EVENTS

Feb 5 - The Southern California Transit Forum, to be held at Chapman University in Orange, will bring together transportation professionals and the public to discuss potential solutions to California's current transit funding crisis. Metro CEO Arthur Leahy and Richard Katz, Metro and California High Speed Rail Authority board member, will be featured speakers at the event. For more information or to register, call 714.560.5939 or e-mail pwanddelear@octa.net

Feb. 9—Inland Empire Commuter Services will host a rideshare marketing certificate class and breakfast for Riverside, San Bernardino and Coachella employers, 8:30-11 a.m. at the Riverside Marriott. Get a demo of the new Rideshare Plus website, online forms and more. Call 1.866.IECS4HELP for more information or to RSVP.

Feb 3, 8, 10—Metro will hold public hearings to receive comments on proposed changes to Metro bus service to take effect on June 27 or later. For a list of affected bus lines and public hearing locations and times, go to metro.net

Feb. 28-March 6—Telecommuter Appreciation Week, sponsored by the American Telecommuting Association, 1.800.ATA4YOU, yourata.com

March 17—ACT Bike to Work event and marketing certificate class, act-southernca.org, kristina.valenzuela
@caltech.edu

NETWORK MEETINGS

Coachella Valley ETC Network meets
bi-annually; call 1.866.IECS4HELP.
Glendale TMA meets regularly;
call 818.543.7641.
Orange County Network meets regularly; call 714.560.5358 or email commuterconnection@octa.net

Pasadena TMA meets every other month; call John Miranda at 818.354.7433.
Riverside County ETC Network meets
tri-annually; call 1.866.IECS4HELP.
San Bernardino County ETC Network meets tri-annually; call 1.866.IECS4HELP.

Santa Monica ETC Network meets regularly; call 310.458.8956.
South Bay/Westside TMA meets monthly; contact Christina Corrales at 310.642.0066, email christina_corrales@equityoffice.com
Torrance Transportation Network meets regularly; call Kim Fuentes at 310.784.7902.
Warner Center TMO meets monthly;
call 818.716.5520. 

TRAINING

Metro Commute Services upcoming briefings—where Los Angeles area employers can learn about the transportation survey process and services Metro has to offer—are Feb. 10, 1-3 p.m.; March 10, 9:30-11:30 a.m. and April 14, 1 – 3 p.m. For more information or to reserve a space, email blanchardd@metro.net.

South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) offers one-day ETC training for $154.81. Upcoming sessions are Feb. 4 and March 3 at AQMD offices in Diamond Bar, Feb. 10 in Los Angeles and Feb. 24 in Anaheim. Contact the AQMD's training program at
etctraining@aqmd.gov or visit the AQMD at
aqmd.gov