On July 10, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn, 4th District, assumed the chair of the Metro Board of Directors and delivered a speech outlining her priorities for her year-long term with a focus on safety.

“We know that new lines and stations will ultimately fail if riders’ top concern isn’t whether the Metro system goes where they need it to, but whether they will reach their destination safely,” Hahn said to an audience of elected leaders and Metro employees.

Hahn spoke about her plan to ride Metro more often as chair.

“When my father was a supervisor, he would take a different route to the office through his district every day. And every time he came across a pothole, he would report it to his staff and tell them that, the next time he drove that road, he expected it to be fixed,” Hahn said. “So, I am going to take a page out of my dad’s book. I haven’t ridden Metro as much as I should have in the past, but I am going to make it a point to ride more while I am chair. And at our board meetings, I am going to talk about what I experience as a Metro rider. That will mean calling out problems I see, as well as praising the things that go right.”