In the News
Gesturing toward the nearly completed Wilshire/La Brea Metro station, U.S. Representative Laura Friedman warned "The Trump Administration proposed cuts to federal investments to support this stop, this train stop that is months away from opening."
"How crazy is that?"
Metro is extending the D Line subway to Westwood, with the first of three new sections expected to open later this year.
U.S. Rep. Laura Friedman led a tour of the Los Angeles River Restoration Project along with members of Congress, project coordinators and journalists on Thursday, Feb. 20, to highlight her concern that President Trump’s proposed federal budget cuts could threaten climate initiatives.
The multi-billion-dollar project aims to revive about 11 miles of the Los Angeles River, roughly from Griffith Park to downtown Los Angeles, while at the same time maintaining current levels of flood risk management.
Federal and local leaders gathered on Feb. 20 at the nearly completed Wilshire/La Brea subway station to call attention to the impact potential funding freezes by President Donald Trump will have on public transportation projects.