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FINANCE, BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMIT T EE
P LANNING AND P ROGRAMMING COMMIT T EE
SEP T EMBER 17, 2014
SUBJECT : SAN FERNANDO VALLEY/SAN GABRIEL VALLEY HIGH CAP ACIT Y
T RANSIT CORRIDOR
ACT ION: iZECEiVE ~~~~~FILE
RECOMMENDAT ION
Receive and f ile th is response to th e July 2014 Board directive as amended directing
th e Ch ief Executive Of f icer (CEO) to report in September 201 with recommendations
to develop and f und a f easibility study including construction and engineering concepts,
ridersh ip and environmental estimates f or a San Fernando Valley/San Gabriel Valley
High Capacity T ransit Corridor. Attach ment A contains th e July 2014 Board directive as
amended (Item 76 ).
ISSUE
At th e July 24, 2104 meeting, th e Board directed th e CEO to report back at th e next
Board meeting with recommendations f or developing and f unding a f easibility study to
examine options f or enh ancing service, perf ormance and ridersh ip on th e Metro Orange
Line to decrease travel time and reduce traf f ic interruption. Specif ically, it included
assessing Bus Rapid T ransit (BRT ) upgrades, conversion of th e Orange Line to Ligh t
Rail T ransit (LRT ) and potential implementation strategies.
T h e Board directive also placed emph asis on connecting th e San Fernando Valley and
th e San Gabriel Valley th rough developing and f unding a f easibility study examining a
San Fernando Valley/San Gabriel Valley High Capacity T ransit Corridor including: 1)
Connecting th e Gold Line Footh ill Extension with planned service to th e San Bernardino
County Line to th e Regional Intermodal T ransit Center (RIT C) at th e Bob Hope Airport,
to th e Red/Orange Line in North Hollywood and on th rough to th e Orange Line ending in
Warner Center in one rail transit line; 2) Connecting th e North Hollywood Station and
Bob Hope Airport; and 3) Implementing a BRT th rough th is corridor.
For the two proposed c orri dors, c ost ef f ec ti v en ess of the i mprov emen ts an d poten ti al
i mpl emen tati on strateg i es f or b oth c orri dors to b e i n c l u ded i n to the S trateg i c porti on of
the Lon g Ran g e T ran sportati on Pl an (LRT P) wi l l al so n eed to b e addressed.
T he moti on as amen ded requ ested c l ari f i c ati on as to how adv an c ed pl an n i n g ef f orts
su c h as the u n dertak i n g of f easi b i l i ty stu di es c orrespon ds to the LRT P pl an n i n g proc ess
i n c l u di n g a pl an an d ti mef rame f or u pdati n g the 2009 adopted LRT P. T hi s report
respon ds to the Board di rec ti v e.
DIS CUS S ION
M ob i l i ty M atri x
In Feb ru ary 2014, the Board approv ed the hol i sti c c ou n ty wi de approac h f or prepari n g
the M ob i l i ty M atri c es. T hi s approac h wi l l dev el op a f ramework to al l ow f or c on si sten c y
i n dev el opi n g sc reen i n g c ri teri a that wi l l b e u sed to i den ti f y an d ev al u ate poten ti al
tran sportati on c orri dor i mprov emen ts. T he M ob i l i ty M atri x wi l l n ot dev el op a ran k ed or
pri ori ti z ed l i st of proj ec ts, b u t rather wi l l prov i de ahi g h- l ev el ev al u ati on tool to i den ti f y
short, medi u m an d l on g- term c an di date proj ec ts. As i t i s b ey on d the sc ope of work to
b e c ompl eted f or the M ob i l i ty M atri c es, the c on su l tan ts wi l l n ot b e task ed wi th
c ompl eti n g f easi b i l i ty stu di es, al tern ati v es an al y si s ev al u ati on s whi c h c ompare
al i g n men f s or modes, detai l ed en g i n eeri n g or c on stru c ti on c on c epts i n c l u di n g
prel i mi n ary desi g n an d BRT u pg rade assessmen ts su c h as si g n al pri ori ti z ati on or g rade
separati on opti on s. T hese matri c es wi l l serv e as a b asi s f or u pdati n g the LRT P.
