Editing Azusa, California (section)

==Transportation==
Azusa lies along the [[Foothill Freeway]] (I-210) between the [[Interstate 605|San Gabriel River Freeway]] (I-605) and the [[California State Route 57|Orange Freeway]] (SR&nbsp;57). Azusa Avenue ([[California State Route 39|SR&nbsp;39]]) extends from the [[Angeles National Forest]] starting at San Gabriel Canyon Road/Sierra Madre Avenue south through [[Orange County, California|Orange County]].

Azusa serves as the terminus for the [[Los Angeles Metro Rail]] [[A Line (Los Angeles Metro)|A line]] [[light rail]], which stops at [[Azusa Downtown station]] adjacent to Azusa City Hall before terminating at [[APU/Citrus College station]] at the eastern border of Azusa by [[Citrus College]]. On March 5, 2016, Azusa became the eastern terminus of the first phase of the [[Foothill Extension]] of the L Line (now the northeastern terminus of the A Line) which previously operated between Los Angeles [[Union Station (Los Angeles)|Union Station]] and [[Sierra Madre Villa station]] in eastern [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-san-gabriel-commuters-officials-cheer-gold-line-extension-20160305-story.html|title=San Gabriel commuters cheer as Gold Line rail extension officially opens|first=Laura J. |last=Nelson|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date= March 5, 2016|access-date=March 7, 2016}}</ref>

The A Line operates along former [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] [[Right-of-way (transportation)|right-of-way]] purchased by the [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stein |first=Mark a |last2=Perlman |first2=Jeffrey a |date=1992-06-19 |title=Santa Fe, Transit Officials Reach Rail Deal : Commuting: The $500-million agreement for 336 miles of track means expanded O.C. passenger service. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-06-19-mn-707-story.html |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> MTA is currently pre-constructing and planning to extend the line to the end of its reserved right-of-way in [[Montclair, California|Montclair]], just across the [[San Bernardino County, California|San Bernardino County]] line. In October 2009, the MTA Board unanimously voted to include the Foothill Extension in its long-range plan, and approved funding for the construction and operation of the Foothill Extension's first phase to Azusa. This phase of the extension broke ground in June 2010.

The [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]] [[San Bernardino Line]] stops nearby at [[Covina station]] and [[Baldwin Park station]] several times each day.

===Principal streets===
Azusa's main [[Arterial road|arterial street]]s are:
*Azusa Avenue ([[California State Route 39|State Route 39]]) — begins in the [[Angeles National Forest]], proceeds down from the [[San Gabriel Mountains]] and south crossing the [[Interstate 210 (California)|Foothill Freeway (I-210)]] and [[Interstate 10 in California|I-10]], and continues through [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] to the Pacific Coast Highway.
*[[Foothill Boulevard (Southern California)|Foothill Boulevard]] — this section begins at the [[San Gabriel River (California)|San Gabriel River]] crossing into [[Irwindale, California|Irwindale]], and enters Azusa, passes [[Azusa Pacific University]], and jogs north at Citrus Avenue. Continuing straight past Citrus, the street becomes Alosta Avenue, where at Amelia Avenue, it turns back into Foothill Boulevard. Irwindale and turns into Alosta Avenue and travels in front of [[Azusa Pacific University]]. The Azusa section of Foothill Boulevard was on historic [[U.S. Route 66 in California|U.S. Route 66]].
* San Gabriel Avenue — begins at Sierra Madre Avenue, and travels south, connecting into Azusa Avenue. San Gabriel Avenue is used for the annual Azusa Golden Days Parade.