File #: 2021-0434   
Type: Informational Report Status: Filed
File created: 6/16/2021 In control: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee
On agenda: 7/15/2021 Final action: 7/15/2021
Title: RECEIVE AND FILE status report for Motion 48: Dodger Stadium Express.
Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
Indexes: Budgeting, Contract administration, Contractors, Dodger Stadium, Dodger Stadium Express, Federal Transit Administration, Grant Aid, Harbor Gateway, Hilda Solis, Informational Report, James Butts, Janice Hahn, Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Union Station, Low Carbon Transit Operations Program, Maintenance, Maintenance practices, Metro Affordable Transit Connected Housing Program, Metro Rail A Line, Motion / Motion Response, Operations and Maintenance, Outreach, Paul Krekorian, Promotion, Ridership, Security, South Bay Cities subregion, South Bay Service Sector, Traffic control, Travel time
Attachments: 1. Attachment A - Motion 48
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REVISED
OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
JULY 15, 2021

Subject
SUBJECT: STATUS UPDATE OF MOTION 48: DODGER STADIUM EXPRESS

Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
RECEIVE AND FILE status report for Motion 48: Dodger Stadium Express.

Issue
ISSUE

At the April 2021 Planning & Programming committee meeting, Metro Board Directors Hahn, Butts and Krekorian introduced Motion 48 requesting a report back with funding recommendations to ensure the Dodger Stadium Express (DSE) will be permanently and fully funded. Director Solis also requested that recommendations should consider utilizing next year's Low Carbon Transportation Operations Program (LCTOP) funding as it can be used for operational expenditures that increase transit mode share.

Background
BACKGROUND

In 2010, DSE service from Union Station was instituted and was funded by an annual grant from the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) work program. In 2015, DSE was expanded to include a route from the South Bay to reduce traffic congestion and travel time, increase mobility, encourage connectivity, and improve community relations with the neighborhoods surrounding Dodger Stadium. The South Bay portion of DSE service was funded by the ExpressLanes Net Toll Reinvestment grant program. Both grants for DSE service were intended to provide initial pilot project/program seed funding and are set to expire in 2021. Due to COVID-19, 2020 DSE service was not provided and grant extensions were secured for 2021-2022.

Discussion
DISCUSSION
Over the years, Metro DSE ridership has increased as riders going to the games are able to use this service for free, with proof of a Dodger ticket. See the ridership table below for details:

YEAR
RIDERSHIP
INCREASE
2019
307,124
0.7%
2018
304,862
9.4%
2017
278,623
15.3%
2016
241,682
9.8%
2015
220,034
1.4%
2014
216,948
16.4%
2013
186,411
36.5%
2012
136,595
17.3%
2011
116,468
-4.7%
2010
12...

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