The line has three extensions:

The rail line has three extensions:

There are three improvements for the line:

The line has three extensions and three new stations to the existing tracks:

The line would extend west from the Old Town Pasadena station down Walnut to the 134 freeway; continuing west to Colorado Blvd. West down Colorado Blvd to Broadway; continuing west down Broadway to the Valley Subdivision/Metrolink ROW parallel to San Fernando Road. Northwest up the ROW at-grade to Olive Street; and southwest down Olive to North Pass Ave. Southwest under Universal Studios to Ventura/Lankershim. West down Ventura to Wilbur; and north up Wilbur to the southern shoulder of the Ventura (101) Freeway to Canoga Ave. North up Canoga Ave to the Burbank Branch/San Fernando Valley Busway ROW near Vanowen to Plummer; continuing north up the Coast Subdivision ROW at-grade to the Chatsworth Metrolink station terminus.

Notes:

The line would have two extensions and one modification:

The line begins near the Van Nuys Blvd/Foothill Freeway (I-210) intersection and continues south down Van Nuys to Ventura. East down Ventura to Sepulveda. It then continues down the Sepulveda Pass from Sepulveda/Ventura to the UCLA station at Strathmore/Westwood, with a small diversion to the Getty Center tram station. South down Westwood to Pico; and southwest down Pico to the eastern shoulder of the 405 Freeway. Southeasterly down the eastern shoulder of the 405 freeway to Culver; continuing southeasterly down Sepulveda to El Segundo; and south down the western shoulder of Sepulveda from El Segundo to Rosecrans at-grade. East down Rosecrans to the existing Green line tracks; and southeast down the Green Line ROW to Marine/Redondo Beach Ave. Southeast down the Harbor Subdivision ROW to the western shoulder of the 405 Fwy, continuing southeast to Hawthorne Blvd. South down Hawthorne Blvd. to the Harbor Subdivision ROW at 190th. Southeast down the Harbor Subdivision tracks at-grade to Crenshaw; continuing down the Harbor Subdivision to Normandie. South down Normandie to Pacific Coast Highway. East down PCH, continuing after the Los Alamitos Circle down Atherton to Bellflower, veering southeast to the Cal State Long Beach/Long Beach Veterans Hospital terminus at 7th Street/Campus Drive.

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The line begins at Pacific Ave and heads northeast up South Venice at-grade in a single-track segment to Abbot Kinney, where the two-track segment begins. It continues northeast up Venice Blvd to Fairfax. North up Fairfax to 3rd Street. West down 3rd to San Vicente. North up San Vicente to Sunset. East down Sunset to La Brea. North up La Brea to Hollywood connecting to the existing Red line tunnels. It continues in the Red line tunnels and stations to Santa Monica/Vermont. Continues east down Santa Monica to Sunset. Southeast down Sunset, which turns into Cesar Chavez to Union Station. South down Alameda to the Little Tokyo Station at 1st. Easterly using the current Gold Line Eastside in a combination of at-grade and subway tracks and stations to Pomona/Atlantic. South down Atlantic to the western shoulder of the 710 freeway in Compton. Southwesterly to the 91 freeway. West down the northern shoulder of the 91 freeway to about one-half mile east of Avalon Blvd. South under Rainsbury to the CSUDH/Home Depot Center terminus.

The line begins at Hollywood/Highland and heads west down Hollywood to La Brea. South down La Brea to San Vicente. Southeast down San Vicente to Venice. East down Venice to Crenshaw. South down Crenshaw to the Harbor Subdivision ROW near 67th. Southwest down the ROW to Market. South down Market to La Brea, which turns into Hawthorne to the Del Amo Mall terminus.

Notes: The most recent Major Investment Study on a portion of this corridor was completed in 2003. Other segments have been studied in the past. The portion of the line through Mid-City assumes the hydrogen sulfide soil issue can be avoided with a shallow bored tunnel. The wide boulevards in the Crenshaw and Hawthorne Blvd portions of the line present a tremendous opportunity to redevelop mostly single-story commercial space into gracefully dense mixed-use developments lush with landscaping and wide sidewalks.

The line begins at the Firestone/Imperial station at Imperial and the Los Nietos Subdivision ROW near Firestone and heads northwest up the ROW to the San Pedro Subdivision ROW along Salt Lake Ave. Northwest up the San Pedro Subdivision ROW to the La Habra Subdivision ROW on Randolph Street. West down the La Habra Subdivision ROW to the Harbor Subdivision ROW on Slauson. West down the Harbor Subdivision to Centinela. West down Centinela to Jefferson. West down Jefferson to the Playa Vista terminus at Lincoln Blvd.

