UC Studios plans station areas as connected community systems where transit investment can improve access to opportunity, reinforce neighborhood identity, and support equitable development. Our approach brings together transit operations, walking and bicycling, land use, housing, commercial activity, public space, and local market conditions to identify practical strategies for more accessible and resilient transit-oriented communities.
For the Metro Eastside Corridor Study, UC Studios evaluated station accessibility, land-use integration, neighborhood conditions, and opportunities for transit investment to advance community revitalization across East Los Angeles. The work considered pedestrian and bicycle connections, surrounding housing and commercial areas, access to jobs and services, and targeted station-area improvements. The resulting strategy helped establish a coordinated framework for stronger mobility, neighborhood connections, investment, and transit-oriented development.