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'{{Short description|Proposed aerial gondola}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Infobox aerial lift line <!-- Header --> | line_color = <!-- Color of the line, if any (Hex triplet with prefix #) --> | name = Los Angeles Aerial Rapid Transit | image = <!-- Filename of aerial lift's image (w/o [[]] or File: --> | image_size = <!-- Image size in pixels --> | alt = <!-- Filename of alternate image --> | caption = <!-- Text for caption beneath image --> | image_map = | image_map_size = | image_map_alt = | image_map_caption = | pushpin_map = <!-- Name of the location map --> | pushpin_relief = <!-- Display relief map (if available), instead of default --> | pushpin_map_size = <!-- Map size in pixels --> | pushpin_label = | pushpin_map_alt = <!-- Name of the alternate location map --> | pushpin_map_caption = <!-- Text for caption beneath map --> | mapframe = <!-- Set to "yes" to show an interactive mapframe map --> <!-- Overview --> | alt_name = LA ART<!-- Alternate name of the aerial lift line --> | status = <!-- Under construction, Operational, Closed etc. --> | character = Urban<!-- Urban, Recreational, Industrial etc. --> | system = <!-- Transport system, if part of --> | line_no = <!-- Lift line number --> | location = <!-- Address of base station --> | country = United States | coordinates = <!-- Coordinates of the base station, use {{Coord}} --> | start = <!-- Base station name --> [[Union Station (Los Angeles)|Union Station]] | end = <!-- End station name --> [[Dodger Stadium]] | elev_low = <!-- Lowest elevation --> | elev_high = <!-- Highest elevation --> | cont_from = <!-- Line name continuing from --> | cont_as = <!-- Line name continuing as --> | connect_lines = <!-- Connection lines --> | no_stations = 3 | services = <!-- Servicing locale --> | built_by = <!-- Constructed by --> | constr_cost = <!-- Construction cost --> | begin = <!-- Date of construction begin --> | open = 2028 (proposed)<!-- Date of opening {{start date and age|YYYY|MM||DD}} --> | last_ext = <!-- Date of last extension --> | close = <!-- Date of closing --> | reopen = <!-- Date of reopening {{start date and age|YYYY|MM||DD}} --> | website = {{URL|https://www.laart.la/}} <!-- Operation --> | owner = <!-- Owner company --> | operator = <!-- Operating company --> | no_carriers = <!-- Number of carriers in use --> | carrier_cap = <!-- Carrier capacity (passenger etc.) --> | ridership = <!-- Ridership --> | operating_times = <!-- Times of operation --> | trips_daily = <!-- Number of trips daily --> | headway = <!-- Headway --> | trip_duration = 7 minutes<!-- Duration of a complete one-way trip --> | fare = <!-- Trip fare --> | operating_time = <!-- Operating Time --> <!-- Technical features --> | lift_type = <!-- Type of aerial lift (use abbreviations from list below) --> | manufactured_by = <!-- Lift manufacturing company --> | line_length = <!-- Total length of the lift line --> | no_towers = <!-- Number of intermediate support towers --> | no_cables = <!-- Total number of cables --> | cable_diameter = <!-- Cable diameter --> | inst_power = <!-- Total installed power --> | speed = <!-- Operation speed --> | notes = <!-- Extra notes --> | vertical = | max_gradient = | map = {{Los Angeles Aerial Rapid Transit|inline=y}} | map_state = | map_name = }} The '''Los Angeles Aerial Rapid Transit Project''' is a proposed [[aerial gondola]] in [[Los Angeles, California]], United States, connecting [[Union Station (Los Angeles)|Union Station]] to the [[Dodger Stadium]] property with an intermediate station at the [[Los Angeles State Historic Park]]. The will also serve [[Elysian Park]] adjacent to the stadium. ==Background== [[Dodger Stadium]] was built where the [[Battle of Chavez Ravine|former neighborhoods]] of [[Chavez Ravine]] once stood. [[Earthmover]]s reshaped the hills beginning in 1959 and the stadium overlooking [[downtown Los Angeles]] opened April 10, 1962 in the [[Elysian Park, Los Angeles|Elysian Park]] neighborhood of [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Masters |first1=Nathan |date=September 13, 2012 |title=Chavez Ravine: Community to Controversial Real Estate |url=https://www.kcet.org/shows/lost-la/chavez-ravine-community-to-controversial-real-estate |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803015001/https://www.kcet.org/shows/lost-la/chavez-ravine-community-to-controversial-real-estate |archive-date=3 August 2017 |work=KCET |publisher=KCETLink Media Group}}</ref> The conditional use permit included a requirement that permanent transit to the stadium would be pursued.{{r|LAW 2023-05-04}} The stadium is surrounded by {{convert|130 |acres}} of parking lots. In 2008, [[Dodgers]] owner [[Frank McCourt (executive)|Frank McCourt]] wanted to transform the ballpark into a year-round destination for dining, shopping and recreation. The project description included a Dodger museum, shops, and restaurants.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stadium Makeover Is Unveiled|first1=Dylan|last1=Hernandez|first2=Bill|last2=Shaikin|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2008/apr/25/sports/sp-stadium25|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=April 25, 2008|access-date=August 14, 2013}}</ref> The project was not initiated but McCourt [[2011 Los Angeles Dodgers ownership dispute|retained partial ownership]] in the sprawling surface parking lots that wrap the stadium when he sold the team and stadium.