Metro’s project to build a light rail line between Artesia and downtown Los Angeles — formally known as the West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor — is in the planning stages. Updated Scoping Meetings will begin later this month.
The meetings are a chance for the public to learn more about the project, including the two northern route options the Metro Board selected in May for further study. The public can also comment on anything related to the project verbally or in writing.
Dates and times of the meetings are:
- Tuesday, July 24, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. with presentations at 4:30 p.m. and repeating at 6 p.m. at the Los Angeles Athletic Club, 431 W. 7th St., Los Angeles, CA 90014.
- Wednesday, July 25 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Clara Park — Turner Hall, 4835 Clara St., Cudahy, CA 90201.
- Tuesday, July 31 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at The Mayne Events Center — 16408 Bellflower Blvd., Bellflower, CA 90706.
The formal public comment period begins today, July 11, and runs through Friday, August 24. Comments can be submitted in writing at the scoping meetings, via the online comment form, via email at wsab@metro.net or by U.S. mail at:
Teresa Wong
Project Manager, Metro
One Gateway Plaza, M/S 99-22-4
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Categories: Projects
If Portland can operate various lines over the same tracks with one or two minute headways why can’t the MTA do the same. It’s utter stupidity to build additional parallel tracks when the existing tracks can be used. Hell, the P. E. ran more than one line on the same tracks the Blue Line uses today and they didn’t have the so called sophisticated train control the Blue Line has today.
Yeah, I agree that the money used here ought to be used to build badly needed grade separations elsewhere in the system, like along street-running sections. I think Metro simply did not want to risk not being able to or, more specifically, not be ALLOWED to run 5 minute peak headways on both lines due to gate-down time issues blocking intersections for possibly a few minutes at a time. During the P.E. era that wouldn’t have been considered such a problem as the population and car traffic was much lower. This is the only real reason I think they would do this for parallel tracks. So it’s probably an LADOT issue since this segment is within the city of LA although other SoCal DOTs would probably behave the same way. With Portland, the shared alignment with those headways is mostly along the grade-separated I-84 segment between gateway transit center and LLoyd Center. The street-running section west of there is more streetcar-like with station spacing and speeds within a tight grid that is inherently transit and pedestrian oriented.
I hate the route running parallel to the Blue Line. It seems like a waste. They need to reach new riders by moving it a mile east.
Both have plus and minuses
I vote for G if after the 7th and Flower it would one day head to Echo Park and Silver Lake
I vote for E if after Union Station, it heads to Mt Washington, Glasell Park and Eagle Rock.
Just curious: How feasible would it be to have Metro vote on a nonbinding resolution pledging that if Orange County funded construction of the rest of the line to Santa Ana or Anaheim, Metro would pick up daily operating costs?
Probably won’t happen.
There is very little cooperation between LA and Orange Counties.
I am thinking that Metrolink and Metro 460 is about it.
Elevated on Alameda. Cost effective, high ridership, and low risk.
Can’t make itto the meeting, but my vote goes to option G ending near 7th and Metro. It will end in The heart of downtown with comnections to every other downtown metro line. You will be able to reach Union Station easily and quickly by transfering to either the red, purple or the new long beach/pasadena lines. It will add a station in the north fashion district/ southern broadway area, where a lot of growth downtown in happening. Its also the one area that will remain unserved by metrorail if the G segment isn’t built. This segment can also be extended west to serve dense communities where metro ridership is high. this also doesn’t disrupt business in Little Tokyo again, which has had to deal with metrorail construction for the last 2 decades. It’s the best option
Hi Jim;
Just a reminder: blog comments are NOT part of the official public record for the project. Please see the bottom of the post for how to leave an “official” comment.
Steve Hymon
Editor, The Source
Steve, is this true for every project? My understanding is that Metro takes into account the suggestions on this forum for most projects as it is the official site. I understand that it probably isn’t weighed as heavily as, lets say, the comments submitted during community meetings or the comments people have in person, but still. Is the online comment form mentioned here for this project specifically?
Hi Con,
Folks here certainly look at the blog but I always recommend actually submitting a comment via the official route. And, yes, this form is being used for the WSAB project.
Steve Hymon
Editor, The Source
Ah gotcha. And I probably should have phrased it better but what I meant regarding the comment form was that: Is it going to be always used for other projects from now on? I just had not seen it mentioned for other ones before.