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one train directly to The Canyon Montclair from Pasadena and without the Metrolink fees. Pomona is essential since North Pomona still requires driving, but Montclair still very useful.

I used to think this but studies apparently show very high ridership on the Pomona to Montclair segment, which surprised me. Of course, Metrolink is supposed to increase service system wide soon, so then the only difference would be cost to ride, which could be lowered on Metrolink.

@@Geotpf A Line extension to Montclair would be a BOON for A Line ridership at the expense of Metrolink ridership.

Has San Bernardino County ponied up their money to make the connection to LA/Ontario airport happen?

That's something that just won't ever happen under LA *County* Metro. SBCTA will get sbX built there instead

​@@christophercotton9048No. The segment to Montclair isn't even funded yet, and that would come first.

And, of the three, it looks like this will probably open first.

Hi - The Foothill Gold Line is currently only planned to be extended as far as Montclair. However, the future stations from Pomona to Montclair will be adjacent to Metrolink stations that will allow riders to continue further east into the Inland Empire, including Rancho Cucamonga.

RC is not in LA County. A different transit agency serves RC region. LA Metro only serves LA County.

Hi - The Glendora to Pomona project is on track and on budget to be completed and turned over to @losangelesmetro in early-January 2025. They will determine when passenger service begins, but historically it has taken them about six months to open past segments of the Foothill Gold Line after they were completed and turned over.

Hi - The Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority is just responsible for planning, designing and building the light rail project (including the station parking facilities). However, the Construction Authority does work with the corridor cities to explore and identify transit-oriented development (TOD) opportunities around each station. In this final leg of the project from Glendora to Montclair, there's already some TOD built or currently underway, with plans for more in the future. The Construction Authority has also in the past commissioned studies on TOD already built, planned or has potential along the operational Foothill Gold Line segments (now called the A Line) and future segments, which you can read about here: foothillgoldline.org/default/transit-oriented-development-past-and-present/

@@FoothillGoldLine sounds great, thank you for the information

It's not uncommon to first build a parking lot, but over the years construct TOD near the lots or replace the parking lots altogether with TOD.

Just a tarp to indicate that they're not yet active

Somehow, I have my doubts that "all" angelenos have an urge to go to the SGV.

​@arxligion Yeah, there is no good public transit in the SGV other than buses and the A Line. So, any expansion is very welcome by all LA County residents.

Hi - A new project highlight video will come out late next week.

Ok thank you

@@FoothillGoldLineyour services are very good last time I took the L Line to Union Station from Azusa and it was pretty good

@@FoothillGoldLineso are you gonna keep BNSF running along the corridor

@@Melon_Pult2009 The freight tracks were relocated earlier in the project to allow freight service to continue through the corridor.

Hi - The Glendora to Pomona project is on schedule and on budget to be completed and turned over to LA Metro in early-January 2025. They will determine when passenger service begins, but historically it has taken them about six months to begin service when we've completed and turned over past segments of the Gold Line (now called A Line).

@@FoothillGoldLine thank you for the reply.

Hi - The Construction Authority is currently seeking the final funding needed to complete the 3.2-mile project segment from Pomona to Montclair (which includes the Claremont station). In late-December 2023, Metro submitted a full funding request for the funding needed to complete the Los Angeles County portion of the project to CalSTA. CalSTA is the agency overseeing the $4 billion funding program (SB125) for transit capital projects statewide that was approved by the state legislature and governor last summer. $1 billion of the program is expected to be allocated for Los Angeles County over the next few years. With an official announcement by CalSTA expected before the end of April, the Construction Authority is getting ready to begin the approximately 15-month procurement process to hire the design-build team to build the Pomona to Montclair project segment. Once funding is secured and a design-build team hired, the shovel-ready Pomona to Montclair segment will take approximately five years to complete.

​@FoothillGoldLine Thanks for that information.

Hi Jack - The Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority is just responsible for planning, designing and building the light rail project (including the station parking facilities). However, the Construction Authority does work with the corridor cities to explore and identify transit-oriented development (TOD) opportunities around each station. In this final leg of the project from Glendora to Montclair, there's already some TOD built or currently underway, with plans for more in the future. The Construction Authority has also in the past commissioned studies on TOD already built, planned or has potential along the operational Foothill Gold Line segments (now called the A Line) and future segments, which you can read about here: foothillgoldline.org/default/transit-oriented-development-past-and-present/

While the Silver Streak to and from Montclair is 24 hours and has comfortable seats, that extension would allow me to have one train directly to Canyon Montclair, Montclair hospital, Taco Bell that accepts EBT, and other stores including Target, Dollar Tree and 99 cents only.

