The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority invites
the public to the last round of community update meetings on the
Westside Subway Extension Project prior to the agency’s official
release of the project’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Report
(EIS/EIR).
Meetings will present additional data on the performance of the five
alternatives now under study in the EIS/EIR. They will also provide
another opportunity for the public to learn more about the project and
receive updates before the agency releases the Draft EIS/EIR and holds
formal public hearings anticipated for later this summer.
Material presented at each of these meetings will be identical, so
members of the public should choose the time and location most
convenient for them. Metro also will offer a live web-cast of the June
28 meeting. Meeting dates are as follows:
- Monday, June 14, 2010; 6 – 8 p.m., LACMA West –Terrace Room, 5th Floor, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA90036.Served by Metro Lines 20, 720, 920, 217 & 780. Validatedvehicle parking is available in the Museum’s 6th Street undergroundgarage. Enter from 6th and Ogden. Spanish & Korean translationwill be provided.
- Thursday, June 17, 2010; 6 – 8 p.m., Plummer Park– Great Hall, 7377 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA90046.Served by Metro Line 4. Free vehicle and bike parking isavailable. Russian translation will be provided.
- Monday, June 28, 2010; 6 – 8 p.m., Westwood UnitedMethodist Church – Fellowship Hall, 3rd Floor, 10497 WilshireBoulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90024.Served by Metro Line 20. Spanishtranslation will be provided. For added convenience, we will offer alive webcast of this meeting that you can view from any computer simplyby going to metro.net/Westside
- Tuesday, June 29, 2010; 6 – 8 p.m., Beverly HillsLibrary Auditorium – 2nd Floor, 444 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA90210.Served by Metro Lines 4, 14, 16 & 704. Free 2-hour parking isavailable in the adjacent structure. Spanish translation will beprovided.
- Thursday, July 1, 2010; 6 – 8 p.m., Santa MonicaPublic Library – Multi-Purpose Room, 601 Santa Monica Boulevard, SantaMonica, CA 90401.Served by Metro Lines 4, 20, 333 & 720 and SantaMonica Big Blue Bus Lines 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, and 10.Validated vehicleand free bike parking is available. Spanish translation will beprovided.
Special ADA accommodations are available to the public. All requests
for reasonable accommodations must be made at least three working days
(72 hours) in advance of the scheduled meeting date. Please telephone
the project information line at 213.922.6934. The TDD line is
800-252-9040
The Westside Subway Extension Project team is currently evaluating
five different alternatives for extending transit service to West Los
Angeles. All of the alternatives currently have a common subway segment
on Wilshire Boulevard extending to Westwood/UCLA. One alternative also
extends to Westwood/VA Hospital, one alternative extends to Santa
Monica, one alternative includes the extension to Westwood/VA Hospital
and adds a possible branch through West Hollywood, and one alternative
includes both the extension into Santa Monica and the possible branch
through West Hollywood. As part of the environmental review process,
the project team must also evaluate a No-Build Alternative and a
Transportation Systems Management (TSM) Alternative. The agency’s Board
will consider staff recommendations in the fall.
For additional information, visit the Westside Subway Extension
project web site at metro.net/westside. Project information also can be
found at Facebook.com/WestsideSubwayExtension. The project information
line is 213-922-6934.
