Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
Subject
SUBJECT: METROLINK SAN BERNARDINO LINE STRATEGIC STUDY
Action
ACTION: AUTHORIZE STUDY
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to:
A. CONDUCT a study to evaluate the Metrolink San Bernardino Line and future Metro Gold Line Phase 2B services to develop strategies that would enable the two rail services to complement each other; and
B. PROGRAM $750,000 in Measure R 3% funds for the study.
Issue
ISSUE
Since the opening of Metro Foothill Gold Line Extension Phase 2A from Pasadena to Azusa in March 2016, the Metrolink San Bernardino (SB) Line, especially at the Metrolink Covina Station, has experienced a substantial decline in ridership. The next phase of the Gold Line Extension (Phase 2B) from Glendora to Montclair is being planned to share the San Gabriel subdivision with Metrolink. Three Gold Line stations will be constructed immediately adjacent to the three existing Metrolink stations in the cities of Pomona, Claremont and Montclair (refer to Attachment A Foothill Gold Line Glendora to Montclair Segment). Upon opening of the Foothill Gold Line Phase 2B, ridership on the Metrolink SB Line is expected to further decline.
The purpose of this study is to perform a comprehensive evaluation of both the existing Metrolink commuter rail service and future Metro Gold Line light rail service to proactively develop a toolbox of strategies that would enable the two rail services to complement each other, and to adjust to changing demands from the introduction of the Metro Gold Line service further east.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
The Metrolink San Bernardino (SB) Line runs from Los Angeles Union Station (LAUS) to San Bernardino including 13 stations in Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties. With 38 trains on a typical weekday, the SB Line is the busiest line in the Metrolink system carrying on average about 9,400 daily boardings on weekdays (3.1...
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