2 Officials Back Plan to Extend Rail Line
Seeking to unite San Fernando Valley leaders behind a single rail proposal, two elected officials on Friday endorsed a plan to extend the Metro Red Line partly underground from North Hollywood to the Sepulveda Basin, where passengers would then transfer to buses.
In supporting a westward extension to Encino of the downtown-to-North Hollywood subway, state Sen. Alan Robbins (D-Tarzana) and Los Angeles City Councilman Marvin Braude became the first local elected officials to endorse a specific rail route.
Several others have condemned specific routes, but most have said they are waiting for the results of a County Transportation Commission study expected in September.
A key aspect of their plan is halting the rail line at Balboa Boulevard. Planners have found no way other than costly tunneling to get trains through the West Valley without disturbing some residents.
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