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Home > Community > Westchester

TOP STORY - DECEMBER 10, 2009

Plans Halted For Transit Maintenance Yards In El Segundo And Westchester

Proposals to build a massive light rail maintenance facility and service yard in El Segundo, as well as an alternative site for the facility in Westchester, have been permanently halted, thanks to an effort by Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe and other local community and government leaders.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) is in the initial design and environmental review process for the Crenshaw Corridor – a $1.7 billion mass-transit proposal that would run nearly 10 miles through Central Los Angeles, Inglewood, Hawthorne, connecting to the existing Green Line near LAX. Four sites were under consideration for the large maintenance yard needed for the transit line, including a 15 acre site in El Segundo near Sepulveda Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue, and a 16 acre site along 83rd Street in Westchester.

The El Segundo site had significant community opposition, including official opposition adopted by the El Segundo City Council last week, citing negative impacts the City’s economic development and traffic improvement efforts. The Westchester site would have required significant demolition of existing buildings and a large amount of community disruption.

Supervisor Knabe, who also serves as Metro’s First Vice Chair, shared the communities concerns and brought forward a motion which was amended and approved today, removing the El Segundo and Westchester sites from any current or future consideration.

Metro planners will now begin reviewing two other proposed sites that were already under consideration, as well as examining other possible sites for the maintenance yard.
 

 

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Useful Westchester Links

City of Los Angeles

Westchester LAX Marina del Rey Chamber

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles Unified School District

Westchester Library

Los Angeles Police Department

Loyola Marymount University located in the community of Westchester balances a challenging liberal arts and sciences curriculum with outstanding professional programs at the graduate and undergraduate levels.

Related Westchester Stories

09/25/09 Public Feedback Sought On Crenshaw Corridor Plan

06/17/09 Marina del Rey Waterbus Cruises Into Summer Service

05/18/09 Marina del Rey Summer Beach Shuttle Begins May 22

     

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Don Knabe. Working for westchester.

Westchester Accomplishments

2009

 

Providing Summer Beach Shuttle Service
Thanks to a continued partnership between Playa Vista and Supervisor Don Knabe, Chairman of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, residents and visitors to the Marina can once again enjoy a relaxing ride on the free Summer Beach Shuttle service buses without having to deal with the burden of gasoline costs, parking fees, and traffic headaches.

2008

 

Upgrading the South Bay Bike Trail
A major upgrade and overhaul of the South Bay Bike Trail was completed. The portion of the renovated bike path is located between 62nd Avenue and Culver Boulevard in the Playa del Rey community of the City of Los Angeles. The project involved the reconstruction of the existing bike trail, including the construction of deep base to stabilize the path and new concrete pavement, and the installation of new striping and pavement markings.

2007

 

Expressing Disappointment in Conclusion of LAX Runway Studies
Supervisor Knabe announced his disappointment in the conclusions reached by studies commissioned by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) that called for moving the northernmost runway at LAX at least 340 feet north into the communities of Westchester and Playa del Rey. Each report came to the same conclusion with little, if any, discussion of available alternatives.

2006

 

Supports various community-based organizations like: Chamber of Commerce, Teacher Mini-Grant Program and the Westchester Mental Health Guild.

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