Metro Gold Line Extension to Feature Six Brand New Intermodal Park & Ride Facilities
When the Metro Gold Line Extension Project officially opens to the public on Saturday, Mar. 5, 2016, commuters in the San Gabriel Valley will have easy access to six brand new intermodal park and ride facilities that will make it easy to connect by a variety of modes to L.A. County’s newest rail line.
Combined, these park & ride facilities and stations provide more than 1,500 car parking spaces, as well as 255 bicycle racks and lockers for bicycle commuters.
What’s more, each station has been carefully designed as an intermodal transportation hub that accommodates vehicles, bicyclists, pedestrians and bus riders via regional bus connections. Thirteen different Metro and municipally operated bus lines will connect to the six new rail stations.
The Arcadia, Monrovia, Irwindale and APU/Citrus College Stations feature new multi-level parking structures. Duarte Station will include a park & ride lot for rail commuters. The Downtown Azusa parking structure, also brand new, was built separately by the City of Azusa in partnership with Foothill Transit, and will include reserved parking spaces expressly for Gold Line transit customers.
The listing of available park & ride facilities, bike parking and bus line connections for the Gold Line Foothill Extension is as follows:
Arcadia Station
Parking Garage, 73 East Santa Clara Street, Arcadia, CA 91006
Parking Lot, 73 East Santa Clara Street, Arcadia, CA 91006
300 parking spaces
20 Bike racks, 24 bike lockers
Bus Connections: Metro Local 79, Metro Express 487, Foothill Transit 187
Monrovia Station
Parking Garage, 1641 South Primrose Avenue, Monrovia, CA 91016
350 parking spaces
20 Bike racks, 24 bike lockers
Bus Connections: Metro Local 264, Metro Local 270, Foothill Transit 494
Duarte/City of Hope Station
Parking Lot, 1700 Business Center Drive, Duarte, CA 91010
125 parking spaces
20 Bike racks, 24 bike lockers
Bus Connections: Metro Local 264,Foothill Transit 272
Irwindale Station
Parking Garage, 6363 N. Irwindale Avenue, Irwindale, CA 91702
350 parking spaces
11 Bike racks, 24 bike lockers
Bus Connections: Foothill Transit 185, 187, 494, 496
Azusa Downtown Station
Parking Garage, 801 N. Alameda Avenue, Azusa, CA 91762
237 parking spaces
20 bike racks, 24 bike lockers
Bus Connections: Foothill Transit 185, 187, 280, 494, 496
APU/Citrus College Station
Parking Garage, 901 North Citrus Avenue, Azusa, CA 91723
200 parking spaces
20 bike racks, 24 bike lockers
Bus Connections: Foothill Transit 187, 281, 284, 488, 494
The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, which built the rail line and most park & ride facilities, has also built enhancements to make it easier and safer to travel to and from the stations by bus, bike and walking. Enhancements include new traffic signals, concrete bus pads, bus shelters, benches, sidewalks and ramps, curb ramps, enhanced crosswalks, landscaping, trees and tree wells, irrigations, pedestrian street lights, roadway improvements and other related work at and around the six new stations. Each parking facility also includes three electric vehicle charging stations.
The Metro Gold Line Extension was able to benefit from updated Metro design standards that allow for higher bike parking requirements, improved placement and new specifications for more durable, maintainable bike lockers. Each bike rack can accommodate two bikes and racks have been positioned closer within the station itself to be more visible to the public and within view of security cameras. Due to space needs, bike lockers are also conveniently located within most parking structures, which themselves are in close proximity to station entrances.
