South Bay residents continue to push back against expansion of Metro K Line

Metro’s K-line South project could risk losing cap-and-trade eligibility if it fails to mitigate local environmental damage, ignores community input, and cannot credibly demonstrate net climate and equity benefits after mass tree removal.

Community opposition to the Metro K-Line’s southern extension through the tiny South Bay community of Lawndale has included concerns about negative environmental impacts, including mass tree removal, children’s safety, constant light rail noise, toxic dust from disturbing the existing freight tracks, and the extremely close proximity to rows of multiple family home—at times less than 15 or 20 feet away. Residents were dissatisfied with Metro’s lack of engagement to address their concerns, and have turned to environmental advocacy groups and are hosting c