Los Angeles Expo Light Rail Station Areas

Location: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County

Timeframe: 2006 - 2007

Project Partners

City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning

Project Services

Policy recommendations
Redevelopment and infill analysis
Urban design solutions and visualizations
Urban design strategies
Video fly-throughs

Introduction (1 MB PDF)
General Policy Recommendations (166K PDF)
La Cienega Station Area Recommendations (1.4 MB PDF)
La Brea Station Area Recommendations (1.4 MB PDF)
Crenshaw Station Area Recommendations (2.7 MB PDF)
Western Station Area Recommendations (2.7 MB PDF)
Vermont Station Area Recommendations(2.7 MB PDF)

The Exposition Line is the latest extension of Los Angeles' 62-station Metro Rail system and is currently under construction with a scheduled completion date of 2010. The 8.5-mile Phase 1 of the Exposition Line will include approximately ten stations, starting with the existing Metro Rail station at 7th/Metro Center in downtown Los Angeles and running to a future station at Washington/National in Culver City.

Goals:

Create viable transportation and connectivity to more neighborhoods
Facilitate new high-density development, jobs and housing around the metro stops

Local and Regional Solutions:

The Exposition Line presents opportunities for increased connectivity between different parts of the city; economic development through new jobs and businesses; compact, walkable transit-oriented development; and an increase in mixed-use development and higher residential densities. The Compass Blueprint Demonstration explored the potential for these changes and provided the City of Los Angeles with recommendations for encouraging change that will enhance station-area communities and be market-feasible.

Los Angeles Expo Light Rail Station Areas

Goals:

Local and Regional Solutions:

Expo Line Videos

Western

Vermont

La Cienega

La Brea

Crenshaw