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June 12, 2008
Subway to the Sea Inching Closer to Reality
Funding is the hurdle for good public transportation projects in Los Angeles. A bill that is currently making its way through the state legislature would allow Metro to then vote on a proposal to increase LA County's sale tax. And all signs for Metro approving it seem to be a "go." Then, a third voting party would have to approve it: voters, who would see it on the November ballot.
The business community is starting to support such an increase, but one former LA Area Chamber of Commerce chairman and current Metro board member, David Fleming, has one big concern: that the money won't be later raided for other non-transit related projects. He supports the sales tax raise and future Metro projects, but really wants to make sure they will happen.
Meanwhile, the Metro Westside Extension (the official named for the Subway to Sea slang) continues to foster a relationship with residents and fans of the project on Facebook. The Facebook group is nearing 500 members and grew 100 within the last week.
Photo by Simon Shek via Flickr
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what would make more sense would be to route it along santa monica blvd and then divert it to the valley at sepulveda, eventually having it meet the orange line. the blue bus system could pick up for anyone wanting to head further west.
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mharwitt, that was one of the original options back in the Winter. it would take 14 minutes from NoHo to Century City, but would skip the Hollywood/Highland station between Universal City and whatever the WeHo station would be:
http://www.laist.com/2008/02/01/14_minutes_from.php
But that option is off the table, so now the remaining options include a transfer point before going down Santa Monica Bvd. or some variation:
http://laist.com/2008/05/08/elevated_not_th.php
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It seems the Santa Monica Blvd. alginment will connect with La Cienega to Wilshire (and perhaps in the future to points South).
If you are interested in a Santa Monica Blvd. subway, then come join the Facebook and MySpace pages for the Friends of the Pink Line:
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=11096618173
groups.myspace.com/thepinkline
It is more likely that the Sepulveda Pass would be reached via a rail project between Sylmar and LAX, separate from the Purple Line.