Metro Sets More Subway Advisory Group Meetings

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has scheduled another round of Station Advisory Group meetings for the Westside subway extension, to take place April 26 through May 2.

Metro is currently conducting its final environmental impact statement and report. Public input is sought on potential designs and features for the stations including the Century City and Westwood/UCLA ones.

Metro staff will present information gathered from the first set of advisory meetings and will be available to answer questions. 

Each group consists of about 8-15 individuals who are representative of the residents, businesses, property owners and key institutions around each station.  The individuals invited to serve were either suggested directly by local elected officials or working through area organizations suggested by those officials.  City of Los Angeles and Beverly Hills staff have also been invited to attend the meetings to listen to group discussions and to answer questions.

Advisory group meetings will be conducted somewhat differently than community update meetings held for the Westside Subway Extension.  The groups function as roundtable discussions where members engage with each other and Metro planners on issues specific to the design of each station and station area. Each meeting will begin with a brief presentation, then the individual station groups will break into separate sessions to discuss their specific station. 

The Century City and Westwood/UCLA meeting will take place Wednesday, April 27, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Westwood United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 10497 Wilshire Blvd. 

The other meetings:

The La Cienega and Rodeo group will meet Tuesday, April 26, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Beverly Hills Library Auditorium, 444 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. 

The La Brea and Fairfax station area advisory groups will meet Monday, May 2, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at LACMA West Terrace Room, 5905 Wilshire BLvd.

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