For most of its North Hollywood stretch, the NoHo to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit line runs down the middle of Vineland Avenue. Its one new neighborhood station sits at Vineland and Hesby, and Vineland is also where the bike and intersection work happens.
North Hollywood's construction window opened this month. Metro's current timeline runs it from November 2026 to April 2028, and Metro warns that the schedule is subject to change. The project broke ground in April 2026 on the Pasadena end. Metro says it expects to finish ahead of the 2028 LA Olympic Games.
So the change coming to North Hollywood is mostly about one street, which gets rebuilt around buses and bikes. And the bus it brings is expected to replace one you can already ride.
The Map Puts NoHo's Share on Vineland
Metro's August 2026 community presentation spells out what the City of LA portion includes.
| What's being built | Where | What it means at street level |
|---|---|---|
| Center-running bus lanes | Mainly along Vineland Avenue | Buses run in the middle of the street, not at the curb |
| Center-running station | Vineland Avenue at Hesby Street | The neighborhood's one new stop between the terminal and Burbank |
| Two-way cycle track | Vineland, between Chandler Boulevard and Hortense Street | Bikes going both directions share one protected lane |
| Safety improvements | Vineland, Lankershim and Camarillo intersection | The three-way junction gets reworked |
| Terminus and bus charging | NoHo Transit Center, bays 9 and 10 | Electric buses charge at the end of the line |
| Seven new bus shelters | At the transit center | More cover where riders wait |
The buses are zero-emission electrics with all-door boarding, so riders can get on at any door. In April, Urbanize LA's coverage of the groundbreaking showed a view of the bus-only lanes planned where Lankershim meets Vineland. That's the spot where the project crosses the neighborhood's best-known street.
Eighteen Months on the Calendar, a Few Weeks at Any One Corner
The North Hollywood window lasts about eighteen months. That's long next to Pasadena, where Metro's timeline gave the whole city April to November 2026, about eight months. Eagle Rock has the same November 2026 to April 2028 window as North Hollywood. Burbank runs September 2026 to January 2028, and Glendale runs October 2026 to February 2028.
Metro says the work "will move in phases at and near future bus stations," and that each location takes about two to eight weeks depending on how much has to be built there. Burbank's timeline shows how that plays out by station. Hollywood Way and Olive Avenue are scheduled September to December 2026, and Buena Vista Street and Alameda Avenue October to December 2026.
According to Metro's August presentation, these are the typical work hours and impacts along the corridor:
- Weekday work from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Weeknight work from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. when needed
- Fewer travel lanes, plus closed crosswalks and sidewalks near work areas
- Temporary parking restrictions near active sites
- Access to driveways, homes and businesses stays open unless Metro gives advance notice
Those hours apply to the whole corridor. They aren't a North Hollywood-specific schedule. Metro posts active work notices and updates them as schedules change. That page is where a closure on your block will show up first. Emergency vehicles can use the bus lanes during construction and after it's done, and Metro says all lanes open to traffic in an evacuation.
Where the 124 Parking Spaces Come From
Metro estimates that about 124 street parking spaces will be removed in North Hollywood. Eagle Rock, which gets the same construction window, is set to lose about 198.
Metro doesn't break the 124 down by street. It does explain where removals usually happen: in areas built for enhanced stations, reconfigured medians, or bike lane improvements. In North Hollywood, all three of those are on Vineland. The Hesby station sits in the center of the road, the lanes run down the median, and the two-way cycle track covers the stretch from Chandler to Hortense. If you park on the street off Vineland, that's the stretch to watch.
Trees are part of the same tradeoff. Metro says some trees will need to come out to make room for the BRT, and it commits to replacing them, "often at a 2:1 ratio," with added landscaping.
The New Bus Is Expected to Replace an Old One
On its North Hollywood slide, Metro's presentation says Line 501 is "expected to be discontinued." Line 501 is the express between North Hollywood Station and Pasadena that takes the 134 freeway, with timed stops at Alameda and Buena Vista in Burbank and at Brand and Broadway in Glendale. Metro's project FAQ puts BRT service in early 2028.
For anyone who rides to Pasadena now, the change is in how the trip runs. The freeway express gives way to a street-level route through Burbank, Glendale and Eagle Rock, with dedicated lanes for most of the way. At the North Hollywood end, BRT buses will use bays 9 and 10 at the transit center, and the G Line is on the other side of Lankershim Boulevard.
The streets around the station have already been changing. On August 11, Streetsblog LA reported that crews were putting hard plastic barriers along the Chandler bike lanes between Tujunga and Vineland, including the south side of the NoHo Station park-and-ride. The same report described a Metro ThermoShade shelter being tested at the station's east portal. Chandler is also the northern end of the planned Vineland cycle track. That's the point where the two bike projects meet.
Vineland Stays Open for Business
Vineland already has a few of the neighborhood's most recognizable spots, and Metro's plan keeps their driveways and doors reachable throughout construction unless it gives advance notice.
Idle Hour at 4824 Vineland Ave. is the barrel-shaped building. It went up in 1941 as part of the programmatic architecture movement, when buildings were designed to catch the eye of passing drivers. The bar calls it one of the last standing structures of its kind in Los Angeles. It's open seven days, with Sunday brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the kitchen serves until 11 p.m. daily.
Great White Hut has its North Hollywood location at 5342 Vineland Ave., and it takes online orders.
The Garland is a hotel with its own restaurant, The Front Yard. The hotel's calendar lists Flow Yoga at Beverly Park on November 15, 2026, from 2 to 5 p.m.
Idle Hour was built in 1941 to catch a driver's eye, and the street outside it is now being rebuilt more for buses and bikes. Its address stays the same.
Around the Station Through Thanksgiving and Into December
Most of what's happening in the neighborhood over the next few weeks is a short walk from the transit center where the new line will end.
ELATE's family musical comedy The Three Sillies is playing at the Lincoln Stegman Theater, 6020 Radford Ave., through November 22.
On Thanksgiving morning, November 26, Drumstick Dash LA starts at Chandler and Lankershim, right next to the station. Registration opens at 6 a.m. and the race starts at 8 a.m., with a 5K, a 10K and the Lil Gobblers 1K.
On Sunday, December 6, the Athena Foundation for the Arts holds its International Holiday Concert at 4 p.m. Doors open at 3:30.
The Next Update Comes in Two Weeks
Metro is holding two community meetings this month on active and upcoming construction. Both cover the same material.
- Virtual meeting: Wednesday, November 18, 6 to 7:30 p.m., webinar ID 834 5009 1672
- In-person open house: Thursday, November 19, 6 to 7:30 p.m., at Occidental College's Herrick Memorial Chapel, 1600 Campus Rd., Los Angeles, with free parking
The open house is in Eagle Rock, on the Pasadena side of the route. For North Hollywood residents, the November 18 webinar is the easier way to hear what's coming to Vineland. Registration links and the project page are on Metro's site.
If you own on or near Vineland and want to know how eighteen months of station work, lost curb parking and a new cycle track could affect a sale, a lease or a rental, let's talk it through before the crews get to your block. Let's Connect with Chad Pape.
