Beverly Hills Mayor Urges Santa Monica Boulevard Subway Route in Letter to MTA Board

Beverly Hills Mayor Barry Brucker has written an open letter to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority reiterating the City Council's support for a alignment that utilizes a Santa Monica Boulevard station in Century City.

Addressed to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who chairs the MTA board of directors, and Metro CEO Arthur Leahy, Brucker's letter reaffirms the council's opposition to a subway station at Constellation Boulevard and Avenue of the Stars, which involves tunneling under Beverly Hills High School.

The at Constellation Boulevard last week. Ridership estimates for the Constellation Boulevard location are higher than estimates for the Santa Monica Boulevard location.

“Among other issues, our will require additional square footage and modernization in the next few decades to meet the needs of the community,” the letter reads. “By severing our high school campus with a subway tunnel—even one that is subterranean at depths between 63 and 80 feet—the Metro proposal restricts our community’s ability to invest in the future at our high school. …”

Brucker's letter also noted Beverly Hills' offer of a that could help bring subway users to a Santa Monica Boulevard stop.

To read Brucker's letter in its entirety, click here.

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