SUBWAY-TO-THE-SEA MEETING TONIGHT.Byline: Daily News Looking to build community support for Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's vision of a "subway to the sea," a nonprofit transit group will hold the first in a series of outreach meetings tonight. The meeting hosted by Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Transit Advocates will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Westwood Presbyterian Church, 10822 Wilshire Blvd. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority doesn't yet have definitive plans to extend the Purple Line Purple Line may mean: Public transit lines colored purple on system maps
His office contacted Transit Advocates last summer and asked the group to help build community support for the project, said Kymberleigh Richards, public and legislative affairs director of the Los Angeles-based nonprofit. Using a $4,000 grant from the American Public Transportation Association The American Public Transportation Association is a Washington, DC based non-profit organization that serves as an advocate for the advancement of public transportation programs and initiatives in the United States since the organization's founding in 1882. , the nonprofit will host additional meetings in Hancock Park, the Miracle Mile, Beverly Hills and Santa Monica, plus an informational meeting this fall at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX . Dates aren't yet scheduled. The grant allows the group to teach residents about advocacy and public lobbying for public transit. The Purple Line begins at Union Station and terminates at Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue. |
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