The City of Pico Rivera wants to rezone more than 300 acres of land to create more than 2,300 homes next to a future Metro rail stop.
The city in east Los Angeles County is drawing up plans to rezone 305 acres around Washington and Rosemead boulevards for residential and commercial development, Urbanize Los Angeles reported.
The Washington and Rosemead Boulevards Transit-Oriented Development Specific Plan, launched two years ago, would rezone the area for up to 2,336 homes and 5.9 million square feet of offices, shops and restaurants.
In coming decades, the area east of the Rio Hondo Channel will become a stop on Metro’s E Line.
The specific plan would cut up the area into seven zones, including three for mixed-use developments, one for commercial, one for industrial mixed-use and one for a “flex district” for commercial and light industrial uses.
The specific plan, partially funded by a Metro grant, is part of a larger Pico Rivera 2035 initiative, through which the city intends to position itself as both a transportation and commercial hub, according to Urbanize.
The plan also calls for the creation of a new bus rapid transit line along the Rosemead and Lakewood Boulevard corridor, as well as an infill Metrolink stop on the Orange County Line.
Pending the availability of funding, and cooperation from other jurisdictions, those transportation projects could open between 2029 and 2032, according to Urbanize.
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