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The Burbank Central Library and Public Plaza Project is a transformative initiative aimed at updating Downtown Burbank’s civic core and enhancing its role as a community gathering space. The project responds to the limitations of the current Central Library, originally built in 1963, which no longer meets the evolving needs of Burbank’s growing and diverse population. This effort includes the creation of a new Public Plaza designed to serve as a vibrant, open-air hub connecting the new library with the Administrative Services Building.
The City of West Hollywood remains committed to expanding transit options and strengthening community connectivity. In 2015, the City approved a plan to conduct outreach and build public support for a Metro rail extension of the K Line, connecting high-traffic destinations such as LACMA, Pacific Design Center, the Beverly Center, and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The Robert Group has led outreach efforts to build public support, working alongside advocacy groups, West Hollywood Advocates for Metro (WHAM) and the All on Board Coalition (AOB), to bolster community involvement and support within West Hollywood and the greater Los Angeles community. As a result of this broad outreach, the Metro Board unanimously approved a $50 million contract in August 2020 for the environmental analysis stage—20 years ahead of the original construction timeline. Of the three proposed routes under study, the Fairfax-San Vicente Hybrid alignment would offer the most benefits, serving all major Mid City and West Hollywood destinations while providing direct access to four times as many jobs and twice as many residents as the La Brea alignment.