In Au g u st 2014, staf f c ompl eted the proc u remen t f or c on su l tan t serv i c es to dev el op the
M ob i l i ty M atri c es. As a starti n g poi n t, the c on su l tan ts are rev i ewi n g the Prel i mi n ary
Comb i n ed Un f u n ded Proj ec t Li st that was ori g i n al l y dev el oped i n Dec emb er 2013. T hi s
l i st i n c l u des u n f u n ded tran sportati on n eeds i den ti f i ed b y the su b reg i on s i n respon se to
Di rec tors' An ton ov i c h an d Du b oi s l etters, the u n f u n ded M easu re R sc ope el emen ts, an d
the 2009 LRT P u n f u n ded proj ec ts (S trateg i c el emen t). For the S an Fern an do V al l ey
an d the S an G ab ri el V al l ey , the l i st i n c l u ded the f ol l owi n g proj ec ts whi c h are part of the
Board di rec ti v e: Bu s Opti on f or Oran g e Li n e Ex ten si on to Bob Hope Ai rport; Rai l Opti on
f or Red Li n e Ex ten si on f rom North Hol l y wood S tati on to Bu rb an k Ai rport M etrol i n k
S tati on ; Rai l or Bu s Opti on f or S R- 134 T ran si t Corri dor b etween Red Li n e North
Hol l y wood S tati on an d G ol d Li n e Del M ar S tati on ; Rai l Opti on f or G ol d Li n e Ex ten si on to
Bob Hope Ai rport; an d Rai l Opti on f or G ol d Li n e Foothi l l LRT Ex ten si on f rom Az u sa to
Cl aremon t.
S an Fern an do V al l ey
T he M ob i l i ty M atri x c on su l tan t f or the S an Fern an do V al l ey su b reg i on wi l l c on du c t hi g h-
l ev el sk etc h pl an n i n g an al y si s as i t pertai n s to assessi n g the c on v ersi on of the Oran g e
Li n e to LRT . T he an al y si s wi l l f oc u s on dev el opi n g i n i ti al c on c epts, c ost an d
ef f ec ti v en ess detai l i n c l u di n g : 1) G en eral phy si c al c on f i g u rati on i n f ormati on ; 2) T rav el
ti me i n f ormati on (b ased on speed, si g n al preempti on ); 3) G en eral ri dershi p/u ser
S an Fern an do V al l ey/S an G ab ri el V al l ey Hi g h Capac i ty T ran si t Corri dor Pag e 2
demand i nf o r mat i o n (baseli ne mo del r u n) ; and 4) Gener al co st i nf o r mat i o n (hi gh lev el
cap i t al and o p er at i ng co st s) . U t i li z i ng t he abo v e, t he co nsu lt ant w i ll dev elo p r o u gh co st
ef f ect i v eness v alu at i o n.
San Gabr i el V alley
The co nsu lt ant f o r t he San Gabr i el V alley w i ll si mi lar ly co ndu ct ahi gh- lev el sket ch
p lanni ng analy si s i nclu di ng t he af o r ement i o ned t o exami ne t he Go ld L i ne Ext ensi o n
f r o m Az u sa t o M o nt clai r t o Bo b Ho p e Ai r p o r t and ext ensi o n o f t he Or ange L i ne and/ o r
t he Red L i ne t o t he Bo b Ho p e Ai r p o r t . Reco gni z i ng t he i nt er- r elat i o nshi p s and adjacent
i nt er est s o f t he t w o su br egi o ns, t he t w o co nsu lt ant s w i ll w o r k i n co o r di nat i o n t o dev elo p
i nf o r mat i o n.
L o s Angeles Co u nt y Bu s Rap i d Tr ansi t and St r eet Desi gn Imp r o v ement St u dy
In Febr u ar y 2014, t he Planni ng and Pr o gr ammi ng Co mmi t t ee r ecei v ed t he co mp let ed
L o s Angeles Co u nt y BRT and St r eet Desi gn Imp r o v ement St u dy . The St u dy 's p u r p o se
w as t o i dent i f y , analy z e and dev elo p r eco mmendat i o ns f o r an ef f ect i v e Co u nt y w i de BRT
sy st em t hat i nclu des dedi cat ed p eak ho u r bu s lanes alo ng w i t h a nu mber o f o t her
gener al bu s sp eed i mp r o v ement s. The St u dy i dent i f i ed and r eco mmended f easi ble and
co st-ef f ect i v e t echni qu es t o i mp r o v e t he qu ali t y o f st r eet li f e at o r near t he bu s st o p s
alo ng t he r eco mmended BRT co r r i do r s. The BRT co r r i do r f r o m Bu r bank t o N o r t h
Ho lly w o o d and t he BRT co r r i do r bet w een t he N o r t h Ho lly w o o d Red L i ne St at i o n and t he
Or ange L i ne t o t he Pasadena Go ld L i ne w er e ev alu at ed. The t w o BRT co r r i do r s w er e
su bsequ ent ly co mbi ned as o ne p o t ent i al candi dat e co r r i do r . The St u dy analy si s
sho w ed i t t o hav e hi gh p o t ent i al f o r BRT i mp lement at i o n and r eco mmended f u r t her
t echni cal co r r i do r lev el analy si s. M o t i o n 80 also ap p r o v ed at t he J u ly Bo ar d meet i ng
di r ect ed f u r t her w o r k be co ndu ct ed o n t hi s co r r i do r . At t achment B co nt ai ns t he Bo ar d
di r ect i v e.