{{r|ULA 2018-04-26}} Fans create parking headaches for [[Echo Park]] residents.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nelson |first=Laura J. |last2=Shaikin |first2=Bill |date=2018-04-26 |title=A gondola from Union Station to Dodger Stadium? It could happen by 2022, Mayor Garcetti says |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-dodger-stadium-gondola-20180426-story.html |access-date=2023-05-07 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> Before a game, bumper to bumper traffic winds through the hilly streets to reach the stadium from several directions. On week days, [[rush hour]] increases the traffic crunch. The [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] (Metro) has two Dodger Stadium Express bus routes that transport fans to and from the stadium for games.<ref name="He 2022">{{Cite report |last=He |first=Brian Yueshuai |last2=Ma |first2=Jiaqi |date=October 24, 2022 |title=Study Finds Proposed Aerial Gondola to Dodger Stadium Will Do Little to Reduce Traffic and Emissions |url=https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/61c3996ce146bfa8fc27adeb/635c2657c071e02577a5c5a0_Report%20on%20UCLA%20study%20of%20gondola%20traffic%20impact%20102522%20.pdf |publisher=UCLA Mobility Lab}}</ref> The [[Chinatown station (Los Angeles Metro)|Chinatown station]] is the nearest station of the [[Los Angeles Metro Rail]] system. From there, it is a little over a mile walk through the [[Chinatown, Los Angeles|Chinatown neighborhood]] with a pedestrian bridge available at the north end of Yale Street over the [[Interstate 110 and State Route 110 (California)|110 Freeway]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Barragan |first=Bianca |date=2017-09-19 |title=What's the fastest way to get to Dodger Stadium? |url=https://la.curbed.com/2017/9/19/16306116/fastest-way-to-dodger-stadium-traffic |access-date=2023-02-01 |work=Curbed LA |language=en}}</ref> ==History== Aerial Rapid Transit Technologies, LLC announced in 2018 a plan to construct a gondola system between [[Union Station (Los Angeles)|Union Station]] and Dodger Stadium.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shaikin |first=Bill |date=2023-04-30 |title=A $300-million (minimum) gondola to Dodger Stadium? Why is Frank McCourt really pushing it? |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2023-04-30/dodger-stadium-gondola-project-frank-mccourt |access-date=2023-05-03 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> With a seven-minute end-to-end ride, each cabin would hold 30 to 40 passengers. Proposed construction funding in part would be by former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and other private sources.{{r|ULA 2018-04-26}} Operations would likely be largely funded by corporate sponsorships and tourist fares.{{r|LAT 2023-01-09}} Metro accepted the unsolicited proposal and became the lead agency for the [[Environmental Impact Report]] in October 2020.{{r|Metro 2022-10-17}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hymon |first=Steve |date=2020-10-01 |title=Aerial Rapid Transit project to Dodgers Stadium enters public comment period, will hold Oct. 22 virtual scoping meeting |url=https://thesource.metro.net/2020/10/01/aerial-rapid-transit-project-to-dodgers-stadium-enters-public-comment-period-will-hold-oct-22-virtual-scoping-meeting/ |access-date=2023-05-07 |work=The Source |publisher=LA Metro |language=en-US}}</ref> The company transferred the project to the nonprofit Zero Emissions Transit in August 2022.<ref>{{Cite press release |last=Vega |first=Emmanuel |date=2022-08-09 |title=Climate Resolve Takes A Huge Step Forward With Dodger Stadium Gondola Project & Zero Emissions Transit |url=https://www.climateresolve.org/climate-resolve-takes-a-huge-step-forward-with-dodger-stadium-gondola-project-zero-emissions-transit/ |access-date=2023-05-07 |publisher=Climate Resolve |language=en-US}}</ref> The nonprofit is run by a group called Climate Resolve that aims to reduce pollution related to [[climate change]].{{r|LAT 2023-01-09}} Los Angeles mayor [[Eric Garcetti]] supported the project but [[Karen Bass]] took over that seat on the Metro board when she assumed the [[Mayor of Los Angeles|office of mayor]] on December 12, 2022.{{r|LAT 2023-01-09}} The project has renewed fears of [[Gentrification in the United States|gentrification]] in the Chinatown community especially among the many elderly residents.{{r|SN1 2022-05-06}} An organization, that would have a {{convert|195|foot||adj=mid| tall tower}} next to their headquarters, claimed the proposal was a private tourist attraction and not a public transportation link. They lost their challenge in court in January 2023 when the judge cited evidence that there would be drop in private automobile trips to and from the stadium on an average game day.{{r|Bloom 2023-01-11}} Researchers at the [[UCLA]] Mobility Lab found that the gondola would likely take only around 608 cars off the road. They found that the gondola could reduce traffic on major roads around stadium on the night of a sold-out game.