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REGULAR BOARD MEETING
OCTOBER 22, 2026
Preamble
Motion by:
PADILLA, BASS, AND SANDOVAL
Improving Connectivity and Reliability for the East Valley Metrolink System
The East San Fernando Valley is one of the fastest growing, most transit dependent parts of Los Angeles, yet its link to regional rail remains incomplete. Sylmar, the future infill station at Pacoima, and Sun Valley anchor Metrolink's Antelope Valley Line through the San Fernando Valley, connecting these neighborhoods to Union Station, downtown Los Angeles, and the broader Southern California rail network, but none of the three functions today as a real multimodal hub. Sun Valley sits in an industrial area with some of the line's lowest boardings. Sylmar was once planned as the northern terminus of the East San Fernando Valley (ESFV) Light Rail Transit Project; the Board has since adopted a new Metrolink infill station at Pacoima instead, approving $6.9 million to begin its design. The Brighton to Roxford Double Track Project will add a second mainline track through Sun Valley and Pacoima, expanding capacity along the corridor.
How well the Antelope Valley Line connects to housing, jobs, and daily life in the East Valley will shape ridership and equity outcomes for decades, which is why the details still being worked out matter. The Pacoima station's platform configuration remains undecided, and Brighton to Roxford's right of way overlaps, on a much longer horizon, with the California High-Speed Rail Authority's still uncertain Palmdale to Burbank alignment through Sun Valley. This work supports Metro's Vision 2028 goals for community access, regional collaboration, and equity focused communities, and reflects the Board's Measure M commitment to East San Fernando Valley rail investment. This work supports Metro's Vision 2028 goals for community access, regional collaboration, and equity focused communities, and reflects the Board's Measure M commitment to East San Fernando Valley rail...
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