We recognize the substantial environmental impact of the light rail Expo Line project, which will operate all hours of the day, and will impact the South LA communities it passes through frequently and consistently for generations.

We recognize the grave safety risk that the currently proposed median-running design and at-grade (street level) crossings of the Expo Line poses to motorists and pedestrians, particularly our children, the elderly and disabled.

We recognize that with train horns, bells, whistles, overpasses, sound walls, street closures and crossing gates come noise, blight, division, traffic congestion, and obstructed access to emergency services.

Further, we recognize that an UNDERGROUND Expo Line through South LA eliminates these and other adverse environmental impacts, and produces a higher return on the large public investment through increased ridership, reduced travel times, reduced annual operating cost, and increased capacity for spurs.

Therefore, we TAXPAYERS and CONCERNED CITIZENS call upon the Federal Transit Administration, California Public Utilities Commission, MTA Board Members, the Expo Line Construction Authority and elected representatives to begin building the Expo Line UNDERGROUND through South LA as far as the existing $640 million budget will allow, while simultaneously working together to bring more investment through annual government budgets & new resources like Prop 1B and Prop 1C to complete phase 1 to Culver City.