Metro - File #: 2015-0756

• File #: 2015-0756
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Filed
• File created: 6/2/2015
• In control: Planning and Programming Committee
• On agenda: 6/17/2015
• Final action: 6/18/2015
• Title: RECEIVE AND FILE this update on the Wilshire Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) All-Door Boarding Pilot and the Off-Board Fare Payment study in response to the April Board Motion 24.
• Sponsors: Finance, Budget and Audit Committee
• Indexes: Accessibility, All Door Boarding, Bus rapid transit, Construction completed, Federal Transit Administration, Grant Aid, Informational Report, Motion / Motion Response, Payment, Procurement, Request For Proposal, Safety and security, Security, System Safety Program, Testing, Transit buses, Travel time, United States Department Of Transportation

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/18/2015	System Safety, Security and Operations Committee
6/17/2015	Planning and Programming Committee

Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JUNE 17, 2015
SYSTEM SAFETY, SECURITY & OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
JUNE 18, 2015

Subject/Action
SUBJECT: ALL-DOOR BOARDING PILOT AND OFF-BOARD FARE
PAYMENT

ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE PRELIMINARY RESPONSE TO MOTION #24

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
RECEIVE AND FILE this update on the Wilshire Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) All-Door Boarding Pilot and the Off-Board Fare Payment study in response to the April Board Motion 24.

Issue
ISSUE

At the April 30, 2015 meeting, the Board directed staff to report to the June Planning and Programming Committee with a preliminary analysis of the opportunities and challenges of implementing an All-Door Boarding and/or Off-Board Fare Payment program to support Metro's Countywide BRT expansion. The motion (Attachment A) further directed staff to conduct a study using the Wilshire BRT or other appropriate corridors to assess the practical challenges and opportunities of an All-Door Boarding and/or Off-Board Fare Payment. This report responds to the Board directive.

Discussion
DISCUSSION

Background

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) identifies several major elements in developing Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), including running ways, transit priority, branding, station amenities, and expedited fare payment and boarding. Incorporating these elements is critical in achieving the objectives of BRT service, such as travel time savings, improved reliability, branding to attract new markets, enhanced safety and security, enhanced capacity (passenger throughput), and accessibility. When implemented in June 2000, the Wilshire Metro Rapid Line 720 incorporated several key BRT elements, but did not include dedicated bus lanes and/or right-of-way and expedited fare payment.

When the Wilshire BRT Project's construction is completed in August 2015, Wilshire Boulevard will have a total of 7.7 miles of dedicated peak period bus lanes (6.8 miles currently...