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CC - (1) Presentation and Discussion of a Proposed Underground Transportation Tunnel through Culver City; and (2) Direction to the City Manager as Deemed Appropriate.
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Meeting Date: January 22, 2018
Contact Person/Dept: Jesse Mays, City Manager's Office
Phone Number: (310) 253-6000
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (01/17/18); (E-Mail) Subscribers of Bicycle and Pedestrian, Capital Improvement Projects, Chamber of Commerce, City Council, Construction, Street Maintenance and Closures, Culver City News and Events, Culver CityBus, Press Organizations, Public Notifications, Transportation Tunnel (12/06/17).
Department Approval: John Nachbar, City Manager (01/17/18)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) receive and discuss a presentation from representatives of The Boring Company for its proposal for an underground transportation tunnel through Culver City; and (2) provide direction to the City Manager as deemed appropriate.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
A private company, The Boring Company, has proposed a privately funded human transportation tunnel that would run underneath the Westside of Los Angeles. The proposed route is from Hawthorne to West L.A., including underneath Sepulveda Boulevard through the City of Culver City. The tunnel would contain a high-speed underground public transportation system in which passengers are transported on autonomous electric skates traveling at 125-150 miles per hour. Electric skates will carry between 8 and 16 passengers (mass transit), or a single passenger vehicle. Additional information about the proposal is attached, including a tunnel alignment map, a preliminary regional tunnel syste...
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