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LA Metro presents $161.5 million Reconnecting Communities plan for Florence Corridor, proposes new bus shelters and lighting
Summary
LA Metro told the Huntington Park City Council it plans bus-shelter, lighting, real-time information and landscaping upgrades along the nine-mile Florence Corridor under a $161.5 million Reconnecting Communities grant and asked the city to formalize coordination through a letter of agreement.
Meghna Khanna, deputy executive officer at the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, told the Huntington Park City Council on Aug. 18 that LA Metro will deliver bus shelters, smart lighting, and pedestrian improvements along the Florence Corridor as part of the federal Reconnecting Communities Neighborhoods (RCN) grant.
Khanna said the total RCN program is $161,500,000, including $139,000,000 in federal funding, and that the Florence Corridor work within Huntington Park spans about nine miles and will include dozens of bus-stop and street improvements.
The city would receive 26 improved bus-stop locations along the corridor, Khanna said, with 23 new or replaced bus shelters, solar and smart pedestrian lights and 62 infill trees. “We received 161,500,000.0. That's the total program amount. We received 139,000,000 from the federal government,” Khanna said. She also said the…
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