Glendale Streetcar Feasibility Study​​

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​The City of Glendale commissioned the Glendale Streetcar Feasibility Study to develop

and analyze options to improve mobility through the Central Avenue/Brand Boulevard

Corridor with a focus on modern streetcar technologies. The purpose of the study is to

provide the necessary information to enable the City of Glendale to advance the

project further through subsequent public engagement, alternative selection,

environmental review, and design. Central Avenue and Brand Boulevard serve as major

north/south arterials through Downtown Glendale where existing local and regional

transit services operate. Several transit projects are concurrently being developed by

the City of Glendale and the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro)

near Downtown Glendale which will enhance connectivity with the proposed streetcar

along this north‐south corridor. Additionally, the City of Burbank has expressed an

interest in having connectivity with a streetcar corridor with potential hubs in Downtown

Burbank, Burbank Airport, and Media District.

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Project Purpose and Function

The purpose of the project is to reintroduce streetcar service using modern, highly visible, and efficient streetcar vehicles along a route that will serve as a high‐capacity transit corridor linking the Glendale Transportation Center (GTC), served by Metrolink and Amtrak, with downtown Glendale and adjacent neighborhoods/business districts to the north and south of downtown. The route, historically served by the Pacific Electric streetcar system, will also serve as a potential first phase of a future system extending toward Burbank. The streetcar will address congestion and growing travel demand by increasing multimodal transportation connectivity, enhancing local trip circulation, and providing a direct connection to regional rail and transit services. The streetcar’s fixed guideway will facilitate local land use and economic development goals and become a catalyst for positive change and placemaking in Glendale’s City Center. The streetcar will help Glendale achieve its land use, economic, and mobility goals by:

Providing a transportation alternative to serve a dense and expanding residential and employment base. Facilitating transit‐oriented, walkable, and mixed‐use neighborhoods. Improving local circulation to enhance connectivity between neighborhoods and business districts. Increasing access to regional transit modes by providing first/last mile transport for workers, residents, and visitors.

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Goals and objectives

The streetcar will help Glendale achieve its land use, economic, and mobility goals by:

• Providing a transportation alternative to serve a dense and expanding residential and employment base.

•  Facilitating transit‐oriented, walkable, and mixed‐use neighborhoods.

•  Improving local circulation to enhance connectivity between neighborhoods and business districts.

•  Increasing access to regional transit modes by providing first/last mile transport for workers, residents, and visitors.

 

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