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L.A. City Council Urges Metro to Reject Dodger Stadium Gondola

The advisory vote intensifies scrutiny as Metro prepares to decide on a court‑ordered supplemental environmental review.

An artist rendering of what a gondola would look like en route to Dodger Stadium from Los Angeles Union Station. The project has received pushback from area residents and support from clean air groups. (Courtesy of Los Angeles Aerial Rapid Transit )
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Overview

  • The council approved a resolution opposing the $500 million Union Station–to–Dodger Stadium gondola and requesting that LA Metro deny the project.
  • The measure is advisory and would only take effect if Mayor Karen Bass concurs; she previously supported the project as a Metro board member.
  • Metro plans to consider whether to recertify the revised supplemental environmental impact report this month after a state appeals court ordered additional review.
  • Opponents cite construction noise, removal of trees in a park-poor area, limited traffic relief flagged by UCLA researchers, and a lack of publicly identified private financing.
  • Project backers, including Zero Emissions Transit, dispute those claims and say the gondola would provide a zero-emission link with free rides for ticket holders, significant lifetime emissions reductions, and five-minute trips moving up to 5,000 people per hour.