Jul 27

Jul 27 Business is Blooming on Flower Street

Downtown LA’s Flower Street is open for business while Metro builds underground rail connections that will transform how we get around the city center and all of LA County.

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New rail is creating more convenience

Crossing the downtown area is not an easy task, especially if you’re in a hurry. But in the near future, a two-mile trip that usually involves traffic congestion will soon be doable in a matter of a few minutes. Metro is building three new rail stations in DTLA.

In 2014, Metro began work to connect the Little Tokyo/Arts District Station and the 7th Street/Metro Center Station. The plan is to start welcoming riders through fare gates in 2022.

Check out the eateries and businesses on Flower Street

Popular spots of the Financial District are still a big part of what brings locals and visitors to the area, even while construction requires Flower Street to close to traffic between 4th and 5th streets. A good tip is to plan to use one of the alternate routes around the closed section of Flower Street.

Looking for a bite to eat? At the corner of 6th and Flower streets, Public School 213 Restaurant and Bar serves up some of the district’s most popular dishes and drinks every day of the week.

Expect three more stations in key locations

The last phase of construction is underway in the Financial District. Flower Street is expected to return to normal condition as it gets closer to the 2022 completion date.

Tunneling work and construction on the Little Tokyo/Arts District Station, Historic Broadway Station and Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill Station is 80 percent complete. When it’s done, this important regional connector project will deliver more transit as part of the county’s Measure R initiative.

The Little Tokyo/Arts District Station, currently located at the intersection of 1st and Alameda streets, will be moved underground at the corner of 1st Street and Central Avenue. Little Tokyo businesses are open, with plenty of access during construction. And just a short walk away, the Arts District has its lively food scene, galleries and breweries.

At 2nd Street and Broadway, the Historic Broadway Station is being built at the junction of the Broadway Theater District, the Historic Core and Civic Center. It’s hard to resist supporting the local businesses, especially the food mecca at Grand Central Market.

The Grand Avenue/Bunker Hill Station at Hope Street and 2nd Place will provide easy transit access to some of LA’s iconic cultural attractions, restaurants and office buildings. Until then, you can explore the area for a bite to eat and a show, as venues roll out live programming again.

Come 2022, it will be even more convenient to ride Metro to your favorite downtown spots or to get across the city center.

Sponsored post by Metro’s Regional Connector Project.