Monday: Talk Transit at 'Transportation 2020'
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DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — High Speed Rail, the Regional Connector and the L.A. Streetcar will be among the topics of conversation at "Transportation 2020," a town hall event being held on Monday evening at The Exchange.
In theory, the three projects should all be up and running by 2020, creating a very different picture of transportation in and through Downtown L.A. than the one that exists today.
Monday's event is designed to give updates on each of the projects and to create a conversation about how Downtown's overall transportation picture functions.
The Regional Connector, a light rail link between Metro's Blue and Expo lines at 7th & Metro and the Gold Line and Gold Line Eastside Extension in Little Tokyo, should finish environmental work next year and could be operational by 2016 if funding is found. The L.A. Streetcar, proposed to connect the Convention Center and Bunker Hill by way of Broadway, is currently starting its environmental process, and is targeted for operation in 2014. The High Speed Rail project would link Los Angeles with Anaheim and northern California. Voters approved a nearly $10 billion bond issue in 2008, and the project recently received $2.3 billion from the federal government.
The Exchange is located at 114 W. 5th. Monday's town hall is scheduled to go from 6 - 8:30pm. From 6 - 6:30pm, attendees will be able to check out exhibits and ask questions of the individuals projects. A program will run from 6:30-8:30pm.
JDRCRASHER on March 11, 2010, at 06:08PM – #1
Don't forget the mayor's 30/10 transit fast track plan.
Russell Brown on March 12, 2010, at 02:24PM – #2
Time Correction:
The event is from 6:00 - 8:45pm. Attendees will be able to check out exhibits and ask questions of the individuals projects at exhibit displays from 6:00 to 6:45 pm. A program of presentations will run from 6:45PM -8:00pm.
Whitman Lam on March 13, 2010, at 12:20AM – #3
Correction: The Regional Connector is a link between the Pasadena/East LA Gold Line to the Blue Line and Expo Line.
Right now the Blue Line and Expo Line both terminate at 7th/Metro and require a transfer to Red Line subway to connect to the Gold Line. A Regional Connector will eliminate this transfer and make for faster travel thru Downtown.
Russell Brown on March 16, 2010, at 12:17AM – #4
For those who missed it, we had a great event. You can start to see how the streetcar feeds into the light & heavy rail and then into the high speed train.
Public meeting on the high speed rail and Regional Connector within the next 6 weeks.
Expect a second Transportation 2020 form next quarter on the LA County Master Rail plan and the implementing tools needed for the Mayors 30/10 program.
Harry M on March 18, 2010, at 06:40AM – #5
Hm. I am curious if there is any information regarding this town-hall meeting that had taken place. Is there, per-chance a follow-up article with a slide-slow circulating around?
Russell Brown on March 19, 2010, at 09:30PM – #6
The high speed rail group and the Regional connector will be having public meetings on the next phase of their projects in April.
The streetcar information is listed under http://www.lastreetcar.org/
The next forum in about 3 months will on the Metro Long Term Plan and the Mayors 30/10 plan.