No one likes congestion. But what can be done about it? For Los Angeles's Westside, the Exposition Light Rail project is one answer. And on September 17th in a luncheon reception, Exposition Construction Authority Chief Executive Officer and Metro Chief Capital Management Officer Richard D. Thorpe will explain exactly how the Expo line will help, as well as update WTS-LA members on the project's progress and the status of other Metro capital projects.

Traveling along the Exposition railroad right-of-way between downtown Los Angeles and Culver City, the 8.6-mile line will parallel the I-10 freeway. Boasting 9 new stations, the Expo line is scheduled to open in the summer of 2010. With a projected ridership of 27,000 by 2020, a 30-minute travel time from downtown to Culver City and a proposed extension to the beach in Santa Monica, the Expo line promises to change the transportation face of Los Angeles. Want to know more? Join us on September 17th.

Register On-line at www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=165568

If you have questions or are unable to register on-line, contact Katie Matchett at WTSLosAngeles@gmail.com or 619-813-1987.

For more information about this event and about the Los Angeles Area Chapter of WTS please visit www.wtsinternational.org/la