Or ange L i ne BRT Op er at i o nal Enhancement s
The Or ange L i ne w as f i r st o p ened i n 2005 as a 14. 7 mi le bu s w ay and st r eet r u nni ng
BRT. The Chat sw o r t h br anch, o p ened i n 2012, added ano t her 4 mi les o f bu s
w ay . Pr esent ly , t he Or ange L i ne ap p r o aches 30,000 av er age w eekday r i der shi p . It i s
t he seco nd mo st p o p u lar M et r o bu s li ne behi nd t he Rap i d L i ne 720 and t he mo st
p o p u lar li ne i n t he V alley . The Or ange L i ne i s cu r r ent ly p r o v i di ng ser v i ce ev er y f o u r
mi nu t es du r i ng ext ended w eekday p eak mo r ni ng and af t er no o n p er i o ds u si ng hi gh
cap aci t y 60- f o o t bu ses. Thi s ser v i ce i s r u nni ng at o r near M et r o p o li cy maxi mu m
p assenger lo adi ng lev els f o r mo st o f t hese p eak p er i o ds, w i t h t he p eak lo ads o ccu r r i ng
bet w een t he N o r t h Ho lly w o o d and V an N u y s st at i o ns. Ser v i ce i s also p r o v i ded f o r
f r equ ent mi d- day and w eekend ser v i ce at ei ght and t en mi nu t es, r esp ect i v ely .
M et r o Op er at i o ns st af f co nt i nu ally mo ni t o r s t he Or ange L i ne's p er f o r mance. To dat e,
mo st o f t he si gni f i cant delay s o ccu r at t r af f i c si gnals and at hi gh-v o lu me st at i o ns w her e
dw ell t i mes ar e ext ended. The f o llo w i ng i mmedi at e, sho r t and lo ng- t er m p r o p o sals hav e
been i dent i f i ed.
San Fer nando V alley/ San Gabr i el V alley Hi gh Cap aci t y Tr ansi t Co r r i do r Page 3
Immediate Proposal
In stru c t operators to main tain c ru isin g speed of 35 to 45 mph in order to work
with the sig n al system. The sig n postin g s ac t to in stru c t operators to main tain a
c ru isin g speed on c ertain seg men ts, whic h will help to trig g er a larg er n u mber of
g reen lig hts an d prov ide the appearan c e of a smoother an d faster ride. The in itial
implemen tation is already in prog ress with sig n s posted on Chan dler Bou lev ard.
The resu lts hav e been positiv e. This proposal will in c rease effic ien c y, partic u larly
if paired with in c reased in tersec tion speeds (see Short- term Proposal #1). The
postin g s are expec ted to be applied to the remain der of the alig n men t by
Nov ember 2014.
2. In v estig ate exten din g the fou r min u te serv ic e before an d after the peak periods to
in c rease the n u mber of serv ic e hou rs while u tiliz in g the existin g bu s fleet. This
c han g e c an redu c e ov erc rowdin g by en c ou rag in g some riders to take earlier or
later trips. Staff wou ld n eed to c on du c t a c ost an d man power an alysis to
determin e its ov erall impac t to c u stomers prior to in itial implemen tation .
3. In v estig ate the feasibility of addin g serv ic e ov er the hig hest deman d seg men t of
the lin e from North Hollywood to Reseda with some bu s trips tu rn in g bac k at
some poin t west of Reseda. Staff wou ld n eed to c on du c t a c ost an d man power
an alysis to,determin e its ov erall impac t to c u stomers prior to in itial
implemen tation .
Short- term Proposals
In c rease the in tersec tion c rossin g speeds from the artific ially low speed of 10
mph to n ot more than 25 mph. Sev eral in tersec tion s will be exempted from this
bec au se of spec ific haz ards, in c lu din g the Bu rban k/Fu lton an d Sherman Way
station s. Both the City of Los An g eles an d the City of Los An g eles Polic e
Departmen t wou ld n eed to approv e this c han g e before Metro c an implemen t it.
