Metro - File #: 2026-0037

• File #: 2026-0037
• Type: Motion / Motion Response
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 1/16/2026
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 1/22/2026
• Title: APPROVE Motion by Mitchell, Sandoval, and Dupont-Walker that the Board direct the Chief Executive Officer to: A. APPROVE the Hawthorne Option, a 4.5-mile light rail line with two (2) stations that extends from the existing Redondo Beach (Marine) Station at its northern terminus along Hawthorne Boulevard before rejoining the Metro Right of Way south of 190th Street to its southern terminus station at the Torrance Transit Center, as the Project (Project); B. CERTIFY in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR); C. ADOPT, in accordance with CEQA, the: 1. Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations for the Hawthorne Option, and 2. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan (MMRP); and D. AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to file a Notice of Determination (NOD) with the Los Angeles County Clerk and the State of California Clearinghouse. WE, FURTHER MOVE, that the Board direct the Chief Executive O...
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting

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REGULAR BOARD MEETING
JANUARY 22, 2026

Preamble
Motion by:

DIRECTORS MITCHELL, SANDOVAL, AND DUPONT-WALKER

Strengthening Transit Access and Mobility in the South Bay through the C Line Extension to Torrance Motion

Related to Item 11: C Line Extension to Torrance Project Final Environmental Impact Report Certification

The Metro C (Green) Line Extension to Torrance Project (Project) is a proposed investment to extend the existing light rail C Line approximately 4.5 miles south from the Redondo Beach (Marine) Station through the cities of Lawndale, Redondo Beach, and Torrance, terminating at the Mary K. Giordano Regional Transit Center (Torrance Transit Center). Due to recent service changes, the Project would operate as part of the K Line's operational alignment. The concept of a rapid rail connection to the South Bay was first envisioned in 1980 as part of Proposition A, the first voter-approved sales tax measure dedicated to funding transportation, including bus service improvements, rail development, and local transit programs. More than four decades later, the Project is at a critical juncture - formal project approval - to advance as a regionally significant investment that would provide reliable, high-quality transit access to jobs and essential services, while supporting economic development and climate goals in the South Bay.

Following the passage of Proposition A in 1980, Metro acquired the Harbor Subdivision in the early 1990s from the predecessor to BNSF Railway. Since that time, a series of studies have examined the potential for transit service along all or portions of the Metro-owned Right-of-Way (ROW), shaping the Project's scope and alternatives. These efforts include the 2009 Harbor Subdivision Transit Corridor Alternatives Analysis, the 2010 South Bay Green Line Extension Draft EIS/EIR, and the 2017 Supplemental Alternatives Analysis. Most recently, Metro initiated environmental review to study two primary alignments, the Metr...