Friday, January 30, 2026

Metro to Local Pasadena Community Meetings on North Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit Line

[photo credit: METRO]

A 19-mile rapid bus line connecting to the Gold Line aims to open before the 2028 Olympics

Metro will hold two community meetings in Pasadena next week to present design plans for the local segment of the North Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit project, with full construction set to begin in the coming months.

The meetings, scheduled for Wednesday, February 4, and Saturday, February 7, will cover the route through Pasadena, station locations, design concepts, and the project timeline. Both sessions run from 6:00 p.m to 8:00 p.m. The first will be held at Pasadena City College’s Creveling Lounge, and the second at the Pasadena Senior Center at 85 East Holly Street.

The 19-mile BRT corridor will connect the Metro B and G Lines in North Hollywood to Pasadena City College, which will serve as the line’s eastern terminus, according to Metro. The project includes 22 enhanced stations and will use zero-emission electric buses operating in dedicated lanes along most of the route. In Pasadena, buses will travel in mixed-flow traffic, connecting to the Metro A Line (Gold Line) at Memorial Park Station before continuing east on Colorado Boulevard.

Metro expects the service to reduce travel times by 30 to 40 percent compared to existing bus routes, according to the agency. A trip from downtown Glendale to Pasadena City College would take approximately 30 minutes under the new system.

Pre-construction utility work has been underway since summer 2025. Full construction is expected to begin in early 2026 and continue through late 2027, according to Metro, with the goal of opening revenue service in time for the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.

“This is in many ways a lifesaver for our communities, for the working members that go to the high employment centers both along the route and who are able to connect beyond,” Metro Board member Ara Najarian, a Glendale City Councilmember, said when the board approved the project in 2022.

The project was funded through Measure M, a countywide sales tax approved by voters in 2016, which allocated $266 million for the corridor. The project received an additional $50 million in state transit grants in 2018.

Community members will have the opportunity to ask questions and share comments with project staff at both meetings, according to the City of Pasadena. For those unable to attend, a recording of the February 4 meeting will be posted at CityOfPasadena.net/Transportation.

More information about the project is available at metro.net/projects/noho-pasadena-corridor. Questions can be directed to Metro at nohopasbrt@metro.net or (213) 418-3228.

The meetings come as Metro prepares for one of the final phases of community engagement before construction crews begin work along the corridor.