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 Crenshaw-South Bay Line Project Resolution and Recommendations Page 1 of 2
C
ITY OF
L
OS
A
NGELES
Elected Members
Chair
Lark Galloway-Gilliam
Co-Chair
Damien W.C. Goodmon
Secretary
Karen Ceasar
Area 1 Representatives
Mary Jones-DarksTommy Plummer
Area 2 Representatives
David WinstonChris Shoaf 
Area 3 Representatives
Michelle ColbertRev. Lee Walker
C
ALIFORNIA
A Certified City of Los Angeles Neighborhood Council
EMPOWERMENT CONGRESS WEST AREANEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
Contact Information:
3761 Stocker St – Suite 108Los Angeles, CA 90008Telephone: (323) 295-5766www.ecwandc.org
 Appointed Members
Treasurer
Lanz Alexander
At-Large Representatives
 
D. Malcolm CarsonKevin FridlingtonChristine HallJohnnie RainesJackie Ryan
Town Hall Meetings
1
st
Wednesday of the month4305 Degnan Blvd6:30 – 8:30 pm
Board Meetings
3
rd
Tuesday of the month3731 Stocker St Suite 2016:30 – 8:30 pm
 
C
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ESOLUTION AND
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ECOMMENDATIONS
 
O
CTOBER
20, 2009
Whereas, the Empowerment Congress West Area Neighborhood Development Council supports and encourages thedevelopment of transportation solutions within Los Angeles for the purposes of reducing traffic and congestion, pollution,and the consumption of fossil fuels as long as the proposal is safe, efficient and complies with environmental justiceprinciples;Whereas, articulated buses already serve Crenshaw Blvd, the Bus Rapid Transit option is insufficient to meet the futuretransportation needs of the corridor, and the Crenshaw corridor has a high percentage of transit dependent residents whorely on, need and deserve access to 21
st
century transportation;Whereas, at-grade rail crossings for trains that will operate all hours of the day and will impact the community frequentlyand consistently for generations would generate a substantial environmental impact to the Empowerment Congress West Area Neighborhood Development Council;Whereas, at 225-tons and traveling up to 40 and 55 mph, at-grade light rail crossings pose a significant risk topedestrian, motorist and passenger safety, and 2007 Federal Transit Administration statistics indicate at-grade light raillines are the most accident-prone of public transit modes;Whereas, the MTA’s primarily at-grade light rail Blue Line is the nation’s deadliest with 842 reported accidents resulting in95 deaths to date, including children, elderly, disabled and single mothers;Whereas, West Angelus Cathedral, View Park Prep School, Al-Madinah School, and numerous other day cares, schoolsand places of worship are within 100 feet of the Crenshaw Line, Crenshaw High School is one block away from theCrenshaw Line, and children frequently cross Crenshaw Blvd along the corridor;Whereas, the overall emergency service needs of the Empowerment Congress West Area Neighborhood DevelopmentCouncil would suffer from accident inducing at-grade crossings;Whereas, traffic circulation would be severely impacted by at-grade crossings, in particular at and nearExposition/Crenshaw where 48 train crossings during rush hour equates to a crossing every 75 seconds;Whereas, the Empowerment Congress West Area Neighborhood Development Council already has the unfortunatedistinction of being one of the nation’s highest cancer clusters, and worsened air quality from increased congestion willcontribute to the crisis;
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