Metro - File #: 2015-1236

• File #: 2015-1236
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Filed
• File created: 7/31/2015
• In control: System Safety, Security and Operations Committee
• On agenda: 9/17/2015
• Final action: 9/17/2015
• Title: RECEIVE AND FILE report on feasibility study for the implementation of fare gates throughout the Blue Line, Expo Line Phase 1, and Gold Line.
• Indexes: 7th Street/Metro Center Station, Ara Najarian, Chinatown, City of Los Angeles, Expo Park/USC Station, Expo/Vermont Station, Expo/Western Station, Exposition Light Rail Transit Project, Florence, Highland Park, Highland Park Station, Informational Report, Jefferson/USC Station, Light rail transit, Maintenance, Memorial Park Station, Metro Blue Line, Metro Exposition Line, Metro Gold Line, Metro Green Line, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail C Line, Metro Rail E Line, Metro Rail L Line, Motion / Motion Response, Pam O'Connor?, Queuing, Ridership, Safety, Safety and security, South Bay Cities subregion, South Bay Service Sector, Volume, Westside/Central Service Sector, Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station, Zev Yaroslavsky

Date	Action By	Action	Result
9/17/2015	System Safety, Security and Operations Committee

Meeting_Body
SYSTEM SAFETY, SECURITY AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Subject/Action
SUBJECT: FARE GATE PROJECT
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
RECEIVE AND FILE report on feasibility study for the implementation of fare gates throughout the Blue Line, Expo Line Phase 1, and Gold Line.
Issue
ISSUE
In response to the Motion by Directors Yaroslavsky, O'Connor, and Narajian to Item 41, "Gate Latching Feasibility Studies (Attachment A)," Metro staff is reporting back on the feasibility of implementing fare gates at existing stations on the Blue Line, Expo Line Phase 1, and Gold Line.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Blue Line

Six (6) high volume stations underwent a preliminary and a detailed engineering analysis (Equipment Quantities Analysis and Queuing Analysis):

1. Pico
2. Grand
3. Florence
4. 103rd Street/Watts Towers
5. Willowbrook/Rosa Parks
6. Willow

The analysis was conducted to determine the minimum quantity of fare gate equipment required to satisfy Metro Rail Design Criteria (MRDC) including queuing standards. Based on the analysis, staff recommends implementing fare gates at the Willowbrook/ Rosa Parks station. This station has notable activity, ridership, TAPs, and TVM sales. The station's layout and infrastructure suggests there is space to accommodate the required amount of fare gate equipment.

Metro is advancing the Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station Improvement Project. Project improvements include but are not limited to platform extension, additional entrances, pedestrian crossing, and improvements to vertical circulation. Staff believes integrating fare gate requirements into the project scope is the optimal approach for implementing fare gates at this station.

Currently, the Green Line entrance at the Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station is gated, while the two existing Blue Line entrances are not. The new entrances proposed by the Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station Improvement Proj...