Planning on attending a METRA Meeting I on Nov 11/2022 will give report

I dont expect the board will be responsive to me and I do see a public comment period but I will give it a go ahead-

Board of Directors Meetings
Board of Directors Safety Committee Meetings
Citizen Advisory Board Meetings

Citizens Advisory Board Meeting Oct 21, 2022 - 07:51 AM 02h 29m Agenda Video
Citizens Advisory Board Meeting Jul 29, 2022 - 09:02 AM 01h 43m Agenda Video
Citizens Advisory Board Meeting Apr 29, 2022 - 07:26 AM 02h 29m Agenda Video
Citizens Advisory Board Meeting Jan 28, 2022 - 08:32 AM 01h 36m Agenda Minutes Video
Citizen Advisory Board Meeting Jul 30, 2021 - 08:25 AM 01h 45m Agenda Video
Citizen Advisory Board Meeting Apr 30, 2021 - 09:08 AM 00h 39m Agenda Minutes Video
Citizen Advisory Board Meeting Jan 22, 2021 - 08:17 AM 01h 47m Agenda Minutes Video
Citizen Advisory Board Meeting Oct 30, 2020 - 09:03 AM 01h 03m Agenda Minutes Video
Citizen Advisory Board Meeting - July 2020 Jul 24, 2020 - 08:41 AM 01h 45m Agenda Minutes Video
Citizen Advisory Board Meeting - January 2020 Jan 31, 2020 - 08:55 AM 01h 49m Agenda Minutes Video
Citizen Advisory Board Meeting - November 2019 Nov 15, 2019 - 08:55 AM 02h 11m Agenda Minutes Video
Citizen Advisory Board Meeting - July 2019 Jul 24, 2019 - 08:59 AM 02h 14m Agenda Minutes Video
Citizen's Advisory Board Meeting - January 2019 Jan 23, 2019 - 08:59 AM 02h 13m Agenda Minutes Video
Citizens Advisory Board Meeting - December 2018 Dec 7, 2018 - 09:07 AM 03h 02m Agenda Minutes Video
Citizens Advisory Board Meeting - January, 2018 Jan 31, 2018 - 09:00 AM 00h 01m Agenda Minutes Video
Citizens Advisory Board Meeting - October, 2017 Oct 20, 2017 - 09:00 AM 00h 01m Agenda Minutes Video
Citizens Advisory Board Meeting - April, 2017 Apr 20, 2017 - 09:00 AM 00h 01m Agenda Minutes Video
Citizens Advisory Board Meeting - January, 2017 Jan 27, 2017 - 09:00 AM 00h 01m Agenda Minutes Video
Citizens Advisory Board Meeting October 21, 2016 Oct 21, 2016 - 06:03 AM 00h 01m Agenda Minutes Video
Citizens Advisory Board Meeting - April 2016 Apr 22, 2016 - 01:34 PM 00h 01m Agenda Minutes Video
Citizens Advisory Board Meeting - January 2016 Jan 29, 2016 - 06:35 AM 00h 01m Agenda Minutes Video
Citizens Advisory Board Meeting - October 2015 Oct 23, 2015 - 06:40 AM 00h 01m Agenda Minutes Video
Citizens Advisory Board Meeting - July 2015 Jul 17, 2015 - 08:44 AM 02h 28m Agenda Minutes Video
Citizens Advisory Board Meeting - May 2015 May 1, 2015 - 06:48 AM 00h 01m Agenda Minutes Video
Citizens Advisory Board Meeting - January 2015 Jan 23, 2015 - 07:07 AM 00h 01m Agenda Minutes Video

My Issues that I will raise will be high level platforms and handicapped access and eletrification

Don't forget that METRA has about 230 (near) level boarding cars for low level platforms that address handicapped access and rapid boarding without requiring high-level platforms.

Given the possibility of level boarding at a low level or a high level platform, arguably low level platforms should be preferred as falling from one would be less injurous than falling from a high level platform.

Good luck.... but I think you'll be wasting your time. Those meetings are largely administrative... the biggest excitement would be them approving procurement contracts that have already been decided.

There are low level platforms at over 80% of the stations, with a 70 year history of safety and accommodation for the disabled. The few places where disability access are a concern are almost entirely within the city limits of Chicago and in locations where Federal funding was already provided to get those up to code.

You are partially right here on the METRA board not being directly responsible to the riding public...The "Citizens Advisory Boards" are supposed to get the public more involved as they also have been created in the following cities that i have live and work in Buffalo NFTA,Cleveland RTA.Pittsburgh PA but in reality they act as a buffer between the political appointees on the board and the Unwashed masses of Joe Public. Over the years we have brought bike issues, Handicapped Issues, Safety and Crime on transit and transit expansion to deaf ears. Its only when a major politico and a major construction and engineering contractor can get Federal Money for a major project or things get so bad that "SOMETHING' has to be done does anything get done.