17th Street/SMC station explained

17th St/SMC
Style:Los Angeles Metro Rail
Symbol Location:losangeles
Symbol:E
Address:1701 Colorado Avenue
Borough:Santa Monica, California
Coordinates:34.0237°N -118.4797°W
Owned:Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platform:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Connections:Big Blue Bus
Parking:70 spaces[1]
Bicycle:Metro Bike Share station,[2] racks and lockers[3]
Accessible:Yes
Former:Sunset
Rebuilt:[4]
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14

17th Street/SMC station is an at-grade light rail station in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system located near the intersection of 17th Street and Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica, California. It is served by the E Line.[5]

History

The interurban Santa Monica Air Line ran south of Colorado on a private right-of-way in this area. While the E Line follows the Air Line's right-of-way for much of its route, the line and its stations in this area were moved to the median of Colorado Boulevard per a request from the City of Santa Monica during its design phase.

Service

Station layout

The station is located in the Midtown District of Santa Monica, in the center of Colorado Avenue west of 17th Street, adjacent to Memorial Park: the City of Santa Monica refers to this station area as the "Memorial Park Neighborhood Transit Village".[6] It is three blocks from Santa Monica College.

The east end of the station is at 17th Street and the west end of the station is mid-block between 15th and 16th Streets with entrances at either end. Parking and an off-street bus stop is located just south of Colorado between 16th and 17th Streets.[7]

Connections

, the following connections are available:[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: The Expo Line is finally coming to the Westside, but limited parking raises concerns . . Laura J. . Nelson . May 14, 2016 . June 20, 2016 . June 18, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160618195923/http://www.latimes.com/local/westside/la-me-expo-parking-20160514-story.html . live .
  2. Web site: Station Map . November 13, 2021 . . 27 January 2015 . en-US . 2 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220102233640/https://bikeshare.metro.net/stations/ . live .
  3. Web site: Secure Bike Parking on Metro . November 5, 2021 . Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority . en-US . September 6, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210906210731/https://bikehub.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20-2070_Secure_Bike_Parking_Master_Map_jp-ENG.pdf . dead .
  4. News: Nelson . Laura J. . Expo Line Service Can Be Less Than Expeditious . November 6, 2024 . . May 20, 2016 . A1, A10. Newspapers.com.
  5. Web site: .:: Expo Line:: . March 31, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110812041202/http://backup.buildexpo.org/phase2_overview.php . August 12, 2011 .
  6. Web site: 2010 Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE). May 24, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20120305182449/http://www.shapethefuture2025.net/presentations/final_luce.ppt. March 5, 2012. dead.
  7. Web site: Archived copy . May 25, 2016 . October 9, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161009151338/http://www.buildexpo.org/phase2/Phase%202%20FEIR%20Documents/02_ProjectAlternatives_FEIR.pdf . dead .
  8. Web site: June 23, 2024 . E Line Timetable – Connections section . November 13, 2024 . . 1.