Metro has completed the Draft Environmental Impact Report/Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS/DEIR), in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the Crenshaw Transit Corridor, which extends approximately 10 miles from Wilshire Blvd on the north to El Segundo Blvd. on the south. The results of the DEIS/DEIR, along with public comments gathered during the Public Hearings, will be presented to the Planning and Programming Committee on November 18 and the full Board on December 10, 2009. At this meeting, the Board will approve the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) that will identify the project that will move forward into the Final EIS/EIR process.
The project purpose is to improve public transit service and mobility in the Crenshaw Corridor between Wilshire and El Segundo Blvds. The overall goal of the proposed project is to improve mobility in the corridor by connecting with existing lines such as the Metro Green Line or approved transit lines such as the Exposition Light Rail Transit (LRT) (under construction).
Mobility issues in the corridor have been well documented in many studies, including the Crenshaw-Prairie Corridor Preliminary Planning Study (1994), the Route Refinement Study (2000), the Major Investment Study (MIS) (2003), and the 2004 Regional Transportation Plan.
- Crenshaw Transit Corridor DEIS/DEIR Public Hearing Presentation October 2009
- Crenshaw Corridor March 2009 Working Group Presentation
- Crenshaw Corridor September 2008 Working Group Presentation
- Crenshaw Corridor August 2008 Working Group Presentation
- Status Report to Board on Crenshaw Transit Corridor Project (March 2008)
- Project Update February 2008
- Final Scoping Report 2008
- Scoping Meeting Presentation Boards
- Scoping Meeting Presentation Boards (Spanish)
- Scoping Meeting Presentation
- Scoping Meeting Presentation (Spanish)
- Scoping Report
- Notice of Intent
- Corridor Study Area Map
The corridor within the study area has a north-south orientation and includes five jurisdictions: the Cities of El Segundo, Hawthorne, Inglewood and Los Angeles, as well as portions of unincorporated Los Angeles County. The corridor study area is generally defined as the area extending north to Wilshire Blvd., east to Arlington Ave., south to El Segundo Blvd., and west to Sepulveda and La Tijera Blvds.
A variety of land uses exist along the corridor including residences, religious institutions and commercial property, north of Interstate 10 (I-10) and south of Slauson Ave., industrial and public land uses in Inglewood and El Segundo, as well as redevelopment areas in Hawthorne, Inglewood and Los Angeles.
In addition to a No-Build Alternative, a range of reasonable alternatives will be evaluated including, but not limited to: alternative transit technologies, alignments/routes, service branches, station locations, and a Transportation Systems Management (TSM) Alternative.
The TSM alternative enhances the No-Build Alternative and emphasizes transportation system upgrades, such as bus route restructuring, shortened bus headways, expanded use of articulated buses, reserved bus lanes, expanded park/ride facilities, express and limited-stop service, signalization improvements, and timed-transfer operations.
The transit technologies to be evaluated will include Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Light Rail Transit (LRT), and others identified during scoping for the project. In addition to the alternative technologies, two different BRT and LRT alignment alternatives have been identified for initial consideration.
One alignment alternative provides for a BRT or LRT line operating south from Wilshire Blvd. or the Exposition LRT Line (under construction), along Crenshaw Blvd. through Koreatown, the Crenshaw District, and downtown Inglewood on the Metro-owned Harbor Subdivision railroad right-of-way, where the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway operates limited freight service, continuing to the Metro Green Line Aviation Station. A transfer connection would be provided to LAX from the Aviation Station.
Open House/Public Hearing Meetings
Shape the future of transit in the Crenshaw Corridor. An environmental document that explores transit improvements including Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) is now available for review and public input. This document is formally known as a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Report or DEIS/DEIR, and requires a vote of the Metro Board to advance to the final environmental review stage.
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