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1 South Bay Metro Green Line Extension April 2011 Spring 2011 Community Meetings 2 2 Agenda April 2011 Introduction Where Weve Been Project Status Whats Next Discussion 3 Where Weve Been April 2011 Scoping

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South Bay Metro Green Line Extension

Spring 2011 Community Meetings

April 2011 1

Agenda

  • Introduction
  • Where We’ve Been
  • Project Status
  • What’s Next
  • Discussion

April 2011 2 2

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  • Scoping Meetings – April/May

2010

– 4 Meetings – 193 Attendees – 209 Comments

  • Community Meetings – October

2010

– 4 meetings – 197 Attendees – 106 Comments

  • What we heard:

– Need for more transit in South Bay – Connections to regional destinations – Concerns about traffic, noise/vibration, parking, safety, property values

Where We’ve Been

April 2011 3

Project Status

April 2011 4

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Alternatives Being Considered

April 2011 5

  • No Build
  • Transportation

Systems Management (TSM)

  • Light Rail

Other Alternatives Considered

  • Freight Track Alternative

removed from further study in January 2011

  • Other alignment options

were considered, but are not carried forward in the Draft EIS/EIR

April 2011 6

Freight Track Alternative

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Proposed Alignment

April 2011 7

Shared Maintenance Facility

April 2011 8

  • December 2010: Metro Board

Adopted Consolidated Development Policy

  • Shared facility for:

– Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor – South Bay Metro Green Line Extension – Metro Green Line to LAX

  • Crenshaw/LAX project

considering 4 potential sites

– Facility is necessary for project

  • pening (2018) likely before other

Metro Green Line Extension projects – One site will be selected in Spring 2011 to complete the project’s Final EIS/EIR

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Shared Maintenance Facility South Bay Green Line Analysis

  • Two Potential Sites

adjacent to Torrance RTC Station

  • Ultimate site selection

dependent on:

– Assessment of costs and impacts – Ability to fund a project to Torrance

April 2011 9

Ridership Modeling

  • Helps answer the question:

“Who would ride the Light Rail Alternative?”

April 2011 10

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Manhattan Beach/Inglewood Projected Station Access

April 2011 11

< Daily South Bay residents accessing station Daily riders heading to destinations (jobs, etc.) near station >

Where are riders coming from? Where are they going?

Redondo Beach RTC Projected Station Access

April 2011 12

Where are riders coming from? Where are they going?

Daily riders heading to destinations (jobs, etc.) near station > < Daily South Bay residents accessing station

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Hawthorne/190th Projected Station Access

April 2011 13

Where are riders coming from? Where are they going?

Daily riders heading to destinations (jobs, etc.) near station > < Daily South Bay residents accessing station

Torrance RTC Projected Station Access

April 2011 14

Where are riders coming from? Where are they going?

< Daily South Bay residents accessing station Daily riders heading to destinations (jobs, etc.) near station >

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  • Where would the riders

who get on at South Bay Extension stations be heading?

  • Who would get on at

South Bay Extension stations?

– 62% from South Bay Extension Cities (Lawndale, Redondo Beach, Torrance) – 21% from Other Study Area Cities – 17% from Outside Study Area

Light Rail Alternative Projected Ridership by City

April 2011 15

Figures are for 2035

South Bay Extension Cities 5,650 Outside Study Area 1,481 Other Study Area Cities 1,888

  • Where will they go?

– 43% going Outside Study Area – 31% going to South Bay Extension Cities – 26% going to Other Study Area Cities

Light Rail Alternative Projected Ridership by City

Figures are for 2035

Outside Study Area 3,839 South Bay Extension Cities 2,821 Other Study Area Cities 2,318

April 2011 16

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  • Where would the riders

who get off at South Bay Extension stations be from?

  • Who would get off at

South Bay Extension stations?

– 81% going to South Bay Extension Cities – 11% going to Other Study Area Cities – 8% going Outside Study Area

Light Rail Alternative Projected Ridership by City

April 2011 17

Figures are for 2035

Other Study Area Cities 828 Outside Study Area 554 South Bay Extension Cities 5,978

  • Where would the riders

who get off at South Bay Extension stations be from?

  • Where are they from?

– 42% from Outside Study Area – 35% from South Bay Extension Cities – 23% from Other Study Area Cities

Light Rail Alternative Projected Ridership by City

Figures are for 2035

Other Study Area Cities 1,628 Outside Study Area 3,123 South Bay Extension Cities 2,610

April 2011 18

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Light Rail Alternative Ridership by Access Mode

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Figures are for 2035 Example: Redondo Beach RTC

  • How would riders access

new stations?

– 50% Bicycle/Pedestrian – 25% Bus – 25% Drive

  • Typically Bike/Ped within 2

miles of station

  • Bus access along corridors

with good existing service

  • Drive from beyond 2 miles
  • f station
  • Parking sufficient for

demand

April 2011

Light Rail Alternative Potential Ped/Bike Facilities

  • ROW constraints key factor

in determining feasibility

  • Two sections with potential

space:

– 162nd St to 170th St (Lawndale) – Grant Ave to 182nd St (Redondo Beach)

  • Further evaluation required

in coordination with cities and relevant regulatory agencies

April 2011 20

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Light Rail Alternative Environmental Analysis

  • Traffic/Transportation

– Traffic counts at 94 intersections and roadway segments

21 April 2011

Light Rail Alternative Environmental Analysis

  • Noise & Vibration

– Noise levels gathered at 15 locations (near sensitive receptors such as housing, parks, etc)

22 April 2011

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Light Rail Alternative Environmental Analysis

  • Visual

Resources & Aesthetics

– Before and after simulation

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Before After

April 2011

Similar Views on Existing Metro Light Rail System

24 April 2011

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Light Rail Alternative Minimum Operable Segment

  • Measure R provided $272

million (2008$)

  • Preliminary cost estimates

for an extension to Torrance exceed available funding

  • Minimum Operable Segment

(MOS) to Redondo Beach RTC will also be included in Draft EIS/EIR

April 2011 25

What’s Next

26 April 2011

  • April 2011 – Community Meetings

– April 6, 6-8 PM – Torrance – Nakano Theater – April 11, 6-8 PM – Redondo Beach – Perry Park – April 14, 6-8 PM – Lawndale – William Green School

  • Metro Gold Line Tour (TBD)
  • Continue Public Outreach
  • Late 2011 – Draft EIS/EIR and Public Hearings
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Discussion

27 April 2011