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AD-HOC REGIONAL RAIL COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 17, 2016
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF METRO'S SUBSIDY TO METROLINK - UPDATE 1 - COMMUTER RAIL OPERATIONS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE report providing an overview of the size and scale of Metro's Investment in Commuter Rail Operations in Los Angeles County, which will help guide the Cost/Benefit Analysis of Metro's Subsidy to Metrolink.
Issue
ISSUE
At its meeting of January 20, 2016, staff provided the Committee with the proposed scope of a Cost/Benefit Analysis of Metro's Subsidy to Metrolink (CBA) that outlined four areas surrounding Metro's investment in commuter rail operations in Los Angeles County and the Southern California Region:
1. The nature of Metro's mobility investment in commuter rail operations in Los Angeles County
2. The size and scale of the that investment
3. The determination and basis of calculating that investment
4. The rate of return to Metro and the residents of Los Angeles County
The purpose of this report is to provide the Committee with a high level overview of information on Metro's investment in commuter rail operations in Los Angeles County and Southern California. This background information will provide the committee a framework to guide staff in evaluating the relative costs and benefits of Metro's investment moving forward.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
The Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) was formed to operate and maintain a region wide commuter rail system on behalf of the Member Agencies consisting of the transportation authorities in the counties of Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange. The system operates under the brand name Metrolink.
Metrolink System
Commuter Rail Services
The Metrolink commuter rail system operates over a series of 7 different routes as outlined below in Table 1:
Table 1
* Ventura...
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