LOS ANGELES — A controversial project that would move passengers in sky-high gondolas to Dodger Stadium is getting some substantial pushback from the city of Los Angeles and a prominent, anti-gang nonprofit, even as a new survey finds a majority of respondents support the project.
In a recent letter, Los Angeles City Administrative Officer Matthew Szabo said the city would not allow city-owned parcels slated for affordable housing to be used for building a 195-foot tower to hold up the cables and gondolas above Chinatown, as proposed by the gondola project developer.
It’s unclear if this means the project could not be built, or whether the tower could be put elsewhere. In the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Los Angeles Aerial Rapid Transit project, a Plan B is discussed that involves extending the next-closest tower near Alameda Street 50 more feet in the air to handle more weight. But that may not be feasible, the document states.
