincing the LA County Board of Supervisors to place a one-quarter cent sales tax on the March, 2017 ballot to raise $350 million per year to end homelessness in LA County. Ever ready for a challenge that makes a difference, led by then Deputy Director Beth Steckler, the Move LA team rose to the challenge. Fortune does indeed favor the bold!

09/03/2026

SoCal Transit Month is officially here! 🎉

All month long, we’re celebrating the people, places, and possibilities that keep Southern California moving. Whether you ride the bus, catch the train, bike to your stop, walk a few blocks, or are transit-curious, there’s a seat for you in this movement. 🚍🚆🚲

The celebration begins with Ride in Style Week, taking place August 31 through September 6.

Transit riders are invited to put together their most iconic look, ride public transportation, and take a photo showing how they bring their personal style to transit. Participants can enter the statewide contest by:

- Snapping a pic of the fit while on transit
- Tag MoveLA and use
- For more info click the link in our bio

Join the Ride Contest🚍🚆✨

Ride, explore, and you could win! This Transit Month, every trip is a chance to join the fun in our statewide Ride Contest. Hop on the bus, train, or rail, log your rides, and show California how you move. Sign up at ridecontest.com.

And that’s not all: a brand-new, limited-edition TAP card has arrived! 👀💳 Grab yours, ride in style, and rep your love for transit all month long.

Where will transit take you this month? Share your bus, rail, bike, walk, or first/last-mile transit adventures with and tag MoveLA so we can cheer you on! 💙

Ready, set… ride!

09/02/2026

Help shape a safer, beter connected, and more

accessible Southeast LA County 🚌

If you live, work, or travel in Norwalk, Bell

Gardens, Bell, Huntington Park, Downey, Carson

and the unincorporated community of Walnut

Park, share your thoughts by September 11, 2026!

✅Take the survey: bit.ly/MetroRCNSurvey

🌐Learn more: metro.net/rcn

Ayúdenos a construir un sureste condado de Los

Ángeles más seguro, conectado, y accesible para

todos 🚌

Si vive, trabaja o viaja en Norwalk, Bell Gardens,

Bell, Huntington Park, Downey, Carson y la

comunidad no incorporada de Walnut Park,

¡comparta su opinión!

✅Tome la encuesta: bit.ly/MetroRCNSurvey

🌐Conozca más: metro.net/rcn

08/29/2026

KICKING OFF ✨SOCAL TRANSIT MONTH ✨in City Of Inglewood this year!

Roll through transit, skateboard, cycling 🚌🛼🛹🚲

Join us THIS🗓️ Saturday, August 29 (12-6pm) at

📍Darby Park, 3400 Arbor Vitae St. for a day of family-friendly community celebration bringing together residents of Inglewood for an afternoon of FREE 🆓
- food 🍽️
- live music 🎶🎤
- games 🎯
- activities for all ages 🤝
- resources 🚌 🚲📝

¡Este año damos el pistoletazo de salida al ✨MES DEL TRANSPORTE PÚBLICO DE SOCAL ✨ en City Of Inglewood!

Las posibilidades de llegar son infinita 🚌🛼🛹🚲

Acompáñanos ESTE🗓️ sábado, 29 de agosto (de 12:00 a 18:00) en

📍Darby Park, 3400 Arbor Vitae St., para disfrutar de un día de celebración comunitaria para toda la familia que reunirá a los vecinos de Inglewood en una tarde con actividades GRATUITAS 🆓
- comida 🍽️
- música en directo 🎶🎤
- juegos 🎯
- actividades para todas las edades 👌🏼🤝
- recursos 🚌 🚲📝

08/28/2026

We want YOU to show us your most iconic fits on transit between Aug 31st and Sept 6! Pull out your best outfit and strike a pose while you’re riding transit! Whether you're channeling vintage chic, rocking red carpet glam, or showing off your most creative and unique look, we want to see how you’re riding in style. It’s all about expressing yourself and making a statement on the go! Who says public transit can’t be a fashion show?

How to enter:

📸 Snap a pic of your fit while you're out on transit

Tag MoveLA

Use

That's it!! Get ready to turn every ride into a runway and showcase your unique style!!

For more information on this and other events hit the link in our bio!

08/28/2026

Help shape a safer, better connected, and more
accessible Southeast LA County

Join the Metro RCN virtual community meeting:
🗓️: Monday 8/31 🕕 6-7:30PM
RSVP 🔗: bit.ly/MetroRCNMeeting
✅Survey : bit.ly/MetroRCNSurvey
Learn more: metro.net/rcn

If you live, work, or travel in Norwalk, Bell
Gardens, Bell, Huntington Park, Downey, Carson
and the unincorporated community of Walnut
Park share your thoughts!

