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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
JANUARY 16, 2020
Subject
SUBJECT: PUBLIC REVIEW OF NEXTGEN TRANSIT FIRST SERVICE PLAN
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
1. AUTHORIZING the release of the NextGen Draft Transit First Service Plan for public review; and
2. APPROVING updates to the Transit Service Policy to reflect the NextGen Regional Service Concept
BONIN AMENDMENT: Add a report back from OMB by April 2020 regarding funding options for the capital portion of the NextGen Transit First scenario.
Issue
ISSUE
In July 2019, the Metro Board approved the NextGen Regional Service Concept, which is the framework for restructuring Metro's bus routes and schedules for NextGen and includes:
1. Goals and objectives of the new bus network;
2. Measures of success;
3. Route and network design concepts based on public input and data analysis;
4. Framework for balancing tradeoffs that consider Metro's Equity Platform
Staff have updated the Board adopted Transit Service Policy (TSP) to reflect the Regional Service Concept which was used to develop the NextGen draft service plans. This report requests approval of the updates to the TSP and the release of the Draft Transit First Service Plan for public review starting February 2020.
Background
BACKGROUND
In January 2018, Metro began the NextGen Bus Study aimed at reimagining the bus network to be more relevant, reflective of, and attractive to the diverse customer needs within Los Angeles County. More specifically, the NextGen Bus Study aims to increase transit use within the County over the next decade by retaining current customers and attracting them to ride more often, reclaiming past customers, and recruiting new customers
The NextGen Bus Study is divided into four phases:
1. Conduct market research, travel demand analysis and existing service evaluation to identify areas of success, deficiency, and gaps within the network;
2...
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