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{{Short description|Major thoroughfare in Los Angeles, CA}}
{{infobox street
|name= Vermont Avenue
|image=File:Vermont between Wilshire and 6th 2017.jpg
|maint=[[Los Angeles, California|Bureau of Street Services, City of L.A. DPW]]
|captain =
|length= {{convert|23 miles|mi}}
|coordinates= {{coord|33|57|36|N|118|17|30|W|type:landmark|display=titleinline}}▼
|metro = {{plainlist|
|metro = {{LACMTA link logo}}:
* [[Vermont/Athens station|Vermont/Athens]]▼
{{Bulleted list|
* [[Expo/Vermont station|Expo/Vermont]]▼
*| {{LACMTA icon|C}}[[Wilshire/Vermont/Athens station|Wilshire/Vermont/Athens]]
*| {{LACMTA icon|E}}[[VermontExpo/BeverlyVermont station|VermontExpo/BeverlyVermont]]
▲*| {{LACMTA icon strip|B|D}}[[ExpoWilshire/Vermont station|ExpoWilshire/Vermont]]
* [[Vermont/Santa Monica station|Vermont/Santa Monica]]▼
*| {{LACMTA icon|B}}[[Vermont/SunsetBeverly station|Vermont/SunsetBeverly]]
▲*| {{LACMTA icon|B}}[[Vermont/Santa Monica station|Vermont/Santa Monica]]
▲*| {{LACMTA icon|B}}[[Vermont/AthensSunset station|Vermont/AthensSunset]]
}}
|direction_a= South
|terminus_a= Palos Verdes Drive North, Anaheim and [[Gaffey Street]]s near [[San Pedro, California|San Pedro]]
|direction_b= North
|terminus_b=[[Griffith Park]]
|junction={{plainlist|
*{{Jct|state=CA|SR|1|name1=Pacific Coast Highway}} in [[Harbor City, Los Angeles|Harbor City]]
*{{Jct|state=CA|I|405|dir1=north}} in [[Harbor Gateway, Los Angeles|Harbor Gateway]]
*{{Jct|state=CA|SR|91|road=|[[Artesia Boulevard]]}} onin the[[Harbor Gateway, Los Angeles|Harbor Gateway]]/[[Gardena, California|Gardena]]–Los Angeles line
*{{Jct|state=CA|I|105}} in [[Vermont Vista, Los Angeles|South Los Angeles]]
*{{Jct|state=CA|I|10}} in [[Pico-Union, Los Angeles|Los Angeles]]
*{{Jct|state=CA|US|101|SR|2}} in [[East Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]]
}}
}}
[[File:LAPD Olympic Station.jpg|thumb|Los Angeles Police Station at 11th Street and Vermont Avenue]]
[[File:West Adams Prep HS.jpg|thumb|[[West Adams Preparatory High School]] is located at Vermont Avenue and Washington Blvd.]]
'''Vermont Avenue''' is one of the longest running north/southnorth–south [[street]]s in [[Los Angeles, California|City of Los Angeles]] and [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]], [[California]]. With a length of {{convert|23.3|mi|km}}, is the third longest of the north/southnorth–south thoroughfares in the region. For most of its length between its southern end in [[San Pedro, California|San Pedro]] and south of [[Downtown Los Angeles]], it runs parallel to the west of the [[Harbor Freeway]] (I-110).
 
==Route description==
Vermont Avenue's beginssouthern point is just north of [[San Pedro, Los Angeles, California|San Pedro]] at a five-point intersection with Anaheim Street, Gaffey Street and Palos Verdes Drive. After a short distance, [[Normandie Avenue]] branches off due north while Vermont turns northeast towards its intersection with [[California State Route 1|Pacific Coast Highway (PCH)]]. Afterwards, it travels roughly in a straight line north for {{Convert|22|mi|km}}, parallel to the [[Harbor Freeway]] (I-110) to the east. North of PCH, it passes through the unincorporated area of [[West Carson, California|West Carson]] before crossing the [[Interstate 405 (California)|San Diego Freeway]] (I-405).
 
Between a point south of the intersection with [[Artesia Boulevard]]/western end of the [[Gardena Freeway]] ([[California State Route 91|SR 91]]), and [[El Segundo Boulevard]], Vermont marks the eastern boundary of the [[Gardena, California|City of Gardena]]. At 164th Street in Gardena, Vermont widens from a four-lane thoroughfare to a six-lane road with a wide median. From 164th Street, an abandoned railway runs through the median to a point just north of Redondo Beach Boulevard, afterwards the median becomes tree-lined. From 88th Street to Gage Avenue, Vermont Avenue includes adjacent frontage roads. North of Gage, Vermont thins down to 4 lanes.
 
Vermont Avenue then passes at the western end of the [[University of Southern California]] and [[Exposition Park (Los Angeles)|Exposition Park]] in [[South Los Angeles]]. In August 2012, the City of Los Angeles designated a portion of Vermont Avenue in [[Pico-Union]] as the "El Salvador Community Corridor."<ref>Shyong, Frank (September 9, 2012) [http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-salvadorans-20120910,0,7437736.story "L.A. Salvadoran Community Sees Hope Along a New Corridor] ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''</ref>
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===Subway and light rail===
Vermont Avenue has the most [[Los Angeles Metro railRail|Metro Rail]] stations of any street in the [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Metro]] [[Subway train|subway]] and [[light rail]] system,{{cncitation needed|date=December 2018}} that include:
*[[B Line (Los Angeles Metro)|B Line]] only:
**[[Vermont/Sunset (Los Angeles Metro station)|Vermont/Sunset station]] at Sunset Boulevard.
Line 50 ⟶ 54:
**[[Wilshire/Vermont (Los Angeles Metro station)|Wilshire/Vermont station]] at Wilshire Boulevard.
*[[E Line (Los Angeles Metro)|E Line]]:
**[[VermontExpo/Expo (Los Angeles Metro station)|Vermont/Expo station]] at Exposition Boulevard.
*[[C Line (Los Angeles Metro)|C Line]]:
**[[Vermont/I-105 (Los Angeles Metro station)|Vermont/Athens station]] at the [[Century Freeway]] (Interstate 105).
 
