Restoration of Historic Streetcar Service in Downtown Los Angeles

SCH Number: 2013011001
Lead Agency: Los Angeles, City of (City of Los Angeles)
Document Title: Restoration of Historic Streetcar Service in Downtown Los Angeles
Document Type: NOD - Notice of Determination
Received: 1/17/2017

Document Description: The City of LA is proposing to construct and operate electrically powered streetcar service in downtown LA. The Project, consisting of the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) - 7th Street Alignment without Grand Ave Extension (Alternative 3). The project route would run east on 1st Street from Hill and 1st Streets, turn south on Broadway, traveling to 11th Street where it would turn west and continue on to Figueroa Street. The streetcar would then turn north on Figueroa Street and travel to 7th Street, where it would turn east. From 7th Street, the streetcar would turn north on Hill Street, then continue back to 1st Street, completing the circuit by turning west on 1st Street to Hill & 1st Streets terminal point. Inclusion of Grand Avenue Extension remains an optional addition to the project pending future funding, and would run west on 1st Street from Hill Street, then south on Grand Ave to a terminal point north of 2nd Street (Alternative 2). The proposed Project includes a Maintenance Storage Facility (MSF) to provide a location for secure storage of streetcar vehicles when they are not in operation, and regular light maintenance of the vehicles to keep them clean and in good operating condition. The MSF site is located at the west side of Broadway between 2nd and 3rd Streets (EIR Site 4). There is an alternate MSF site located at the southeast corner of 11th and Olive (EIR Site 2).

Contact Information: William Jones
City of Los Angeles, DPW BOE
1149 S. Broadway, Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90015-2213
(213) 485-5760

Coordinates: 34°03'13.3"N 118°14'44.0"W
Cities: Los Angeles Los Angeles, City of
Counties: Los Angeles
Cross Streets: Broadway, Figueroa Street, Hill Street, 1st Street, and 11th Street
Zip: 90017
State Highways: 60-101-5-110
Railways: Metrolink, Amtrak
Schools: Cortines
Waterways: Los Angeles River
Township: 1S
Range: 13W
Base: USGS7.5

Approving Agency: City Council of the City of LA
Approving Agency Role: Lead Agency
Final EIR Available Location: 1149 South Boradway, Suite 700, LA, CA 90015-2213

(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment: Yes
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: Yes
(2b) A Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project: Yes
(4) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project: Yes
(5) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: Yes