LA Metro riders would like the transportation agency to spend more money on increasing frequency and improving the cleanliness of vehicles and stations, while spending less on private security and local police contracts.
This according to responses collected from LA Metro’s annual My Metro Budget interactive online tool, which collects rider feedback by giving users the chance to tinker with LA Metro’s budget and allocate funding where they see fit.
The My Metro Budget tool went live last fall, giving the public the keys to the 2026 Fiscal Year budget. The overall budget could not be adjusted, including removing funding from projects currently under development, and any increase in one department would require a decrease in another. But, otherwise, users were in complete control…