Transit
Report from CurbedLA
Saturday's Beverly Hills community meeting on the proposed subway to the sea. This raucous update was part of a fourth and final set of meetings (there's another tonight at LACMA and Wednesday in Westwood) before the Westside Extension Study team makes their suggestion to Metro this Fall on what to build.
As previously reported, it looks like they definitely want a subway progressing straight down Wilshire, and possibly including a "Pink Line" spur through WeHo. Previously, support for the subway was almost unanimous but that was before "transit activist" Damien Goodmon had his say.
During the public comment section of the meeting, Goodmon--who is waging a legal battle with Metro over the state of rail crossings on the under-construction Expo Line in South LA--railed against Metro for proposing a subway for Wilshire, while South LA and East LA are getting light-rail (actually, the under-construction Gold Line extension into East LA is 1/3 underground). Goodmon loudly said he would fight the subway and called it "DOA." This prompted another speaker to accuse Goodmon of being hypocritical since he claims to love rail but is threatening to kill every new line in the city; Goodmon stood up to defend himself, although only one person is aloud to speak at once. A screaming match ensued and someone yelled for security. Luckily, Jody Litvak, Metro's capable master of ceremonies, kept the peace. (Complete CurbedLA report here.) ◘
CityWatch
Vol 6 Issue 75
Pub: Sept 16, 2008
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