We’re getting a look at the most up-to-date plans for the future Airport Metro Connector 96th Street Station, with new renderings showing how it will connect travelers to the congested Los Angeles International Airport.
The new renderings, which appear on the agenda for Metro’s construction committee meeting later this week, are part of a “quarterly status update” for the 96th Street Station. These progress-report renderings show there’s “a lot of work still to be done,” says The Source.
The station will allow for Green and Crenshaw/LAX Line passengers, as well as people in cars and on buses and bikes, to connect to a “people mover,” a driverless train that will ferry travelers to the airport’s terminals.
It will be built near Aviation Boulevard and 96th Street, with drop-off and pick-up areas, a bus plaza, a bike hub, and platforms for the light rail trains that use the station.
Though this station would connect to the Crenshaw/LAX Line, it’s a separate project, and will have a different timeline for completion.
Construction on the Crenshaw/LAX Line is already well underway; it’s due to finish in 2019. This station is scheduled to break ground sometime in 2018 or 2019 and wrap up between 2021 and 2023.
The automated people mover train is supposed to be complete in 2023, so the whole undertaking could be up and running in the event that Los Angeles hosts the Olympics.
- Airport Metro Connector 96th Street Transit Station: Project Update [Metro]
- Fresh renderings: transit station that will serve LAX and new people mover [The Source]
- Here are new renderings of the LAX designed to be a lot less congested [Curbed LA]
Comments
Woohoo!!! I Love LA!
Beautiful mass transit stations go hand in hand with a world class city that is LA.
I love it!
By LovingLosAngeles on 04.17.17 3:35pm
World class joke, except its on us.
Just exactly how many times are airline passengers going to transfer to enjoy this "beautiful" mass transit?
By smartalex on 04.17.17 11:12pm
Most of the time, probably just twice. Coming from East LA on the Gold line, I would take it to the Crenshaw line and transfer, and then transfer one more time from Crenshaw to the LAX people mover. That is very very good for a huge area like LA. Same would be true coming from Santa Monica, Long Beach or Pasadena. That would all be possible because of the DTLA interconnect that is currently under construction too.
By mrxman on 04.18.17 4:41pm
All the city officials are trying so hard to make us give up our cars.. And they are getting paid big money to do it!!
By beachwooddude on 04.18.17 6:31am
It’s not about giving up anything. It’s about looking at how to get around the city in a different way even if that’s just on occasion, but regularly. It’s about ingraining in people to consider other options. Yes, you might need to walk a bit, and it might take a few minutes longer, but what’s wrong with that? In LA we could all use more walking. We would also see the city from a very different perspective. Discovering our lovely city of angels for the first time again.
By mrxman on 04.18.17 4:44pm
Rad. Love this.
By Cleavon Little on 04.18.17 10:43am
It’s great that this is being built, but the design is pretty ho-hum. I like the transparent elements (a passenger can see everything that is coming and going). But seems like this is a terrific opportunity for a simple but elegant architectural statement. I mean, this is the gateway in and out of a major international city, for crying out loud. And it’s a box. Can we try again on the design? Also, I’m hoping that there isn’t a bunch of clunky experiences getting on and off trains, especially for families, like switching levels on an escalator with two suitcases, a handbag and two kids. Is the transfer from the Crenshaw line to the People mover all on the same level at least ??
By Roston99 on 04.18.17 10:46pm
I don’t know how many times I have had to explain to out of town visitors that there is no real connection to LAX. Europeans and East Coast visitors are shocked! It is really about time. This city has tourists visiting from all over the world and not only does the mass transit system need to accommodate the locals but the visitors as well.
By Mildred Fillmore on 04.19.17 10:26am