Environmentalists sue Metro in effort to stop gondola ride to Dodger Stadium

People protest Frank McCourt’s Dodger Stadium gondola project during the Los Angeles Metro Board meeting on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Environmental advocates on Monday, March 25, delivered on their promise to sue Metro for approving planning documents for a proposed gondola project that would provide access to Dodger Stadium.

“The board’s action ignores 20 years of community advocacy that went into building a park in a neighborhood in dire need of green space and recreational opportunities and essentially gifts the public’s land and air rights to a billionaire for an illegal commercial exploitation.” Highlights of the agreement include calls for an ongoing Chinatown revitalization revolving loan fund to offer low- and no-interest loans, and forgivable loans to local small businesses, entrepreneurs and street vendors. It also establishes requirements for tree replacement parking, local job creation, workforce development, sustainable and affordable housing.

Though the project was initially estimated at $300 million, updated financial documents show the gondola closer to $500 million.

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