Metro - File #: 2015-0339

• File #: 2015-0339
• Type: Policy
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/27/2015
• In control: Planning and Programming Committee
• On agenda: 6/17/2015
• Final action: 6/25/2015
• Title: APPROVED AS AMENDED BY Najarian Motion: A. receiving the Doran Street and Broadway/Brazil Safety and Access Project Study Report Equivalent (PSRE); and B. adopting Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) 2 from the PSRE to advance into the Final Environmental Document.
• Indexes: Alternatives analysis, Amtrak, Ara Najarian, Arbitration, Arroyo Verdugo subregion, Atwater Village, Budget, Budgeting, California High Speed Rail, California High Speed Rail Authority, City of Los Angeles, Construction, Databases, Doran St. Grade Seperation (Project), Glendale, Grade separations, High speed rail, Intersections, Los Angeles River, Los Angeles To San Diego To San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency, Measure R, Metrolink, Motion / Motion Response, Outreach, Pedestrians, Policy, Project, Queuing, Quiet Zone, Railroad commuter service, Ramps (Interchanges), Residential areas, Safety, San Fernando Valley Service Sector, SR-134, Street closure, Tenants, Through traffic, Trucking, Walking, Westside/Central Service Sector, Zoning

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/25/2015	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting	APPROVED AS AMENDED	Pass
6/17/2015	Planning and Programming Committee
5/20/2015	Planning and Programming Committee

Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JUNE 17, 2015

Subject/Action
SUBJECT: DORAN STREET AND BROADWAY/BRAZIL SAFETY AND ACCESS PROJECT
ACTION: ADOPT LOCALLY PREFERED ALTERNATIVE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPROVED AS AMENDED BY Najarian Motion:

A. receiving the Doran Street and Broadway/Brazil Safety and Access Project Study Report Equivalent (PSRE); and

B. adopting Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) 2 from the PSRE to advance into the Final Environmental Document.

Issue
ISSUE
The Project Study Report for the Doran Street and Broadway/Brazil Safety and Access Project (Project) was completed in March, 2015. Three alternatives are proposed. It is the recommendation to proceed with Alternative 2 as the Locally Approved Alternative to advance into the Final Environmental Document.

Discussion
DISCUSSION
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) is working towards improving safety, mobility and quality of life for the Glendale and Los Angeles communities by closing the Doran Street at-grade crossing. As with any at-grade railroad crossing, safety is of significant importance. Furthermore, a unique combination of limited access, high traffic volumes, adjacent industrial uses, and residential interests, make mobility improvements important to this Project. Doran Street has 13 incidents on record resulting in two fatalities and one injury since 1976. These safety statistics have made the Doran Street crossing the subject of safety hearings and arbitrations by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). The at-grade crossing of Doran Street with the Metro owned right-of-way operated by Metrolink has been the subject of concern for several years. Additionally, this crossing has significant truck and vehicle traffic as well as 90 passenger and freight trains per day.

In May 2011, the Metro Board authorized $6.6 million for improving the safety of the intersection of Doran Street an...