North Hollywood–Pasadena Transit Corridor

The North Hollywood–Pasadena Transit Corridor[1] is a proposed 18-mile (29 km) bus rapid transit line in the Metro Busway network in Los Angeles, California. It is planned to operate between Pasadena and the North Hollywood Metro Station in the San Fernando Valley where it will connect with the Metro B Line on the Metro Rail system and the G Line Metro Busway.[2][3] The project completed its scoping phase in 2019, was approved by the Metro board on April 28, 2022[4] and is estimated to be completed by 2027.[5] It is part of Metro's Twenty-eight by '28 initiative.

North Hollywood–Pasadena Transit Corridor
Overview
StatusApproved; construction underway
Termini
Service
TypeBus rapid transit
SystemLos Angeles Metro Busway
Operator(s) Metro (LACMTA)
History
Planned opening2027 (2027)
Route map
North Hollywood
B Line G Line 
 Vineland/Hesby
 Olive/Riverside
 Alameda/Naomi
 Olive/Verdugo
 Olive/Lake
 Metrolink (California)
 Olive/San Fernando
 Glenoaks/Alameda
 Glenoaks/Western
 Glenoaks/Grandview
 Glenoaks/Pacific
 Central/Lexington
 Broadway/Brand
 Broadway/Glendale
 Broadway/Verdugo
 Eagle Rock Plaza
 Colorado/Eagle Rock
 Colorado/Townsend
 Memorial Park
A Line 
 Colorado/Los Robles
 Colorado/Lake
 Colorado/Hill
Handicapped/disabled access all stations accessible

No current Metro Rail conversion plans are scheduled, although the city of Glendale is proposing a street car service in their downtown, connecting the region with "last mile/first mile" service.[6]

The east to west/west to east route will have signal priority at traffic lights and will have exclusive lanes for most of the route. Metro reports the cost is $448 million. Metro received comments it would have to accommodate the annual Rose Parade route on Colorado boulevard. Destinations along the route include Old Pasadena, The Paseo, and Pasadena City College and Americana at Brand outdoor mall. It would also connect with Warner Bros. Studios, Walt Disney Studios, The Burbank Studios, Downtown Burbank Station and Universal Studios.

In November 2020, Metro launched the details of the route, its stops, where the lanes reside, and whether or not they are exclusive or in mixed traffic. Public comments were open until December 10, 2020. In April 2022, Metro approved the Environmental Impact Report for the line,[7] but was later sued in July 2022 as the meeting where the EIR was approved violated California's Ralph M. Brown Act, and may result in the approval being voided.[8]

Initial Alternative Analysis

The bus route is planned to connect L.A.'s San Fernando Valley communities of Burbank, North Hollywood and Glendale with San Gabriel Valley community of Pasadena thru Eagle Rock. A mostly street option, an all freeway option on SR 134 freeway, or a hybrid of both. Metro’s board of directors approved advancing a mostly street-running route with some variations for more study as part of the project’s Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR). Community meetings took place for Metro to weigh routes environmental issues and any other issue that could be address during the DEIR until the end of 2019.[9]

  • Pasadena/Eagle Rock

In the east portion, the route begins between Del Mar station and Memorial Park station on the L Line. Heads west along Colorado Boulevard to Eagle Rock. Metro proposes multiple options on how it passes Eagle Rock. West thru Wilson Avenue, or west on Colorado St. Metro recently added a third route for the DEIR, a SR 134 freeway median route as it heads into Glendale.

  • Glendale/Burbank

After Eagle Rock, it will enter Glendale on Broadway or Colorado St and head north for a mile on Central or Brand Avenue thru downtown Glendale before heading west on Glenoaks Boulevard into Burbank. The route makes a southwest turn on Olive Avenue. The same intersection where the downtown Burbank Metrolink station is located.

  • North Hollywood

Leaving the Metrolink station in Burbank, Metro's main option has it heading west on Olive Avenue and Riverside Drive until reaching Lankershim Boulevard and the B Line's North Hollywood station. Other North Hollywood routes optioned from the Burbank Metrolink station are west on Chandler Boulevard, or Magnolia Boulevard with the same terminus. All are under the technical study for possible DEIR.[10]

  • Results

The final Alternatives Analysis projected street running ridership to reach approximately 29,750 daily riders by 2042 versus 23,136 daily riders for a free-way running option.[10]

Alternatives

Metro Express 501 began operation in 2016 between North Hollywood Metro station and a stop near Pasadena Del Mar station.

Proposed Station list

In April 2021, Metro presented a community update sheet which narrowed the list of alternatives down to one route based on community feedback.[11] Significant changes to the preferred alternative included a re-routing from Olive Avenue in Burbank onto Alameda Avenue and Buena Vista Street, while consolidating the two nearby proposed stations into one on Alameda and Naomi Street, as well as the elimination of the station connection to the Downtown Burbank station due to safety concerns regarding the existing Olive Avenue bridge. In its place, a station was added nearby to Lake Street.

Stations Date Opening City/Neighborhood Major connections and notes[12][13]
North Hollywood 2024 Los Angeles
(North Hollywood)		 B Line G Line 
Park and ride: 1,085 spaces
Vineland/Hesby
Olive/Riverside Burbank Warner Bros. Studios, Walt Disney Television
Alameda/Naomi Walt Disney Studios, The Burbank Studios, Legendary Entertainment, KCET, iHeartMedia, Fremantle, Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, Johnny Carson Park
Olive/Verdugo John Buroughs High School
Olive/Lake Metrolink (California) Antelope Valley Ventura County
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Olive/San Fernando Cartoon Network Studios
Glenoaks/Alameda Burbank (south)
Glendale (north)
Glenoaks/Western Glendale
Glenoaks/Grandview Grand Central Creative Campus, KABC-TV, DreamWorks Animation
Glenoaks/Pacific
Central/Lexington Consulate General of Armenia in Los Angeles
Broadway/Brand Americana at Brand, Glendale Galleria, Museum of Neon Art, Alex Theatre, Armenian American Museum
Broadway/Glendale Glendale Civic Center
Broadway/Verdugo
Eagle Rock Plaza Los Angeles
(Eagle Rock)
Colorado/Eagle Rock
Colorado/Townsend
Memorial Park Pasadena A Line 
Old Pasadena
Colorado/Los Robles USC Pacific Asia Museum, Fuller Theological Seminary, The Paseo
Colorado/Lake Pasadena Playhouse
Colorado/Hill Pasadena City College

References
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  2. Chen, Anna (July 24, 2019). "NoHo to Pasadena BRT Project community open house to be held on Aug. 7".
  3. Hymon, Steve (June 28, 2019). "Scoping meetings for NoHo to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit project begin July 9".
  4. "That Rapid Bus Line from North Hollywood to Pasadena is Officially Happening". MSN.
  5. "Update on LA Metro's North Hollywood to Pasadena BRT project". March 29, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  6. Seidman, Lila (April 11, 2019). "A pair of mass transit projects could shape Glendale mobility". LA Times. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  7. "Metro Board Approves Bus Rapid Transit through North Hollywood, Burbank, Glendale, Eagle Rock, and Pasadena". Streetsblog Los Angeles. April 28, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  8. https://mobile.twitter.com/numble/status/1556687718289002507
  9. "Map" (PDF). metro.legistar1.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  10. "Analysis Report" (PDF). media.metro.net. 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  11. http://media.metro.net/2021/4-1-21-NoHo-Pas-Community-Update-Meeting.pdf
  12. "Metro B Line (Red)". www.metro.net. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  13. "Metro Parking Lots by Line". www.metro.net. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
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