page_title: San Gabriel, California
section_title: Transportation
hierarchical_section_title: San Gabriel, California / Infrastructure / Transportation
caption_attribution_description: Mission San Gabriel Arcangel, with a Pacific Electric Railway streetcar and new palms as street trees, circa 1905 in San Gabriel, Southern California.
context_page_description: San Gabriel is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is named after the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, founded by Saint Junípero Serra. The city grew outward from the mission and in 1852 became the original township of Los Angeles County. San Gabriel was incorporated in 1913. The city's motto is "A city with a Mission" and it is often called the "Birthplace" of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. At the 2010 census, the population was 39,718.
context_section_description: San Gabriel is currently served by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
  In 2008, voters approved the measure, proposition 1A for the California High Speed Rail Project from San Diego to San Francisco. The project will be constructed in two segments. The San Francisco to Los Angeles/Anaheim project is scheduled to be built first, at a cost of $43 billion, with a completion date in 2029. The second phase of the proposed railway, from Los Angeles to stations in San Diego will not begin construction until after phase one is completed. The California High-Speed Rail Authority is responsible for planning, designing, and building the system.
  Conceptually, the voters were very enthusiastic about a high speed railway. The reality of the possibility that it could impact their neighborhood and their homes is being met with steadfast disapproval.  When the California High-Speed Rail Authority recently met with the city councils and residents of San Gabriel, El Monte, Rosemead and Alhambra, to discuss the four proposed routes for phase two, the members of the three city councils expressed that residents were very concerned that the railway could possibly end up in their backyards.  Mayor David Gutierrez said  "We made a promise to the community that the city of San Gabriel will never allow anything like this to happen if there is any consideration that people might lose their home." No decisions will be made until environmental impact and evaluation of the various proposed routes are completed in 2014. Alhambra city councilwoman, Jessica Keating,
  maintained that city representatives, who had initially appeared to agree with the proposal, admitted they were "caught asleep at the wheel."
caption: A streetcar of the Pacific Electric Railway makes a stop at Mission San Gabriel Arcángel c. 1905.
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