This past weekend, Metro held a "rolling dedication" for the new Rail to Rail active transportation corridor, which turns a defunct freight rail right-of-way in South Los Angeles into a multi-modal path with greenery. 

The 5.5-mile corridor - which connects the K Line's Fairview Heights Station with Metro J and A Line stops on Slauson Boulevard - cost $166 million to complete, and spans through Inglewood, South Los Angeles, and the unincorporated community of Florence-Firestone. In addition to the new path, the project included new landscaping, 472 shade trees, security cameras, street furniture, wayfinding signage, stormwater capture infrastructure, and improvements to 22 intersections.

Ribbon cutting for the Rail to Rail pathGary Leonard

“This project has been in the works for decades, and it's all about making it safer for people who bike, walk, or roll," said L.A. County Supervisors Janice Hahn in a news release. "It’s a big step forward in connecting communities—especially with its link to the Rail to River Segment B— which will eventually create a path to the LA River.”

Located in a part of L.A. County where roughly 19 percent of residents do not have a car, Metro cited census data at the time of the project's groundbreaking which indicated that nearly 4,300 pedestrians and 2,500 cyclists use the corridor on a daily basis.

Ribbon cutting for the Rail to Rail pathGary Leonard

Segment B, which was mentioned in remarks from Hahn, will extend the path eastward from the A Line's Slauson Station an additional four miles along Randolph Street, reaching the cities of Bell, Maywood, and Huntington Park before terminating at the Los Angeles River. Completion of the second half of the project is expected in 2027.

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