LOS ANGELES COUNTY : Study Opposes Changing Burbank Light Rail Route
Realigning a proposed light rail route between Burbank and downtown Los Angeles to serve downtown Glendale would increase the cost of the line, create adverse environmental impacts and reduce train speed, according to a county report released Wednesday.
The environmental report prepared by a consultant for the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission urged the commission to reject two alternative routes that would realign the proposed 11.9-mile line to go through the Glendale central business district.
As proposed, the $445-million light rail line would begin at Burbank Airport and travel along Southern Pacific railroad tracks parallel to San Fernando Road. It would meet up with the Pasadena-to-Los Angeles line near Dodger Stadium.
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