Los Angeles Aerial Rapid Transit Project
9 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2020100007
Lead Agency
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
(LSCMTA)
Document Title
Los Angeles Aerial Rapid Transit Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
12/10/2025
Document Description
The Los Angeles Aerial Rapid Transit Project (Project) would connect Los Angeles Union Station (LAUS) to the Dodger Stadium property via an aerial gondola system in downtown Los Angeles. The proposed 1.2-mile route would travel generally along Alameda Street, Spring Street, and Bishops Road from LAUS to Dodger Stadium, with an intermediate station at the southernmost entrance of the Los Angeles State
Historic Park. The proposed aerial gondola system would include aerial cables, passenger stations, a non-passenger junction, towers to support the aerial cables between the stations/junction, and gondola cabins for the passengers. When complete, the proposed Project would have a maximum capacity of approximately 5,000 people per hour per direction, and the travel time from LAUS to Dodger Stadium would be approximately seven minutes.
The Draft EIR was released on October 17, 2022 for a 60-day public comment period ending on December 16, 2022. On November 15, 2022, Metro extended the public comment period to end on January 17, 2023. The Final EIR was released on December 4, 2023 and certified on February 22, 2024 (LA ART EIR). The Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (Draft SEIR) was prepared to supplement the LA ART EIR analysis regarding temporary construction noise, proposed mitigation, and the feasibility of retrofitting existing buildings near the Project area in response to the May 1, 2025 Second Appellate District Court opinion. The Draft SEIR was published on September 29, 2025 for a 45-day public review period ending on November 13, 2025. The Final SEIR was released on November 19, 2025. The Final SEIR Errata was released on November 24, 2025. On December 4, 2025, Metro recertified and certified the LA ART EIR, as supplemented by the SEIR.
Contact Information
Name
Cory Zelmer
Agency Name
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
LA Aerial Rapid Transit Technologies LLC
Agency Name
LA Aerial Rapid Transit Technologies LLC
Job Title
Project Proponent
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Citywide, Countywide
Cross Streets
Alameda St from Los Angeles St to Spring St, N Broadway and Bishops Rd, Stadium Way
Zip
90012
State Highways
SR-110
Schools
Cathedral High School
Waterways
Los Angeles River
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Final Environmental Document Available at
https://www.metro.net/projects/aerial-rapid-transit/
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
Yes
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
Yes
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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