Metro - File #: 2019-0658

• File #: 2019-0658
• Type: Plan
• Status: Consent Calendar
• File created: 8/19/2019
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 1/23/2020
• Title: CONSIDER: A. APPROVING I-10 ExpressLanes Busway HOV5+ Pilot Implementation Plan; and B. AUTHORIZING implementation of the I-10 ExpressLanes Busway HOV5+ Pilot.
• Sponsors: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Commit
• Indexes: 511, Alignment, Budgeting, Federal Highway Administration, General purpose lanes, I-10, Metro ExpressLanes, Mitigation, Motion / Motion Response, Outreach, Pilot studies, Plan, Strategic planning, Surveys, Tolls, Travel time, Vehicle occupancy
• Related files: 2018-0195

Date	Action By	Action	Result
1/23/2020	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
1/16/2020	Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee

Meeting_Body
OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
JANUARY 16, 2020

Subject
SUBJECT: I-10 EXPRESSLANES BUSWAY HOV5+ PILOT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. APPROVING I-10 ExpressLanes Busway HOV5+ Pilot Implementation Plan; and

B. AUTHORIZING implementation of the I-10 ExpressLanes Busway HOV5+ Pilot.

Issue
ISSUE

In April 2018, the Metro Board of Directors adopted a motion requesting that Metro staff work with Caltrans and other stakeholders to develop a pilot program (Pilot) exclusively for the I-10 ExpressLanes increasing the required occupancy for toll free travel from HOV2/HOV3+ to buses and vanpools, as a means of preserving the ExpressLanes as a faster and more reliable travel option for ExpressLanes corridor travelers and transit users The stated objectives of the Pilot are to:
* Keep transit moving in the ExpressLanes.
* Move people more efficiently in the ExpressLanes.
* Reduce occupancy misrepresentation by ExpressLanes users.

In January 2019, Metro staff reported on the potential effects of the Pilot, key decision points and milestones for implementation including feedback received from corridor users on the potential impacts of the Pilot with emphasis on low-income commuters. At that time, the Metro Board of Directors authorized Metro staff to develop a more detailed implementation plan for the Pilot. This report is in response to the direction provided in January.

Staff is recommending a phased approach with Phase 1 providing free passage to transit and registered vanpools and Phase 2 adding HOV5+ vanpools to those traveling free of charge on the ExpressLanes. This approach will enable an expedited deploy-ment of the Pilot and evaluation of two different policies which will better inform the final decision regarding the most effective policy to implement upon conclusion of the Pilot.
Discussion
DISCUSSION

The I-10 ExpressLanes Busway HOV5+ ...