Pico / Aliso (Los Angeles Metro station)

Pico/Aliso
   
Los Angeles Metro rapid transit station
Location
City Los Angeles
Neighborhood Boyle Heights
Address 1311 East 1st Street
Metro Rail / BRT Services
Metro Rail  Gold Line 
Station Design
Structure
LRT, at-grade
1 center platform
2 tracks
Entrance(s) W of 1st/Utah
Fare Gates no
Accessible
Parking none
Bicycle Facilities 12 bike rack spaces
4 lockers
Miscellaneous
Owned by Metro (LACMTA)
Status in service
Date Opened 15 November 2009
Connecting Services
Preceding station   Metro Rail   Following station
toward
Atlantic
East Los Angeles
 Gold Line
toward
Sierra Madre Villa
Pasadena

Pico/Aliso is an light rail station on the Gold Line of the Los Angeles Metro system. Pico/Aliso Station opened on 15 November 2009 as part of the Gold Line Eastside Extension.[1]

Contents

Metro Rail service

Gold Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 AM until 12:15 AM daily.[2]

Location

Pico/Aliso station is located in the western part of the Boyle Heights neighbourhood of eastern Los Angeles. The first station across the Los Angeles River on the Gold Line, Pico/Aliso lies in a low-density residential and industrial area. The Santa Ana Freeway, carrying US 101, acts as both a major transport artery in the area and the eastern border of the station precinct. The infamous Aliso Village neighbourhood sat near the site of Pico/Aliso station, but was demolished before the Gold Line extension opened.

Transit-oriented development

One of the aims of the Gold Line extension is to encourage transit-oriented development around Metro stations. At Pico/Aliso, the most prominent development is the Pueblo del Sol public housing project to the northeast of the station.[3]

Station layout

Pico/Aliso station utilises a simple island platform setup with two tracks in the median of East 1st Street. There are two ramps for platform access, one at the intersection of East 1st and Utah Streets. and another at East 1st and Anderson Streets.

Public art

Like many other Metro stations, Pico/Aliso station contains a piece of public art. LACMTA chose Long Beach, California based artist Rob Neilson to create a piece for the station, which eventually became "About Face."[4]

Bus connections

See also

References

  1. ^ Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension destination map LACMTA Retrieved 2009-10-10
  2. ^ "Gold Line timetable". http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/804.pdf. Retrieved 2010-05-10. 
  3. ^ Boyle Heights planning and improvement projects City of Los Angeles Retrieved 22 June 2010
  4. ^ Pico/Aliso slideshow LACMTA Retrieved 22 June 2010

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