Inglewood has started building the first phase of the Inglewood Transit Connector, a network of shuttle hubs and bus lanes meant to move event crowds to Metro rail. The city and its partners held a groundbreaking this week, and the project is expected to finish before the 2028 Olympic Games.
What the Inglewood Transit Connector builds first
The original plan was an automated rail line costing close to $2 billion. The city scaled that back, and Streetsblog Los Angeles reports that funding fell short of what a full build by 2028 would need. Phase 1 is now under construction and includes several pieces.
- A mobility hub at Market Street and Florence Avenue with a five-story parking structure of about 1,000 spaces, shuttle stops and small retail space.
- Smaller park-and-ride hubs at Market and Manchester, Market and Hillcrest, and at the Metro C Line Hawthorne/Lennox Station.
- A pedestrian bridge over Florence Boulevard to the Metro K Line Downtown Inglewood Station.
- Event-day shuttle buses to the C and K Lines, with dedicated bus lanes on event days.
- New sidewalks, trees and lighting on Market Street, Manchester Boulevard and Queen Street.
Cost, funding and timeline
A September report from The LA Local put the shuttle network at an estimated $287.5 million and said the city described state and local grants as covering the full budget. As of Oct. 22, 2026, the project site, inglewoodtransitconnector.com, is the main place for official updates. Service is slated to begin in April 2028, according to that earlier report.
Phase 2 would add an automated people mover. The Phase 1 pedestrian bridge is designed so it could connect to that system later, but no schedule or funding has been announced for it.
What it means for residents and businesses
The city is relocating 13 businesses from a shopping center on Market Street between Florence and Regent. Streetsblog reports that 12 have new locations, five of them elsewhere on Market Street. Residents near Market Street should expect construction traffic and street work over the next two years.
City officials say the goal is to reduce traffic and parking pressure around stadium events by steering visitors to rail and park-and-ride sites. Mayor James Butts said transit should be “the first choice, because it’s the easiest, fastest way to get where you’re going,” as quoted by Streetsblog.
For more local transit and road coverage, see our Los Angeles and California guide. Dates and routes could change as design and construction continue.