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Originally Posted by FromSD
I agree with all your points. People wonder why Metro is spending money building rail in the farthest reaches of the SGV instead of Central LA, but Propositions R and M were designed to apportion dollars across the whole county, not just in the City of LA. County voters wouldn't have given those measures the required two-thirds vote if they knew they'd have to wait half a century before they saw high quality rail transit.
The other thing about the Gold Line extensions is that the Foothill construction agency appears to do a good job getting the job done. Obviously it's easier and cheaper to build rail lines in less dense suburban areas, but still, both extensions of the Gold Line, by all appearances, seem to have gone without a serious hitch. Contrast that with the Crenshaw (K) Line, which still isn't complete and is seeing only 3000 daily users on the portion down to Westchester that opened almost two years ago.
Just as important, the various SGV cities seem to be enthusiastic about getting Metro rail stations in their downtowns. Contrast this with the reluctance of various South Bay cities, or the Westside LA neighborhoods that fought the construction of the Expo (E) and Purple (D) Lines. Hence the SGV cities have rezoned areas around rail stations to accommodate TOD, and quite a lot of that stuff has been built in cities like Pasadena, Monrovia and Azusa. Arcadia even allocated some of its own money to do additional grade separation in its downtown area. So even though the suburban eastern SGV doesn't seem to be the most likely candidate for rail transit, I think the potential for the new Gold Line extension is high.
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From Urbanize Los Angeles:
LAX Metro/Transit Center Station scheduled to open in November 2024
The LAX People Mover is set to follow in late 2025
JULY 17, 2024, 8:00AM
STEVEN SHARP
Metro's long-awaited LAX/Metro Transit Center Station is scheduled to make its debut in November 2024, according to a staff report unearthed by @numble.
Located on a roughly 9.5-acre property at 96th Street and Aviation Boulevard, the project site sits between the K Line's vehicle maintenance and storage facility and the easternmost LAX Intermodal Transportation Facility. The at-grade stop, designed by Grimshaw Architects, will serve Metro's K and C Lines, as well as buses.
Altogether, plans call for:
--a 16-bay bus plaza with capacity for charging infrastructure;
--a multi-level active transportation and bike hub;
--a vehicle drop-off zone;
--a customer service center;
--public toilet facilities beyond the fare paid zone;
--commercial space; and
--a sculpture by Los Angeles artist Glenn Kaino, which will be incorporated into the station's hub structure.
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