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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
JULY 17, 2025
Subject
SUBJECT: D LINE SUBWAY EXTENSION PROJECT SECTIONS 1, 2, AND 3 SERVICE PLAN TITLE VI SERVICE AND FARE EQUITY ANALYSIS
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPROVE the D Line Subway Extension Project Sections 1, 2, and 3 Title VI Service and Fare Equity Analysis (Attachment A).
Issue
ISSUE
Section 601 of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 states "No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."
Metro, as a recipient of federal funding, is required to ensure its programs and activities are conducted consistent with the intent of Title VI. The D Line Subway Extension Project is a new rail alignment involving federal funding that is expected to begin operation in Winter 2025. Consistent with Federal Transit Administration Title VI guidelines and Metro's Title VI Plan, a Service and Fare Equity (SAFE) Analysis of the impacts of this new line's service on minority populations (American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, as defined in Federal Title VI Circular 4702.1B) is required prior to the start of revenue service.
Background
BACKGROUND
D Line Subway Extension Project
This extension will expand the current D Line from its current terminus, Wilshire/Western Station, extending westward for nearly nine miles along Wilshire Bl, and will add seven new stations. Existing D Line heavy rail (subway) service would continue to operate between Union Station and Wilshire/Western Station, then continue west to serve:
* New Section 1 Stations: Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax, and Wilshire/La Cienega Stations in Winter 2025
* New Section 2 Sta...
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