LA Metro Is Expanding Light Rail Where Fewer Residents Own a Car
10/21/2026
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) has broken ground on a light rail line in a corridor where residents are more than twice as likely as the countywide average to live without a car, which can save households money according to a new APTA report.
Approximately 19 percent of households along the East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project corridor do not have a car, compared with eight percent across Los Angeles County. The 6.7-mile line will give those residents a new high-capacity transit option that will connect to the G Line, local bus routes, and the Metrolink and Amtrak station in Van Nuys.
The new line will restore passenger rail service to Van Nuys Boulevard for the first time since 1952, with completion targeted for 2032. The new line will link to destinations such as the Van Nuys Civic Center, Panorama Mall, Mission Community Hospital, Arleta High School, and other shops and services along Van Nuys Boulevard in Pacoima.
LA Metro says that projects such as this one, along with the future Sepulveda Transit Corridor rail line, planned Metrolink station in Pacoima, and additional bus lanes and service, will make it vastly easier to travel on transit between northern Los Angeles County, the San Fernando Valley, and the Westside.
Funding for the project comes from federal, state, and local sources, including voter-approved county sales tax programs.