The en tire trip from en d to en d on this alig n men t is 18 miles an d takes
approximately 48 to 66 min u tes. If implemen ted, a time sav in g s of u p to eig ht
min u tes per trip c ou ld be realiz ed.
2. In the mon th of J u ly 2014, there were 3,258 bic yc le boardin g s an d 108 boardin g s
per av erag e weekday. Staff will ev alu ate the serv ic e impac ts of remov in g fou r to
six seats on the bu ses to allow spac e for bikes.
3. Use the real- time in formation g ain ed from the sig n al system an d the loc ation of
bu ses to dev elop a software prog ram to sig n al operators when to speed u p or
slow down as they approac h sig n als. Metro wou ld n eed the City of Los An g eles
to permit the u se of this data an d in v estig ate c apital c ost to equ ip Metro bu ses to
u se this system. In order to u se fu ll sig n al pre-emption for the en tire len g th of the
system, the City of Los An g eles wou ld n eed to en g ag e an d be su pportiv e of this
proposal.
San Fern an do V alley/San G abriel V alley Hig h Capac ity Tran sit Corridor Pag e 4
Long-term Proposals
Evaluate the use of buses longer than 60 feet and seek poli c y and legi slati ve
c hanges, i f needed.
2. Evaluate grade separati on of the ali gnment when i t c rosses major i ntersec ti ons.
The pri mary benefi t i s that the transi t vehi c le has no traffi c si gnal to traverse and
therefore wi ll not enc ounter any potenti al delay whi c h at some si gnals c ould be
an average of 90 sec onds to two mi nutes. S treets that should be c onsi dered for
grade separati on i nc lude: Laurel Cany on, Van Nuy s, S epulveda, Balboa, and
Reseda Boulevards on the mai n li ne and the enti re length of the Orange Li ne
extensi on from Warner Center to Chatsworth. Grade separati on c osts c an vary
greatly .
U lti mately , there are a number of short-term and long-term projec ts that need to be
c onsi dered that would i mprove the operati on of the Orange Li ne. F urther study i s
nec essary to plac e a c ost esti mate on eac h approac h.
ALTERNATIVES CONS IDERED
The Board c ould di rec t staff to undertake a feasi bi li ty study of the c orri dors i denti fi ed i n
the moti on. Thi s i s not rec ommended as suc h a study c ould c ost upwards of $3 mi lli on
and take 12 to 18 months to c omplete, onc e a c ontrac t i s awarded and would req ui re
two addi ti onal F ull Ti me Eq ui valents (F TEs).
These c orri dors are not i n the c onstrai ned element of the Long Range Transportati on
Plan (LRTP). Conduc ti ng the hi gh level sketc h planni ng through the M obi li ty M atri x
work would provi de the Board wi th rough order of magni tude c ost and ri dershi p
i nformati on as well as preli mi nary performanc e data and provi de i nformati on for the
update to the LRTP. U pon c ompleti on of thi s analy si s, the Board c ould di rec t further
work be performed.
NEXT S TEPS
As c urrently sc heduled, the M obi li ty M atri x work wi ll be c ompleted i n F ebruary 2015.
S taff, i n c onjunc ti on wi th the c onsultants, wi ll c onti nue to work c losely wi th all the
subregi ons to develop the M obi li ty M atri c es and provi de q uarterly oral reports to the
Board as di rec ted. U pon c ompleti on, staff wi ll return to the Board. Operati ons staff wi ll
c onti nue to i nvesti gate i mprovements that c an be made to the Orange Li ne and provi de
the Board wi th potenti al c ost and rec ommendati ons.
