Quote:
Originally Posted by 202_Cyclist
In DC, our subways go immediately adjacent or under schools, hospitals, universities, museums, and some of the region's most expensive neighborhoods and yet life not only manages to go on, but our region is thriving. At best, the reason for opposing the subway under Beverly Hills high school is NIMBYism.
|
From my experience in LA, these lawsuits are often basically a form of extortion. If someone wants to develop in your proximity, you've hit the lottery. The suing party just wants the defendant to pay them off so they'll go away and not hold up the process or make it even more expensive. No doubt in my mind that if Metro were to offer BH some cash for "terrorism mitigation" they would sign off on the proposal. In this instance, BH has such a weak case, I think they may fail and have to pay Metro's legal expenses that they brought forth.