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Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Westside Extension Alternatives Analysis (AA) StudySummary of Recommendations to Metro Board Community Update MeetingsSeptember 2008
Westside Extension Study Area
Alternatives Analysis Process
First step in defininga project
• Evaluation of a wide range of alternatives
• Screening of alternatives against criteria
• Selection of most promising alternative(s) to proceed into further environmental review
Where We Are In The ProcessInitial
Conceptual Alternatives
Fall ‘07
Early Scoping
Santa
Monica
Wilshire
Alternatives Identified for Screening
Winter ‘08
Initial Screen
Promising Alternatives
Spring ‘08
AA Report Conclusion
Fall ‘08
TSM
1 2 3
7 8 9
13 14 15
16 17
NoBuild
10 11 12
4 5 6
Alt 16
Alt 14
Alt 11
Alt 17
No Build
TSM
Alt 1
Additional Analysis
TSM
No Build
Recommendation
Evaluation Criteria
1. Mobility Improvement
2. Transit Supportive Land Use Policies & Conditions
3. Cost Effectiveness
4. Project Feasibility
5. Equity
6. Environmental Considerations
7. Public Acceptance
Public Involvement To Date
• Nearly 1100 people attended first 3 rounds of community meetings
• Over 800 comments received in all forms
• Summary of comments received:– Overwhelming support for a transit improvement – Wilshire subway alignment is the most favored
route and mode– Support also expressed for a subway on both
Wilshire and Santa Monica alignments– Wilshire alignment supported before a Santa
Monica alignment– Support for narrowing alternatives to remaining
four rail alternatives
Alternatives Studied Further Since May Meetings
Required
• No Build
• Transportation Systems Management (TSM)
5 Build Alternatives
• Bus Rapid Transit (1 Alternative)
• Wilshire Subway (2 Alternatives)
• Combined Wilshire/West Hollywood Subway (2 Alternatives)
Bus Rapid Transit Alternative
Four Post-Screening Rail Alternatives
Study Recommendations
Recommended Alternatives for Environmental Review
Required
• No Build
• Transportation Systems Management (TSM)
2 Subway Alternatives
• Wilshire Subway (Alternative 1)
• Combined Wilshire/West Hollywood Subway (Alternative 11)
Not Recommended for Further Review
• Bus Rapid Transit (Alternative 17)
• Subway with Deviation North to 3rd Street for:– Wilshire Only (Alternative 14) or
– Combined Subway (Alternative 16)
Wilshire Subway (Alternative 1)
Wilshire/West Hollywood Combined Subway (Alternative 11)
How We Arrived At The Recommendations
Why was BRT (Alternative 17) Eliminated?
• Good near-term solution• Long-term, does not provide sufficient capacity• Wilshire peak period bus lanes in City of Los
Angeles• Approved by City Council• Approved for federal grant funding
The Subway Evaluation Process
• Santa Monica Stand-Alone Subway Previously Eliminated
• West Hollywood Segment Must be in Concert with Wilshire
Therefore:• First: Choose “best” Wilshire
Alternative• Then: Add West Hollywood segment
for the “best” Combined Alternative
Choosing the Wilshire Alternative
Metric Wilshire Alt 1 Wilshire Alt 14(3rd Street Deviation)
Cost($2008)
$6.1 B(shorter, fewer stations)
$7.0 B (longer, additional stations)
New Transit Trips 39,000 37,000
New Station Boardings
61,500 60,000
2030 Rail Ridership (vs. no-build)
95,500 88,300
Travel TimeExample: Downtown to Westwood
Faster (straighter)
23 minutes
Slower (curves)
28 minutes
User Benefits 48,000 hours/day 45,000 hours/day
Station Issues Accommodates La Cienega/Wilshire
Adds stations at 3rd/Fairfax, Beverly Center Area and Wilshire/ Robertson
Compatibility with Combined Alternative
Yes Yes
Alternative 1
Alternative 14
Screening Results
• Alternatives 1 and 11 remain for potential environmental process
• Alternatives 14 and 16 eliminated from further study
Alternative 14
Alternative 16
How the Recommendations Perform
Ridership Forecasts (2030)
120,000 120,000
56,500 56,500
61,50079,400
34,000
36,600
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
Alt 1 Wilshire Alt 11 Combined
Daily Boardings
Other NewRail S ystemBoardings
New S tationBoardings
2030 NoBuild (R ed &Purple L ine)
Baseline2005/6Forecast(R ed &Purple L ine
292,500272,000Other NewRail SystemBoardings
New StationBoardings
2030 NoBuild (Red &Purple Line)
Baseline2005/6 Forecast(Red & Purple Line)
Transit User Benefits (Daily Hours)
• Reflects number of users and travel time savings
• Alternatives with more users and more travel time savings perform better
Updated Cost Estimates (in 2008 $)
Refinements Since May:
• Parking Costs
• Engineering Details
• Right-of-Way
