Leimert Park MTA stop: Board votes to keep possibility of Crenshaw stop alive

The 15-member board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority met in front of a packed room for almost 5.5 hours of heated debate and public comment about the controversial addition to the $1.7 billion light rail proposal.

Dozens of black community and business leaders pleaded for the board to set aside money for the stop along the proposed 8.5 mile Crenshaw light rail line.

“Doing this simple, small act would help revitalize an area of the community that has suffered for about 30, 40 years," said Leon Jenkins of the NAACP.

Most Metro board members expressed sympathy.