Anticipated Project benefits include:
- Improved intrastate, intercity, and local transit connectivity with HSR; Metrolink, Amtrak, and Metro rail; Metro and municipal bus systems; and ridesharing platforms
- Improved regional connectivity with one seat rides to key destinations in Southern California
- Increased rail service capacity to accommodate future demand
- Reduced train idling times resulting in shorter wait times and fuel savings and emissions reductions per train
- Creation of future retail and transit-serving amenities and other transit-oriented development
- Generation of an estimated 4,500 temporary jobs per year over a 5-year construction period and 200+ permanent jobs
- Enhanced passenger experience with proposed concourse improvements including retail and other amenities and new expanded platforms
- Improved pedestrian access with enhanced mobility options and safety features
- Improved US-101 and local roadways