MILESTONES AND REQUIRED ACTION
 

Exposition Light Rail Transit (LRT)

• Metro Board approved $640 million funding plan for Phase 1 from downtown Los Angeles to Culver City (May 2005). 
   

•  Metro Board certified Final EIS/EIR for Phase 1 (December 2005). 
   

• The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) signed the Record of Decision for Phase 1, completing federal environmental clearance (February 2006). 
   

• The California Transportation Commission approved $208 million (March 2006); CTC scheduled to approve an additional $315 million in April 2006.

REQUIRED ACTION

• Secure Metro Board approval of funding to complete EIS/EIR to Santa Monica (June 2006)
   

• Ensure that phase 2 to Santa Monica is included in the Metro Long Range Transportation Plan for funding as soon as possible (Summer 2006)
   

• Amend Federal Legislation to define the line as going to Santa Monica and to be able to use phase 1 money as a match for potential federal funds on phase 2 to Santa Monica.
   

Westside Subway Extension
 

• Westside Cities approve resolutions supporting inclusion of a subway extension to Beverly Hills, West Hollywood and West Los Angeles in the next update of the Metro Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). 
   

• Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) introduced H.R. 4653 seeking to repeal restrictions on federal funding

 REQUIRED ACTION

• Representatives of the Westside Cities will convene and develop a preferred subway route that will serve the Beverly Hills, West Hollywood and West Los Angeles communities.

• Advocate Metro Board approval for funding to commence project planning and to prepare environmental clearance.
   

• Advocate for inclusion as a high priority project in Metro’s Long Range Transportation Plan (Summer 2006)