Newsletter_Summer 2023_FINAL for web

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“The City Council and I understand that any construction on the Vons site would be disruptive to businesses residents and employees,” said Inglewood Mayor James Butts, “To put it succinctly, we heard our constituents, and we made the project better based on their input.” While the alignment generally runs within the public right of way, there are a limited number of private business properties that must be acquired to accommodate construction and operation of the new transit stations. A top priority is keeping these businesses within the City limits and helping them thrive; the project team is dedicated to actively looking for potential replacement locations in or near Inglewood. Due to the City’s hard work, and support from local residents, businesses, and stakeholders, the ITC project was awarded more than $400 million from the California State Transportation Agency last January, which is intended to help the City compete for a Federal New Starts grant. To date, the City has secured more than $765 million in funding for the design and construction of the project, which has an estimated total price tag of $1.85 billion. The final Request for Proposals is scheduled to be released this Summer with construction expected to begin in early 2024. The City seeks to provide passenger service in time for the Summer Olympic Games’ return to Los Angeles in 2028.

at Changi East and re-evaluated the previous design work done. As the aviation industry started to rebound, CAG has remobilised its design and engineering consultants to refine the T5 design. Work on all aspects of the intra- and inter-terminal APM systems resumed in October 2022 and is now back in full swing. Lea+Elliott has just completed the new concept design stage and is proceeding into schematic design. While changes are being made to the design of the APM systems, one thing that has not changed is CAG’s commitment to incorporating innovation and prioritizing the passenger experience. The 2018 article included a rendering of Changi’s existing Skytrain system passing through the soon-to-open Jewel development then as a good example of what could be possible for T5. The Jewel development opened in 2019 and is every bit as awe-inspiring as the rendering. The world should expect nothing less from T5 when it opens in the mid-2030s.

“Each and every one of these businesses is part of the City’s culture and community. Our team will go to great lengths to ensure that the relocation effort is as smooth and straightforward as possible.” Councilmember Eloy Morales

Singapore Changi Terminal 5 APM Systems SINGAPORE – Five years ago we introduced the Terminal 5 (T5) project at Singapore Changi Airport. The new terminal and associated airport improvements make up the Changi East development, anticipated to increase Changi’s handling capacity by another 50 million annual passengers. In addition to T5, the Changi East development includes commissioning a three-runway system, landside and aviation support facilities as well as the Changi East Industrial Zone. The development will have tunnels and other underground systems, including two APM systems providing intra- and inter-terminal services. In 2018-2020, Changi Airport Group (CAG) and Lea+Elliott progressed through the concept and schematic design stages of the APM projects. With the onset of the pandemic and closing of international borders, CAG took a pause on the development work

Changi Airport’s existing Skytrain system passing through the Jewel development which opened in April 2019 Image credit: L+E

NCTCOG paves the way for emerging technologies in North Texas DALLAS/FORT WORTH – The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) leads the region’s effort to evaluate emerging technology innovations to advance the efficiency of passenger and supply chain transportation systems in North Texas. As part of this effort, Lea+Elliott assisted NCTCOG in completing the Automated Transportation System (ATS) Development Study. The ATS Development Study expands on previous NCTCOG work and envisions the use of ATS technologies for both passenger and cargo/goods movement that would provide connectivity to

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