Urbanize: DTLA stakeholders want the Southeast Gateway Line to be a subway

The newly rebranded Southeast Gateway Line - formerly the West Santa Ana Branch -  may not reach Downtown Los Angeles until the 2050s. But when it arrives, a group of neighborhood stakeholders want Metro to make sure that it does so as a subway.

The Solutions Alameda Coalition, which identifies itself as a group of property owners, businesses, residents, community groups, and other stakeholders, has penned a letter to Metro urging the transportation agency to build the final segment of the 19-mile light rail line below grade, rather than as a viaduct in the median of Alameda Street.

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