Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Overview of Metro’s Transportation Program

Pam O’ConnorMetro Chair

July 25, 2007

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) is..

the Regional Planner

the Regional Builder

the Regional Operator

for the County’s 10 million people

Nation’s Second Largest Transportation System

Average Daily Boardings (million)

Metro Bus & Rail 1.60Municipal Partners & Metrolink Commuter

Rail .40 Total LA County Transit System 2.00

• Nation’s largest Clean-air fleet - >2,200 CNG buses

• 73 miles of Metro Rail – 63 stations• 45 miles of Metro Transitways-26 stations• 250 miles of Metro Rapid • 425 HOV lane miles >730,000 people per day • 250 miles of Metro funded Bikeways • Metro Freeway Service & “Big Rig” Patrol service

The Challenge

•Strained Infrastructure•Strained Financial Resources •Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas

Emissions• Impacts of Trade Corridors: “America’s

Loading Dock”•25 % Population and Employment growth• Increasing Congestion (1/3 of the state

total)•Everywhere to everywhere travel pattern

… it’s only going to get worse

Over the next 25 years…

• 2-3 million more people• 1 million more jobs• 30 % more trips• More complex travel• Highway Speeds less than 20 mph• Reduced transit performance • >200% growth in Cargo Traffic

Metro Strategic Direction•Manage Existing System•Maximize System Efficiency• Increase System Capacity •Manage Demand

Metro’s Long Range Transportation PlanMore…•Transit (Rail/Bus)•Car Pool lanes• Goods Movement• Ridesharing• Bicycle Facilities • Pedestrian Linkages•Transit-Oriented Development

Metro Rail & Transitway Network

2 subway lines -130,000 riders

3 light rail lines -135,000 riders

3 Transitways -50,000 riders

2 LRTs const. >70,000 riders est.

Under ConstructionUnder Construction

Metro Orange Line -Multi-modal Innovation

•1/3 of new riders were US-101 commuters•2020 ridership estimates surpassed in 2006

Metro Rapid- Innovation• Seamless Rapid Red design• Three station styles• Low-floor easy boarding• 40-64 seats • Quieter CNG buses• “Next-bus” display• Bus Lanes

Metro Rapid-Build Upon Success

Los Angeles Bike-Transit Hub Network1st Mile Challenge

Metro Car Pool Lanes

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LOS ANGELES COUNTY HOV LOS ANGELES COUNTY HOV PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION

SCHEDULE (1999-2025)SCHEDULE (1999-2025)

Opening Date of Opening Date of HOV ProjectsHOV Projects

ExistingExisting2001 - 20052001 - 200520062006 - 2025- 2025

FreewayFreeway

Strategic PlanStrategic PlanCorridor StudiesCorridor Studies

Produced by: Countywide PlanningProduced by: Countywide Planning

>730,000 people per day

AM Peak Period Speeds (in MPH) 34.4

26.6

20.017.6

22.9

19.4

32.0+

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35Freeway

Arterial

2004 No Build (2030)

2001 ConstrainedPlan (2030)

2001 Smart Growth/

Pricing Alternative (2025)

Setting the Framework for 2030•Meeting the travel needs of over 12 million people will require more than new infrastructure.

• It requires changes in travel behavior.

•Speed and Reliability could significantly improve and transit ridership would more than double if smart growth and pricing strategies are aggressively implemented.