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THE VALUE LEDGER / GETTING AROUND / CHECKED OCT 31, 2026

Three stations in town.
Now get past the platform.

The rail lines, buses, Dial-A-Ride and bike paths that serve El Segundo: what each cost, how often it runs and where the network stops short.

Independent and unaffiliated. Not an official City of El Segundo page, and not affiliated with any agency, hospital or transit operator listed. Values are dated records from public pages, checked Oct 31, 2026. Nothing here is for sale.

The checks

Can you get to work, the airport and the beach without a car?

2 of 8checks passed
15assets on this ledger
$2.058 billion; not a final actual costHistorical FHWA profile estimate for the Crenshaw/LAX line

The map

7 places with a sourced point, out to 4 miles

Straight-line rings around El Segundo City Hall with 7 mapped places1 mi2 mi3 mi4 miNMariposa Station, 1.6 mi1El Segundo Station, 1.7 mi2Douglas Station, 2.1 mi3Aviation/Imperial Station, 2.3 mi4Aviation/Century Station, 2.7 mi5LAX/Metro Transit Center, 2.9 mi6Redondo Beach (Marine) Station, 3.2 mi7El Segundo City Hall
The diamond is City Hall. Rings are straight-line miles, not drive times. No streets or coastline are drawn. Points come from LA Metro’s GTFS feed, the county Services Locator or Census-geocoded street addresses (marked estimate on each card).
  1. 1Mariposa Station 1.6 mi
  2. 2El Segundo Station 1.7 mi
  3. 3Douglas Station 2.1 mi
  4. 4Aviation/Imperial Station 2.3 mi
  5. 5Aviation/Century Station 2.7 mi
  6. 6LAX/Metro Transit Center 2.9 mi
  7. 7Redondo Beach (Marine) Station 3.2 mi

Not on this map: Metro K Line, K Line Extension to Torrance, LAX Automated People Mover, Beach Cities Transit Line 109, Torrance Transit Line 8, El Segundo Dial-A-Ride, El Segundo bikeways, Marvin Braude beach bike path. The rest are networks, funds or programs rather than single places.

The gaps

From the editorial priorities on the full ledger

  1. Transit stops at the station door

    Three rail stations sit inside the city. The captured schedule gives 8-minute K Line weekday midday service and 20-minute evening service toward Expo/Crenshaw after 8 PM. BCT 109 runs every 40 to 50 minutes. Dial-A-Ride ends at 4:45 PM on weekdays. Metro projects the Torrance extension for late 2036, pending funding; SkyLink is still testing. The older 2018 commute figures are historical context.

    What would help our ideas

    • A frequent shuttle linking the three stations to Main Street, the job centers east of Sepulveda and the beach.
    • Ask Metro about 15-minute evening service on the K Line, and whether Metro Micro’s LAX/Inglewood zone could reach El Segundo.
    • Push first/last-mile planning into the K Line extension work now, since Metro lists it as part of the project.

    Not live Pledges will be a signal, never a payment.

  2. The bikeway inventory needs an update

    The 2011 South Bay plan counted 5.8 miles of bikeways in El Segundo and proposed 21.3 more. No newer official count turned up. The 22-mile beach path runs along the shore, but the stations and job centers sit inland.

    What would help our ideas

    • Publish a current bikeway count.
    • Connect the three K Line stations to the beach path with protected lanes on east-west streets.
    • Add bike parking at the stations, starting with El Segundo and Mariposa.

    Not live Pledges will be a signal, never a payment.

Every asset

Inside El Segundo first, then nearest first

Mariposa Station

K Line rail station · inside El Segundo · 1.6 mi from City Hall

  • Point: Stop location in LA Metro's GTFS feed. fact LA Metro ↗
Public dollars on record unavailable: no published figure captured yet.

Public asset. Never for sale here.

El Segundo Station

K Line rail station · inside El Segundo · 1.7 mi from City Hall

  • Point: Stop location in LA Metro's GTFS feed. fact LA Metro ↗
Public dollars on record unavailable: no published figure captured yet.

Public asset. Never for sale here.

Douglas Station

K Line rail station · inside El Segundo · 2.1 mi from City Hall

  • Point: Stop location in LA Metro's GTFS feed. fact LA Metro ↗
Public dollars on record unavailable: no published figure captured yet.

Public asset. Never for sale here.

Beach Cities Transit Line 109

Local bus · inside El Segundo

Public dollars on record unavailable: no published figure captured yet.

Public asset. Never for sale here.

El Segundo bikeways

Bike network · inside El Segundo

Public dollars on record unavailable: no published figure captured yet.
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  • Adopt-A-Highway (Caltrans District 7): Groups and businesses help keep roadsides clean. fact Caltrans District 7 ↗“The Caltrans Adopt-A-Highway (AAH) Program provides an avenue for individuals, organizations, agencies or businesses to help maintain sections of roadsides”

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El Segundo Dial-A-Ride

Door-to-door rides for older and disabled residents · inside El Segundo

  • Dial-A-Ride hours: weekdays 9:00 AM–4:45 PM; Saturdays 9:30 AM–1:30 PM. fact El Segundo Recreation, Parks & Library ↗“Available Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m. and Saturdays 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.”
Public dollars on record unavailable: no published figure captured yet.

Public asset. Never for sale here.

Marvin Braude beach bike path

Regional bike path · inside El Segundo

Public dollars on record unavailable: no published figure captured yet.

Public asset. Never for sale here.

