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| A Long Beach-bound Blue Line Train. Image Credit: Los Angeles Times |
Despite being home to the United States' busiest container port, the waterfront community of San Pedro has long been isolated from Los Angeles County's Metro Rail network. Two members of the LA City Council are trying to change that. Yesterday, Councilmemembers Tom LaBonge (4th District) and Jose Buscaino (15th District) introduced a motion which requests that Metro report on the feasibility of a new light rail line connecting the Wilmington/San Pedro area to the Blue Line. Known as the Harbor Line, the expansion concept has existed for well over two decades, appearing in several past visions of the Metro Rail system. Although there are no immediate plans or funding available to construct the Harbor Line, the project could be incorporated into a future transportation ballot measure. Notably, the light rail line was included in transit advocacy group MoveLA's "strawman," proposal for Measure R2. In MoveLA's tentative plan, the Harbor Line would function as an extension of the Green and Crenshaw Lines, running south towards Wilmington before turning east to meet the Blue Line in Long Beach.
