Aerial Rapid Transit Technologies is the private company that would build the tramwayAERIAL RAPID TRANSIT TECHNOLOGIES
The Dodgers and L.A. County's transportation authority have "proposed building an aerial tramway connecting Union Station with Dodger Stadium," according to Steve Scauzillo of the SAN GABRIEL VALLEY TRIBUNE. L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti said that a 1.2- mile tramway or gondola system would "whisk fans high over Olvera Street and directly into Dodger Stadium premises." He added that the project "would be paid for" by the Dodgers and "could be operational" by the '22 MLB season. Garcetti also said that the L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Authority will be "working with a private contractor on environmental reviews and design studies." Aerial Rapid Transit Technologies is the "private company that would build the tramway." The proposed system "could move more than 5,000 riders per hour in each direction," and it would "get fans from downtown to Dodger Stadium in about five minutes." ARTT said that the cost of the project is $125M (SAN GABRIEL VALLEY TRIBUNE, 4/27). In L.A., Laura Nelson notes former Dodgers Owner Frank McCourt's investment firm would "fund a portion" of the project's estimated $125M cost. ARTT would "seek private financing for the remainder." Officials said that operators would "charge a fare that would be cheaper than parking at Dodger Stadium ... but the exact amount has not been set" (L.A. TIMES, 4/27).