Metro K Line

Light rail · inside El Segundo

  • Three of its stations are inside El Segundo. fact City of El Segundo ↗“there are three LA Metro rail stations located in El Segundo”
  • Trains every 8 minutes weekday middays. schedule elsegundo.xyz ↗“"midday_min": 8”
  • After 8 PM, every 20 minutes toward Expo/Crenshaw. schedule elsegundo.xyz ↗“"evening_min": 20”
  • July 2026 weekday average: 8,791 riders, up 12%. fact LA Metro ↗“the strongest growth at 12% was on weekdays at 8,791 average ridership”
  • September 2026: 242,298 rides. fact LA Metro ↗“K line ridership grew 2.2% to 242,298”
Public dollars on record
  • Historical FHWA profile estimate for the Crenshaw/LAX line: $2.058 billion; not a final actual cost. fact Federal Highway Administration ↗“$2,058 million (YOE, includes environmental planning, construction, right-of-way, light rail vehicles, professional services, and contingency)”

Public asset. Never for sale here.

Aviation/Imperial Station

C Line rail station · Hawthorne · 2.3 mi from City Hall

  • Point: Stop location in LA Metro's GTFS feed. fact LA Metro ↗
Public dollars on record unavailable: no published figure captured yet.

Public asset. Never for sale here.

Aviation/Century Station

C and K Line rail station · LAX area · 2.7 mi from City Hall

  • Point: Stop location in LA Metro's GTFS feed. fact LA Metro ↗
Public dollars on record unavailable: no published figure captured yet.

Public asset. Never for sale here.

LAX/Metro Transit Center

C and K Line rail station · LAX area · 2.9 mi from City Hall

  • Opened June 6, 2025. fact The Source (LA Metro) ↗“will open to the public on June 6, 2025”
  • Has a 16-bay bus plaza. fact LA Metro ↗“an expansive 16-bay bus plaza”
  • In June 2025, its faregates logged more entries than all other K Line stations combined. fact LA Metro ↗“the LAX/Metro Transit Center faregates validated more entries than all other K Line stations combined”
  • Point: Stop location in LA Metro's GTFS feed. fact LA Metro ↗
Public dollars on record
  • Airport Metro Connector announced project cost in June 2021: $898.6 million; not a final actual cost. fact LA Metro ↗“the $898.6-million Airport Metro Connector Project”

Public asset. Never for sale here.

Redondo Beach (Marine) Station

K Line rail station · Redondo Beach · 3.2 mi from City Hall

  • Point: Stop location in LA Metro's GTFS feed. fact LA Metro ↗
Public dollars on record unavailable: no published figure captured yet.

Public asset. Never for sale here.

K Line Extension to Torrance

Planned light rail · Redondo Beach to Torrance

  • Metro projects service in late 2036, pending funding availability. fact LA Metro ↗“Revenue Service in Late 2036, Pending Funding Availability”
  • Metro projects a 19-minute trip from Torrance Transit Center to LAX. fact LA Metro ↗“a 19-minute trip from the Torrance Transit Center to LAX”
  • Over 4.9 million boardings a year projected. fact LA Metro ↗“over 4.9 million Project boardings per year”
  • Metro approved the Hawthorne Option as the project alignment in January 2026. fact LA Metro ↗“the Metro Board approved the Hawthorne Option as the Project alignment”
Public dollars on record
  • September 2025 Final EIR cost estimate for the Hawthorne Option: $3.440 billion; not an actual cost. fact LA Metro ↗“2025 Total Estimate for Final EIR $2,431 $3,348 $2,703 $3,440”

Public asset. Never for sale here.

LAX Automated People Mover

Airport train, under construction · LAX

  • SkyLink remains in testing and is not open to travelers; the operator has not posted an opening date on its current information page. fact LAWA ↗“SkyLink is not open to travelers yet. The system is in its final testing and certification phase.”
  • The operator plans trains approximately every 2 minutes during peak hours once open. fact LAWA ↗“approximately every 2 minutes”
Public dollars on record
  • In July 2024, the Board approved an agreement for an additional $550 million to the builder; this statement is not confirmation of payment. fact LAWA ↗“LINXS will be paid an additional $550 million”

Public asset. Never for sale here.

Torrance Transit Line 8

Local bus · Torrance to LAX/MTC

  • About every 30 minutes on weekdays. fact LAWA ↗“Monday - Friday -about every 30 mins”
Public dollars on record unavailable: no published figure captured yet.

Public asset. Never for sale here.

About this page

How it was made

Drafted by Claude (Anthropic), with corrections by ChatGPT / Codex (OpenAI), October 31, 2026, America/Los_Angeles. A separate ChatGPT / Codex reviewer checked selected hospital, ambulance-offload, transit, Census and provenance claims; this was not a fresh audit of every source. APOT figures were checked against the state PDF and bed counts against HCAI profiles. Distances and chart readings remain labeled estimate. Michael Hoydich authorized publication of this section, subject to review and release checks. Publication does not activate the proposed market. 89 cited sources, linked from their cards. Labels: fact means from the agency, a government dataset or an official document; listing means from the organization’s own page about itself; reported means one news outlet; not confirmed by the agency; schedule means computed by us from LA Metro’s published GTFS schedule; estimate means our arithmetic or interpretation, such as a distance, ratio or chart reading; not an official measurement.

Corrected Oct 31, 2026: Draft review: corrected historical APOT percentiles, transit project costs and dates, Measure B allocation wording, Census vintages and the bike-inventory headline. Removed city-budget figures and ambulance staffing counts whose cited pages could not be verified, including dependent per-person arithmetic. The ledger is a selected inventory, not complete regional coverage.

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