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CC - (1) Adoption of a Position in Support of Accelerating the Northern Extension of the Metro Crenshaw/LAX Line; and (2) Authorization to the City Manager to Prepare and Submit a Letter of Support to Metro.
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Meeting Date: June 25, 2018
Contact Person/Dept: Shelly Wolfberg/City Manager's Office
Phone Number: (310) 253-6000
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: Philip Washington, Metro; Westside Cities Council of Governments CEO; City of West Hollywood Governmental Affairs Liaison; and (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (06/20/18);
Department Approval: John M. Nachbar (06/19/18)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) adopt a position in support of accelerating the Northern Extension of the Metro Crenshaw/LAX Line; and (2) authorize the City Manager to prepare and submit a letter of support to Metro.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Metro's work to connect the Metro Crenshaw/LAX and Green Line light rail tracks was completed in late March 2018. According to Metro, when the Green Line opened in 1995, the plan was to extend the tracks north toward Los Angeles International Airport - LAX. The newly built aforementioned junction will allow Metro to move trains between the Green Line and Crenshaw/LAX Line for better rail connections. After the Crenshaw/LAX Line opens in fall 2019, an additional station will be constructed at Aviation Boulevard and 96th Street, where rail riders can transfer to the Automated People Mover that will ascend above traffic to the LAX terminals. The people mover is being built by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), and together with Metro's trains, will provide a way to get to the nation's second-busiest airport without having to drive.
The Cre...
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