Today’s Headlines

Long Beach Paper Strikes Populist Tone in Lamenting 405 Widening Delay (Press Telegram)
LA Ave. Widneing in Moorpark Could be Done in 2010 (Ventura County Star)
State Senator, Antonovich, Want to Change Makeup of Metro Board (Daily News)
Westside Subway Meeting Wrap-Up (Neighborhood Notes)
Police Arrest Man Who Killed Cyclist on Sunset Near Temple (SFV Sun)
Fullerton Valley Hornet Looks at Crank Mob
Montreal Set to Launch North America’s Biggest Bike-Share (Transport Politic via Streetsblog.net)
Infrastructurist: What We Really Should Be Thinking About on Earth Day (Hint: It’s Not Light Bulbs)

Dan Wentzel

While no change to the makeup of the Metro Board is likely, I’d expand it by two to 15 and appoint one north county member and one designated Long Beach member.
Dan Wentzel

It sounds like the subway project would be built in five stages:

1) from Wilshire/Western on Wilshire to Fairfax (perhaps with no Crenshaw station at this time);

2) from Wilshire/Fairfax to Century City;

3) from Century City to West L.A.

4) Hollywood/Highland via Santa Monica and La Cienega to Purple Line

5) West L.A. to the ocean.

Fair enough. Sounds right.
Dan Wentzel

I suggest the Century City stop be built right in the heart of Century City at Avenue of the Stars & Constellation if at all possible. I will create a pedestrian focal point to the area. A stop on Santa Monica and Ave. of the Stars wouldn’t be as pedestrian friendly as it borders a golf course as wouldn’t have pedestrian access on all sides of it.

I’d build the Santa Monica La Cienega or San Vicente station half way in between which would allow more people to access it, possible under the current Metro sub-headquaters.