Legal Opinion
Rapid Transit Advocates, Inc. v. Southern California Rapid Transit District
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 18, 1985No. Nos. 83-6149, 83-6150PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellants Rapid Transit Advocates and Wilshire Homeowners Alliance, organizations of residents and potential mass transit users in Los Angeles, California, challenge the decision of the Urban Mass Transit Administration (UMT Administration) to grant federal funds to the Southern California Rapid Transit District (District) to design and engineer a mass transit system for the City of Los Angeles. Appellants allege violations of various provisions of the Urban Mass Transportation Act (UMT Act), 49 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq. (1982), and of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. §…
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