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Council backs Pasadena Blue Line extension amid debate over buses, bonding and a consent decree
Summary
The council voted to express support for the Pasadena Blue Line extension while members pressed staff on funding shortfalls, the interaction with MTA’s consent decree and whether money would be better spent on buses for transit-dependent corridors.
The Los Angeles City Council debated and then moved to record formal support for the proposed Pasadena Blue Line extension and related requests for state and regional funding. Council discussion centered on tradeoffs between building light rail and buying buses, how a court consent decree affecting MTA spending could consume available funds, and where Prop A/Prop C and other matching monies would be applied.
Councilmember Hernandez summarized financing issues, saying most MTA-contributed funds for the line had already been spent and that…
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