Rep. Tony Cardenas and Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins tour route of future East San Fernando Valley line. What do folks think?
Rep. Tony Cardenas exited the bus that traced the route of a rail line planned for Northeast San Fernando Valley on Monday, June 26, and walked over to a strip mall on Van Nuys Boulevard in Van Nuys.his finger aimed at Pacoima. “That is where I was born,” said the Democratic congressman to officials joining him on the tour, which included many officials from the project sponsor LA Metro including CEO Stephanie Wiggins, and members of local neighborhood councils and the media.
“This is a neighborhood of hard-working people,” Cardenas said, with many emigrants from Mexico, the Philippines, Central America and Russia. “A lot don’t have cars. So what do they do? They take public transit. So we need to give them a dignified way to get to and from work and to take their children to school.”
President Joe Biden is ready to include another $250 million in infrastructure dollars for the ESFV project, said LA Metro spokesman Dave Sotero. The effort includes a “cultural competency” aspect with the goal of reaching out to 20 community groups to explain the light-rail project, construction closures and other issues.
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