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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Subject
SUBJECT: MOTION 24.1: REGIONAL CONNECTOR OPERATIONS UPDATE
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE the status report in response to Motion 24.1 entitled Regional Connector Operations (October 2020). This update provides details regarding the work by Metro and its efforts to coordinate with Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) to develop a work program to improve travel time and reliability in preparation for the opening of Metro's Regional Connector project.
Issue
ISSUE
In October 2020, the Board approved Motion 24.1 entitled Regional Connector Operations as part of the anticipated opening of the Regional Connector in 2022. This motion requests the following:
A. Evaluate all three lines A (Blue), E (Expo), and L (Gold) - for locations that most frequently cause delays and/or require schedule padding because of reliability issues; and identify mechanisms to mitigate the identified challenges, including estimates;
B. Expand the work of the E Line (Expo) collaboration with LADOT to include the A Line (Blue) street-running segments in the City of Los Angeles to achieve at least an average of 90% intersection rate;
C. Further evaluate and provide preliminary cost estimates for the three alternatives, as discussed in the July 2017 receive and file report, to address delays at the Washington/Flower Wye;
D. Identify additional measures that can be undertaken to further reduce the travel time on the A Line (Blue) between Downtown Long Beach Station and 7th Street/Metro Center, in order to achieve the 10-minute reduction commitment;
E. Identify up to $30 million in funds eligible for the proposed improvements identified in the above four items, including outreach and engineering for project development; and
F. Report back on all of the above-identified items by January 2021.
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