Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

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{{Main|History of the LACMTA|History of Los Angeles Metro Rail and Busway}}

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority was formed on February 1, 1993, by the California State Legislature which merged two rival agencies: the Southern California Rapid Transit District (SCRTD or more often, RTD) and the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission (LACTC).{{Cite web |title=California Code, Public Utilities Code – PUC § 130051.10 |url=https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/public-utilities-code/puc-sect-130051-10.html |access-date=November 16, 2021 |website=Findlaw |language=en-US |archive-date=November 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116233256/https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/public-utilities-code/puc-sect-130051-10.html |url-status=live }}

The RTD was founded on August 18, 1964, to operate most public transportation in the urbanized Southern California region, including Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, and Riverside counties. RTD replaced the major predecessor public agency, the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority, and took over eleven failing other bus companies and services in the Southern California region.[http://www.mta.net/about_us/library/transit_history.htm metro.net history]. Retrieved April 4, 2004. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928003311/http://www.mta.net/about_us/library/transit_history.htm |date=September 28, 2007 }} Services outside of Los Angeles County began to be divested in the early 1980s.

The LACTC began operation in 1977 after a state requirement that all counties form local transportation commissions. Its main objective was to be the guardian of all transportation funding, both transit and highway, for Los Angeles County.{{Cite news |last=Hebert |first=Ray |date=December 27, 1976 |title=New Agencies to Face Task of Unifying Jumbled Transit Plans |pages=16 |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/383561287/?terms=%22los%20angeles%20transportation%20commission%22&match=1 |access-date=January 26, 2023 |archive-date=January 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126035312/https://www.newspapers.com/image/383561287/?terms=%22los%20angeles%20transportation%20commission%22&match=1 |url-status=live }}

The bickering between the two agencies came to a head in the 1980s. At that time, the LACTC was building the Blue Line (now A Line) light rail line between Los Angeles and Long Beach, while the RTD was building the Red Line (now B Line) subway in Downtown Los Angeles. It was revealed that due to disputes between the agencies, the LACTC was planning to end the Blue Line at Pico Station, instead of serving the 7th Street/Metro Center station being built by the RTD six blocks north.

LA Metro has assumed the functions of both agencies and now develops and oversees transportation plans, policies, funding programs, and both short-term and long-range solutions to mobility, accessibility and environmental needs in the county. The agency is also the primary public transit provider for the city of Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States, providing the bulk of such services. even though the city's own Los Angeles Department of Transportation LADOT operates a smaller bus only public transit system of its own called DASH within the MTA service area in the city of Los Angeles, often overlapping with some Metro Bus routes and stops in several neighborhoods primarily in the central part of the city.

Since 1995 the agency has been based out of the Metro Headquarters Building, a 26-story high-rise office tower located next to Union Station, a major transportation hub and the main train station for the Los Angeles metropolitan area, which it has also owned since purchasing it in 2011."[https://www.metro.net/about/contact/ Help & Contacts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022050721/http://www.metro.net/about/contact/ |date=October 22, 2015 }}." Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved on March 18, 2010.

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority operates the second-largest public transportation system in the United States by ridership with a 1,433 mi² (3,711 km²) operating area and 2,000 peak hour buses on the street any given business day. Metro also operates {{convert|109|mi|km}} of urban rail service. The authority has 10,290 employees, making it one of the region's largest employers.

The authority also partially funds sixteen municipal bus operators and an array of transportation projects including bikeways and pedestrian facilities, local roads and highway improvements, goods movement, Metrolink regional commuter rail, Freeway Service Patrol and freeway call boxes within the County of Los Angeles.

To increase sustainability in transportation services, Metro also provides bike and pedestrian improvements for the over 10.1 million residents of Los Angeles County.{{Cite news|url=https://www.metro.net/about/sustainability/|title=Sustainability|newspaper=La Metro |access-date=January 27, 2023|archive-date=January 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127050013/https://www.metro.net/about/sustainability/|url-status=live}}

Security and law enforcement services on Metro property (including buses and trains) are currently provided by the Transit Services Bureau via contract, in conjunction with Metro Transit Enforcement Department and the Los Angeles Police Department (Union Station and all LACMTA rail services within the City of Los Angeles).

