Metro - File #: 2020-0595

• File #: 2020-0595
• Type: Plan
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/28/2020
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 3/25/2021
• Final action: 3/25/2021
• Title: CONSIDER the following BRT Vision and Principles Study recommendations: 1. DIRECT staff to apply both the BRT Standards and Design Guidelines developed through the BRT Vision & Principles study to all Metro-funded BRT projects and initiate the process to refine the design guidelines further into design criteria; and 2. APPROVE the recommended five top-performing Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) candidate corridors for future project?development consideration and advance the Broadway corridor as a first decade Measure M project, subject to available funding. ?
• Sponsors: Planning and Programming Committee
• Indexes: Alignment, All Door Boarding, Arroyo Verdugo subregion, Better Bus Program, Budgeting, Bus rapid transit, Bus Speed Improvements, Central Los Angeles subregion, City of Los Angeles, Culver City, Curbs, East Los Angeles, Equity Focus Communities, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, Glendale, Guidelines, Intersections, Long Beach, Maps, Measure M, Measure R, Metro Busway G Line, Metro Equity Platform, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, NextGen Bus Study, Operations and Maintenance, Outreach, Pedestrians, Plan, Project, Qualitative analysis, Ridership, San Fernando Valley Service Sector, Station operations, Strategic planning, Surveys, Transit boards, Transit buses, Transit Oriented Community, Transit Oriented Development, Travel time, Venice, West Hollywood, Westside Cities subregion, Westside/Central Service Sector
• Related files: 2021-0147, 2021-0234

Date	Action By	Action	Result
3/25/2021	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
3/17/2021	Planning and Programming Committee

Meeting_Body
REVISED
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
MARCH 17, 2021

Subject
SUBJECT: BUS RAPID TRANSIT VISION AND PRINCIPLES STUDY

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATIONS

Title
CONSIDER the following BRT Vision and Principles Study recommendations:

1. DIRECT staff to apply both the BRT Standards and Design Guidelines developed through the BRT Vision & Principles study to all Metro-funded BRT projects and initiate the process to refine the design guidelines further into design criteria; and

2. APPROVE the recommended five top-performing Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) candidate corridors for future project?development consideration and advance the Broadway corridor as a first decade Measure M project, subject to available funding.
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Issue
ISSUE

The Bus Rapid Transit Vision and Principles study (BRTV&P) establishes a cohesive set of guidelines and standards to direct Metro investment in on-street BRT projects. Metro's existing BRT guidance pertains almost entirely to projects constructed on exclusive rights-of-way such as the G Line (Orange Line). The adoption of new BRT guidelines and standards will ensure a high-quality customer experience for our transit patrons while increasing transparency with our local agency partners and our community stakeholders by clarifying the types of street improvements required to deliver a BRT project.

The study further identifies and prioritizes strong BRT candidate corridors based on indicators of service demand, equity and capacity for BRT supportive elements. Using a multi-tier screening process that applies both quantitative and qualitative indicators, the study examined potential BRT corridors throughout Los Angeles County to identify where BRT would best be deployed as a mobility solution. The results of the screening provided in the BRTV&P final report (Attachment A) provide a road map for future BRT investments that can be used by Metro, local agencies and municipal bus operat...