CRA project -- Wilshire YMCA

Ground-breaking on the new $19 million Wilshire YMCA will be held in 2010. It will be the first LEED-certified building in Wilshire Center / Koreatown. Councilmember LaBonge helped the project secure a $6 million grant from the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA/LA). Click here for more information about this project.

Metro Rail Westside Extension Project

METRO has been meeting extensively with the public on plans for extending the existing subway westward.
Alternative plans - including one proposal submitted by Councilmember LaBonge - have been considered and added to the Draft EIR/EIS, currently under development. More information is available by clicking here.

Wilshire Bl. Resurfacing

• FTA gave approval to advance bus-only lane project for development through Small Starts program
• Tentative construction start date 10/08-9/09
• Anticipating up to $80 to $120 million from Metro's Long Range Transportation Plan