Transit Capital Projects

Park-and-Ride Lots- Public Works is actively involved in mitigating the adverse impacts of population and job growth trends on the air quality and traffic congestion in Los Angeles County.   We are developing park-and-ride lots to encourage commuters to use vanpools and public transit systems.  To date, Public Works has acquired and constructed four permanent sites.  The four park-and-ride sites the County owns and operates are in Studio City (Ventura Boulevard - PDF:  539 KB, 2 pages), Pomona (Fairplex - PDF:  458 KB, 2 pages), San Dimas (Via Verde - PDF:  637 KB, 2 pages), and Acton (Acton/Vincent Grade Metrolink Station - PDF:  435 KB, 2 pages).    Public Works continues to monitor the transportation systems and traffic patterns to determine where additional sites may be needed.  More park-and-ride facilities will be developed as new sites are identified and as funding becomes available.

Bus Stop Improvement Program - Public Works manages a Bus Stop improvement Program that provides for the installation of bus pads and the improvement and/or replacement of curb, gutter, and sidewalk at bus stop sites.  Concrete bus pads are being installed in various unincorporated County locations to minimize pavement deterioration caused by bus traffic at bus stops.

Bus Stop Amenity Program - There are more than 1,800 bus stops throughout the unincorporated areas of the County.  Public Works adminsters the bus stop amenities program that allow private vendors to install and maintain approximately 360 advertising bus stop shelters and 1,121 advertising bus benches, all at no cost to the County.  Public Works also installed approximately 280 non-advertising shelters, 125 non-advertising benches, and 840 trash receptacles at bus stops.   Furthermore, Public Works also installed 223 solar light poles at various Metro and Foothill Transit bus stops to improve safety and security for our patrons waiting for buses at nights.

 

Advertising Bus Bus Stop Shelter	South County Bus Stop Shelter	North County Bus Stop Shelter
Advertising Bus Bus Stop Bench	Non-advertising Bus Stop Bench	32-Gallon Capacity Trash Receptacle
Solar Light Pole for Metro Bus Stop	Solar Light Pole for Foothill Transit Bus Stop

Commuter Rail (Metrolink) Stations-In conjunction with the MTA, the State, and the City of Palmdale, the Acton/Vincent Grade Metrolink Station opened for public use early in the year 2000.   To fit in with the surrounding community, we built this station following a western motif.  In conjunction with the MTA; California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA); and the Cities of Alhambra, Los Angeles, and Monterey Park; we participate in the operation and maintenance of the CSULA Metrolink Station.