The committee action was to certify the project's environmental studies (Final Environmental Impact Report - Final EIR) under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Metro’s planned North Hollywood to Pasadena BRT project will be a new ~18-mile-long 22-station bus line spanning four cities: Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena, and the Los Angeles City neighborhoods of Eagle Rock and North Hollywood.
Final Metro map of North Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit lineFinal Metro map of North Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit line
In Metro’s Measure M sales tax plan, voters approved $267 million for the BRT line, with an anticipated groundbreaking in 2020. In Eagle Rock and Burbank, the project faced some criticism over proposed bus-only lanes.
Slide from Metro NoHo-Pasadena BRT presentationSlide from Metro NoHo-Pasadena BRT presentation
Given earlier acrimony, this week's approval was relatively low-key. Thirteen public commenters weighed in, more than two-to-one in favor of Beautiful Boulevard. After a short discussion confirming a few aspects of the Eagle Rock portion of the project, the committee voted unanimous approval.
New concepts for rapid bus service across the 626 have ironed out the questions of where an East-West route would run and where demonstrations could begin.
Metro and Caltrans eastbound 91 Freeway widening is especially alarming as it will increase tailpipe pollution in an already diesel-pollution-burdened community that is 69 percent Latino, and 28 percent Black