Metro - File #: 2015-0612

• File #: 2015-0612
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Filed
• File created: 5/14/2015
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 6/18/2015
• Final action: 6/25/2015
• Title: RECEIVED AND FILED report responding to Motion 21: Bus Rapid Transit Service - Silver Line, brought forward at the February 2015 System Safety, Security and Operations Committee.
• Sponsors: System Safety, Security and Operations Committee
• Indexes: Board approved a Motion, Bus rapid transit, City of Los Angeles, Fare Zone, Gardena, Harbor Freeway Station, Harbor Gateway, Harbor Gateway Transit Center Improvements, Harbor Transitway, Hawthorne, Hourly, I-110, Informational Report, Location 0072, Location 0074, Location 0075, Metro Busway J Line, Metro Green Line, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Silver Line, Motion / Motion Response, Palos Verdes Estates, Peak periods, Ridership, Safety and security, San Pedro, Security, Slauson Station, South Bay Cities subregion, South Bay Service Sector, System safety, Terminal 19, Title VI Requirements, Torrance, Transfers, Transit buses

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/25/2015	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting	RECEIVED AND FILED	Pass
6/18/2015	System Safety, Security and Operations Committee

Meeting_Body
SYSTEM SAFETY, SECURITY AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
JUNE 18, 2015

Subject/Action
SUBJECT: BOARD MOTION 21 - SILVER LINE SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS AND CONNECTIONS

ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
RECEIVED AND FILED report responding to Motion 21: Bus Rapid Transit Service - Silver Line, brought forward at the February 2015 System Safety, Security and Operations Committee.

Issue
ISSUE

The Board approved Motion 21 in February 2015, directing staff to improve connections between the Silver Line and service operating into South Bay communities via the Harbor/Gateway Transit Center (H/GTC). Staff was asked to evaluate a number of service options to improve frequencies of local connections and improve timed transfers. These options would be presented with resource requirements, ridership impacts, and implementation schedule. In addition, staff was to coordinate with the South Bay Municipal Operators including Torrance, Gardena, Beach Cities Transit and other relevant stakeholders.

Background
BACKGROUND

The Silver Line concept began as early as 1994, as the Harbor Transitway was being constructed by Caltrans. The concept, known then as the "dual hub", was to consolidate a number of express lines serving El Monte Station and the H/GTC into one frequent express service. However, this concept was not implemented at that time. Since then, Metro began operating the Silver Line in December 2009, providing daily service between El Monte Station and H/GTC through Downtown Los Angeles.
Currently, the Silver Line operates as a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) provides a simple rail like routing with a frequent (five minute peak and 15 minute mid-day) service. Ridership has grown steadily from 6,500 on an average weekday to over 15,500. Ridership has grown the quickest on the Downtown to H/GTC route segment: from about 3,000 per average weekday when the Silver Line first began to nearly 6,500 in March 2015. There ...