Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension Baltimore Presentation

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Metro Gold Line Eastside ExtensionBaltimore
Presentation
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Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension Metro Rail
System
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Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension Project
Update Project Description
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Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension Review
Advisory Committee (RAC)

• Established in 1995 (under the suspended Metro
  Red Line Eastside Project).
• Community-based 25 active member appointed
  committee that meets on a monthly basis. It is
  organized specifically to review and comment on
  the general status and direction of the
  Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Eastside
  Light Rail Transit Project. 
• The RAC advocates the community's interests to
  the MTA and government officials.
• The RAC reviews issues related to the Eastside
  Light Rail Transit Project which include but are
  not limited to environmental and construction
  impacts and mitigation, economic development,
  community linkages opportunities, and financial
  and budgeting issues. 
• The RAC membership categories are resident
  tenants, resident property owners, businesses,
  community based organizations, religious
  institutions, educational institutions.

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Metro Gold Line Eastside ExtensionProject
Process Begins 1998
2000
Major Investment Study 47 to 8 Alternatives
5309 Report to Qualify to Enter into
Preliminary Engineering
Begin the Draft SEIS/SEIR
RAC Community Input
RAC and Community Input
2001
Complete Draft SEIS/SEIR
Construction
RAC and Community Input
Mitigation Monitoring Plan
Final SEIS/SEIR
2002
Final Design
Preliminary Engineering
Public Hearing And Comments
Record of Decision
RAC and Community Input
2003
Letter of No Prejudice
Permission to Enter Final Design
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Little Tokyo/Arts District StationConnecting to
Downtown L.A.

• Over 300 housing units under construction across
  the street from station.
• Largest government node including new Caltrans
  Headquarter building and a new City Police Dept.
  Headquarter building along 1st St.
• Largest vacant property in area owned by City of
  Los Angeles and permitted for high-rise
  residential development

• Project Restore Studying improvements to tie
  Disney Hall to Mariachi Plaza
• Major multi-cultural destination (El
  Pueblo-Little Tokyo Artist District).
• Serves Southern California Institute of
  Architecture.

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1st Street

• Pico Aliso Station
• Mariachi Plaza Station
• Soto Station

• Adjacent developments
• -White Memorial Medical Center Expansion
• -Pico/Aliso Hope VI Housing (Over 900 Units)
• -East L.A. High School 1 (1000 Students)
• -Hollenbeck Police Station Expansion

Soto Station

• Two underground stations provide joint
  development (JD) opportunities.
• JD proposals received include mid-rise
  residential development.
• Tunnel provides significant travel times savings
  benefits.
• New Metro Rapid bus provides connections at Soto
  Station

Mariachi Plaza Station
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Indiana StationTransition to 3rd Street
Before

• Metro garnered support of the community and
  avoided extending the tunnel to 3rd Street, 135
  million cost increase, by working with the local
  district on utilizing a portion of their
  property.
• The school district has environmentally cleared
  the shifting of the school to the east.
• Station will serve L.A. Music School, 1st Street
  businesses and one of the regions first indoor
  markets at El Mercado.

After
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3rd Street

• Maravilla Station
• East L.A. Civic Center Station
• Atlantic Station

• Intercepts Traffic Overflow from 60 freeway.
• Connects with Atlantic Blvd., one of only 3
  north-south major arterials in the Project area.
• Includes park ride facility.

• Adjacent to new Kaiser Facility and possible
  future expansion adjacent to park ride.
• East Los Angeles Community College, Atlantic
  Square Shopping Mall and Garfield H.S. in close
  proximity.
• East L.A. Civic Center under expansion.
• New commercial development recently completed.

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Metro Gold Line Eastside ExtensionStation Designs
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Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension
COMMUNITY LINKAGES STUDY
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Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension
Community Linkages
Studies completed at all stations. Projects are
not funded by Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension
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Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension
Community Linkages