Wasilla, subways and $3.99 gas: Ramping up, Sept. 3
What's in Wasilla?: So, with all the fuss over Gov. Sarah Palin, I decided I wanted to know what Wasilla, Alaska, looked like. Is it well-planned? What do the roads look like? She was mayor there for eight years. But when I tried to look at the satellite view of the city Google maps, everything north of the Parks Highway is blurry. Hmm. As for the south side of town, it resembles other parts of Alaska I've seen: houses on giant lots with cars and trucks sitting around.
Subway meetings: If Tuesday's announcement that Metro is going to possibly pursue building two -- not one! -- subway lines has you hopping for joy or hopping mad, you may want to attend one of the meetings the agency is holding on the project. They start tonight in Santa Monica. The full list is after the jump, here's Metro's subway page and the subway has a Facebook page too. Go to Facebook and search for Metro Westside Extension. The subway is up to 1,028 friends.
Come to daddy: The price of a gallon of regular gasoline finally fell Tuesday to $3.99 at the Chevron station in Pasadena that this blog has been tracking since early June. It's the first time the price has been less than $4 since June. Gold Line? What Gold Line?
-- Steve Hymon
Metro to Hold Five Community Update Meetings in September on Metro Westside Extension Transit Corridor Study
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) will be conducting a new round of community update meetings in September on the agency’s Westside Extension Transit Corridor Study.
Metro will provide an update to the public on its alternatives analysis to date for the possible extension of the subway to the Westside, including draft staff recommendations. Meetings will be held throughout the study area at the following locations:
City of Santa Monica: Wednesday, September 3, 6 – 8 p.m., Santa Monica Public Library, Auditorium, 1st Floor, 601 Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica. Served by Metro Lines 4, 20, 33, 333, 720 and Santa Monica Big Blue Bus Lines 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10. Validated vehicle and bike parking is available.
City of West Hollywood: Thursday, September 4, 6 – 8pm, Plummer Park, 7377 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood. Served by Metro Line 4. Free vehicle and bike parking is available at the location.
City of Beverly Hills: Saturday, September 6, 2 – 4 p.m., Beverly Hills Public Library – Auditorium, 2nd Floor, 444 N Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills. Served by Metro Lines 4, 14, 16, 704. Free 2-hour parking available in the adjacent structure.
Wilshire/Fairfax area: Monday, September 8, 6 – 8 p.m., Los Angeles County Museum of Art West - Terrace Room, 5th Floor, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles. Served by Metro lines 20, 720, 920, 217, 780. Validated vehicle parking is available in the Museum’s 6th Street underground garage. Enter from 6th and Ogden
Westwood area: Wednesday, September 10, 6 – 8 p.m., Westwood Presbyterian Church, 10822 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles. Served by Metro Lines 20, 720, 920. Free parking available at the location.
Metro has completed three rounds of community meetings — in October 2007, January/February 2008 and May 2008. Based on the analysis and public input received at these meetings, Metro has identified the alternatives to be recommended for further study through an Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement.
These new round of meetings will present to the public the refined set of alternatives that will be recommended for further study and a schedule for future steps.
Content presented at these meetings will be identical, so members of the public can attend at the time and location most convenient for them.
In the fall, Metro will present the Alternatives Analysis Report and its recommendations to its board of directors, which may then authorize a full environmental review.
For additional information or questions, please visit the Westside Extension Transit Corridor Study web site at metro.net/westside or contact the project information line at 213.922.6934.
