Archinect - News 2024-12-22T00:28:10-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150411778/feds-dole-out-1-billion-to-get-the-inglewood-transit-connector-moving-in-la-s-south-bay Feds dole out $1 billion to get the Inglewood Transit Connector moving in LA's South Bay Josh Niland 2024-01-08T19:15:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f2/f25e0301a129199d972aeecfb40fcc9d.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The planned <a href="https://envisioninglewood.org/transportation-solutions/itcproject/" target="_blank">Inglewood Transit Connector</a> (ITC) in the Los Angeles area is moving forward thanks to a recent $1.09 billion investment by the federal government that will help deliver the 1.6-mile automated people mover to the rapidly changing South Bay district.&nbsp;</p> <p>Once in place, the ITC will connect the neighborhood&rsquo;s most important recent economic cogs, including <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1659831/sofi-stadium" target="_blank">SoFi Stadium</a> and the soon-to-open <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/2284757/intuit-dome" target="_blank">Intuit Dome</a>, with the Metro line while serving a maximum of 11,000 riders per hour. The design contractor for the project's implementation will be selected later in the year.</p> <p>"This action delivers on the promise of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support communities whose transit infrastructure has been neglected for too long and who have been impacted negatively by the construction of major freeways like the I-405 in Inglewood," Senator Alex Padilla said at the announcement.<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/77/7786de56f704e57d76bae26058078b93.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/77/7786de56f704e57d76bae26058078b93.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy City of Inglewood</figcaption></figure><p>"For the federal government to make a $1 billion investment in a city of 9 square...</p>