Foothill Gold Line: 2023 Year in Review & 2024 Outlook
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- čas přidán 2. 06. 2024
- 2023 has been a historic year for the final phase of the Foothill Gold Line light rail system that is extending the Metro A Line 12.3-miles east along the Foothills of the San Gabriel Valley. The final project phase starts where the A Line terminates today in the city of Azusa and is being completed in two segments. The Glendora to Pomona segment is under construction now; adding new stations in the cities of Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne and Pomona. The Pomona to Montclair segment - which will add future stations in the cities of Claremont and Montclair - is seeking funding to begin construction.
This video will highlight the major milestones achieved in 2023 on both project segments, and also look ahead to what can be expected in 2024.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:45 Glendora to Pomona Project Segment - 2023 Construction Milestones
04:09 Other Glendora to Pomona Project Highlights
06:02 Pomona to Montclair Project Segment Update
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Creating an independent construction authority made a-lot of sense for project delivery and costing. They should consider this for the critical Sepulveda line.
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.
Can’t wait for this extension to open!! Your construction crew worked really hard this year, achieving major milestones!! Love the new stations!!
Great news and progress on this project. There will be significant LA Metro transit projects opening in 2024-25. Very exciting stuff. Extensions on rhe K Line, D Line, A Line, and the LAX People Mover. Amazing!
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.
1:54 Those are some great looking designs!
One overlooked fact about this project is that most of the ridership gains are from the Montclair station’s connections to existing San Bernardino transit. That’s why additional funding for the Pomona to Montclair section is the top priority for Metro even though it’s on the outskirts of the county.
Phase 3 of Football A Line is Extended from Montclair to Upland,Downtown Ontario and Ontario Airport is 6 Mile Extension ❤😂😅😊🎉
Can't wait!
this is excellent progress and with its current rate, it sounds like construction could be done by the first half of 2024. I have no issue accepting I have to drive LA County Fair in 2024, but I'm hoping with the estimated rate of construction and latest transition to testing appearing to be January 2025 that it will be publicly open and for revenue operation by April 2025 so I can do the first on one train from NeLA! Although video makes it sound like 2029 for Montclair & it'd be nice if it was by 2028, I at least have the Foothill Transit Silver Streak 24 hours for now, if it's reliable (1 flaked from service earlier this month and we were waiting in the cold for 85 minutes instead of 25)
Edit: of the next 4 projects to be complete, most eager for this one because of LA County Fair; D line extension useful for Saban & El Rey theaters, but never gone to them, don't really go to LAX regarding full K Line (although I need the Inglewood Transit Connector) or Santa Ana for OC Streetcar.
You don't need to extend this line to Montclair alongside an existing poor quality line (Metrolink). Improve Metrolink instead, the same amount of money would go a very long way, noting that the trains and line already exist, they just need more services.
We need both lines!!