NEW RAIL LINK IS PART OF CITY’S TRANSFORMATION THAT WILL DRIVE MORE TOURISM
An exciting transformation is underway as the City of Inglewood enhances its distinction as a world-class sports and entertainment hub within the greater Los Angeles region. Inglewood and its emergent population, housing, employment and entertainment centers is becoming one of the fastest growing municipalities in the County. As the LA Metro Crenshaw/LAX Line sets to open in late 2021, with a Downtown Inglewood stop, Inglewood is taking that opportunity to further enhance transit access to the city.
Inglewood is proud to be home to The Forum, which hosts some of the largest acts in the nation, and to Hollywood Park and its 298 acres of redevelopment to include new residential, commercial, and recreational uses – the centerpiece of which is SoFi Stadium which will host large-scale sports events and year-round entertainment. SoFi Stadium has already secured Super Bowl LVI in 2022, the College Football National Championship Game in 2023, and the Opening/Closing Ceremonies of the 2028 Summer Olympics. The city also welcomes the LA Phil’s Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles, the Girl Scouts of America, and the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers who will be developing their headquarters, a training facility, and sports arena just south of SoFi Stadium.
To meet growing demands on the city’s transportation network, the city has identified transportation strategies that include transportation management plans for large events at SoFi Stadium and The Forum, and other strategies to address neighborhood intrusion. The city has since expanded its existing permit parking program to implement citywide 24/7 parking restrictions, constructed a transit plaza at the city’s Civic Center Lot at Hollywood Park to expand transit options from surrounding municipalities, and is actively working on building a network of remote parking sites, and a shuttle service.
On December 23, 2020 the City of Inglewood released the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Inglewood Transit Connector (ITC) Project. The ITC Project is an approximately 1.6 mile, three-station, fully elevated, electrically powered automated people mover system.
Upon completion in 2026/2027, the project will connect passengers between Metro’s Crenshaw/LAX Line to Inglewood’s major activity centers. Project funds committed to date include a $95 million grant award from the California State Transportation Agency’s Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program, $233.7 million in Measure R Highway Funds unanimously approved by the South Bay Cities Council of Governments, and an increased ticket tax from the LA Clippers’ Inglewood Basketball and Entertainment Center.
To learn more about the ITC Project and other transportation management solutions, please visit www.EnvisionInglewood.org.
