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REGULAR BOARD MEETING
MARCH 23, 2017
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Motion by:
Chair Fasana, Directors Dupont-Walker, Hahn and Solis
As Amended by Bowen
March 23, 2017
Relating to Item 5, File ID 2017-0047; Annual Program Evaluation
To maintain quality of life throughout Los Angeles County, MTA should aggressively manage congestion and incentivize carpooling on the LA County freeway system.
On an average day, highways in the Los Angeles Caltrans district carry 100 million vehicle miles traveled.
With recent population growth and economic recovery, freeways have become more congested. Efforts to increase freeway capacity, such as freeway widenings, can only be so effective in light of these recent trends. Every time new capacity is opened up, it is rapidly consumed by individuals who previously traveled by other routes, at other times, or by other transportation modes.
Caltrans District 7 is responsible for 1,113 miles of highway. To manage congestion and reduce single-occupant trips on these highways, District 7 operates 442 miles of High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes on the 5, 10, 14, 57, 60, 91, 105, 110, 118, 134, 170, 210, 405, and 605 freeways.
Of the total 442 miles of High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes in District 7, 316 miles were defined in 2015 by federal criteria as degraded.
By federal definition, an HOV lane is degraded if the average traffic speed during the morning or evening weekday peak commute hour is less than 45 miles per hour more than 10 percent of the time in any 180-day period, or for more than two weekdays per month.
To reverse this degradation, MTA needs to look at all available options for managing congestion on the freeway system.
The I-10 and I-110 express lanes program was a great example on how we can manage congestion and improve reliability, but we need to do more to expand and improve upon the Express Lanes program.
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Motion by Fasana and Dupont-Walker that the Board direct the CEO:
A. Explore options to improve exist...
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