{{r|He 2022}} Approval of the [[environmental impact report]] was delayed in January 2024 by Metro Board of Directors after City Councilmember [[Eunisses Hernandez]] introduced a motion for the council to suspend any actions. Besides the lack of a recent [[traffic study]], she had concerns about the impacts on [[native wildlife]], [[Noise pollution|noise]] and [[light pollution]], privacy of residents along the route, and accelerating gentrification.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sievertson |first=Makenna |date=2024-01-25 |title=Dodger Stadium Gondola In Limbo Amid Growing Concerns Over Traffic and Access |url=https://laist.com/news/transportation/dodger-stadium-gondola-traffic-concerns |access-date=2024-01-29 |work=LAist |language=en}}</ref> ) The Metro board <nowiki>'''support'''</nowiki> approval was subject to the several conditions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-22 |title=Metro - File #: 2024-0132 |url=https://metro.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6547795&GUID=3E5BA6F6-ED37-49C5-881C-265DB4D78917 |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=Metro Board of Supervisors Minutes}}</ref> ==Route== A spokesperson from LA ART claimed the route runs mostly along public property and city streets and would not displace residents.{{r|LAT 2022-03-23}} The route connects to Union Station at [[Alameda Street]] which it follows before it runs along the perimeter of [[Los Angeles State Historic Park]] where a station will be built close to the Chinatown station on the [[A Line (Los Angeles Metro)|A line]]. It continues along the Metro rail line alignment to an angle point where it heads up Bishops Road to the stadium, crossing the freeway near the Stadium Way crossing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharp |first=Steven |date=2021-05-22 |title=Route selected for Union Station - Dodger Stadium gondola |url=https://la.urbanize.city/post/dodger-stadium-union-station-gondola-may-2021 |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=Urbanize LA |language=en}}</ref> ==References == {{reflist|refs= <ref name="LAW 2023-05-04">{{Cite news |last=Rocha |first=Isai |date=2023-05-04 |title=Flying To Dodger Stadium: Behind The Proposed Aerial Gondola |url=https://www.laweekly.com/aerial-gondola-to-dodger-stadium/ |access-date=2023-05-09 |work=LA Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref> <ref name="Bloom 2023-01-11">{{Cite news |last=Schneider |first=Joe |date=2023-01-11 |title=LA Gondola Project Overcomes Initial Challenge From Opponents |language=en |work=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-11/la-gondola-project-overcomes-initial-challenge-from-opponents |access-date=2023-01-28}}</ref> <ref name="LAT 2023-01-09">{{Cite news |last=Rachel |first=Uranga |date=2023-01-09 |title=Challenges loom for gondola to Dodger Stadium planned for the 2028 Olympics |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-01-09/challenges-loom-for-gondola-to-dodger-stadium-planned-for-the-olympics |access-date=2023-01-17 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> <ref name="Metro 2022-10-17">{{Cite news |date=2022-10-17 |title=Draft Environmental Impact Report released today for gondola to Dodger Stadium project |language=en-US |work=The Source |publisher=LA Metro |url=https://thesource.metro.net/2022/10/17/draft-environmental-impact-report-released-today-for-gondola-to-dodger-stadium-project/ |access-date=2023-01-17}}</ref> <ref name="SN1 2022-05-06">{{Cite news |last=Eng |first=Renee |date=May 6, 2022 |title=Dodger gondola project aims to take cars off roads but critics are worried |url=https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/transportation/2022/05/06/dodger-gondola-project-aims-to-take-cars-off-roads-but-critics-are-worried |access-date=2023-01-17 |work=Spectrum News1 |language=en}}</ref> <ref name="LAT 2022-03-23">{{Cite news |last=Uranga |first=Rachel |date=2022-03-23 |title=Aerial gondola at Dodger Stadium sparks fears of accelerated gentrification |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-03-23/group-seeks-to-halt-dodger-gondola-calling-it-a-sweetheart-deal |access-date=2023-01-17 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> <ref name="ULA 2018-04-26">{{Cite news |last=Sharp |first=Steven |date=2018-04-26 |title=Proposed Gondola System Could Link Dodger Stadium to Union Station |url=https://la.urbanize.city/post/proposed-gondola-system-could-link-dodger-stadium-union-station |access-date=2023-01-28 |work=Urbanize LA |language=en}}</ref> }} ==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.laart.la/}} Los Angeles Aerial Rapid Transit * [https://www.metro.net/projects/aerial-rapid-transit/ Aerial Rapid Transit], LA Metro * [https://www.laconservancy.org/issues/los-angeles-aerial-rapid-transit-la-art-gondola-project Los Angeles Aerial Rapid Transit (LA/ART Gondola) Project], Los Angeles Conservancy * [https://planning.lacity.org/pdiscaseinfo/caseid/MjQ4NDQw0 Case no. ENV-2021-5241-EIR], Los Angeles City Planning [[Category:Gondola lifts in the United States]] [[Category:Los Angeles Metro Rail]] [[Category:Proposed public transportation in California]]'