===Potential subway line===
: ''See'' ''[[Vermont Transit Corridor]]''▼
[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Metro]] is currently exploring an extension of the [[B Line (Los Angeles Metro)|B Line]] subway down Vermont Avenue at least as far as the neighborhood of [[Athens, California|Athens]] (just south of the [[105 Freeway]]), possibly as a combination of both underground and elevated heavy rail.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Frazier|first1=Scott|title=Metro Takes a Key Step on Vermont Subway|url=http://urbanize.la/post/metro-takes-key-step-vermont-subway|website=Urbanize LA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Chiland|first1=Elijah|title=Red Line subway could extend into South LA|url=https://la.curbed.com/2017/3/23/15041628/red-line-subway-vermont-metro-los-angeles|website=Curbed LA|publisher=Vox Media}}</ref> Implementation is expected as part of the [[Twenty-eight by '28]] initiative, in anticipation of the [[2028 Summer Olympics]]. Operations were dubbed the '''R Line''' in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Scauzillo |first1=Steve |title=Because they’re out of colors, LA Metro will rename all its train lines and rapid busways with letters in 2019 |url=https://www.dailynews.com/2018/12/13/because-theyre-out-of-colors-la-metro-will-rename-all-its-train-lines-and-rapid-busways-with-letters-in-2019/ |accessdate=14 December 2018 |agency=Los Angeles Daily News |date=13 December 2018}}</ref>▼
 
===Buses===
*[[Metro Local]] linesLines 204 and 205, [[Torrance Transit]] Line 1, [[Gardena Transit]] lineLine 2, run along Vermont Avenue, as well as [[Metro Rapid]] line 754 and [[Metro Express (Los Angeles County)|Metro Express]] line 550.
*Metro lines 204 and 754 run between Sunset Boulevard and [[Vermont/I-105 (LACMTA station)|Vermont Green Line Station]]
*Gardena lineLine 2 between Interstate 105 and the [[Harbor Gateway Transit Center]], andTorrance MetroTransit linesLine 2051 between Gardena Bl and 550Carson St, and Metro Line 205 to PCH.
 
Metro lines 204 and 754 use {{Convert|60|ft|m|adj=on}} [[NABI]] & [[New Flyer]] buses (92309500-9594) & (8700-95998834)
 
===''Transit Corridor''===
▲: ''See'' ''[[{{main|Vermont Transit Corridor]]''}}
▲[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Metro]] is currentlyplanning exploringto rebuild the roadway between the [[Vermont/Sunset station|Sunset B Line station]] and 120th Street. Initial plans call for a [[bus rapid transit]] line to operate along the corridor. In the future, [[Measure M]] funding is expected to become available for an extension of the [[B Line (Los Angeles Metro)|B Line]] subway down Vermont Avenue at least as far as the neighborhood of [[Athens, California|Athens]] (just south of the [[105 Freeway]]), possibly as a combination of both underground and elevated heavy rail.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Frazier|first1=Scott|title=Metro Takes a Key Step on Vermont Subway|url=http://urbanize.la/post/metro-takes-key-step-vermont-subway|website=Urbanize LA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Chiland|first1=Elijah|title=Red Line subway could extend into South LA|url=https://la.curbed.com/2017/3/23/15041628/red-line-subway-vermont-metro-los-angeles|website=Curbed LA|publisher=Vox Media}}</ref> ImplementationBus rapid transit implementation is expected as part of the [[Twenty-eight by '28]] initiative, in anticipation of the [[2028 Summer Olympics]]. OperationsRail werefunding is planned for 2067. The service was dubbed the '''R Line''' in 2018.,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Scauzillo |first1=Steve |title=Because they’re out of colors, LA Metro will rename all its train lines and rapid busways with letters in 2019 |url=https://www.dailynews.com/2018/12/13/because-theyre-out-of-colors-la-metro-will-rename-all-its-train-lines-and-rapid-busways-with-letters-in-2019/ |accessdateaccess-date=14 December 2018 |agency=Los Angeles Daily News |date=13 December 2018}}</ref> though line names are tentative until opening.
 
===Los Angeles Railway===
Until 1963, Vermont Avenue was served by several [[Los Angeles Railway]] Yellow Car [[streetcar]] lines: the [[F (Los Angeles Railway)|F]], [[R (Los Angeles Railway)|R]], [[S (Los Angeles Railway)|S]], [[U (Los Angeles Railway)|U]], and [[V (Los Angeles Railway)|V]]. After streetcars ceased running under the [[Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority]], tracks were torn up and service replaced by buses.
 
==See also==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Vermont Avenue (Los Angeles)|position=left}}
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{{Streets in Los Angeles}}
 
▲{{coord|33|57|36|N|118|17|30|W|type:landmark|display=title}}
 
[[Category:Streets in Los Angeles]]
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