Proposals sought for high-speed rail station
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Proposals sought for high-speed rail station

A full-scale mock-up of a high-speed bullet train is displayed at the Capitol in Sacramento.

A full-scale mock-up of a high-speed bullet train is displayed at the Capitol in Sacramento.

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Burbank is seeking proposals from consulting firms to help develop the city’s Golden State Specific Plan and High Speed Station Area Plan in the area near Bob Hope Airport.

The area is roughly 600 acres and includes a proposed high-speed rail station and two Metrolink stations. The plan will address land uses, infrastructure, building and site-plan design, open space, transportation, parking, landscaping as well as pedestrian and bicycle access, according to an announcement from the city.

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The project area is bounded by the airport to the west and Ontario Street, Buena Vista Street to the east, with Cohasset Street and Golden State (5) Freeway to the north and Empire and Pacific avenues and Vanowen Street to the south.

The city’s Request for Proposal is online at burbankca.gov/GSSP. For more information, contact Scott Plambaeck at (818) 238-5250 or by email at [email protected].

The deadline for proposals is 5 p.m. on April 18. They can be submitted to the following address:

Scott Plambaeck, Senior Planner, Community Development Department, 150 N. Third St., Burbank, CA 91510-5459.

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Chad Garland, [email protected]

Twitter: @chadgarland

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