Meeting_Body
3rd REVISED
SYSTEM SAFETY, SECURITY AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
JUNE 21, 2018
Subject
SUBJECT: CRENSHAW/LAX SERVICE PLAN AND BUS/RAIL
INTERFACE AND PLAN
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. RECEIVING AND FILING status report on the service plan for the new Crenshaw/LAX to Green Line rail network and draft bus/rail interface plan for the Crenshaw/LAX rail line to be implemented in the Fall of 2019; and
B. DIRECTING the CEO to reevaluate the service plan one year prior to the opening of the Green Line extension to Torrance to determine if travel patterns and other relevant factors show a need for a change in service pattern.
Issue
ISSUE
The Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project is anticipated to start revenue service in the Fall of 2019. Unlike the recent Gold Line Foothill and Expo Line Santa Monica extensions in which case the rail line was further extended from the end of the line, the Crenshaw/LAX Line will connect with the Green Line at a mid-line location between Mariposa and Aviation Stations. Therefore, operations of both the Green and Crenshaw/LAX Lines must be planned as an integrated network vs. an extension of an existing line.
When Metro opens a new rail service, there are opportunities to make modifications to the existing service network to ensure customers have access to and from the new stations via bus service as a first mile/last mile travel option. In some cases, duplicative bus routes may be modified in recognition of the new rail line.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Crenshaw/LAX - Green Line Service Concept
The Crenshaw/LAX Line will be connected to the existing Green Line mid-line between Mariposa and Aviation Stations. As such, it creates a junction between the two lines, resulting in three distinct route segments extending out from the junction to: 1) the Expo Line, 2) Norwalk Station, and 3) Redondo Beach (RB) Station. The junction also creates complexity ...
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