One-Day Meeting to Be Conducted Via Video Conference with Livestream Available to the Public
Will Combine Regular Monthly Board Meeting with Committee Meetings
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will hold a one-day, joint monthly meeting of the MTA Board and the Board’s committees on Wednesday, March 17 at 10 a.m.
Chairman Patrick Foye will convene a joint meeting of the MTA Board and the Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, New York City Transit and Bus, MTA Bridges and Tunnels, Finance, Capital Program Oversight, and Corporate Governance committees. The public is encouraged to visit the meeting website at https://new.mta.info/transparency/board-and-committee-meetings/march-2021 to watch the meeting online and access meeting materials.
The public comment period of the monthly board meeting will also be transformed into a virtual comment period to ensure the public has an opportunity to participate. The MTA will collect public comments via video and phone on Monday, March 15. Those who wish to participate will have the opportunity to register on Monday, March 15, between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., online at the meeting website. Registrants will receive an email notice with a link that will allow them to make comments beginning at noon on March 15. In keeping with MTA rules, each speaker will have two minutes of airtime. Participants are required to adhere to the MTA’s Code of Conduct. The first 30 minutes of public comment will be delivered at the board meeting and the remainder will be posted online and made available to the Board and public after the March 17 board meeting.