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Will Gold Line Get Extended to Ontario Airport
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In advance of meetings on possible extensions of the Metro Gold Line, the Gold Line Construction Authority has released two documents pointing towards a future extension to the Ontario Airport. An environmental study narrows the list of possible extensions to the airport to two, while a new survey shows overwhelming support by locals and transit […]
Metro Opens Gold Line Foothill Extension to Azusa
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Last Saturday, Metro extended its growing rail network, celebrating the grand opening of the 11-mile Gold Line Foothill Extension. The initial phase of the Foothill Extension includes six new stations in five San Gabriel Valley cities: Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Irwindale, and Azusa. Additional future phases would extend the Gold Line to Ontario Airport. Kick-off festivities began […]
Gold Line Foothill Extension Photo Tour: Transit Oriented Development (TOD)
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In this fourth installment of the Foothill Gold Line Extension photo tour series, we explore planned Transit Oriented Developments (TOD) around some of the line’s future stations. Recently, Streetsblog’s Damien Newton and Aviv Kleinman joined a behind-the-scenes tour of the newest Gold Line Extension phase under construction in the San Gabriel Valley. We joined Albert Ho, head […]
Foothill Gold Line Montclair Extension Early Construction Will Start This Year
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The Metro Gold Line is being extended 12.3 miles to Montclair. Early utility relocation work will be getting underway this year, with the line expected to open in 2025-26.
Foothill Gold Line Glendora-to-Montclair Extension Ready, Waiting for Voters
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Last March beneath the omnipresent San Gabriel Mountains, the Foothill Gold Line’s Pasadena to Azusa extension opened up to residents and commuters alike. Financed by Measure R sales tax returns, the Pasadena to Azusa extension opened to higher-than-expected ridership numbers, indicating the growing region’s desire for increased light rail connectivity and a commuting alternative to jam-packed traffic on […]
Foothill Gold Line Extension To Open March 5, 2016
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Today, Metro CEO Phil Washington announced the opening date for the initial 12-mile extension of the Foothill Gold Line. The new Gold Line extension is set to open on March 5, 2016. The line was built by the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority. When it was substantially complete in September, it was turned over to Metro […]