The photos are from a pre-tour we took of the Los Angeles Metro Regional Connecor Transit Project. We were checking what locations would be feasible to take attendees during a rail event scheduled for Spring 2018.
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When this project is completed there will be a re-configuratin of the Los Angeles Metro Subway Lines. The BLUE LINE will run all the way from Azusa (currently on the GOLD LINE) to Long Beach (already on the BLUE LINE). Thus you will be able to take the light rail BLUE LINE between Azusa and Long Beach without changing trains. The GOLD LINE will run all the way from East Los Angeles to Santa Monica. Thus passengers will be able to travel between all the stations on this new GOLD LINE configuration without a change of trains. Many other travel patterns in the Los Angeles area will become more direct, simplified and require less changing of trains once this LA METRO Regional Connector Project is completed.
Overview quoted from the Metro website on October 26, 2017:
The Metro Regional Connector Project extends from the Metro Gold Line Little Tokyo/Arts District Station to the 7th Street/Metro Center Station in downtown Los Angeles, allowing passengers to transfer to Blue, Expo, Red and Purple Lines, bypassing Union Station. The 1.9-mile alignment will serve Little Tokyo, the Arts District, Civic Center, The Historic Core, Broadway, Grand Av, Bunker Hill, Flower St and the Financial District.
This new Metro Rail extension will also provide a one-seat ride for travel across Los Angeles County. From the Metro Gold Line, passengers will be able to travel from Azusa to Long Beach and from East Los Angeles to Santa Monica without transferring lines.
The Regional Connector will improve access to both local and regional destinations by providing continuous thru service between these lines and providing connectors to other rail lines via the 7th St/Metro Center Station.
The new Metro Rail extension will offer an alternative transportation option to congested roadways and provide significant environmental benefits, economic development, and employment opportunities throughout Los Angeles County.
The Regional Connector Project receives partial funding from Measure R, which is a half-cent sales tax increase approved by voters in 2008.
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