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{{Main|Los Angeles Metro Rail}}

Metro Rail is a rail mass transit system with two subway and four light rail lines. {{As of|2024|11}}, the system runs a total of {{convert|109|mi}}, with 102 stations.

:{{LACMTA icon|A|showtext=yes}} is a light rail line running between Azusa and Long Beach via Downtown Los Angeles.

:{{LACMTA icon|B|showtext=yes}} is a subway line running between North Hollywood and Downtown Los Angeles.

:{{LACMTA icon|C|showtext=yes}} is a light rail line running between Westchester and Norwalk, largely in the median of the 105 freeway. It provides indirect access to Los Angeles International Airport via a shuttle bus. Service will terminate at LAX/Metro Transit Center station when it opens in 2025.

:{{LACMTA icon|D|showtext=yes}} is a subway line running between the Mid-Wilshire district and Downtown Los Angeles. Most of its route is shared with the B Line. The line is currently being extended westward.

:{{LACMTA icon|E|showtext=yes}} is a light rail line running between Santa Monica and East Los Angeles via Downtown Los Angeles.{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-expo-line-santa-monica-opening-date-20160224-story.html|title=Metro Expo Line to begin service to Santa Monica on May 20|first1=Laura J.|last1=Nelson|work=Los Angeles Times|date=February 25, 2016|access-date=March 1, 2016|archive-date=March 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302015050/http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-expo-line-santa-monica-opening-date-20160224-story.html|url-status=live}}

:{{LACMTA icon|K|showtext=yes}} is a light rail line running between South Los Angeles and Inglewood, and between Westchester and Redondo Beach. {{cite news | url=https://www.metro.net/projects/airport-metro-connector/ | title=LAX/Metro Transit Center Station | newspaper=La Metro }} The service gap between Inglewood and Westchester will be filled when LAX/Metro Transit Center station opens in 2025.{{cite web | url=https://www.archpaper.com/2024/07/long-awaited-people-mover-lax-january-2026/ | title=The long-awaited people mover will open at LAX in January 2026, reducing traffic | date=July 22, 2024|website=The Architect's Newspaper|author-first1=Alexandra|author-last1=Surprenant}}

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{{Main|Los Angeles Metro Bus}}

Metro is the primary bus operator in the Los Angeles Basin, the San Fernando Valley, and the western San Gabriel Valley until Arcadia going east. Other regions of Los Angeles County, including the Antelope Valley and the eastern San Gabriel Valley, are served by separate bus operators, which receive some funding from Metro.

{{As of|2023|June}}, the Metro Bus system includes 117 routes, serving over 11,000 bus stops.{{Cite web |date=June 2023 |title=Metro Facts At A Glance |url=https://www.metro.net/news/facts-glance/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319120952/https://www.metro.net/about/facts-glance/ |archive-date=March 19, 2023 |access-date=June 22, 2023 |website=Metro |publisher=}} Most Metro Bus lines are local services, stopping at marked stops approximately every two blocks. Limited-stop Metro Rapid services stop only at major intersections, and Metro Express services utilize the extensive Southern California freeways to provide nonstop service between regional destinations.{{Cite news |title=How to Ride Metro Bus |url=https://www.metro.net/riding/guide/how-ride-bus/ |access-date=2024-05-09 |newspaper=La Metro}}

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{{Main|Los Angeles Metro Busway}}

Metro Busway is a bus rapid transit system with two lines operating on dedicated or shared-use busways. The system runs a total of {{convert|55.7|mi}}, with 29 stations and over 42,000 daily weekday boardings as of May 2016.

The Metro Busway system is meant to mimic the Metro Rail system, both in the vehicle's design and in the operation of the line. Vehicles stop at dedicated stations (except for the portion of the Metro J Line in Downtown Los Angeles), vehicles receive priority at intersections and are painted in a silver livery similar to Metro Rail vehicles.

:{{LACMTA icon|G|showtext=yes}} is a bus rapid transit line running between Chatsworth and North Hollywood. Some trips terminate in Canoga Park.

:{{LACMTA icon|J|showtext=yes}} is a bus rapid transit line running between El Monte, Downtown Los Angeles, and Harbor Gateway, with some trips continuing to San Pedro.

The Metro Busway J Line operates over two busways, semi-exclusive roadways built into the Southern California freeway system. These busways are also used by other bus routes to speed up their trips.

