Geotechnical Challenges for the Los Angeles to Pasadena Metro Gold Line Rail Transit Project

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marshall Lew ◽  
Martin B. Hudson ◽  
J. Adolfo Acosta ◽  
Susan F. Kirkgard
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Rail Transit

Effect of Rail Transit on Crime: A Study of Los Angeles from 1988 to 2014

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greg Ridgeway ◽  
John M. MacDonald
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Rail Transit

Can compact rail transit corridors transform the automobile city? Planning for more sustainable travel in Los Angeles

Urban Studies ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 938-959 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas Houston ◽  
Marlon G Boarnet ◽  
Gavin Ferguson ◽  
Steven Spears
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Light Rail ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
Transit Oriented Development ◽  
Survey Analysis ◽  
Transit Ridership ◽  
Mixed Use ◽  
Development Context ◽  
Rail Line

Directing growth towards compact rail corridors has become a key strategy for redirecting auto-oriented regions towards denser, mixed-use communities that support sustainable travel. Few have examined how travel of near-rail residents varies within corridors or whether corridor land use–travel interactions diverge from regional averages. The Los Angeles region has made substantial investments in transit-oriented development, and our survey analysis indicates that although rail corridor residents drove less and rode public transit more than the county average, households in an older subway corridor with more near-transit development had about 11 fewer daily miles driven and higher transit ridership than households along a newer light rail line, a difference likely associated with development patterns and the composition and preferences of residents. Rail transit corridors are not created equally, and transit providers and community planners should consider the social and development context of corridors in efforts to improve transit access and maximise development.

Driving reduction after the introduction of light rail transit: Evidence from an experimental-control group evaluation of the Los Angeles Expo Line

Urban Studies ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (12) ◽  
pp. 2780-2799 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Spears ◽  
Marlon G Boarnet ◽  
Douglas Houston
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Travel Behaviour ◽  
Walking Distance ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Light Rail ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
Light Rail Transit ◽  
Experimental Control

There is a pressing need to estimate the magnitude and dynamics of the behavioural effects of transportation investments and policy. This article innovates by applying an experimental-control group research design to the case of new light rail transit service in Los Angeles, California. Only a handful of previous studies use an experimental design to assess impacts of light rail transit, and this is the first to use an experimental design to measure impacts on vehicle miles travelled, a key determinant of greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector. We administered an annual seven-day travel study to a panel of households in the vicinity of Los Angeles’ Expo light rail line before the 2012 start of rail service and twice after the line opened. We find that households living within walking distance (1 km) of the new light rail drove approximately 10 fewer miles per day relative to control households farther away. Rail transit trips among near-station households approximately tripled relative to households beyond walking distance. Such driving reductions among households within walking distance of new rail transit stations suggest that Los Angeles’ large rail transit investment, coupled with land use policy, has the potential to help achieve climate change policy goals. More broadly, experimental evaluation can provide insights into causality and patterns of travel behaviour change associated with planning policies.

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