File #: 2020-0707   
Type: Motion / Motion Response Status: Passed
File created: 10/9/2020 In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
On agenda: 10/22/2020 Final action: 10/22/2020
Title: APPROVE Motion by Directors Garcia, Garcetti, Solis, Hahn, Ridley-Thomas, and Bonin that the Chief Executive Officer direct Metro staff to do the following: A. EVALUATE all three lines A, E, and L - for locations that most frequently cause delays and/or require schedule padding because of reliability issues; and IDENTIFY mechanisms to mitigate the identified challenges, including estimates; B. EXPAND the work of the E Line collaboration with LADOT to include the A Line street-running segments in the City of Los Angeles to achieve at least an average of 90% intersection clearance rate; C. FURTHER EVALUATE and provide preliminary cost estimates for the three alternatives, as discussed in the July 2017 receive and file report, to address delays at the Washington/Flower Wye; D. IDENTIFY additional measures that can be undertaken to further reduce the travel time on the A Line between Downtown Long Beach Station and 7th Street/Metro Center, in order to achieve the 10-minute reduction ...
Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
Indexes: 7th Street/Metro Center Station, City of Los Angeles, Downtown Long Beach Station, Downtown Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, Grand Ave Arts/Bunker Hill Station, Hilda Solis, Historic Broadway Station, Janice Hahn, Light rail transit, Little Tokyo/Arts District Station, Long Beach, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail B Line, Metro Rail D Line, Metro Rail E Line, Metro Rail L Line, Mike Bonin, Minutes, Motion / Motion Response, Pico Station, Plan, Project, Regional Connector Transit Corridor Project, Robert Garcia, Station 0702, Station 1001, Travel time, Twenty-eight by '28 Initiative
Related files: 2020-0786
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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 15, 2020

Preamble


Motion by:

DIRECTORS GARCIA, GARCETTI, SOLIS, HAHN, RIDLEY-THOMAS, AND BONIN

Related to Item 24: Regional Connector Service Plan

Regional Connector Operations

The Regional Connector, which is scheduled to open in 2022, will provide single-seat rides through downtown Los Angeles between different regions throughout the county. The connectivity it promises will be transformative for tens of thousands of Metro light rail riders who today have to transfer 1-2 times each way to complete a single trip, adding significant time and variability to their travel.

The Metro A Line (Blue), E Line (Expo), and L Line (Gold) currently serve tens of thousands of riders daily, in the midst of a pandemic that has significantly reduced overall ridership.

In response to Board Motion 37 (February 2017) Metro committed to a 10-minute end-to-end travel time reduction along the A Line, between Downtown Long Beach and 7th Street/Metro Center. Some of that commitment has been achieved through a Long Beach signal prioritization project, that has shaved 3-5 minutes off the travel time in each direction.

Further in response to Board Motion 37 (July 2017), Metro staff recognized the Washington/Flower Wye junction as a source of significant delays for both the A and E Lines. Staff identified three alternatives for further evaluation and the project was included in the 28 by '28 initiative, although no funding sources were identified to proceed with any of them.

In 2018, Metro staff engaged in a collaboration with Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) staff in order to improve travel speeds and consistency along the E Line. Among several promising ideas, this collaboration has yielded concepts to improve reliability on the Washington Blvd segment of the A Line.

As part of the Regional Connector Operating Plan, Metro staff estimate the need for additional one-way travel de...

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