The line begins at the Norwalk Transit Center station heading west down Imperial to the Los Nietos Subdivision ROW near Firestone. Northwest up the ROW to Alameda/East Manchester. West down East Manchester to Firestone, which turns into Manchester to La Brea. Veer northwest to the Harbor Subdivision ROW near Inglewood Ave. Southwesterly down the ROW to 96th Street. West down 96th street to the LAX station terminus.

The line would extend west from the Glendale Galleria station down Broadway sharing tracks with the Gold line to the Valley Subdivision/Metrolink ROW, which rusn parallel to San Fernando Road. Northwest up the ROW at-grade to the Coast Subdivision/Metrolink ROW; continuing at-grade down the ROW to Sherman Way. West down Sherman Way to Reseda; and north up Reseda Blvd to Nordhoff. West down Norhoff to the Coast Subdivision/Metrolink ROW; and north up the ROW at-grade to the Chatsworth Metrolink station terminus.

The line heads south from Union Station at-grade down the West Bank ROW to the Harbor Subdivision ROW at Washington near the LA River, continuing at-grade through the City of Vernon to Sunset Junction. Continuing southwesterly down the Harbor Subdivision ROW to Aviation near 96th street. West from the ROW to 96th street. West from 96th street to the LAX station terminus.

Notes: An MIS was recently funded to determine the capabilities of the ROW. Whether EMU or light rail it should be compatible with local LRV service that it would share several portions of the Harbor Subdivision.

The line begins at the Old Town Pasadena station and proceeds east down the existing Gold line tracks to Sierra Madre Villa station continuing down the Pasadena Subdivision ROW primarily at-grade to Cucamonga Creek just east of Vineyard Ave and south down the eastern side of the creek to the Ontario Airport terminus.

Notes: The Gold Line Foothill Authority completed the Draft EIR in 2004 to Montclair. It should operate as EMU Metrolink service instead of the currently proposed LRT because the current spacing, suggested headways, population density and distance from the urban core fit the mold of commuter rail service. There would also allow compatibility with the many Metrolink lines that serve the Inland Empire.

The line begins at Union Station and continues in the Downtown Connector tunnels (south under Alameda, west under 1st, south under Flower), continuing down Flower to Adams. It then connects to the Harbor Transitway via overpass and continues down the Harbor Transitway at-grade to the Artesia Transit Center. East from the Artesia Transit Center to the eastern shoulder of the 110 freeway near West 184th street. South down the eastern shoulder of the freeway ascending above the 405 freeway exchange. Continuing at-grade down the eastern shoulder of the freeway to the San Pedro Subdivision ROW just south of near Figueroa/Harry Bridges Blvd. Continuing down the ROW at-grade to the Downtown San Pedro terminus at 6th Street.

Notes: The Harbor Transitway was built strong enough to support light rail vehicles. I suggest EMU or LRT based on the capabilities of the existing structures, ability to run on the same Downtown Connector tracks and cost. Essentially the major purpose of this line is to quickly connect the distant South Bay communities (San Pedro, Wilmington and Carson specifically) to the hub of the rail network in Downtown LA, which I why I think whether EMU or LRT the train should operate like commuter rail service (10-15 minute peak, 20-30 minute off-peak, stations every 2 miles). The Blue and Red lines provide much needed local service to a population with a very high concentration of transit dependent citizens.

The line begins at the Irwindale terminus and heads south at-grade down the Azusa Branch ROW near Irwindale Ave to the San Gabriel Subdivision/Metrolink ROW near the Azusa Canyon Road/Los Angeles intersection. Southwest down the ROW to the Bassett Station near the intersection of East Railroad Ave/Baldwin Park. Veering southwest from Bassett Station to the intersection of Workman Mill/Los Angeles Subdivision ROW. Southwest down the Los Angeles Subdivision ROW at-grade to the Los Nietos Subdivision ROW just southwest of the 605/Beverly junction. South at-grade down the Los Nietos ROW on the east bank of the San Gabriel River to the San Bernardino Subdivision/Metrolink ROW at Slauson. Southeast down the San Bernardino Subdivision ROW at-grade to the Norwalk Transit Center station. West down Imperial Hwy to the 105 freeway. West down the Green line ROW in the median of the 105 freeway at-grade to the 105 freeway/Paramount intersection. Southwest from 105 Fwy/Paramount to the 105 freeway to the San Pedro Subdivision ROW near Facade Ave. South down the San Pedro Subdivision ROW at-grade to the Lakewood Industrial Lead ROW near Candlewood. South down the Lakewood Industrial Lead ROW at-grade to Cherry near 33rd. South down Cherry to Pacific Coast Highway. West down Pacific Coast Highway to the Long Beach Blvd terminus.

Notes: Whether this line is EMU or light rail, its major purpose is to provide north and south service along the I-605 and I-710 corridors and connectivity between the eastern part of the rail network. New or parallel tracks will be needed in some segments so that freight and passenger rail can flow without disrupting the other and/or to compliment fellow Metrolink service.

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