March 26, 1999

YAROSLAVSKY WINS APPROVAL FOR HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD SUBWAY SHUTTLE

Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky won approval from the MTA Board this week for his proposal to establish a special Hollywood Boulevard Shuttle to carry Metro Red Line subway passengers to various tourist and business destinations between their last stop at the Hollywood/Vine station and the intersection of Hollywood Blvd. and La Brea Ave.

Yaroslavsky explained that when the Hollywood segment of the subway opens in June 1999, it will stop short of some of the major Hollywood Blvd. attractions, such as Mann’s Chinese and the El Capitan movie theaters, which won’t be accessible by subway until the final Red Line segment opens to the Hollywood/Highland station in May, 2000.

"The MTA must continue to provide convenient and accessible transportation to the businesses west of the Hollywood/Vine station that have been impacted by construction, yet won’t be served by the subway for another year," Yaroslavsky said. "That’s what this is really all about."

Yaroslavsky said that the estimated $450,000 cost of the shuttle would be covered by available HCIP (Hollywood Construction Impact Program) mitigation funds. He said the service should run from 9 a.m.-1a.m. at frequent intervals, stopping at the major destination points to serve the many businesses along the busy one-mile stretch.

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