• The El Monte Busway is a combination busway and high-occupancy toll (HOT) roadway that runs in the median of the San Bernardino Freeway (I-10) and on a separate right-of-way. The busway provides express bus service between Downtown LA and the San Gabriel Valley. Services on the busway are operated by both Metro and Foothill Transit.
• The Harbor Transitway is a combination busway and HOT roadway that runs in the median of the Harbor Freeway (I-110). The busway provides express bus service between San Pedro and Downtown LA. Services on the busway are operated by Metro, GTrans, LADOT, OC Bus and Torrance Transit.

• Metro Art: A program of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority that commissions and integrates public art into Metro stations and facilities to enhance the transit experience of Los Angeles County.{{cite web|date=November 27, 2024|title=MetroArt: Overview|url=https://art.metro.net/|access-date=November 27, 2024}}
• Metro Bike Share: A bicycle-sharing system in Downtown LA, Central LA, Hollywood, North Hollywood and on the Westside.{{cite web|date=January 27, 2015|title=Metro Bike Share: About|url=https://bikeshare.metro.net/about/|access-date=October 21, 2018|archive-date=October 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021111449/https://bikeshare.metro.net/about/|url-status=live}}
• Metro ExpressLanes: High-occupancy toll lanes on the El Monte Busway and Harbor Transitway.
• Metro Freeway Service Patrol: A joint effort between Metro, Caltrans, and the California Highway Patrol offering free quick-fix repairs and towing from freeways.
• Metro Micro: An on-demand transit service, operated using vans in 8 zones around the region{{cite news |last=Uranga |first=Rachel |date=September 14, 2023 |title=The $1 ride that costs Metro $43. Why some want to keep it going |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-09-14/the-1-ride-that-costs-metro-43-is-this-pilot-van-program-worth-the-costs |work=Los Angeles Times |accessdate=January 22, 2024}}
• Bike paths: {{convert|475|mi|km}} of bike facilities for commuter and recreational purposes.
• HOV (Carpool) Lanes: {{convert|219|mi|km}}, {{convert|423|mi|km}} both directions/each lane, of carpool, vanpool, and express bus lanes.
• Metrolink: Partially funded by Metro, it is Southern California's regional commuter rail system.
• Pacific Surfliner: Partially funded by Metro. Metro has two board seats in the LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency{{cite web |title=Board of Directors - LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency |url=https://www.octa.net/about/leadership/lossan-agency/board-of-directors/ |publisher=Orange County Transportation Authority |access-date=September 27, 2023 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency Business Plan FY 2022-23 - FY 2023-24 |url=https://octa.net/pdf/LOSSAN_Business_Plan_FY_22-23-FY_23-24.pdf |publisher=Orange County Transportation Authority |access-date=September 27, 2023}}

The base fare for Metro services, including local and express buses and Metro Rail, is $1.75. Metro introduced daily and weekly fare caps in July 2023, replacing daily, weekly, and monthly passes. With fare capping, the cost of each trip is credited towards the cost of a daily or weekly unlimited pass, automatically ensuring that all passengers pay the lowest fare possible.{{Cite web |last=Linton |first=Joe |date=June 7, 2023 |title=L.A. Metro Fare Capping Starts July 1 |url=https://cal.streetsblog.org/2023/06/07/metro-fare-capping-starts-july-1 |access-date=July 1, 2023 |website=Streetsblog California |language=en}} Discounted or free fares are available for seniors, disabled individuals, Medicare recipients, low-income individuals, and students.{{Cite news |title=Fare Capping |url=https://www.metro.net/about/farecapping/ |access-date=July 1, 2023 |website=LA Metro |language=en-US}}

The primary method of payment for Metro fares is the TAP card, a contactless stored-value card. TAP cards are valid on Metro buses and trains, and on 25 other transit agencies in Los Angeles County.{{Cite web |title=TAP Agencies |url=https://www.taptogo.net/TAPAgencies |access-date=July 2, 2023 |website=www.taptogo.net}} TAP cards are required for Metro Rail trips, free bus transfers, and fare capping; however, single-ride bus fares can still be paid in cash. TAP cards can be purchased at station fare machines, local vendors, online, and at Metro Customer Care Centers.{{Cite web |title=Fares |url=https://www.metro.net/riding/fares/ |access-date=July 2, 2023 |website=LA Metro |language=en-US}}

