Nordhoff Street
Namesake | Charles Nordhoff |
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Maintained by | Bureau of Street Services, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power |
Length | 10 mi (16 km) |
Nearest metro station | Nordhoff |
West end | Chatsworth Nature Preserve |
Major junctions | SR 27 I-405 |
East end | Osbourne Street in Arleta |
Nordhoff Street is a major east–west arterial road that runs for 10 miles (16 km) in the northwest San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California.
Name
Nordhoff Street was named after Charles Nordhoff, a 19th-century a journalist whose writings about California attracted many transplants.[1]
Description
Nordhoff Street travels east–west across the northern San Fernando Valley. The street is four lanes or more for almost its entire length, and it contains a gap at Corbin Avenue, although the gap is bridged by Nordhoff Way.
Transit
Metro Local Line 166 runs along Nordhoff Street[2] and the G Line's Nordhoff station is located at Nordhoff and Canoga Avenue in Chatsworth.[3]
The East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project plans to have a stop at Nordhoff and Van Nuys Boulevard in Panorama City.[4]
Nordhoff is a major contributor to the North San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor.[5] In 2019, Bus Rapid Transit was proposed on Nordhoff as part of this corridor,[6] but it was blocked by local residents.[7]
Communities
From west to east, Nordhoff Street travels through Chatsworth, Northridge, North Hills, and Panorama City, and into Arleta.[1] Nordhoff also marks the northern boundary separating Northridge from Sherwood Forest.[8]
Notable landmarks
Notable landmarks on Nordhoff include (from west to east): Chatsworth Nature Preserve, Northridge Fashion Center, Rancho Del Norte, and Dearborn Park. Northridge Branch Library and Mid-Valley Regional Library are also located on Nordhoff.
Schools on Nordhoff include (from west to east): California State University, Northridge, Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy, James Monroe High School, Valor Academy Middle School, and Primary Academy-Success School.
References
- ^ a b "Nordhoff Street". lastreetnames.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ "Metro Local 166" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ "Orange Line Map and Station Locations". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
- ^ Hymon, Steve (June 16, 2018). "Metro staff recommends building light rail between Van Nuys and Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink Station". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
- ^ "North San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ Steven Sharp (June 17, 2019). "Here's the Proposed Route of the North Valley Bus Rapid Transit Line". Urbanize Los Angeles.
- ^ Steven Sharp (December 12, 2022). "Metro Board adopts plan for upgraded bus service in the northern San Fernando Valley". Urbanize Los Angeles.
- ^ "Sherwood Forest | CD12". City of Los Angeles. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
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