ATTACHM ENTS
A. "S an F ernando Valley/S an Gabri el Valley Hi gh Capac i ty Transi t Corri dor" and as
Amended
B. M oti on by Di rec tors Antonovi c h, Najari an, Ri dley -Thomas and Garc etti to Item 80
S an F ernando Valley/S an Gabri el Valley Hi gh Capac i ty Transi t Corri dor Page 5
Prepared b y : Teresa Wong, Transport at i on Planni ng Manager, (213) 922-2854
Gary Spi vack, Transport at i on Operat i ons Manager, (818) 701-3801
Jon H i llm er, I nt eri m Execut i ve Of f i cer, (213) 922-6972
Davi d Mi eger, Execut i ve Of f i cer, (213) 922-3040
Renee B erli n, Managi ng Execut i ve Of f i cer, (213) 922-3035
San Fernando V alley/San Gab ri el V alley H i gh Capaci t y Transi t Corri dor Page 6
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Ma rtha Welborne, FAIA
Chief Pla nning O ffic er
Willia m L . Foster
Interim Chief O pera tions O ffic er
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Arthu r T. L ea hy
Chief Exec u tive O ffic er
Sa n Ferna ndo V a lley/ Sa n G a briel V a lley High Ca pa c ity Tra nsit Corridor
ATTACHMENT A
f V i o t i o n by:
Co c~n c~lmember Paul Kreko ri an , Mayo r Eri s G arcet t i , Supervi s o r N[ i ch aei
An t ~n avi ch , Supervi s o r Zev Yaro s [ ays ky, Di rec# o r .~o h n Fas an a an d
Q i rect o r Ara Naj ari an
San Fern an do f San G abri el V alley Hi gh Capaci f y Tran s i t Co rri do r
July 16, 2014
Th e Oran ge L i n e Bus Rapi d Tran s i t {BRT} i ~as ~ae~n a # remen do us s ucces s , w i t h
ri ders h i p appro ach i n g 34,Q D0 a day f ar reach i n g o ri gi n al pro j ect i aRS. W i t h i t s
po ~u[ ari t y an d bas ed vn i t s curren t capaci t y, i t i s t i me t c~ lo o k o f h o w w e cart en h an ce
s ervi ce, perf o rman ce an t f ri ~3ers h i p. So me o pt i o n s i ~t clt ~c~e s i gn al pri o ri t i z at i o n ,
en h an ced grade s eparat i o n s , as w e[ { as ~o rt vers i an ~o r~i [ .
W F~i [ e t f - ~e Oran ge L i n e s erves an i mpo rt an t ro le i n co n n ect i n g ri ders acro s s t h e V al( ey t o
t ran s i t , t f t er~ i s a n eed i o lo o k a# t h e po s s i bi li t y o f expan di n g an d co n n ec# i r~g o ur
n ef w o rk t o Burban k, G [ en clale, Eagt s Ro ck an d Pas aden a i n o rder i s h ave a co n f i n uo ~s
li n k bet w een t h e San Fern an do an d San G abri e] V alleys . Addi # i vn ally, w i t h recen t
co mple# i o n o f t h e Regi o n al f Rt ermo dal Tran s i t Cen t er ( R1TC) an d en h an ced Met ro ( i n Ec
s ervi ce ~o Bo b Ho pe Ai rpo rt , o n e o f t h e mo s t cri i acal remai n i n g mi s s i n g [ i n Ecs o f t f t e
curren t s ys# em i s a mo re di reci co n n ect i o n bet w een No rt h Ho llyw o o d St af i o n an d t h e
B~ Ho pe Ai rpo rt _
Such a li n e co uld n o t ar~f y meet f lee s [ ~bs t an t i af # rar~s i t n eeds o f t h at co rri do r, bud co ca[ d
aEs o s ervi ce t h e Bo b No pe Ai rpo rt an d creaf e a vi t a[ t rai n t o - plan e li n f c t h at w o uld be
t ran s f arma~i o n at f o r t h e en t i re regi o n .
1n advan ce o f a ~t ert f i al ballo t meas ure an d t h e pas s age o f AB 577 ( Naz ari art ) i n t o Iaw
w h i ch allo w s f o r t h e can s t r~ct i o n o f L i gh t Rai [ i n t h e So ut h eas t San Fern an t t o V alley
1 THEREFORE MOV E t h at t h e Bo ard i n s t ruct t h e CEQ t o repo rt back t o t h e Bo ard at
t h e n ext bo ard meet i n g w i t h reco mmen dat i o n s f o r:
A. To develo p an d f un d a f eas i bi li t y s t udy i n cludi n g c4r~s t ruct i an an d en gi n eeri n g
co n cept s , ri ders h i p an d en vi ro n men t al es t i mat es f o exami n e o pt i o n s f o r
en h an ci n g s ervi ce an d_ ri t 3ers h i ~ o n t h e Oran ge L i n e t o decreas e # rave[ t i me an s ~
reduce t raf f i c i n t errvpt i ~n , i n cludi n g:
7. BRT upgrari es as s es s men t i n adt f i t i o n mo re art i culat ed bas es
2. BRT t o law ! # ~i gh f 1a~r L i gh t Rai C V eh i cle ( L RT) Co n vers i o n As s es s men t
