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Metro presents outreach and two alternatives for East San Fernando Valley shared right‑of‑way; safety and business impacts dominate local reaction
Summary
Metro staff told the San Fernando City Council on July 8 that community outreach shows broad interest in safer pedestrian crossings and a mobility hub; staff framed two alternatives — a 4‑track light‑rail build with heavier property and traffic impacts and a 2‑track Metrolink‑first approach with mobility‑hub improvements — and recommended early safety upgrades while a locally preferred alternative is decided.
Metro presented results from public outreach on the East San Fernando Valley shared right‑of‑way study at the San Fernando City Council meeting on July 8, reporting in‑person engagement and a resource fair attended by about 150 people (roughly 90% Spanish‑speaking at that event).
Metro outlined two study scenarios. Scenario 1 is a 4‑track full build that would accommodate both light rail transit (LRT) and commuter rail through the right‑of‑way and could place a station near McLeay/Maclay; Metro staff said that in constrained sections of the corridor additional right‑of‑way and grade changes would be required and that an elevated or below‑grade station would be likely — causing substantial property and traffic impacts in narrow sections of the San Fernando corridor. Metro’s slide deck showed roughly 25 trains during peak periods for the 4‑track scheme…
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