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Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Study

Station Planning/Maintenance Facility Workshop March 2010

Meeting Purpose/Format Meeting Purpose/Format

• Project Overview

(30 minutes)

• Maintenance Facility Update
• Station Planning

(90 minutes)

– Station Location Input – Station Area Planning Ideas

Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Locally Preferred A Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) ternative (LPA)

• Mode

– Light Rail Transit

• Stations

– Exposition/Crenshaw, – Crenshaw/Martin Luther King Jr., – Crenshaw/Slauson, – Florence/West, – Florence/La Brea, – Aviation/ Manchester (optional), – Aviation/Century (aerial)

• Alignment

– Aerial Grade Separations: La Brea, La Cienega/I- 405, Manchester, Century – Below Grade: 39th to 48th Sts., 59th to Victoria Ave, adjacent to LAX South runways – Balance of project at grade

• Cost

– $1,360 million (in 2008 dollars)

Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Schedule Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Schedule

• Maintenance Facility Sites

July 2010

– Complete EA/DEIR – Public Hearings

• Complete & Circulate FEIS/FEIR

Jan 2011

• Record of Decision

Spring 2011

Station Siting Station Siting

Prototype Station - Prototype Station - At Grade t Grade

PLATFORM LEVEL PLATFORM LEVEL SECTION SECTION

Prototype Station - Prototype Station - At Grade t Grade

SECTION SECTION

Prototype Station – Prototype Station – Aerial erial

PLATFORM LEVEL PLATFORM LEVEL

Prototype Station – Prototype Station – Aerial erial

SECTION SECTION

SECTION SECTION

Prototype Station – Prototype Station – Aerial erial

Prototype Station – Prototype Station – Underground Underground

PLATFORM LEVEL PLATFORM LEVEL

Prototype Station – Prototype Station – Underground Underground

SECTION SECTION

Prototype Station – Prototype Station – Underground Underground

SECTION SECTION

Station Elements Station Elements

• Platform

Platform – area where passengers walk to and from and wait for the trains

• Transition plaza –

Transition plaza – area where passengers walk to platform, purchase fares and get information

• Access point –

Access point – area where passengers walk, bike, bus, or drive / get dropped off to enter station

Station Siting Goals and Expectations

Things to Consider When Siting a Station…

• Entrances and Exits
• Walkway
• Bus Stops
• Parking for Transit Patrons
• Public Safety
• Gateways / Linkages to Neighborhoods
• Landmarks
• Economic Development

Station Area Planning

Station Area Planning Goals and Expectations

Things to Consider:

• Neighborhood Economic Benefits and Real Estate

Development

• Mixed Uses (Residential, Retail and Commercial)
• Housing Choices (Age, Family Restructure, Income,

Rental and Ownership)

• Public Spaces (Plazas, Pocket Parks, etc.)
• Friendly Walking Environment
• Access to and from Station for Pedestrians, Bicyclists,

and Motorists

• Linkages to Area Amenities such as Shopping Centers,

Churches, Cultural Facilities

Examples of Transit Oriented Developments

Del Mar Station Pasadena, California

Examples of Transit Oriented Developments

Hollywood Western Station Los Angeles, California

Examples of Transit Oriented Developments

Memorial Park Station Pasadena, California

Examples of Transit Oriented Developments

Wilshire Vermont Station Los Angeles, California

Examples of Transit Oriented Developments

Hollywood and Highland Hollywood, California

Sample Area Planning Activity

Sample Area Planning Activity

Workshop Ground Rules

• Turn Cell Phones and Other Electronic

Devices Off or to Vibrate

• Avoid Interrupting Fellow Participants
• Everyone has Opportunity to Share their

thoughts or ideas

• Identify Group Spokesperson(s)