3. Si gn al pri o ri t i z at i o n f o r t h e curren t BRT;
~. grade s epara~i ~n s an c{ o pt i o n s
5. Co s t- Ef f ect i ven es s o ~ Impro vemen t s
6 _ P o t e n t i a l I m p [ e m e r t t a f i o n S t r a t e g i e s whi dt i n c l u de a ddi n g T hi s c o r r i do r i n t o
t he s t r a t e g i c p o r t i o n o f MT A's Lo n g Ra n g e T r a n s i t P j a r ~ (LRT P }
B. T o de ve l o p a n d f e n d a f e a s i b i l ~ f y s t u dy i n c t u di r ~ g c a n s t r u c t i o r t a n d e n g i n e e r i n g
c o n c e p t s , r i de r s hi p a r t t ~ e n vi r o n m e n t a l e s t i r r ~ a t e s o f a S a n Fe r n a n do/S a n G a b r i e l
V a l l e y Hi g h Ca p a c i t y T r a n s i t Co r r i do r whi c h wa u l d e xa m i n e :
'[ . Co n n e c t i n g t he G o l d Li n g Fo a ~ hi l f Ext e n s i o n wi t h p Ea n n e d s e r vi c e t o t he S a R
Be r r ~ a r di n a Co u n t y Li n e t o t i e RI T C a t t he Bo b Ho p e Ai r p o r t , t o f he
Re d/r a n g e di n e i n N o r t h Ha l l y wa o d a n d o n t r o u g h f o t he ~ r a n ~ e Li n e
e n di n g i n Wa r n e r Ce n t e r ~ n o n e r a i l t r a n s i t l i n e .
2. Co n n e c f i r ~ g N o r t h Ha i l y wa o d S ~ a f i o n a n d Bo b Ho p e Ai r p a r E, i n c l ~ r 3 i ~ g r a i l a n d
b i a s o g t i o r t s # ha t c o u l d i n c l u de t he e xt e n s i o n c s f t he Or a n g e Li e s a n d/o r t he
Re c i Li n e ~ o t he Bo b Ho p e Ai r p o r t .
3 . Bu i l d o n e xi s ~ n g MT A s t a f f a n t i o t he r s f e a s i b i l i t y s t u di e s a n d t a ke n e xt s t e p s
t o wa r d " r m p [ e r n e n t i n g a BRT t hr o u g h t hi s c o r r i do r
4. ha s#-Ef f e c t i ve n e s s o f i m p r o ve r n ~ n t s
5. P o t e n t i a l I m p l e m e n t a t i o n S t r a t e g i e s whi c h i n c l u de ~ t l d~ n g t Ft i s c o r r i do r i n t o
t f ~ e s t r a t e g i c p a r t i a n o f MT A's Lo n g Ra n g e T r a n s i t P l a n (LRT P }
! FURT HER MOV E t ha t t he Bo a r d di r e c t t he G EO t o wo r k wi f h t E~ e S a n Fe r n a n do V a l l e y
Ca u n c i f o f G o ve r n m e n t s (S FV COC? , t he S a n G a b r i e l V a l l e y Co u n c i l o f G o ve r n m e n t s
{S G V C4G}a n d a f f e c t e d j ~ r i s di c i ~ o r t s i n c l u di n g # hs Bu r b a n [ c -G l e n da{~ -P a s a de n a Ai r p o r t
Au t ho r i t y , Ci f y o f La s An g e l e s , Ci t y o f G t e n da f e , Ci t y o f Bu r b a n f c , a n d Ci t y o f P a s a de n a
t o a c hi e ve t he s e g o a l s .
l FLt RT HER MDV E t ha t t he Bva r t i di r e c t t S ~ e CEQ t o i de n t i f y p o s s i b l e f i u n di n g f o r a p
t he s e a f o r e m e n ~ i o n ~ d s t u di e s .
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The LRTP Update vs. B al l o t I n i ti ati ve Di l emma
J u l y 16, 2014
Amen dmen t to the SFV/SGV Hi gh Capaci ty Tran si t Co rri do r Mo ti o n
B y Di recto rs O'Co n n o r, Du bo i s an d Kn abe
The mo ti o n bef o re u s to day cl earl y makes the case f o r the n eed to address the gro wi n g
Oran ge Li n e ri dershi p. The l i f ti n g o f the ban o n at-grade f i ght rai l i n thi s co rri do r makes i t
o n ( y l o gi cal that Metro sho u l d seek to u n dertake a f easi bi l i ty stu dy f o r the co n versi o n o f
the Oran ge Li n e B RT to a l i ght rai l pro j ect a#so me po i n t i n ti me. The f act remai n s,
ho wever, that f easi bi l i ty stu di es wi l l n o t pro vi de f u n di n g co mmi tmen ts u n ti l the pro j ect i s
i n cl u ded i n an u pdated LRTP. The q u esti o n then beco mes: ( a) u n der whaf pro cess
sho u l d f easi bi l i ty stu di es su ch as tho se descri bed i n the Mo ti o n be co n du cted, an d ( b)
where do they bel o n g i n the ex i sti n g q u eu e o f Metro Lo n g Ran ge Tran spo rtati o n Pl an
bu dgeted an d appro ved tran si t pro j ect stu di es?
