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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
APRIL 21, 2022
Subject
SUBJECT: CRENSHAW/LAX OPERATING PLAN UPDATE
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to review the Crenshaw/LAX Operating Plan, including conduct necessary public outreach and report back to Board with findings and a recommendation to maintain or change the Operating Plan.
Issue
ISSUE
In December 2018, the Metro Board adopted Motion 2018-0730 for an initial one-year pilot operating plan for the Crenshaw/LAX new light rail link. Since approving this pilot plan, significant circumstances have changed that make it timely for review. These include sequencing of the Airport Metro Connector station construction and operational resource requirements as Metro responds to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, NextGen Bus Plan implementation, as well as planning for future rail expansion. These factors are discussed further below.
Background
BACKGROUND
Crenshaw/LAX Rail Project:
The Crenshaw/LAX Rail (CLAX) Project is an 8.5-mile extension of C Line (Green) light rail from Aviation/Imperial to the Exposition Line at Exposition/Crenshaw (Figure 1), including eight new stations. An associated project, the new Airport Metro Connector (AMC) Station, will add a ninth station to provide a direct connector to the new LAX airport people mover system.
A pilot operating plan was approved for the new Crenshaw/LAX line as outlined below in Board Motion 2018-0730:
APPROVED CRENSHAW/LAX- GREEN LINE OPERATING PLAN (NOV 2018)
APPROVED Motion by Hahn, Butts, Solis, Najarian, Fasana & Garcia that the Board instruct the CEO to
A. implement Alternative C-3 for the Crenshaw/LAX -Green Line Operating Plan as a 1-year pilot plan in anticipation of the opening of the LAX Automated People Mover (APM) and 96th Street Station, maintaining the existing headways on the C (Green) Line;
B. report back to the Metro Board one (1) ...
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