Ayúdenos a construir un sureste condado de Los
Ángeles más seguro, conectado, y accesible para
todos

Únase a la reunión comunitaria virtual de Metro
RCN:
🗓️ Lunes 8/31 🕕 6-7:30PM
RSVP 🔗: bit.ly/MetroRCNMeeting
✅Encuesta: bit.ly/MetroRCNSurvey
Conozca más: metro.net/rcn

08/28/2026

This is a story about bus stops and our transformative legislation, AB 1599, that sets the foundation for a more seamless and integrated transit system throughout California!

There are over ten of thousands of bus stops in Los Angeles County alone and with 250+ transit agencies, hundreds of thousands statewide. And we simply don’t know where most of them are!

The result is a physical stop shows up differently across apps, confusing rider and making it harder to make your connection. For a rider with a disability, it makes it even harder to catch your ride.

Our sponsored bill, Assembly Bill 1599, ends this chaos by creating a California Bus Stop Registry and assigning every stop in the State a California ID so when your map app pulls it up, it is automatically correct!

For Riders, AB 1599:
- Creates a seamless transfers across agencies and modes
- Supports accessibility and equity investments
- Eliminates (expensive) custom trip planning apps
- Future-proofs systems for modernization
- Makes capital planning easier

Thank you to Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens for carrying this bill and to David of AARP California, David Martinez and MarkyMarc from Streets For All and Melissa Werner for being partners on this bill. And to Gillian Gillette for the vision for what this bill could be and how government can solve problems for customers.

Now AB 1599 sits on the Governor’s desk waiting his signature! Let’s do this!

08/28/2026

08/04/2026

We invite you to join the Green Hydrogen Coalition (GHC) for its upcoming webinar, Community Dialogues for Clean Resilience: Lessons Learned from the Calistoga Resiliency Center, on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, from 9:00–10:30 AM PT.

As communities across California find innovative ways to decarbonize and strengthen their grid, the need for community engagement has never been more apparent. Highlighting the tremendous work done with the Calistoga Resiliency Center, participants will hear directly from the leaders and partners who helped make the project a reality. The Calistoga Resiliency Center represents one of California’s most innovative clean energy resilience projects, demonstrating how renewable hydrogen can provide reliable, zero-emission backup power when communities need it most. During this webinar, you’ll hear directly from the leaders and partners who helped make the project a reality as they discuss the lessons learned, implementation challenges, the importance of engaging the community, and what this project means for the future of resilient, clean energy infrastructure across California.

The webinar agenda and registration link are below.

Invitation to GHC August 5 Webinar

“Community Dialogues for Clean Resilience: Lessons Learned from the Calistoga Resiliency Center”

·       Date & Time: Wednesday, August 5, 2026, from 9:00-10:30 AM PT

·
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/9117835509103/WN_navI36UETACvheg92Voljg #/registration

Speakers include:

·       Lisa Gift, Vice Mayor, City of Calistoga

·       Craig Horne, Chief Technology Officer, Energy Vault

·       Sonny Thielbar, Community Engagement Consultant

·       Tim Kamermayer, Director, GHC (Moderator)
Jeremy Donnell, Senior Manager, PG & E

For more information, please contact Vicky Tran, [email protected].

08/04/2026

We invite you to join the Green Hydrogen Coalition (GHC) for its upcoming webinar, Community Dialogues for Clean Resilience: Lessons Learned from the Calistoga Resiliency Center, on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, from 9:00–10:30 AM PT.

As communities across California find innovative ways to decarbonize and strengthen their grid, the need for community engagement has never been more apparent. Highlighting the tremendous work done with the Calistoga Resiliency Center, participants will hear directly from the leaders and partners who helped make the project a reality. The Calistoga Resiliency Center represents one of California’s most innovative clean energy resilience projects, demonstrating how renewable hydrogen can provide reliable, zero-emission backup power when communities need it most. During this webinar, you’ll hear directly from the leaders and partners who helped make the project a reality as they discuss the lessons learned, implementation challenges, the importance of engaging the community, and what this project means for the future of resilient, clean energy infrastructure across California.

The webinar agenda and registration link are below.

“Community Dialogues for Clean Resilience: Lessons Learned from the Calistoga Resiliency Center”
· Date & Time: Wednesday, August 5, 2026, from 9:00-10:30 AM PT
· https://zoom.us/webinar/register/9117835509103/WN_navI36UETACvheg92Voljg #/registration

Speakers include:

· Lisa Gift, Vice Mayor, City of Calistoga
· Craig Horne, Chief Technology Officer, Energy Vault
· Sonny Thielbar, Community Engagement Consultant
· Tim Kamermayer, Director, GHC (Moderator) Jeremy Donnell, Senior Manager, PG&E

For more information, please contact Vicky Tran, [email protected].

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