Mean whi l e, Metro staf f i s bri n gi n g bef o re u s thi s mo n #h u pdates o f the Sho rt Ran ge
Tran spo rtati o n Pl an ( SRTP), staf f i s u n dertaki n g the B o ard di rected su bregi o n al Mo bi l i ty
Matri x Stu di es, an d co n cu rren tl y pro ceetti n g wi th B al l o t I n i ti a#i ve " o u treach" ef f o rts wi th
the TAC Wo rki n g Gro u p an d establ i shi n g an Ex ecu ti ve Co mmi ttee wi th the COGS,
Cal tran s an d Metro l i n k as part o f an ef f o rt to draf t a po ten ti al n ew Tran spo rtati o n sal es
#ax B al l o t I n i ti ati ve that co u l d po ssi bl y go bef o re the vo#ers as earl y as 2016.
Wi thi n that co n #ex t, thi s Mo ti o n bri n gs i n to f o cu s q u esti o n s as to the e~cacy o f
u n dertaki n g the preparati o n o f an y n ew sal es tax B al l o t I n i ti ati ve o u tsi de the Lo n g
Ran ge Tran spo rtati o n Pl an Updaf e pl an n i n g pro cess.
I t i s q u esti o n abl e ho w a n ew B a( l o t I n i ti ati ve can bal an ce the n eed to co mpl ete the
regi o n al i n vestmen ts appro ved i n Measu re R, bri n g f o rward the pro j ects i den ti f i ed i n the
2009 LRTP Strategi c Pl an i n Ti ers 1 an d 2, man age to i n co rpo rate " n ew" pro j ects
seeki n g f easi bi l i ty s#u dy -f u n di n g wi tho u t ru n n i n g the ri sk o f beco mi n g a de f acto
su bregi o n al -cen tri c " sho ppi n g cart" o f pro j ects that f ai l s to ref l ect Metro 's co mmi tmen t
to devel o pi n g su stai n abl e mo bi l i ty pro grams su ch as the Acti ve Tran spo rtati o n
Agen da an d Co mpl ete Streets that address l o cal an d su bregi an al co n gesti o n i ssu es,
an d i n tegrati n g State man dated su stai n abi l i ty strategi es?
The chal l en ges l i sted abo ve co u pl ed wi th tho se o f devel o pi n g n ew f u n di n g so u rces an d
re-bal an ci n g tran spo rtati o n pri o ri ti es an d f u n di n g n eed to be devel o ped thro u gh a
tran sparen t, i n cl u si ve an d i n n o vati ve Lo n g Ran ge Pl an pl an n i n g pro cess f ro m whi ch a
n ew sal es tax B al l o t I n i ti ati ve sho u l d emerge.
Al l o f these i ssu es descri bed abo ve n eed to be wei ghed i n the co n tex t o f the
sho rtco mi n gs o f Measu re R; pri mari l y that the n eed f o r i ts co u n ter-part, Measu re J , l ay
i n the f act tha#, f o r al l i ts l eadershi p an d ambi ti o n , Measu re R su bstan ti al l y u n derf u n ded
an d u n deresti mated the co sts o f the tran si t an d hi ghway Ex pen di tu re Pl an pro j ects. Thi s
The LRTP Update vs. Ballot I n i ti ati ve Di lemma
July 16, 2014
ambi ti ous Moti on r ei n f or c es the i mper ati ve that an y n ew sales tax Ballot I n i ti ati ve must
c on tai n pr oj ec ts whose c osts ar e c ar e# ally esti mated an d f u11y f un ded i t we ar e to gar n er
the suppor t of the subr egi on s, c i ti es an d voti n g publi c .
