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53-555: Grand Park stretches between the Los Angeles City Hall and the Los Angeles Music Center on Grand Avenue . It is designed to be pedestrian friendly and connects Bunker Hill to the civic center. The park plans include tree-shaded sidewalks, drought-tolerant plants, an interactive fountain plaza, performance lawns and courtyards, plenty of street lights, movable park furniture, and kiosks to encourage

106-559: A card or add funds can do so at the farebox on board the bus. None of the other Metro Rail or Metro Busway lines offer onboard sales. Metro and Foothill Transit offer a reciprocal fare program in which pass holders may ride either J Line or Silver Streak buses between Downtown Los Angeles and the El Monte Station. The idea for the route now known as the J Line came in 1993, as Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) staff studied how to operate buses on

159-528: A day between El Monte Station, Downtown Los Angeles, and the Harbor Gateway Transit Center, as route 910. Some trips continue to San Pedro between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. and are signed as Route 950. On weekdays, buses operate every four to eight minutes during peak hours. They operate every 10 minutes in the midday, 20 minutes during evenings, 40 minutes during nights, and every hour overnight. On weekends, buses arrive every 15 minutes most of

212-512: A magnitude 8.2 earthquake including permitting it to sway in a quake. Prior to the completion of the current structure, the L.A. City Council utilized various other buildings: The Mayor of Los Angeles has an office in room 300. Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday at 10:00 am, the Los Angeles City Council meets in its chamber. An observation level is open to the public on the 27th floor. This floor's interior comprises

265-579: A new all-time high in February 2016, with an estimated 16,884 passengers riding the line each weekday. The on-time performance of the Metro J Line is currently around 82.4%, defined as being less than 5 minutes behind schedule. That places it far behind the Metro Rail lines (99% on time) and G Line (94% on time), but better than an average Metro bus route (80.6% on time). On-time performance benefits from

318-477: A new station on the El Monte Busway at Union Station that opened on November 1, 2020. Efforts have also been made to speed up J Line buses as they cross Downtown Los Angeles on surface streets. LADOT added bus priority to traffic lights in 2012, and over several years about 2.5 mi (4.0 km) of bus-only lanes have been added in each direction, allowing buses to bypass traffic on nearly 70% of

371-634: A one-seat ride to Downtown LA and El Monte. As a result, plans to end the J Line's service to San Pedro were put on hold indefinitely. Metro has abandoned any public timeline regarding electrification of the J line, however the BYD vehicles that would be used are scheduled for delivery by 2024. Ridership has steadily grown on the J Line each year. An estimated 6,612 passengers rode the line each weekday in January 2010 (the first whole month of operation), and ridership has grown steadily each year since. Ridership set

424-478: A rally at the park that was attended by around 10,000 Armenian Americans . On July 4, 2023, due to restrictions on fireworks in Downtown Los Angeles , Gloria Molina Grand Park began hosting drone shows as part of their 4th of July Block Party . Since then, Grizzly Drones has been the company responsible for performing these drone shows. During the 2028 Summer Olympics the park will serve as

477-528: A result of that investigation, Metro added concrete-filled metal bollards to all stations on the Harbor Transitway and the El Monte Busway to prevent vehicles from entering the platform. Additional markings were added on roadways leading into stations. Buses used on the J Line are operated out of two divisions (Metro's term for storage and maintenance facilities ). Division 9 is in El Monte on

530-540: A single large and highly vaulted room distinguished by the iconic tall square columns that are far more familiar as one of the building's most distinguishing exterior features. As this ample interior space is named, the Mayor Tom Bradley Room is used for ceremonies and other special occasions. City Hall and the adjacent federal, state, and county buildings are served by the Civic Center station on

583-462: A special grey livery that matches the design of newer Metro Rail vehicles and the coaches used on G Line. Beginning in January 2022, BYD K9M battery-electric buses are being added to the J Line fleet, with plans to have these coaches replace the NABI fleet sometime in the near future. Each BYD K9M is 40 feet (12 m) in length and equipped with a long-range battery that is charged nightly at one of