Fare gates are installed at all B, C, D and K Line stations, along with select A and E Line stations. Fare gates were added after 2007 to reduce fare evasion.{{Cite web|url=http://media.metro.net/board/Items/2007/11_november/20071115EMACItem27_Handout.pdf|title=Metro Rail Gating Study|date=November 15, 2007|access-date=March 7, 2019|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112022208/http://media.metro.net/board/Items/2007/11_november/20071115EMACItem27_Handout.pdf|url-status=live}} At the time, the decision was criticized for its cost and perceived ineffectiveness.{{Cite web|url=https://www.metro.net/board/Items/2008/02_February/20080228RBMItem36.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=October 21, 2015 |archive-date=February 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225095906/http://www.metro.net/board/Items/2008/2_February/20080228RBMItem36.pdf |url-status=dead }}

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The Metro A Line has the highest ridership of all Metro Rail lines and also the lowest operational cost because of its high ridership. The Metro Rail Metro K Line has the lowest ridership of all letter-branded lines. Average daily boardings and passenger miles for all of 2024 are as follows:{{Cite web|url=http://isotp.metro.net/MetroRidership/Index.aspx|title=Ridership Statistics|website=www.metro.net|language=en-US|access-date=January 14, 2025|archive-date=January 15, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115014300/https://opa.metro.net/MetroRidership/|url-status=live}}

Day-to-day operations of Metro is overseen by Chief Executive Officer Stephanie Wiggins. Metro is a joint powers authority governed by a board of directors with 14 members, 13 of whom are voting members.{{Cite web|url=https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/public-utilities-code/puc-sect-130051.html|title=California Code, Public Utilities Code – PUC § 130051|website=Findlaw|language=en-US|access-date=March 2, 2019|archive-date=March 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302152518/https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/public-utilities-code/puc-sect-130051.html|url-status=live}} The Board is composed of:

• The five members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
• The mayor of the city of Los Angeles
• Three people appointed by the mayor of Los Angeles, at least one of whom must be member of the Los Angeles City Council.
• Four city council members or mayors from LA County cities other than Los Angeles, who each represent one region of the county: San Gabriel/Pomona Valley, Arroyo/Verdugo, Gateway Cities and Westside Cities
• One non-voting member appointed by the Governor of California (traditionally the Director of Caltrans District 7)

While the Metro board makes decisions on large issues, they rely on Service Councils to advise on smaller decisions, such as on bus stop placement and over bus service changes.{{cite web|url=http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/12/02/metro-in-transition/|title=Metro in Transition|publisher=Streetsblog Los Angeles|access-date=September 13, 2016|date=December 2, 2009|archive-date=November 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112002643/http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/12/02/metro-in-transition/|url-status=live}} To enable this work, the councils call and conduct public hearings, evaluate Metro programs in their area, and meet with management staff. There are five Service Councils, each representing a different region: Gateway Cities, San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley, South Bay, and Westside/Central. Each council is led by a board composed of a political appointees.

Members of Metro staff also sit on the boards of other joint powers authorities across the region, including the LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency, the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority, the Southern California Regional Rail Authority, the High Desert Corridor Joint Powers Agency,[https://highdesertcorridor.org/ High Desert Corridor JPA Homepage] and the Inglewood Transit Connector Joint Powers Authority.

Chair

• Janice Hahn, Los Angeles County Board Supervisor, District 4

Vice Chair

• Fernando Dutra, Appointee of Los Angeles County City Selection Committee, Southeast Long Beach sector, City of Whittier, District 4

2nd Vice Chair

• Jacquelyn Dupont-Walker, Appointee of the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles

Executive Board Members

• Kathryn Barger, Los Angeles County Board Supervisor, District 5
• James T. Butts Jr., Appointee of Los Angeles County City Selection Committee, Southwest Corridor sector, Mayor of Inglewood
• Lindsey Horvath, Los Angeles County Board Supervisor, District 3
• Imelda Padilla, ''Appointee of the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, District 6
• Holly J. Mitchell, Los Angeles County Board Supervisor, District 2
• Ara Najarian, Appointee of Los Angeles County City Selection Committee, North County/San Fernando Valley sector, City of Glendale, At Large District
• Tim Sandoval, Appointee of Los Angeles County City Selection Committee, San Gabriel Valley sector, Mayor of Pomona
• Hilda L. Solis, Los Angeles County Board Supervisor, District 1
• Katy Yaroslavsky, Appointee of the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, District 5
• Karen Bass, Mayor of Los Angeles

Ex-officio Board Member

• Gloria Roberts, Appointee of the Governor of California, Caltrans District 7 Director

A complex mix of federal, state, county and city tax dollars as well as bonds and fare box revenue funds Metro.

