October transit meetings

There are a number of important public meetings on transit planning this month on the Westside:

1. Metro Westside Extension (aka Wilshire "Subway to the Sea"), map above) Alternatives Analysis public meetings. "Please join Metro at one of five upcoming community meetings where you can comment on what you want Metro to study." All meetings are 6:00-8:00 p.m. (same content at each). More info.

Westwood/Century City - Tues., Oct. 9 - Emerson Middle School, 1650 Selby Ave., LA
Hollywood/West Hollywood - Thurs., Oct. 11 - Pan Pacific Recreation Center, 7600 Beverly Blvd., LA
Mid-Wilshire/Koreatown - Tues., Oct. 16 - LA Wilshire United Methodist Church, 4350 Wilshire Blvd., LA
Beverly Hills - Wed., Oct. 17 - Beverly Hills Public Library Auditorium, 444 North Rexford Dr., BH
Santa Monica - Thurs., Oct. 18 - Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., SM

2. Expo Line Phase 2 Initial Screening Results. All meetings are 6:30-8:30 p.m. Announcement flier (1.5 M PDF); Expo Construction Authority; Friends 4 Expo Transit.

Mon., Oct. 22 - Santa Monica Civic Auditorium East Wing Meeting Room, 1855 Main St., SM
Wed., Oct. 24 - Venice High School Auditorium, 13000 Venice Blvd., LA 90066
Thurs., Oct. 25 - (Cheviot Hills) Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services Gymnasium, 3200 Motor Ave., LA 90034

3. Santa Monica citywide Transportation Workshop, part of the Land Use and Circulation Element update. More info and rsvp.

Sat., Oct. 6, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., John Adams Middle School cafeteria, 2425 16th St., SM

4. Metro Crenshaw-Prairie Transit Corridor Alternatives Analysis public meetings. "Metro will consider several transit modes such as Metro Rapid Bus, Metro Rapid Transit (MRT) (a dedicated lane) and Light Rail Transit (LRT)." More info.

Mon., Oct. 15, 6-8 p.m., Darby Park, 3400 W. Arbor Vitae St., Inglewood
Wed., Oct. 17, 6-8 p.m., Nate Holden Performing Arts Center, 4718 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles
Sat., Oct. 20, 9-11 a.m., Audubon Middle School, 4120 11th Ave., Los Angeles

[Added] 5. Santa Monica Industrial Land workshop, including the Bergamont Station and Mid-City Expo Station locations, part of the Land Use and Circulation Element update. More info and rsvp.

Thu., Oct. 25, 6:00 or 7:00 p.m. [verify], Lincoln Middle School cafeteria, 1501 California Ave., SM

LA CityBeat

I'm featured in Alan Mittelstaedt's article "Dozing in the Slow Lane" in this week's CityBeat.

For more about the Expo Line light rail from downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica and our advocacy for it, please see Friends 4 Expo Transit.