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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
JANUARY 19, 2023
Subject
SUBJECT: NEXTGEN SPEED AND RELIABILITY PROGRAM UPDATE
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE the NextGen Speed and Reliability Program Update.
Issue
ISSUE
The NextGen Bus Plan is a reimagining of the Metro bus system. It includes a redesign of the bus route network and a capital program to improve the speed and reliability of the network. This report provides an update on the NextGen Speed and Reliability Program.
Background
BACKGROUND
The NextGen Bus Plan was initiated in 2018 and approved by the Metro Service Councils in September 2020, followed by Metro Board adoption in October 2020. A key part of the plan is to establish a fast, frequent, and reliable network of bus services capable of competing effectively in the overall market for travel to grow Metro bus ridership. This network was largely implemented between December 2020 and December 2021.
In July 2018, the Board adopted Motion 38.1 (Attachment A), endorsing travel speed, service frequency, and system reliability as the highest priority service design objectives for the NextGen Bus Study. These objectives were incorporated into the NextGen Regional Service Concept approved by the Board in July 2019. This provided the framework for restructuring Metro's bus routes and schedules under the NextGen Bus Plan, the first comprehensive review of the Metro bus network in a generation, and focused on establishing a fast, frequent, and reliable network that is easy to understand and competitive in the overall market for travel in LA County. This new network would be capable of supporting a growth in overall ridership for the bus system by addressing opportunities to be more competitive at off peak times and for shorter distance trips.
In July 2019, the Board approved Motion 22.1 (Attachment B) entitled NextGen Bus Speed Engineering Working Group as part of the...
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