The Metro budget for 2020 is $7.2 billion. Below is the funding breakdown from Metro's fiscal year 2020 budget:

The agency is a public transportation and planning agency that lies under the jurisdiction of the State of California. Although it falls under State regulations, it can also partake in regional and municipal levels of rule during a transportation development project.{{Cite journal|last=Pegrum|first=Dudley F.|date=1961|title=The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3159723|journal=Land Economics|volume=37|issue=3|pages=247–255|doi=10.2307/3159723|jstor=3159723|issn=0023-7639|access-date=July 20, 2021|archive-date=July 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720060023/https://www.jstor.org/stable/3159723|url-status=live}} For example, it can play a role in policies regarding a state's housing policies, since the living situation of one affects the methods of transportation its residents will take.{{Citation|title=Twenty-First Century Urbanism|date=April 1, 2016|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315611051-6|work=Street Level: Los Angeles in the Twenty-First Century|pages=97–123|publisher=Routledge|doi=10.4324/9781315611051-6|isbn=978-1-315-61105-1|access-date=July 20, 2021|archive-date=March 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323155720/https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/mono/10.4324/9781315611051-6/non-city-rob-sullivan|url-status=live}}

This transit agency can measure successful projects through key pointers such as low income ridership increase and an increase of favorable environmental and health factors for its public community.{{Cite journal|last=Mohiuddin|first=Hossain|date=February 19, 2021|title=Planning for the First and Last Mile: A Review of Practices at Selected Transit Agencies in the United States|journal=Sustainability|language=en|volume=13|issue=4|pages=2222|doi=10.3390/su13042222|issn=2071-1050|doi-access=free}} Increased low income ridership is a significant factor because that focus group tends to makes up the majority of public transit ridership. Favorable environmental and health factors are also relevant factors because they indicate a positive relationship within the space developed and its residents.

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{{Main|Los Angeles Metro bus fleet}}{{Main|Los Angeles Metro Rail rolling stock}}

Most of Metro's bus fleet is powered by compressed natural gas (CNG), the largest such fleet in the United States.{{cite web|date=April 26, 2006|title=Metro Gets Grant For Purchase of More Clean-Air Buses|url=https://www.metro.net/news_info/press/archives/2006/metro_058.htm|access-date=January 7, 2007|publisher=Los Angeles County Metro}}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Using CNG reduces emissions of particulates by 90%, carbon monoxide by 80%, and greenhouse gases by 20% compared to diesel powered buses. The agency is also operating a substantial number of battery electric buses, notably on the G Line busway which has seen all CNG buses replaced with battery electric ones,{{Cite web |last=Sotero |first=Dave |date=October 13, 2021 |title=L.A. Metro Now Running all Zero-Emission Electric Buses on the G (Orange) Line in the San Fernando Valley |url=https://www.metro.net/about/l-a-metro-now-running-all-zero-emission-electric-buses-on-the-g-orange-line-in-the-san-fernando-valley/ |access-date=September 14, 2023 |website=LA Metro |language=en-US}} and has plans to convert into a fully electric bus system.{{Cite web|url=https://www.metro.net/projects/main_page/freshair/|title=Fresh Air|access-date=March 7, 2018|archive-date=March 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308042418/https://www.metro.net/projects/main_page/freshair/|url-status=dead}} Buses feature on-board visual displays and automatic voice announcement systems that announce the next stop.

The Metro Rail fleet is broken down into two main types: light rail vehicles and rapid transit cars (commonly called subway cars in Los Angeles). Metro's light rail vehicles, used on the A, C, E, and K lines, are {{convert|87|ft|m|2|adj=on}} articulated, high-floor double-ended cars, powered by overhead catenary lines, which typically run in two or three car consists. The light rail lines consist of the Kinki Sharyo P3010, Siemens P2000, and the Ansaldobreda P2550. Metro's retired LRV fleet is the Nippon Sharyo P865/P2020 fleet. Metro’s subway cars, used on the B and D Lines, are {{convert|75|ft|m|2|adj=on}} electric multiple unit, married-pair cars, powered by electrified third rail consisting of the CRRC HR4000 and the Breda A650 fleet, that typically run in four or six car consists.