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636-467: A venue for the marathon, race walk and road cycling. Los Angeles City Hall Los Angeles City Hall , completed in 1928, is the center of the government of the city of Los Angeles , California , and houses the mayor's office and the meeting chambers and offices of the Los Angeles City Council . It is located in the Civic Center district of downtown Los Angeles in the city block bounded by Main , Temple , First , and Spring streets, which

689-842: Is a 38-mile (61.2 km) bus rapid transit line that runs between El Monte , Downtown Los Angeles and the Harbor Gateway , with some trips continuing to San Pedro . It is one of the two lines in the Metro Busway system operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). The J Line offers frequent, all-stops service along the El Monte Busway and the Harbor Transitway , two grade-separated transit facilities built into

742-570: Is in collaboration with The LA Music Center . It is intended to become an annual celebration, with the hope that it would rival other major cities' festivities in years to come. So much so they added fireworks in 2015-16 celebration. By the sixth annual (2018–19) event, Grand Park + The Music Center's N.Y.E.L.A. drew over 50,000 guests. Doubling its inaugural event attendance. Aloe Blacc was the featured artist in 2018–19. On August 30–31, 2014, Jay Z 's Labor Day Made in America Festival

795-674: Is located in the South Plaza of the Los Angeles Mall , a sunken, multi-level series of open spaces and retail space on the east side of Main Street straddling Temple Street. It is an 18-story, Brutalist , 1972 building by Stanton & Stockwell , featuring a mural by Millard Sheets , The Family of Man . J Line (Los Angeles Metro) The J Line (formerly the Silver Line , sometimes listed as line 910 / 950 )

848-625: Is low compared to the El Monte Busway, which had 32,000 boardings a day in November 2000. After the very successful launch of the Orange Line busway (now the G Line) in the San Fernando Valley , Metro decided to rebrand the county's other busways in an attempt to increase awareness. In March 2006, Metro decided that the Harbor Transitway would be colored bronze and the El Monte Busway would be colored silver on Metro's maps, and

901-738: Is provided by the Music Center's security department, and law enforcement services by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department . In 2014, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved funding of $ 1 million for an independent nonprofit group, the Grand Park Foundation. By virtue of the mostly sunny weather, the park also features programs year-round. In 2012, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors allocated $ 3.3 million for

954-399: Is the tallest base-isolated structure in the world, having undergone a seismic retrofit from 1998 to 2001, so that the building will sustain minimal damage and remain functional after a magnitude 8.2 earthquake . The concrete in its tower was made with sand from each of California 's 58 counties and water from its 21 historical missions . City Hall's distinctive tower was modelled after

1007-658: The Golden Age of Hollywood . City Hall South at 111 E. First Street, on the north side of First Street between Los Angeles and Main streets, built in 1952-4, architects Lunden, Hayward & O'Connor, International Style , originally opened as the City Health Building, housing health offices, clinics, and labs, and a central utility plant that heated City Hall proper and Parker Center (then police headquarters). James K. Hahn City Hall East , 200 N. Main St.,

1060-732: The Harbor Gateway Transit Center . In 2020, the line was renamed from the Silver Line to the J Line while retaining its route numbers and the color silver in its square icon as part of renaming all Metro lines. Two services are operated under the J Line name: The eastern section of the J Line route runs on the El Monte Busway between the El Monte Station in El Monte and Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles. The southern section of

1113-442: The Harbor Transitway , which was under construction and would open three years later in the summer of 1996. Metro staff recommended the creation of a dual hub-and-spoke ("dual hub") system with a trunk route that served both the Harbor Transitway and the operationally similar El Monte Busway , which had opened two decades earlier in January 1973. Staff said the dual hub proposal, would be the most efficient and cost less to run, but

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1166-566: The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus , one of the seven wonders of the ancient world , and shows the influence of the Los Angeles Public Library , completed shortly before the structure was begun. An image of City Hall has been on Los Angeles Police Department badges since 1940. A City Council ordinance passed in 1905 did not permit any new construction to be taller than 13 stories or 150 ft (46 m) in order to keep

