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Could the Hollywood Bowl get a subway station? Metro wants input about extending the K Line
Metro is considering three proposed routes to extend the K line north to Hollywood.
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Metro is taking public comment about its plan to extend the K line up through Hollywood. The route currently connects Westchester to the Expo line, and the LAX station is expected to open later this year.
The agency released a draft environmental impact report this week about the project’s three proposed routes to extend the line north.
All three proposals would connect the K line to the D (Purple) line on Wilshire Boulevard and the B line (Red) at Hollywood and Highland, and could include a final stop at the Hollywood Bowl.
WeHo wants in
West Hollywood has been advocating for a route, called the San Vicente-Fairfax alignment, which would include more stops in West Hollywood, including near Cedars-Sinai and along Santa Monica Blvd.
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“That would then bring more access to the Metro, to people exactly where they live… [people] being able to walk down their streets to the iconic Santa Monica Boulevard and getting on a train and no longer needing a car,” said John Erickson, the mayor of West Hollywood.
The project is expected to break ground in 2041, and be completed by 2047-2049. The project has $2.24 billion in funding through Measure M, a half cent sales tax for transportation in LA County passed in 2016.
Public comment
The draft environmental impact report is open for public comment for 45 days until September 5. Residents, businesses and members of the public can give comments in person at the public hearings below, or by mail, email or phone.
After reviewing the comments and findings from the report, a preferred route will be recommended to the Metro Board in the fall. The board will then vote on a plan.
Hearing #1:
- Date: Saturday, August 10, 2024
- Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
- Location: Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High, 3537 Farmdale Ave, Los Angeles
Hearing #2:
- Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2024
- Time 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
- Location: Pan Pacific Park Community Center, 7600 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles
Hearing #3 - Virtual:
- Date: Thursday, August 15, 2024
- Time: 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
- Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87336933668
- Call-in Phone Number: (213)-338-8477
- Meeting ID: 87336933668
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