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Thanks to everyone for coming out and showing your support for the Downtown Los Angeles Streetcar System! The Environmental Scoping Meeting was well attended and we received a bunch of public comments. These comments will help define and select the Locally Preferred Alternative (“LPA”) that will be further studied in the environmental review process. Make sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter for future updates.

When: Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Time: 4:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Open House: 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Public Comment: 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Where: Los Angeles Theatre, 615 South Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90014-1803

On behalf of Los Angeles Streetcar, Inc., and CRA/LA, Metro is conducting an Early Scoping Meeting for an Alternatives Analysis (AA) of the Restoration of Historic Streetcar Service in Downtown Los Angeles (“Project”). The purpose of this Project is to restore historic streetcar services to downtown Los Angeles. This includes review of route alternatives and evaluation criteria. This AA will study and select alternative(s) for possible further environmental review and help in selecting a Locally Preferred Alternative.

This first open house will officially kick-off the public commenting period for the environmental documentation process. The considerable outreach and number of events that have already taken place for the streetcar initiative will be incorporated into the environmental document.

The Project Study Area is bounded by State Route 110 Freeway to the West, Washington Boulevard to the South, Los Angeles Street to the East, Cesar Chavez Avenue to the North with an extension stretching North of Cesar Chavez Avenue along New High and Alameda Streets just north of College Street. Districts within the PSA include the Historic Broadway District, Chinatown, El Pueblo, Bunker Hill, the Financial Business District, South Park and the L.A. Civic Center.

We encourage and welcome your participation; comments regarding the scope of the AA can be presented at the Early Scoping Meeting.

Oral comments regarding the scope of the AA may be heard during the Public Comment period. Written comments may be submitted during this event and also mailed to Metro, c/o Historic Streetcar Service, One Gateway Plaza, 99-22-2, Los Angeles, CA 90012 or emailed to streetcarservice@metro.net by May 31, 2011.

Any individual who requires special assistance, a sign language interpreter or translator, to participate in the meeting should contact Ginny Brideau, ginny@therobertgroup.com, (323) 669-7654.

Today the L.A. City Council approved $8.4 million for the Downtown Los Angeles Streetcar Project. These funds will be used to pay for preliminary engineering, continued community outreach, the formation of a community facilities district, and any environmental work that is not currently funded. A detailed press release can be found here from the Office of Councilmember Jose Huizar.