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Type:
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Motion / Motion Response
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Status:
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Agenda Ready
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On agenda:
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10/16/2019
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Final action:
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Title:
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RECEIVE AND FILE report on the implementation of the Antelope Valley Line Study in response to Board Motion 5.1 from July 2019.
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Indexes:
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Amtrak, Ara Najarian, Arroyo Verdugo subregion, Automatic vehicle location, Board approved a Motion, BUILD Transportation Discretionary Grant program, Burbank, California State Transportation Agency, California Transportation Commission, Call For Projects, Capital Project, Community Transportation, Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program, Construction, Electric Multiple-unit, Electric trains, Glendale, Government funding, Grant Aid, Hilda Solis, Hybrid vehicles, I-5, Kathryn Barger, Lancaster, Los Angeles To San Diego To San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles Union Station, Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency, Metro Equity Platform, Metro Rail A Line, Metrolink, Metrolink Antelope Valley Line, Motion / Motion Response, Multimodal, Multiple unit trains, North Los Angeles County subregion, North Los Angeles County Transportation Coalition, Partnerships, Paul Krekorian, Pilot studies, Plan, Program, Project, Rail transit, Railroad commuter service, Regional transportation, Safety, San Fernando, San Fernando Valley Service Sector, San Fernando Valley subregion, Santa Clarita, Senate Bill 1, SR-14, Strategic planning, Transit System, Union Pacific Railroad, United States Department Of Transportation
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Meeting_Body PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE OCTOBER 16, 2019 Subject SUBJECT: REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY LINE STUDY IN RESPONSE TO MOTION 5.1 FROM JULY 2019 Action ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE Heading RECOMMENDATION Title RECEIVE AND FILE report on the implementation of the Antelope Valley Line Study in response to Board Motion 5.1 from July 2019. Issue ISSUE At the July 2019 Metro Board meeting, the Board unanimously approved Motion 5.1 (Attachment A) introduced by Directors Barger, Najarian, Krekorian and Solis to support the implementation of three augmented service scenarios, each with a corresponding set of infrastructure improvements, as part of a phased implementation plan to deliver higher quality, faster and safer Metrolink service on the Antelope Valley Line. Motion 5.1 directed the CEO to report back this month on several items identified in the motion, including project development plans, cash flow considerations, and associated operating costs for the four projects necessary to implement the approved service scenarios, and an update on a discretionary grant strategy coordinated with Metrolink to fund fully these four projects. This report provides staff's response to these items. Staff will continue to deliver the entirety of Motion 5.1 and report back with additional updates in a timely manner. Background BACKGROUND The Metrolink Antelope Valley Line (AVL) serves as the rail transit corridor that serves the communities between Lancaster in the Antelope Valley and Los Angeles Union Station, offering traffic congestion relief on State Route 14 and Interstate 5 which run parallel to this 76.6-mile class 4 rail corridor route owned by Metro and used primarily by SCRRA running Metrolink commuter rail service and secondarily by the Union Pacific Railroad for class 1 freight service. Amtrak also operates LOSSAN intercity rail service on the southern portion of the line. Currently Metrolink runs up to 30 ... Click here for full text
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