The Gateway Cities Region, or Southeast Los Angeles County (also shortened to Southeast LA County) is a largely urbanized region located in southeastern Los Angeles County, Southern California between the City of Los Angeles, Orange County, and the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), and has a population of approximately 2 million.
Despite its predominating urban fabric of single-family homes with low-scale multifamily residential structures, Southeast LA County comprises some of the most densely populated municipalities in the United States.
The "Gateway Cities Council of Governments" (GCOG) is located in the city of Paramount.
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Cities in the Gateway Region
Area residents identify as being part of urban Los Angeles, despite living in independent municipalities. The following cities are members of the Gateway Cities Council of Governments:
Also members of the Gateway Cities Council of Governments:
- Avalon (on Catalina Island)
- Los Angeles County
- Port of Long Beach
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Higher Education
Universities
The region hosts a variety of colleges and universities:
Community Colleges
- Cerritos College, in Norwalk
- El Camino College Compton Center, in Compton
- East Los Angeles College, in Monterey Park
- Long Beach City College, in North Long Beach
- Rio Hondo College, in Whittier
Infrastructure
Air
Southeast LA County's Long Beach Airport (LBG) provides regular direct flights to and from the following (though the region can also be easily accessed from other airports in the Los Angeles region):
Sea & Heavy Rail
The Port of Long Beach is also located within the region, the nation's second busiest port, as well as significant freight rail infrastructure running through Vernon, Commerce, Industry, Santa Fe Springs, and Pico Rivera; as well as lines running between the Port of Long Beach and Vernon & Commerce.
Commuter and Light Rail
The LA Metro connects to Southeast LA County via the following commuter and light rail lines:
- Blue Line
- Green Line
- Artesia Line (planned and funded under Measure M)
Freeway
Given its high population, Southeast LA County is noticeably crisscrossed with regional freeway infrastructure, effectively connecting it to other parts of Greater Los Angeles, Orange County, and the Inland Empire. The following freeways directly service Southeast LA County:
- Interstate 5
- Interstate 405
- Interstate 605
- Interstate 105
- Interstate 710
- Interstate 110
- California State Route 91
- California State Route 60
- California State Route 22
- California State Route 1 Pacific Coast Highway
Cities also part of other LA County regions
Many cities of Southeast LA County share geographic identity with other parts of LA County, including: South Los Angeles (on north), Los Angeles Harbor Region (within south GC), East Los Angeles Region, South Bay Region (on west), and the San Gabriel Valley (on northeast).
San Gabriel Valley Region:
- Montebello
- Whittier
East Los Angeles Region:
- Commerce
- Montebello
- Pico Rivera
- Whittier
- Huntington Park
South Los Angeles Region:
- Compton
- Lynwood
Los Angeles Harbor Region:
- Avalon
- Carson
- Long Beach
- Hawaiian Gardens
- Signal Hill
- Lakewood
South Bay Region
- Carson -- though within Gateway Cities, usually associated with South Bay Region.
References
External links
- Gateway Cities travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Gateway Cities Council of Governments
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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