The following excerpts appeared in Streetsblog Los Angeles on December 10, 2024. For more on the bridge (overseen by the City of La Verne and San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments), including renderings, click here to read the full article.

La Verne Pedestrian Bridge Will Connect Metro A Line, Metrolink, and Fairplex – Streetsblog Los Angeles

A rendering of the spiral ramp for the La Verne Regional Multimodal Bridge.

By Chris Greenspon

December 10, 2024

[excerpts]:

The project is a partnership between the city of La Verne and the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (SGVCOG). The bridge will be 32 feet high, 1,500 feet long, and 12 feet wide, situated over Arrow Highway between Fairplex Drive and White Avenue.

It will begin beside the La Verne A Line Station on the north side of Arrow, extending southeast to the Fairplex Metrolink Station. The structure will culminate in a spiral ramp (see top photo) beside the site of future transit oriented development on Los Angeles County’s Fairplex property.

Currently, the Fairplex Metrolink stop only operates during the L.A. County Fair. The Fair draws about 750,000 attendees annually, but the Fairplex hosts hundreds of exhibitions year-round. Connecting the much more frequent service Metro light rail line to the Fairplex is a winning idea, especially if you’ve ever waited an hour in the car line to park at a packed event.

For more on the bridge (overseen by the City of La Verne and San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments), including renderings, click here to read the full article.