Metro is currently implementing its "NextGen Bus Plan," a major restructuring of the agency's routes. The plan eliminates most of the Metro Rapid routes and low-performing Metro Local lines to invest in the remaining routes. Metro says the plan will double the number of frequent bus lines (defined as a bus every 10 minutes or better) and expand midday, evening, and weekend service while ensuring that 99% of current riders continue to have a less than {{frac|1|4}}-mile walk to their bus stop.

{{Further|D Line Extension}}

Section 1 of the D Line Extension will add three new subway stations to the D Line at Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax, and Wilshire/La Cienega. Construction on Section 1 began in 2014 and is expected to be complete in 2025.{{Cite tweet |user=numble |number=1729195344947482778 |title=October 2023 status report for LA Metro's D Line Extension Section 1. 88.66% as of 10/27/23, +0.6% since 9/29/23. Contractor's forecast completion date is 6/17/25, 25 days later than last forecast. |date=November 27, 2023 |access-date=November 28, 2023}} Section 2 to Century City is expected to be completed in 2026,{{Cite tweet |user=numble |number=1729197177317343417 |title=October 2023 status report for LA Metro's D Line Extension Section 2. 61.9% as of 10/27/23, +1.3% since 9/29/23. Contractor forecasts completion to be 6 days later than prior forecast (now late September 2026). |date=November 27, 2023 |access-date=November 28, 2023}} followed by Section 3 to Westwood in 2027.{{Cite tweet |user=numble |number=1729197522340757946 |title=October 2023 status report for LA Metro's D Line Extension Section 3. 50.85% as of 10/27/23, +0.5% since 9/29/23. |date=November 27, 2023 |access-date=November 28, 2023}}

{{Further|Foothill Extension}}

The Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority (Foothill Gold Line) is constructing an extension of the A Line (formerly the Gold Line) east from the former Gold Line terminus at Sierra Madre Villa station in Pasadena. The first phase of this extension to APU/Citrus College station in Azusa, Phase 2A, opened on March 5, 2016. Groundbreaking for the first part of the second phase to Pomona North station in Pomona, Phase 2B, occurred on December 2, 2017, with construction starting in July 2020 and completing on January 3, 2025. An opening date is currently expected for sometime in August 2025 or later in the summer, following pre-revenue testing.{{cite press release |date=January 3, 2025 |title=Foothill Gold Line from Glendora to Pomona Reaches Substantial Completion |url=https://foothillgoldline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-01-03-PRESS-RELEASE-Foothill-Gold-Line-from-Glendora-to-Pomona-Reaches-Substantail-Completion.pdf |agency=Foothill Gold Line |access-date=January 3, 2025}}{{cite news |last1=Scauzillo |first1=Steve |title=A Line light-rail extension from Azusa to Pomona set to open in late summer |url=https://www.sgvtribune.com/2025/01/03/a-line-a-light-rail-from-azusa-to-pomona-is-done-and-set-to-open-in-late-summer/ |access-date=January 4, 2025 |work=San Gabriel Valley Tribune |publisher=Digital First Media |date=January 4, 2025}} The second part of Phase 2B will further extend the line two stations to Montclair Transcenter in Montclair, located in San Bernardino County, is planned to break ground in spring 2025 and be completed in 2030.{{Cite web |title=Gold Line Foothill Extension |url=http://www.metro.net/projects/foothill-extension/ |access-date=November 22, 2014 |publisher=Metro (LACMTA)}}{{cite news |last1=Scauzillo |first1=Steve |title=State funds Pomona-to-Montclair light rail, first LA Metro project to San Bernardino County |url=https://www.dailynews.com/2024/07/08/state-funds-pomona-to-montclair-light-rail-first-la-metro-project-to-san-bernardino-county/ |access-date=July 9, 2024 |work=Los Angeles Daily News |publisher=MediaNews Group |date=July 8, 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Scauzillo |first1=Steve |title=Board picks potential firm to build Pomona-to-Montclair light rail extension |url=https://www.sgvtribune.com/2024/07/11/board-picks-potential-firm-to-build-pomona-to-montclair-light-rail-extension/ |access-date=July 12, 2024 |work=Los Angeles Daily News |agency=San Gabriel Valley Tribune |publisher=MediaNews Group |date=July 11, 2024}}

