Newhall Metrolink Station Selected as Metro Survey Site

Metro and the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC) will be conducting a survey on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at the City of Santa Clarita Newhall Metrolink Station.

The Newhall Station, which was selected because of its high transit use for the area, is one of several select Metro Rail and Metrolink stations chosen to help identify improvements for station access for bicycles and pedestrians.

The survey, in English and Spanish, is part of a comprehensive study of existing conditions and recommendations for improvements at all of the selected rail stations and is funded by a Caltrans Environmental Justice Planning Grant.

As part of the survey questions, Metro and LACBC will be handing out bicycle tire patch kits, small reflectors, and information cards to encourage safe bicycling and pedestrian traffic.

The results of these interviews will be incorporated into a final report of recommendations to be completed in the fall of 2008.  These reports can be used by cities to apply for grant funds to improve access to the stations.