1219-601: The Metro B and D subway lines and the Historic Broadway station on the Metro A and E light rail lines. The J Line stops in front of the building. The Los Angeles Dodgers wore a commemorative uniform patch during the 2018 season celebrating 60 years in the city depicting a logo of Los Angeles City Hall. The building has been featured in the following popular movies and television shows. It also appears incidentally as an icon of officialdom in many movies from

1272-524: The Metro ExpressLanes . The bus route began operations on December 13, 2009, and the HOT lanes on the Harbor Transitway went into service on November 10, 2012 and the El Monte Busway's HOT lanes opened on February 22, 2013. Since the start of the J Line, Metro has been working on refurbishing the aging stations along both the Harbor Transitway and the El Monte Busway. The 1970s-era El Monte Station

1325-485: The Southern California freeway system . The line was created on December 13, 2009, as part of the conversion of the facilities from high-occupancy vehicle lanes into high-occupancy toll lanes (branded as Metro ExpressLanes ) that allow solo drivers to pay a toll to use lanes. The tolls collected have been used to operate the J Line and refurbish the old stations on the line. As J Line buses travel along

1378-496: The 22nd floor transition to the Gold 22 thru 26 elevator bank. Finally once on the 26th floor, access to the 27th can be reached by stairs or one more elevator. Public restrooms are located on the 3rd and 26th floor. The building was designed by John Parkinson , John C. Austin , and Albert C. Martin, Sr. , and was completed in 1928. Dedication ceremonies were held on April 26, 1928. It has 32 floors and, at 454 feet (138 m) high,

1431-419: The 3.6 mi (5.8 km) surface street portion of the route. In 2015, Metro integrated the last remaining Metro Express route on the Harbor Transitway, the 450X to San Pedro, into the Silver Line. Initially, a new express Silver Line service was added that served San Pedro and skipped many Harbor Transitway stations, but by June 2017, San Pedro-bound buses were serving all stations, and the increase in speed

1484-535: The El Monte Busway and the Harbor Transitway, they serve stations built into the center or side of the roadway. There is a 3.6-mile (5.8 km) gap between the western end of El Monte Busway and the northern end of the Harbor Transitway in Downtown Los Angeles, where J Line buses travel on surface streets, making a limited number of stops. Along the route, buses serve several of the region's major transportation hubs, including El Monte Station , Union Station , 7th Street/Metro Center station , Harbor Freeway station and

1537-538: The Harbor Gateway Transit Center along the Harbor Freeway to San Pedro traveling in general-purpose freeway lanes and making two stops en route at stations located on the side of the freeway near off and on-ramps. In San Pedro, Line 950 buses once again travel along surface streets, serving the Harbor Beacon Park & Ride and making frequent stops along Pacific Avenue. J Line buses run 24 hours

1590-470: The J Line to transition to battery-electric buses and would improve the reliability of buses that operate between El Monte Station and Harbor Gateway Transit Center. Service to San Pedro would have been shifted to a new line between San Pedro and the Harbor Freeway station via I-110, with a peak-hour extension to Downtown Los Angeles. The San Pedro neighborhood opposed the change, with citizens requesting that they also receive electrified bus service and maintain

1643-470: The Metro Board of Directors decided to continue running bus routes on both the El Monte Busway and Harbor Freeway as they had before. After the Harbor Transitway opened, ridership was radically lower than expected: Caltrans had projected that 65,200 passengers would travel along the Harbor Transitway each day, but after 10 years, the facility had only attracted 3,000 passengers per weekday. That amount

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1696-568: The active traffic management system installed as part of the Metro ExpressLanes project. On February 22, 2012, a drunk driver on the Harbor Freeway mistakenly entered the bus-only station area of the Harbor Freeway station . The driver, 51-year-old Stephen L. Lubin of Sun Valley, was traveling at 80 mph (130 km/h) in his 2009 Honda Fit (15 mph (24 km/h) over the freeway's posted speed limit ) as he entered

