Inglewood Transit Connector

The Inglewood Transit Connector is a planned automated people mover in Inglewood, California intended to link the city's sports complexes to the regional Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The line is planned to be 1.6 miles (2.6 km) long and would run on an entirely elevated route. Service is planned to begin in 2026,[1] in anticipation of the 2028 Summer Olympics.

Inglewood Transit Connector
Overview
OwnerCity of Inglewood
LocaleInglewood, California
Transit typeAutomated people mover
Number of lines1
Operation
Operation will start2026
Technical
System length1.6 mi (2.6 km)
System map

 Market Street Station
 
MSF
 Forum Station
 Hollywood Park Station

History

The Envision Inglewood plan was the culmination of several transportation and mobility initiatives to be undertaken by the city. It included a new automated people mover to connect the then under-construction Downtown Inglewood station on the Crenshaw/LAX Line to The Forum and under-construction SoFi Stadium as well as the proposed Inglewood Basketball and Entertainment Center.[2]

The project is budgeted at $1.016 billion as of April 2020. In March 2020 the city reallocated $233 million from Measure M highway improvement funds to help finance the people mover.[3] The project was additionally awarded $95.2 million by the State under the 2020 Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program.[1]

System

The line will be entirely elevated above Market Street and Manchester Avenue before terminating along South Prairie Avenue. Several people mover technologies were assessed in the project study, though none proved clearly superior; the system and vehicles are expected to be selected through a competitive procurement process.[4]

References
  1. "Transit and Intercity Rail Capital ProgramFourth Round Selected Projects – Project Detail Summary" (PDF). CalSTA. California State Transportation Agency. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  2. Pacheco, Antonio (July 23, 2018). "An automated people mover could come to L.A.'s new football stadium". The Architect's Newspaper. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  3. "Editorial: Want football fans to take transit? Build a people mover to the new Inglewood stadium". Los Angeles Times. March 19, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  4. "Envision Inglewood" (PDF). City of Inglewood. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
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