$475Cost Per Mile(in millions)
$510
$ B
illio
ns
Cost Effectiveness Challenges
Lower is BetterIn the Next Phase:
• Attempt to Lower Construction Costs
• Refine Ridership Projections– Special Generators
– Tourism Trips
– Fuel Costs
– Updated (2035) Forecasts
FTA Target
Wilshire Combined
Regional Benefits of the Project
Travel To Westside Job Centers (Home/Work Peak Hour Trips)
95,000-115,000 new transit boardings would be generated by the project
Transit user benefits would be spread throughout the County
Regional Benefits of the Project
Transit User Benefits Countywide
5% of user benefits accrue beyond LA County
Regional Benefits of the Project
From Today With Project % Change Days Saved/Year‡
San Gabriel Valley-Covina-Pasadena
9982
6950
-30%-39%
1112
East Los Angeles* 76 48 -37% 10
Downtown/Mid-City-Pershing Square-Koreatown
5436
2313
-57%-64%
118
San Fernando Valley-North Hollywood-Northridge
6198
4270
-31%-29%
710
South L.A & South Bay-Florence-Crenshaw Green Line
7685
4462
-42%-27%
128
Gateway-Long Beach 114 81 -29% 12
Transit Travel Time to Westwood/UCLA (in minutes)
Based on current Metro Schedules
* Travel time from East LA presumes operation of Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension, scheduled to open 2009.‡ Days Saved/Year presumes 2 trips/day x 260 travel days/year.
Potential Next Steps
Implications of Potential Sales Tax Revenue
• Project is currently unfunded• Sales tax would provide up to $40B for County
transportation projects for the next 30 years• Portion of funds allocated toward “Metro
Westside Subway Extension”• Could be used to build a segment of the
subway• Failure of the sales tax would require Metro to
seek other funding sources• Time delay increases project costs
Sales Tax Does Not Specify Project Details
Per Metro Board Action, Agenda Item 36, July 2008
Draft Ordinance Language (§16.a.6): “Metro Westside Subway Extension. The sum of nine hundred million dollars ($900,000,000).”
Draft Five-Point Plan: “This project, to be opened in segments, will extend Metro Rail toward the cities of West Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Santa Monica. The extension would substantially cut transit travel times; one study estimates a 50% time savings for commuters along this heavily congested corridor. The project area exhibits very high density and transit ridership, as well as several major employment centers including Century City and Westwood/UCLA. Specific routing will be subject to approved plans developed in cooperation with local jurisdictions and affected communities.”
Expenditure Plan: Commits additional $3.2 billion on top of the minimum $900 million for a total of $4.1 billion. Funding to beavailable beginning FY 2013.
Staff Report to Metro Board of Directors
• Recommend Alternatives to Evaluate in EIR/EIS
– Alternative 1: Wilshire Subway
– Alternative 11: Wilshire-West Hollywood Combined Subway
– Include general alignments and station areas
• Identify Issues for Further Analysis in Other Studies
– North/South Connections to Other Corridors
Issues to be Studied/Resolved During EIR/EIS
• Decisions About Optional Station• Details of Station Locations
– Preliminary Station Planning, Urban Design & Parking
• Alignments Between Stations• Project Impacts and Mitigation Measures• Project Cost & Phasing• Cost Effectiveness of Project Elements• Adoption of Locally Preferred Alternative
(LPA)• Federal Funding Application
Alternatives Analysis Schedule
COMPLETED:
Early Scoping Meetings October/November 2007
Definition of Alternatives January/February 2008
Initial Screening of Alternatives and Community Update
May 2008
CURRENT:
Community Update: AA Study Recommendations
September 2008
UPCOMING
Recommendations to Metro Board Fall 2008
Possible Schedule for EIR/EIS & Beyond
Draft EIR/EIS
Final EIS/PE
7 Years
Months0 18
21 33Months
Final Design Construction• Alternatives Analysis
Study Approved• Select
LPA
• Federal Approval for P.E.
• Record of Decision (Certification)
FTA Review
Upcoming Meeting Dates
• Wednesday, September 3, 6 - 8 pm: Santa Monica Public Library
• Thursday, September 4, 6 - 8 pm: West Hollywood Plummer Park
• Saturday, September 6, 2- 4 pm: Beverly Hills Public Library
• Monday, September 8, 6 - 8 pm: LACMA West• Wednesday, September 10, 6 - 8 pm: Westwood
Presbyterian Church
Same format and materials at all meetings
Contact Informationwww.metro.net/westside
David Mieger, Project [email protected] Litvak, Regional [email protected]
Information line: 213.922.6934
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