Separate Transit Zone Given New Life
The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to grant a one-year extension to a joint-powers authority that is considering the creation of a separate bus system for the San Fernando Valley.
The council action also seeks approval of $300,000 from the Southern California Assn. of Governments and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for consultants and attorneys who will help the joint-powers group negotiate with the MTA for transfer of its bus operations to a new Valley Transit Zone.
The original council action that created the joint-powers authority a year ago ends, or sunsets, on Jan. 1.
“This action keeps the Valley Transit Zone [group] alive and running,” said David Gershwin, a spokesman for Councilman Alex Padilla, the motion’s author.
The joint-powers authority includes the cities of Burbank, Glendale, San Fernando, La Canada-Flintridge, Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Westlake Village and Hidden Hills.
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