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Metro, in partnership with LA Aerial Rapid Transit Technologies LLC, is currently proposing to construct an aerial gondola system to connect Dodger Stadium and the stadium's surrounding communities to Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles. When completed, the approximate 5,000 people per hour, per direction aerial gondola is expected to transport visitors from Union Station to Dodger Stadium in approximately seven minutes. Although, a preliminary study conducted by UCLA shows that the actual number of people this gondola can transport would be much less than what is marketed. Additionally, the proposed project would also include several improvements to the nearby Los Angeles State Historic Park. Although, many community members think other modes of transit can be implemented that would be less costly, and wouldn't require public green space be mowed down to make room for the enormous structures. LA State Park is a community-led project, and many long term residents worry that the man behind the gondola, disgraced past owner of the Dodgers Frank McCourt -who previously bankrupted the organization and was accused of siphoning funds- is attempting to steal public land to make further profits. He already owns half the parking lots at Dodger Stadium.{{Cite news |title=Aerial Rapid Transit |language=en-US |newspaper=Los Angeles Metro

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Measure M, passed in November 2016, extends and increases the Measure R 30-year half-cent sales tax to a permanent one-cent sales tax. This tax is expected to fund $120 billion in highway and transit projects over 40 years.{{Cite news|url=http://theplan.metro.net/|title=Measure M: Metro's Plan to Transform Transportation in LA.|newspaper=The Plan|access-date=November 11, 2016|archive-date=November 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109143037/http://theplan.metro.net/|url-status=live}} The tax is also expected to support over 778,000 jobs in the Los Angeles area and $79.3 billion in economic output.{{Cite news|url=https://www.metro.net/projects/main_page/boomtown/|title=Fresh Air|access-date=March 7, 2018|archive-date=March 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308042322/https://www.metro.net/projects/main_page/boomtown/|url-status=live}}

Projects to be funded by Measure M, not previously mentioned above, include:{{Cite news|url=http://thesource.metro.net/2016/11/08/measure-m-project-descriptions/|title=Measure M project descriptions|date=November 9, 2016|newspaper=The Source|language=en-US|access-date=November 11, 2016|archive-date=November 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111122800/http://thesource.metro.net/2016/11/08/measure-m-project-descriptions/|url-status=live}}

• A streetcar in Downtown Los Angeles
• The Los Angeles County portion of the High Desert Corridor: a freeway, rail transit, and bikeway corridor linking cities in the Antelope and Victor Valleys. Caltrans put the freeway on hold in 2019.{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-10-06/high-desert-corridor-freeway-stopped|title=Editorial: It was a terrible idea to build a new freeway in Los Angeles County. Now it's on hold for good|date=October 6, 2019|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=October 17, 2019|archive-date=October 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017034128/https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-10-06/high-desert-corridor-freeway-stopped|url-status=live}}
• Bus Rapid Transit connecting the G and B Lines in North Hollywood with the A Line in Pasadena
• Conversion of the G Line from Bus Rapid Transit to Light Rail
• Light Rail along Van Nuys Boulevard to San Fernando (East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project)
• Light Rail along the West Santa Ana Branch from Union Station to Artesia
• Bus Rapid Transit along Vermont Avenue between the B Line at Hollywood Boulevard and the C Line at 120th Street.
• Southern extension of the C Line to Torrance Transit Center
• Eastern extension of the C Line to the Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Metrolink station
• Heavy Rail tunnel underneath or monorail over the Sepulveda Pass linking the G Line in the San Fernando Valley and the D Line at Westwood/UCLA
• Heavy Rail or Monorail extension from the D line at Westwood/UCLA to LAX
• Extension of the E Line from East Los Angeles with a branch to Whittier next to the San Gabriel River
• Bus Rapid Transit from LAX to the E Line at Santa Monica along Lincoln Boulevard.
• Bus Rapid Transit in the North San Fernando Valley (downgraded to local bus improvements)

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