Reviving Rail Through L.A.'s Densest Neighborhood

L.A.'s transit agency resurrects a controversial plan to run a rail line down the city's main commercial corridor.

1 minute read

September 30, 2002, 1:00 PM PDT

"The Wilshire corridor is one of the densest in the nation, making it perhaps the best location in all of Los Angeles for a longer subway, proponents of the rail say... Burke's motion has two facets. First, it instructs the agency to seek the removal of the Waxman prohibition, an extremely difficult proposition given his staunch opposition in the past. Second, it puts a Wilshire extension to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on a list of projects the MTA will ask Congress to fund next year, when it considers a multiyear transit funding package for the nation."

Thanks to Transport Policy List

FULL STORY: MTA Revives Subway Proposal

Friday, September 27, 2002 in The Los Angeles Times

Transportation California

I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching. Mary G., Urban Planner

I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching.

Mary G., Urban Planner

Get top-rated, practical training

Start Learning

Advertise with us

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.