Overview
The Restoration of Historic Streetcar Service (Streetcar) project is an effort under study by Metro to restore streetcar service to Downtown Los Angeles in partnership with the City of Los Angeles, the Community Development Agency of the City of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) and several other public agencies and stakeholders.
The Streetcar will provide an invaluable service weaving together various Downtown districts, helping to revitalize Downtown LA's historic core and connecting people to employment centers, shopping districts, civic resources, cultural institutions, historic landmarks and entertainment venues within the project study area.
The Streetcar project will also play a key role in supporting several local development initiatives such as Bringing Back Broadway, the GoLAstreetcar Initiative, planned street improvement plans and proposed design guidelines, to name a few. The Streetcar, in concert with local afforts, will reignite interest in Downtown's historic significance and help stimulate economic revitalization.
Project Study Area (PSA)
The Streetcar PSA is bounded by State Route 110 to the west, Washington Bl to the south, Los Angeles St to the east, Cesar Chavez Av to the north with an eastern extension stretching north of Cesar Chavez Av along New High St and Alameda St just north of College St.
Districts within the PSA include the Historic Broadway District, Chinatown, El Pueblo, Bunker Hill, the Financial Business District, South Park and the LA Civic Center.
Keywords: L.A. Streetcar Project
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Meetings
Community Update
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Open House: 5:30pm - 6pm
Presentation: 6pm - 6:30pm
Question & Answer: 6:30pm - 7pm
Caltrans District 7
100 S Main St, 1st Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90012
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Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Open House: 5:30pm - 6pm
Presentation: 6pm - 6:30pm
Question & Answer: 6:30pm - 7pm
Caltrans District 7
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Early Scoping Meeting
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Open House: 4pm - 6pm
Public Comment: 6pm - 7:30pm
Los Angeles Theatre
615 S Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90014
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Keywords: L.A. Streetcar Project
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Posted by Carter Rubin on November 10, 2011 9:18 am
The Source reported recently that the Metro team in charge of planning the proposed downtown L.A. streetcar had selected seven “alternatives” to study in greater detail as the ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on November 3, 2011 9:44 am
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A community update meeting for the L.A. Streetcar project is tonight from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Caltrans building (100 S. Main Street) in downtown Los Angeles.
In case you missed it, ...
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Posted by Carter Rubin on October 25, 2011 6:02 pm
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The Metro team studying the possible resurrection of streetcar service in downtown Los Angeles has released a briefing package [PDF] that details the seven routes now under consideration and ...
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Posted by Carter Rubin on August 30, 2011 9:59 am
- Since last week’s “fun with maps” seemed to spur a robust discussion among readers, I wanted to post another of my favorites: this Los Angeles transit map from 1928. Click the image ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on August 2, 2011 10:19 am
- Metro is holding a public meeting at 5:30 p.m. today in the 1st floor conference room at the Caltrans building (1st and Main streets) to discuss the planning process and possible routes for the ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on July 22, 2011 10:00 am
- Click above to see a larger version of the map.
Metro has announced an Aug. 2 meeting in downtown L.A. (details below) to discuss the study process for a project to return streetcar service to ...
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Posted by Carter Rubin on May 18, 2011 9:09 am
- A Metro staff member discusses the various phases and timeline for the project.
In the lobby of the historic Los Angeles Theater, nearly 100 Angelenos participated in a workshop last night to learn ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on April 29, 2011 9:43 am
- A rendering of the downtown L.A. streetcar. By L.A. Streetcar, Inc.
The formal environmental review of the proposed downtown Los Angeles streetcar project is underway. The scoping meeting on May is a ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on March 2, 2011 10:40 am
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photo from Metro Transportation Library and Archive’s Flickr page
I thought we’d get historical for today’s photo. This is a view north of Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, taken ...
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Posted by Fred Camino on February 8, 2011 11:30 am
- A study by AECOM released today reveals that the proposed $125 million downtown L.A. streetcar system would bring major economic returns to the city center in the form of new development, job ...
