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SOUTH BRENTWOOD WEST WILSHIRE CITY PRESENTATIONBRENTWOOD NEWS | Westside Today
By Lynne Babbit | June 01, 2009
'Future of Mass Transit Status Update' A presentation by Jodi Litvack, Project manager, Westside Long Range Subway Extension.
Four billion dollars are currently available for this subway going west due in part to the passage of Measure R. As the plans stand now it would travel under Wilshire and have four stops between the 405 freeway and the ocean. The first subway station on Wilshire west of the 405 could be at the Federal, the VA hospital, Barrington, or at Bundy.
Environmental and traffic studies are now in progress.
The Wilshire corridor will be moving a huge volume of people. This form of better transportation could possibly change the character of an area. Would the area concentrate on business, shopping, eating, etc? It is difficult to envision what balance will exist in the future. The reality is the subway probably will take 20 years or more to complete.
Recommendations will be presented next summer.
Questions and answers:
Our community’s frustration in the lack of enforcement of existing codes, our inability to learn what is being proposed and a feeling of not being included in land use decisions was expressed.
A suggestion was made that Wilshire Blvd. business and property owners be included in these discussions.
Many questions remain unanswered. Questions can be sent to:
Michelle Sorkin at michelle.sorkin@lacity.org or Susan Robinson at susan.robinson@lacity.org
The next step:
1. Several members expressed an interest in further meetings to provide input to the WLA Community Plan as it applies to West Wilshire Blvd. Jackie Raymond, Lauren Cole and Marylin Krell offered to be in the group. Others interested can contact Marylin.
2. A Scoping Meeting will take place June 16th at 6 PM.
The City of Los Angeles will be preparing an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the New Community Plan and will hold a scoping meeting on June 16th from 6-8 p.m. to assist in identifying issues to be addressed in the EIR. The meeting will be held at HENRY MEDINA WEST LOS ANGELES PARKING ENFORCEMENT FACILITY, 2ND FLOOR, 11214 W. EXPOSITION BLVD, LOS ANGELES, 90064.
During the scoping meeting, participants will have the opportunity to provide input to the West Los Angeles Community Planners and consultants preparing the EIR.
Visit http://www.planning.lacity.org/ to stay informed of the Community Plan progress and view other opportunities to participate. Click on Plans and Ordinances, then New Community Plan Program, then West Los Angeles.
E-mail contact: planning@lacity.org
Meeting adjourned at 9:30 P.M.
(approximately 35 people present)
Respectfully Submitted,
Lynne Babbitt
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