North Hollywood–Pasadena Transit Line

North Hollywood–Pasadena Transit Line
Overview
Status	In planning
Termini	North Hollywood Colorado/Hill
Service
Type	Bus rapid transit
System	Los Angeles Metro Busway
Operator(s)	Metro (LACMTA)
History
Planned opening	2024; 2 years' time (2024)
Route map Legend North Hollywood    Vineland/Hesby Olive/Riverside Alameda/Naomi Olive/Verdugo Olive/Lake Olive/San Fernando Glenoaks/Alameda Glenoaks/Western Glenoaks/Grandview Glenoaks/Pacific Central/Lexington Broadway/Brand Broadway/Glendale Broadway/Verdugo Eagle Rock Plaza Colorado/Eagle Rock Colorado/Townsend Memorial Park   Colorado/Los Robles Colorado/Lake Colorado/Hill all stations accessible This diagram: view

The North Hollywood–Pasadena Transit Line is a proposed 18-mile (29 km) bus rapid transit line in the Metro Busway network in Los Angeles, California. It is planned to operate between Pasadena and the North Hollywood Metro Station in the San Fernando Valley where it will connect with the Metro B Line on the Metro Rail system and the G Line Metro Busway.^[1][2] The project completed its scoping phase in 2019 and Metro plans to complete the project by 2024.^[3] It is part of Metro's Twenty-eight by '28 initiative.

No current Metro Rail conversion plans are scheduled, although the city of Glendale is proposing a street car service in their downtown, connecting the region with "last mile/first mile" service.^[3]

The east to west/west to east route will have signal priority at traffic lights and will have exclusive lanes for most of the route. Metro reports the cost is $448 million. Metro received comments it would have to accommodate the annual Rose Parade route on Colorado boulevard. Metro reports it would carry 18,000 yearly riders by 2035.^[4] Destinations along the route include Old Pasadena, The Paseo, and Pasadena City College and Americana at Brand outdoor mall. It would also connect with Warner Bros. Studios, Walt Disney Studios, The Burbank Studios and Universal Studios.

In November 2020, Metro launched the details of the route, its stops, where the lanes reside, and whether or not they are exclusive or in mixed traffic. Public comments were open until December 10th, 2020.

Initial Alternative Analysis[]

The bus route is planned to connect L.A.'s San Fernando Valley communities of Burbank, North Hollywood and Glendale with San Gabriel Valley community of Pasadena thru Eagle Rock. A mostly street option, an all freeway option on SR 134 freeway, or a hybrid of both. Metro’s Board of Directors approved advancing a mostly street-running route with some variations for more study as part of the project’s Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR). Community meetings took place for Metro to weigh routes environmental issues and any other issue that could be address during the DEIR until the end of 2019.^[5]

• Pasadena/Eagle Rock

In the east portion, the route begins between Del Mar station and Memorial Park station on the L Line. Heads west along Colorado Boulevard to Eagle Rock. Metro proposes multiple options on how it passes Eagle Rock. West thru Wilson Avenue, or west on Colorado St. Metro recently added a third route for the DEIR, a SR 134 freeway median route as it heads into Glendale.

• Glendale/Burbank

After Eagle Rock, it will enter Glendale on Broadway or Colorado St and head north for a mile on Central or Brand Avenue thru downtown Glendale before heading west on Glenoaks Boulevard into Burbank. The route makes a southwest turn on Olive Avenue. The same intersection where the downtown Burbank Metrolink station is located.

• North Hollywood

Leaving the Metrolink station in Burbank, Metro's main option has it heading west on Olive Avenue and Riverside Drive until reaching Lankershim Boulevard and the B Line's North Hollywood station. Other North Hollywood routes optioned from the Burbank Metrolink station are west on , or with the same terminus. All are under the technical study for possible DEIR.^[6]

Alternatives[]

Metro Express 501 began operation in 2016 between North Hollywood Metro station and a stop near Pasadena Del Mar station.

Proposed Station list[]

In April 2021, Metro presented a community update sheet which narrowed the list of alternatives down to one route based on community feedback.^[7] Significant changes to the preferred alternative included a re-routing from Olive Avenue in Burbank onto Alameda Avenue and Buena Vista Street, while consolidating the two nearby proposed stations into one on Alameda and Naomi Street, as well as the elimination of the station connection to the Downtown Burbank station due to safety concerns regarding the existing Olive Avenue bridge. In its place, a station was added nearby to Lake Street.

Stations	Date Opening	City/Neighborhood	Major connections and notes[8][9]
North Hollywood	2024	Los Angeles (North Hollywood)	B Line  G Line Future terminus of the Park and ride: 1,085 spaces (currently paid parking only).
Vineland/Hesby
Olive/Riverside		Burbank
Alameda/Naomi			Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, Johnny Carson park
Olive/Verdugo			John Buroughs High School
Olive/Lake
Olive/San Fernando
Glenoaks/Alameda		Burbank (south) Glendale (north)
Glenoaks/Western		Glendale
Glenoaks/Grandview
Glenoaks/Pacific
Central/Lexington			Consulate General of Armenia in Los Angeles
Broadway/Brand			Americana at Brand, Glendale Galleria, Museum of Neon Art
Broadway/Glendale
Broadway/Verdugo
Eagle Rock Plaza		Los Angeles (Eagle Rock)
Colorado/Eagle Rock
Colorado/Townsend
Memorial Park		Pasadena	A Line
Colorado/Los Robles			USC Pacific Asia Museum
Colorado/Lake
Colorado/Hill			Pasadena City College

References[]

External links[]

• Project website