1749-502: The backdrop of Los Angeles City Hall. During the first six months, Grand Park hosted about 40 events. Some were bids for a mass audience, while others aimed to grab passers-by. The Community Terrace features a large picnic table and lawn area for gatherings and viewing visuals projected on nearby wall of the Hall of Records. Open lawn space can be used for major public events such as New Year's Eve celebrations and festivals. Direct access to

1802-502: The city's architecture harmonious. City Hall's 454 ft (138 m) height was deemed exempt as a public building and assured that no building would surpass one third its height for over three decades until the ordinance was repealed by voter referendum in 1957. Therefore, from its completion in 1928 until finally surpassed by the topping off of Union Bank Plaza in 1966, City Hall was the tallest building in Los Angeles and shared

1855-484: The county and city finally accomplished that goal with a centralized park in 1957. The park was completed as "Civic Center Mall" in 1966. Re-development of Grand Park began in 2010 at a cost of $ 56 million. $ 50 million provided by Related Companies, the developer planning the nearby Grand Avenue Project . The parks later phase includes a Frank Gehry-designed mixed-use development. Due to the Great Recession in

1908-402: The day. They operate every 20 minutes during evenings, 40 minutes during nights, and every hour overnight. Like the other Metro Rail and Metro Busway lines, the J Line operates on a proof-of-payment system. Passengers may board at either the front or the rear door of J Line buses, and they validate their Transit Access Pass (TAP) electronic fare card at readers located on board the bus near

1961-489: The door. Metro's fare inspectors randomly inspect buses to ensure passengers have a valid fare product on their TAP card. Pre-payment of fares and all-door boarding reduces the time buses need to remain stopped at stations. TAP vending machines are available at most stations (except Carson and Pacific Coast Highway) and near most street stops in Downtown Los Angeles. However, because vending machines are unavailable at all stations and street stops, passengers who need to purchase

2014-461: The early 2010s , the development was pushed back, commencing construction in 2019. Other phases of the project remained stalled, but the park and grand avenue project moved forward thanks to a special agreement between the joint powers authority overseeing the project and its developer. On March 21, 2023, supervisor Hilda Solis introduced a motion to rename Grand Park to Gloria Molina Grand Park, honoring supervisor Gloria Molina 's contributions for

2067-666: The first year's operations, mainly to cover logistics such as security and maintenance, with $ 100,000 for programming. Events will be coordinated by the Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County , which also oversees the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion , Ahmanson Theatre , Mark Taper Forum and the Walt Disney Concert Hall . The inaugural event featured Bandaloop, a professed vertical dance company of aerialists, performing against

2120-475: The grounds of El Monte Station and Division 18 at South Figueroa Street and West Griffith Street in Carson , about a mile south of the Harbor Gateway Transit Center. The Metro J Line primarily operates with a fleet of dedicated NABI Metro 45C CompoBus coaches. Each 45-foot long (14 m) bus is made of light composite materials and is powered by compressed natural gas . Coaches are painted or vinyl wrapped with

2173-675: The park is available on the Los Angeles Metro B and D lines at Civic Center/Grand Park station . The park is also accessible via the J Line's 1st Street / Hill Street stop, or its Spring Street/City Hall stop. Several local , rapid and express Metro bus routes also share the same 1st Street/Hill Street stop at the civic center. The park is host to the United States' "west coast flagship" New Year's Eve celebration. Los Angeles' first free major public New Year's celebration, shortened to "N.Y.E.L.A.". The first edition

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2226-524: The park's redevelopment after Molina's announcement of terminal cancer. It was approved unanimously by the Board of Supervisors the day it was introduced. A motion to endorse the renaming passing in the Los Angeles City Council , with Mayor Karen Bass also endorsing it. The Los Angeles Music Center 's contract to operate Grand Park is expected to run until mid-2017; in addition, it earns in rents and fees charged to concessionaires and others. Routine security

2279-582: The pyramid at the top of the building is an airplane beacon named in honor of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, the Lindbergh Beacon . Circa 1939, there was an art gallery, in Room 351 on the third floor, that exhibited paintings by California artists. The building was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1976. In 1998 the building was closed during a total $ 135 million refurbishment which also included upgrading it so it could withstand