Early 2025.

the san jose model

2370: The A Line extension from Las Vegas to Denver via Salt Lake City and Sherman Hill opens, interlining with the Trax Blue Line and RTD N Line

We need both lines!!

Can't wait!

Should the G Line be converted to light rail, as is the eventual plan, and extended east to connect with the A Line, it could take over the A Line from Memorial Park to Montclair, leaving the A Line with the remaining portion to Long Beach. My understanding is most of the A Line’s current ridership is west of Memorial Park (Pasadena). I wonder how much that’ll change once the A Line opens to Pomona, and eventually Montclair.

also OC streetcar! may not go down Katella in Anaheim or have plans yet, but still exciting progress with OC having its first light rail!

@@EJ-ul5um Garbage project! OC has so much money that can and should be devoted to a true grade separated heavy rail system on Harbor and Katella, connecting ARTIC, John Wayne Airport, Anaheim Convention Center/Disneyland and the Fullerton Transit Center.

That could work as long as the A and G lines shared a few stations. That way you could transfer without having to tap your LA Metro card because you're already on the platform. Similar to what you can do now between the A and E lines on 5 different stations.

​@@EJ-ul5umIt's a very small step forward in public rail transit for the OC. I'm not very familiar with the project, but it seems to be a low floor streetcar and not a light rail with platform stations. It also doesn't seem to have a dedicated ROW which means it will share the same area of tge road with cars. Which then means it will travel at slow speeds too. Lastly, the route is only a little over 4 miles long. It's a start, but not a great one considering the size of the OC.

I wonder where that line sits on the list of Metro priorities. At one time it was to be completed in time for the 2028 Olympics, but it’s since been pushed down the list so now it’ll be looking at an opening date in the early 2030s.

Unfortunately, the municipalities have the last say so in the matter in the form of NIMBYISM and anything metro possibly would've came up with would've been shot down for whatever the municipalities had in mind. Keep in mind that some of those communities do have plans, but we all know they're slow one's 😌.

@@TheLIRRFrenchie... damn.

The reason is because the County of Los Angeles is 4800 square miles. There is no way LA Metro could build a system comprehensive enough for people to simply walk to the closest station. Many people will use a bus or bicycle to get to the station, but others will use their cars. Having a parking structure or lot is necessary in Los Angeles for the foreseeable future to entice drivers to use Metro. The automobile will always be part of the transit equation in LA. What Metro is accomplishing is enticing drivers to use public transit. As a life-long Angeleno and champion of public transit, I drive to my closest Metro station, which is about 15 minutes from home, and park at the Metro parking structure and take the E line to use the rest of the Metro system for the rest of my outing for the day. Get back to the station parking lot and drive back home. That's a huge shift in how people view the usefulness of public transit in Los Angeles. It's a good compromise. Minimize the use of the automobile and increase the use of public transit. It's a great solution for Los Angeles area. I rarely use my car to drive into DTLA anymore since the Regional Connector opened. Same with going to Santa Monica Beach. Those are just two examples. We need dedicated parking at stations for the foreseeable future.

BTW, LA Metro has a program to work with developers to build TOD near stations, too. Having station parking doesn't preclude TOD projects. You can have both. Again, the city is 500 square miles and the county is 4800 square miles. You still need a car in LA even if our Metro system was twice as large. The distances are just too great. For LA, it's not about giving up your car completely, but to use it as less as possible and still get o where you want to go in a timely way.

@@mrxman581 I completely agree with you. I lived in LA but now in DC and I use public transportation in every major city I visit that has public transportation. I just wish America had focused more on that when the car came along. I think we would have been a much better country in terms of transportation with it in addition with vehicles.

It's probably not just because the authorities of the project wanted parking but also there are minimum parking requirements and that's why there are a lot of parking people aren't going to use.

I drive to my closest light rail station to areas of LA that are accessible via the LA Metro. Places like DTLA, Santa Monica Beach, Hollywood, Exposition Park, Long Beach, Universal Studios, Chinatown, J-town, and Union Station. Once the subway opens to the VA, I'll take it to LACMA and other museums on Wilshire. Take it to Beverly Hills, Century City, and UCLA. So, yes, I park my Prius Prime and ride Metro.

You're obviously not from LA, or have any idea how large the city and county are. BTW, you don't need to park your bike. You bring it with you on the Metro. You would know that if you used the LA Metro. Still, there is bicycle lockers at many stations. And, car parking doesn't preclude TOD. LA Metro has a program to work with developers to build TOD near stations.

Maybe cause when it started it was still the Gold Line, and they’ve just kept that name for this project.

It’s just a parking lot