East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor
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| Type | Light rail |
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The East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor is a proposed light rail transit corridor in Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley, running on a north/south route along Van Nuys Boulevard and San Fernando Road.[1] Metro selected its preferred route as light rail without tunneling, "Alternative Six". The final Environmental Impact Report is currently in progress and the light rail is scheduled for construction in 2021 with a completion of 2027.[2]
The project is being planned by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). The line has been given high priority by Metro in its long range plan, and funding for the project is included in Measure R and Measure M.[2][3] The project's timeline was accelerated under the Twenty-eight by '28 inititative.[4]
In June of 2018, Metro staff recommended the corridor be built as an at-grade rail line, making it a part of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system.[5]
Overview
The northern end to the proposed line is the Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink Station, and the southern end would be the Orange Line's Van Nuys Station.[1] If the Sepulveda Pass Transit Corridor to the Westside were also built as light rail, the two could be operated as a single line connecting the Valley to the Purple and Expo Lines. The Metro staff recommendation included 14 stations for the 9.2 mile line: [6]
The Draft Environmental Impact Report was completed and released in September 2017.[7] Planning for the ESFVTC will take into consideration other major planned infrastructure projects, including a Sepulveda Pass Transit Corridor rail link and the conversion of the Orange Line BRT to light rail.
History
Six initial alternatives were developed during the environmental review process: [8][7]
| DEIR Alternative | Description | New trips [9] | Estimated cost (billions)[9] |
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| Alternative 1 | No build | N/A | N/A |
| Alternative 2 | Transportation system management | N/A | N/A |
| Alternative 3 | Curb-running bus rapid transit (BRT) | 30,900 | $294 |
| Alternative 4 | Median-running BRT | 31,500 | $402 |
| Alternative 5 | Median-running light rail transit (LRT) with low-floor vehicles | 35,800 | $1.3 |
| Alternative 6 | Median-running LRT with high platform stations and some underground portions | 47,400 | $2.79 |
Route Selection: Alternative Six
In June of 2018, metro staff recommended a modified version of Alternative 6, using high-floor light rail vehicles like those on other Metro Rail lines but entirely on the surface. The full Metro board would consider the report by the end of the month.[5]
Metro approved the project with $1.3 billion in funds, initiating the final EIR.[10] The EIR is due in early 2019.
| Station | City/Neighborhood | Notes |
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| Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink | Sylmar | Connection to the Metrolink Antelope Valley Line |
| Maclay | San Fernando | |
| Paxton | Pacoima | |
| Van Nuys/San Fernando | Pacoima | |
| Laurel Canyon | Pacoima | |
| Arleta | Arleta | |
| Woodman | Arleta | |
| Nordhoff | Panorama City | |
| Roscoe Station | Panorama City | |
| Van Nuys Metrolink | Van Nuys | Connection to the Metrolink Ventura County Line, Amtrak (California) Pacific Surfliner, Amtrak Coast Starlight, & Amtrak Thruway buses to Bakersfield to connect with the Amtrak (California) San Joaquin trains |
| Sherman Way | Van Nuys | One of six alternatives for a possible future connection to the Sepulveda Pass Transit Corridor |
| Vanowen | Van Nuys | |
| Victory | Van Nuys | One of six alternatives for a possible future connection to the Sepulveda Pass Transit Corridor |
| Van Nuys | Van Nuys | Connection to the Metro Orange Line and one of six alternatives for a possible future connection to the Sepulveda Pass Transit Corridor |
References
- 1 2 https://media.metro.net/projects_studies/east_sfv/images/deis-deir/esfv_DEIS-DEIR.pdf
- 1 2 https://www.metro.net/projects/east-sfv/
- ↑ https://www.metro.net/projects/east-sfv/draft-eiseir/
- ↑ Sharp, Steven (27 November 2018). "Here are the 28 Projects that Metro Could Complete Before the 2028 Olympics". Urbanize. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- 1 2 https://thesource.metro.net/2018/06/15/metro-staff-recommends-building-light-rail-between-van-nuys-and-sylmar-san-fernando-metrolink-station/
- ↑ https://metro.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=6314912&GUID=484B7881-44C3-41E1-B728-9D7CAA8B6085
- 1 2 https://urbanize.la/post/east-san-fernando-valley-transit-corridor-rendered
- ↑ https://www.metro.net/projects/east-sfv/east_sfv-overview/
- 1 2 https://urbanize.la/post/east-san-fernando-valley-transit-corridor-takes-another-step-towards-reality
- ↑ http://www.masstransitmag.com/press_release/12419005/la-metro-board-approves-light-rail-for-east-san-fernando-valley-transit-corridor-project
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