2332-648: The route runs on the Harbor Transitway between 37th Street/USC station in Downtown Los Angeles and the Harbor Gateway Transit Center in the Harbor Gateway section of Los Angeles. Buses travel between the western end of the El Monte Busway and the northern end of the Harbor Transitway along 3.6 miles (5.8 km) of surface streets in Downtown Los Angeles where J Line buses make a limited number of stops near major employment centers, tourist destinations and Metro Rail stations. Buses utilize about 2.5-mile (4.0 km) of bus-only lanes in each direction to speed trips across Downtown Los Angeles. Line 950 continues south of

2385-543: The skyline with only a few structures such as the Continental Building , the only property built taller than 150 feet prior to the ordinance, and the Richfield Tower and Eastern Columbia Building , which exceeded the ordinance through a loophole allowing for decorative towers. City Hall has an observation deck , free to the public and open Monday through Friday during business hours. The peak of

2438-419: The station and encountered a bus stopped at the platform. Lubin swerved to avoid hitting the bus and drove onto the station platform where he hit seven people, critically injuring six, before slamming into a pole on the platform. After the crash, Metro's CEO Art Leahy asked Metro's safety committee staff to review the layout of busway stations and safety signage on the roadways leading into the station areas. As

2491-553: The two would be marketed as a "Combined Transitway Service." No changes were made in the bus routes operated on either facility. The changes were criticized as too complex for irregular and new riders to understand. Metro returned to its plan for a dual-hub route in 2009, proposing a new bus rapid transit service called the Silver Line (now J Line) utilizing both the Harbor Transitway and the El Monte Busway. The new higher frequency service would be funded by converting both corridors into high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes, to be branded as

2544-522: The walking and exploration of the area. City officials and some visitors have compared Grand Park to other well-established urban parks such as New York's Central Park or San Francisco's Union Square . First proposed as a park by landscape architect Charles Mulford Robinson in 1907 inspired by the City Beautiful movement, but was never developed. After years of proposing the clustering of Los Angeles County government buildings in one place,

2597-408: Was deemed not enough to justify increased crowding on other buses. In 2023, as part of fare restructuring, the J Line fares were lowered to match those of all other Metro lines. Previously, an express fare of $ 2.50 had been charged. As part of Metro's NextGen Bus Plan, the agency had proposed discontinuing the J Line's route 950, which offers service to San Pedro. Metro said the change would allow

2650-508: Was demolished and replaced by a new station in October 2012. All the Harbor Transitway stations were refurbished with real-time arrival signs, new wayfinding signage, improved lighting, and soundproofing by late 2012. The El Monte Busway stations received a similar refurbishment in January 2015. Transit Access Pass (TAP) card ticket machines were added to stations in early 2017 to support all-door boarding on J Line buses. Metro has also added

2703-416: Was held December 31, 2013 – January 1, 2014. The first event, which included food trucks, art installations, light shows, concert stages, drew an estimated 25,000 spectators. Every year since, at 11:55 p.m., a light projection show is displayed onto the side of Los Angeles City Hall and other municipal buildings, displaying visual art before ultimately counting down to midnight with the crowd. The art

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2756-637: Was held in Grand Park featuring, Imagine Dragons , John Mayer , Kanye West , and many other performers. An Armenian genocide memorial opened in September 2016. The music video for " Play That Song " by Train was partly filmed in front of the Arthur J. Will Memorial Fountain , as was the 2003 Miller Lite commercials "Catfight" and the films Pretty Woman and 500 Days of Summer . On September 22, 2019, Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held

2809-478: Was the heart of the city's central business district during the 1880s and 1890s . The Observation Deck or Tom Bradley Tower located on the 27th floor is open to the public. Access to City Hall is located off of Main St. The rotunda is located on the 3rd floor accessible by all elevators. To access the Tom Bradley Tower requires the “Express Car Only” for floors 1, 3, and 10 through 22 elevators. Once on

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