Beverly Hills Unified School District v. Federal Transit Administration et al

  1. January 12, 2017

    Beverly Hills School District Can't Derail $1.4B Subway Deal

    A California federal judge on Thursday denied a Beverly Hills school district's bid to prevent the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority from awarding a $1.4 billion contract for a subway routed beneath a school, but warned the MTA that he'd "break the contract" if it doesn't complete a required environmental assessment.

  2. November 14, 2016

    District Seeks To Halt LA Plans For Subway Under High School

    A California school district has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority over its plan to construct part of the Los Angeles subway expansion beneath a Beverly Hills high school, saying an additional environmental assessment needs to come first.

  3. August 15, 2016

    LA's $2.5B Subway Plan Hits Bump Over Faulty Enviro Review

    A California federal judge ruled Friday that the Federal Transit Administration failed to properly consider the environmental effects of tunneling under a Beverly Hills high school before approving Los Angeles' $2.5 billion subway expansion plan, but stopped short of tossing the project's environmental impact report.

  4. June 23, 2016

    FTA Says NEPA Violations Don't Justify Halting $5B Project

    A California federal court shouldn't set aside Los Angeles' $5 billion subway expansion plan because any National Environmental Policy Act violations weren't serious and the public interest weighs heavily in favor of a remedy that doesn't delay the project, the Federal Transit Authority said Tuesday.

  5. June 09, 2016

    Beverly Hills Says Tentative Ruling Justifies Moving Subway

    Beverly Hills argued to a California federal judge Thursday that his tentative finding that the Federal Transit Administration didn't disclose seismic assessments for all station possibilities for Los Angeles' $5 billion subway expansion warranted reconsideration of an option it supports that avoids tunneling under its high school.

  6. February 01, 2016

    FTA's LA Subway Enviro Review Was Insufficient, Judge Says

    A California federal judge tentatively ruled Monday that the Federal Transit Administration might not have properly considered the environmental effects of tunneling under a Beverly Hills high school before approving station locations for Los Angeles' $5 billion subway expansion project.

  7. August 18, 2014

    FTA Asks Court To Toss Suit Over $5B LA Subway Plans

    The Federal Transit Administration asked a California federal court on Sunday to toss a lawsuit alleging it improperly approved of the location of a $5 billion subway station in Los Angeles' Century City district, saying it followed all appropriate procedures.

  8. November 21, 2012

    Beverly Hills School District Sues FTA Over LA Subway Plan

    The Beverly Hills Unified School District has hit the Federal Transit Administration with a lawsuit claiming its approval of the location of a subway station in Los Angeles' Century City district ignores environmental risks and the disruption it will cause a nearby high school.

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