WE, THEREFORE, MOVE to amen d the Hi gh Capac i ty Cor r i dor Moti on to i n str uc t the
CEO to r etur n i n September , 2014 wi th a r epor t bac k to the Boar d on
1. A plan to update the 2009 LRTP;
a. i n c ludi n g the f easi bi li ty of c omplyi n g wi th the i n str uc ti on s outli n ed i n the
Moti on an d si mi lar advan c ed plan n i n g or other f easi bi li ty studi es f or the
Str ategi c Plan or n ew i n i ti ati ves;
2. That Metr o s# af f r etur n wi th r ec ommen dati on s to r e-f oc us c ur r en t Ballot I n i ti ati ve
en er gi es an d r esour c es towar ds the update of the 2009 LRTP,
a. i n c ludi n g a plan to i n c or por ate subr egi on al pr i or i ti es developed thr ough
the subr egi on aE mobi li ty matr i x studi es, usi n g the j oi n t wor k pr ogr am to
better f i n k SCAG's 2Q16 RTP pr oc ess wi th a Metr o LRTP update; an d
3. A ti mef r ame un der whi c h the updated LRTP c ould be c ompleted.
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ATTACHMENT B O
MOTION BY DIRECTORS MICHAEL ANTONOVICH,
ARA NAJARIAN, MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS AND ERIC GARCETTI
July 24, 2014
Af t e r s e v e r a l ye a r s of e v a lua t i on , MTA s t a f f de v e lope d a li s t of e li g i b le c or r i dor s f or
a ddi t i on a l b us r a pi d t r a n s i t (BRT) pr oj e c t s b a s e d on , a mon g ot h e r t h i n g s , r i de r s h i p
pot e n t i a l a n d n e t s a v i n g s of ope r a t i on s f un di n g . Two of t h e c or r i dor s h i t upon un me t
t r a n s i t n e e ds , wh i c h would g r e a t ly r e li e v e c on g e s t i on a n d li n k ma j or t r a n s i t c e n t e r s .
Th e f i r s t c or r i dor , Ve r mon t Av e n ue , h a s lon g b e e n r e c og n i ze d a s on e of t h e mos t
c on g e s t e d s t r e e t s i n Los An g e le s . Ac c or di n g t o MTA s t a t i s t i c s , t h e Ve r mon t Av e n ue
c or r i dor h a s a mon g t h e mos t da i ly b us b oa r di n g s i n a ll of LA Coun t y. Th e b us s ys t e m i s
un a b le t o a c c ommoda t e c ommut e r de ma n ds wi t h out s e r v i c e i mpr ov e me n t s .
Th e s e c on d c or r i dor b e t we e n t h e Nor t h Hollywood Re d/Or a n g e Li n e s a n d t h e
Pa s a de n a Gold Li n e , b y a ll a c c oun t s , h a s h ug e r i de r s h i p pot e n t i a l a n d would c on n e c t
t h e Sa n Fe r n a n do a n d Sa n Ga b r i e l Va lle ys . Me t r o, i n c olla b or a t i on wi t h Bob Hope
Ai r por t , i s pr ov i di n g a n i mpor t a n t pla n e-t o-t r a i n c on n e c t i on t h r oug h i mpr ov e me n t s t o t h e
Me t r oli n k An t e lope Va lle y a n d Ve n t ur a Coun t y Li n e s . Th e Ai r por t r e c e n t ly ope n e d i t s
Re g i on a l In t e r moda l Tr a n s i t Ce n t e r t h a t pr ov i de s s e a mle s s c on n e c t i v i t y f r om t r a i n s t o
b us e s t o pla n e s . An a ddi t i on a l c on n e c t i on t h r oug h e n h a n c e d BRT i s wa r r a n t e d t o
i n c r e a s e mob i li t y.
THEREFORE MOVE t h a t t h e CEO di r e c t s t a f f t o a dv a n c e t h e s e pr oj e c t s a n d pr ov i de
t h e Boa r d wi t h a r e por t b a c k i n Se pt e mb e r on a n i mple me n t a t i on pla n t o i n c lude :
A. Ope r a t i on s r e qui r e me n t s
B. Fun di n g r e qui r e me n t s
C. Imple me n t a t i on t i me li n e s
FURTHER MOVE t h a t t h e CEO:
A. Imme di a t e ly i n i t i a t e t h e h i r i n g pr oc e s s f or t h e Bus Ra pi d Tr a n s i t pla n n i n g
pos i t i on i n c lude d i n t h e Boa r d-a ppr ov e d MTA Fi s c a l Ye a r 2014-15 b udg e t
B. De di c a t e a ddi t i on a l s t a f f t o t h e a f or e me n t i on e d pr oj e c t s a n d t h e Coun t ywi de
BRT St udy a s n e e de d