File #: 2023-0299   
Type: Informational Report Status: Filed
File created: 4/26/2023 In control: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee
On agenda: 6/15/2023 Final action: 6/22/2023
Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to implement a new recommended Option 2 (C2 Alternative) for the C and K Line Operating Plan based on public outreach and technical background informing the recommendation on Motion 28.1 - Crenshaw/LAX - Green Line Operating Plan
Sponsors: System Safety, Security and Operations Committee
Indexes: 7th Street/Metro Center Station, Airport Metro Connector (AMC) Station Project, Alignment, Ara Najarian, Aviation/LAX Station, Budgeting, C Line (Green) Extension to Torrance, City of Los Angeles, Construction, Crenshaw District, Crenshaw Northern Extension, Crenshaw Station, Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Project, Culver City, Division 16, Expo/Crenshaw Station, Exposition Corridor Transit Project Phase 2, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, Gender, Hawthorne, Hilda Solis, Hollywood, I-105, Informational Report, Inglewood, James Butts, Janice Hahn, Light rail transit, Los Angeles International Airport, Measure M, Metro Busway G Line, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail B Line, Metro Rail C Line, Metro Rail D Line, Metro Rail E Line, Metro Rail K Line, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Motion / Motion Response, NextGen Bus Study, Norwalk, Norwalk El Segundo Transit Project, Norwalk Station, Off peak periods, Outreach, Pico Station, Plan, Project, Redondo Beach, Redondo Beach Station - North, Redondo Beach Station - South, Revenue Service, Ridership, Senate Bill 504, South Bay Cities subregion, South Bay Service Sector, South Bay Subregion Council of Governments, Station operations, Surveys, Terminal 27, Testing, Torrance, Torrance Transit Park and Ride Regional Terminal, Transfers, Transit buses, Transit centers, Travel patterns, Westchester, Westchester/Veterans Station, Westside Cities subregion, Westside/Central Service Sector, Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station
Attachments: 1. Attachment A - Motion 28.1, 2. Attachment B - C & K Line Operating Plan Options, 3. Attachment C - Travel and Transit Demand, 4. Attachment D - C & K Line Operating Plan Survey E-blast, 5. Attachment E - Public Comments, 6. Attachment F - Community Meetings and Survey Flyer, 7. Attachment G - C & K Line Operating Plan Survey and Results, 8. Attachment H - Distribution of C & K Line Operating Plan Survey Responses, 9. Attachment I - Public Meetings Report final, 10. Presentation
Related files: 2023-0467, 2023-0411, 2023-0436
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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
JUNE 15, 2023

Subject
SUBJECT: C LINE AND K LINE OPERATING PLAN UPDATE

Action
ACTION: APPROVE OPERATING PLAN RECOMMENDATION FOR C AND K LINES

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to implement a new recommended Option 2 (C2 Alternative) for the C and K Line Operating Plan based on public outreach and technical background informing the recommendation on Motion 28.1 - Crenshaw/LAX - Green Line Operating Plan (Attachment A)

Issue
ISSUE

In December 2018, the Metro Board adopted Motion 28.1 by Directors Hahn, Butts, Solis, Najarian, Fasana, and Garcia setting an initial one-year pilot operating plan for the K Line (Crenshaw/LAX) new light rail link (See Attachment A). The current inability to connect the C and K Lines due to Airport Metro Connector (AMC) station construction, there is no longer an opportunity to pilot Alternative C-3 (Norwalk - Crenshaw/Expo and Willowbrook/Rosa Parks - Redondo Beach) for 1 year, evaluate the performance, and recommend any changes prior to the AMC opening.

In addition, other factors include planned transit connections at the new AMC station, improvements to C Line connecting bus service through the NextGen Bus Plan, the ongoing operator shortage, and planning for future extensions of the C and K Lines warrant a review of the Crenshaw/LAX operating plan. As a result, in April 2022, the Metro Board of Directors authorized staff to review the Crenshaw/LAX operating plan, conduct necessary public outreach, and report back to Board with findings and a recommendation to maintain or change the Operating Plan.

Background
BACKGROUND

Crenshaw/LAX Rail Project:
The Crenshaw/LAX Rail (CLAX) Project is an 8.5-mile extension of C Line (Green) light rail from Aviation/Imperial to the Exposition Line at Exposition/Crenshaw, with eight new stations. An associated project, the AMC Station, will add a ninth station to provide a direct...

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