Rep. Maxine Waters has suddenly lobbied against the project, planned for six years to connect a Metro station to sports and entertainment venues.
A rendering of the Inglewood Transit Connector’s Market Street Station with the maintenance facility integrated. The U.S. House of Representatives has removed $200 million earmarked for the Inglewood Transit Connector, a $2 billion automated people mover connecting the Metro K line to SoFi Stadium and the Intuit Dome, from its version of the Department of Transportation budget, potentially putting the future of the project in jeopardy.
“Instead, the ITC is designed primarily to allow public transit users to connect the extra 1.6 miles from Metro’s K Line to sports and entertainment venues,” Waters said. “Shuttle buses could most likely accomplish the same goal at a fraction of the cost, but have not been seriously considered as an alternative.”
Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts Jr., who has fought to assemble financing for the project for more than six years, expressed frustration with Waters’ sudden opposition, but was not concerned about the project’s future, saying the House’s allocation does not “mean a damn thing.” Butts said Waters has not spoken to him about her opposition. He noted she previously supported the project five years ago and even helped to secure $20 million in funding.
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