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The Price of Putting Las Vegas in Inglewood

Go to the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, the new state-of-the-art home of the L.A. Clippers basketball team, and you’ll be greeted by art created by people of color.

Source: Capital & Main

Designed to bridge a critical public transportation “first/last mile gap,” the Inglewood Transit Connector (ITC) will link downtown Inglewood with LA Metro’s regional rail and bus systems

Just southwest of Los Angeles, Inglewood is a majority-minority city that has seen a major resurgence over the last decade, spurred by strategic new development projects and infrastructure investments.

Source: AECOM

Release Date: October 4th 2024

L.A. Metro authorizes Joint Development Agreement to build TOD at Metro North Hollywood Station, approves $39.6 million expenditure to support public transit

The TOD will be the largest in L.A. Metro’s history while the expenditure will support transportation system and mobility improvements, highway operational improvements and transit investments in the South Bay subregion of Los Angeles.

Source: Mass Transit

Release Date: October 3rd 2024

Southern California transportation upgrades will support sustainable 2028 Olympics in LA

LOS ANGELES – Ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games, the City of Angels is already preparing for its turn with the torch by improving public transport in support of a “transit-first” Games.

Source: Cronkite News

Release Date: September 3rd 2024

Building Team to Begin Work in 2025 On Inglewood’s $2B ITC

The city of Inglewood, Calif., named Elevate Inglewood Partners (EIP), a public-private partnership (PP3) consortium, as the best value proposer for its approximately $2 billion Inglewood Transit Connector (ITC) project.

Source: Construction Equipment Guide

Release Date: August 23rd 2024

The mixed bag of Inglewood’s renaissance: ‘stories of success, stories of despair’

There’s opportunities that have never been dreamed of,’ Mayor James T. Butts Jr. says of the city’s rebirth

Source: Daily Breeze

Release Date: August 19th 2024

Tutor Perini Bids for the People Mover

Late last month it was announced that a prime contractor consortium led by Sylmar-based construction contractor Tutor Perini Corp.

Source: LA Business Journal

Release Date: August 17th 2024

Letters to the Editor: Rep. Maxine Waters on why she wants to cut federal funding for Inglewood’s people mover

The planned Inglewood people mover is an outrageously expensive, $2-billion boondoggle that will travel only 1.6 miles with just three stations. Who besides the developers, advisors and consultants stand to benefit?

Source: LA Times

Release Date: August 12th 2024

2028 Olympic Games

Where LA stands on key transit projects

Source: LAist

Release Date: August 8th 2024

Congresswoman Maxine Waters and Mayor James Butts Square Off Over Inglewood’s Proposed $2 Billion People Mover

Maxine Waters has doubled down on her promise to do anything she could to put a stop to the Mayor James Butts proposed $2 billion people-mover project in Inglewood, recently appearing on Spectrum News to blast the project she believes to be a misallocation of resources.

Source: LA Focus News

Release Date: August 1st 2024

California Map Shows Plan For Automated Rail System

A map shows the route of the Inglewood Transit Connector, the planned “automated people mover” train system which will run on elevated tracks through Inglewood in Los Angeles County.

Source: News Week

Release Date: August 1st 2024

Local leaders push back on Newsom’s homeless encampment executive order

Los Angeles County Supervisors say they will stick with Care First strategy following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order to clear encampments.

Source: Spectrum News 1

Release Date: July 30th 2024

Inglewood Monorail – The Time is Now for Jobs, Mass Transit & Clean Air

There are few places in the country that understand a comeback like the city of Inglewood. When I became its mayor in 2011, this majority-minority city was on the verge of municipal bankruptcy, within six months of not making payroll.

Source: LA Sentinel

Release Date: July 29th 2024

Elevate Inglewood Partners Selected as Best Value Proposer for the Inglewood Transit Connector Project

Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) announced today that the company will serve as lead designer and a subconsultant to Elevate Inglewood Partners (“EIP”).

Source: ABC27 News

Release Date: July 26th 2024

Opinion: Inglewood’s people mover is at risk. It should be built

There are few places in the country that understand a comeback like the city of Inglewood. When I became its mayor in 2011, this majority-minority city was on the verge of municipal bankruptcy, within six months of not making payroll.

Source: LA Times

Release Date: July 23rd 2024

Inglewood Transit Connector peoplemover contractor selected

USA: The Californian city of Inglewood has selected the Elevate Inglewood Partners consortium as best value proposer for the Inglewood Transit Connector project to design, build, finance, operate and maintain a 2·6 km three-station automated peoplemover.

Source: Metro Report International

Release Date: July 23rd 2024

Elevate Inglewood Partners selected best value proposer for Inglewood Transit Connector Project

The Inglewood Transit Connector project will help to create a more efficient connection around the city of Los Angeles, Calif., for tourists and community members alike.

Source: MASS TRANSIT

Release Date: March 12th 2024

Federal budget allocates $200M for Inglewood people mover

The Biden administration has agreed to provide $1 billion in total for the project

Source: Urbanize

Release Date: March 11th 2024

President Biden proposes a $200 million initial payment towards a $1 billion funding for the Inglewood Transit Connector

The city of Inglewood has confirmed that President Biden has announced his budget for Fiscal Year 2025, which includes the initial $200 million investment for the Inglewood Transit Connector (ITC) Project.

Source: Eye On Inglewood

Release Date: January 11th 2024

Inglewood Transit Connector Moves Forward

The project entered the engineering phase and received just over $1 billion in federal funding last week.

Source: Planetizen News

Release Date: January 11th 2024

City receives federal funds for transit connector project

INGLEWOOD — The city has announced it has received more than $1 billion in federal funds towards the construction of the Inglewood Transit Connector.

Source: Wave Production

Release Date: January 10th 2024

Inglewood, California’s people mover receives $1 billion in federal funding

The 1.6-mile-long people mover slated for construction in Inglewood, California received a hefty boost in federal funding.(Courtesy City of Inglewood)

Source: The Architect’s Newspaper

Release Date: January 10th 2024

$1 billion secured for Inglewood people mover to SoFi Stadium, Clippers Arena

The roughly $1.9 billion secured so far represents about 85% of the Ingelwood Transit Connector’s anticipated cost, officials say.

Source: Daily Breeze

Release Date: January 10th 2024

LA automated people mover project nets federal grant

US FTA will provide $US 1bn of funding for the Inglewood Transit Connector.

Source: International Railway Journal

Release Date: January 8th 2024

Feds dole out $1 billion to get the Inglewood Transit Connector moving in LA’s South Bay

The planned Inglewood Transit Connector (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.

Source: Archinect News

Release Date: January 8th 2024

FTA set to award $1B grant to Inglewood Transit Connector

The Federal Transit Administration has indicated it will award a more than $1 billion grant to the Inglewood Transit Connector (ITC) project, covering 50% of the anticipated total cost.

Source: Rail News

Release Date: January 7th 2024

Inglewood transit project gets $1B in federal funding, but small businesses raise concerns

The project is expected to cut down traffic, improve air quality and increase the fan experience for people visiting one of the many sports and entertainment venues in the area.

Source: ABC Eyewitness News

Release Date: January 5th 2024