JI CC
9/12/23
Kevin Mitchell
Redondo Beach Resident, District 3
Sept. 12, 2023
EXAMINING THE C LINE HAWTHORNE ROUTE
A closer examination of the C Line Hawthorne route shows major flaws in North Redondo section. 1) From Marine Station: the currently proposed route from Marine Station to Manhattan Beach Blvd. destroys FOUR businesses unnecessarily and disregards an easy path that reflects the same footprint as the ROW. Routes compared below.
METRO ROW ROUTE (from Marine Station) HAWTHORNE ROUTE (from Marine Station) Western Buliders
2) Compare: elevated train routes leaving from the Marine Station. The ROW route stays on the ROW as it crosses Inglewood Ave. to run behind Westwood Builders on the existing ROW path to then cross Manhattan Beach Blvd. and continue on the ROW. The Hawthorne route takes an immediate hard turn to cross over the existing Self-Storage business, then runs over a Chevron station, crosses Inglewood Ave. to then run over two more businesses (Ron Roger's Auto Services Center and EMI Signs) to get to the edge of the 405, to then tight-rope over a number of other business before crossing MMB. Why? Looking North from the ROW north of Inglewood. Looking West from Inglewood Blyd. at Chevron. - 1-
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Looking East from Inglewood Bid., Ron Rogers Auto. Looking East from Condon Ave. at EMI Signs. 3) A Simple Solution: by running the same route as the ROW to Manhattan Beach Blvd., Metro could avoid damage to businesses and enjoy the same cost as the ROW route. From there, a simple turn down Man- hattan Beach Blvd. to then get to the 405 corridor thereby avoiding the destruction of many livelihoods.
Here's the route:
AN ALTERNATE HAWTHORNE ROUTE (from Marine Station)
The green path indicates a suggested revision to
Metro's planned route
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4) Manhattan Beach Blvd.: offers a wide corridor and large median to receive the Metro train to travel unimpeded to the 405. One business, Manhattan Auto Body Shop, which has been slated for disruption for the Hawthorne Option, will be effected as this is unavoidable to connect to Hawthorne Ave.
Looking West on Manhattan Beach Blvd. Looking East on Manhattan Beach Blvd.
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Reduced footprint for C Line Extension and 405 (in yellow).
Less conflict with CalTrans: by reducing exposure to the 405, the needed coordination is reduced, and the impact to expansion plans for the 405 is also reduced. No residential property is taken as the rail would be raised to the level of the freeway before settling on to Hawthorne Blvd.
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