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SR 710 North Study Technical Advisory Committee Meeting No. 18 March 11, 2015 Stakeholder Outreach Advisory Committee Meeting No. 14 March 12, 2015 1 1 1 1 Agenda Public Outreach Activities Recap of TAC No. 17 and SOAC No. 13


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SR 710 North Study

Technical Advisory Committee Meeting No. 18– March 11, 2015 Stakeholder Outreach Advisory Committee Meeting No. 14– March 12, 2015

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Agenda

  • Public Outreach Activities
  • Recap of TAC No. 17 and SOAC No. 13
  • SR 710 North Study Draft EIR/EIS
  • Study Alternatives
  • Environmental Study Key Findings
  • Traffic Study Key Findings
  • Next Steps
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Ground Rules

  • Q&A after each section of the presentation
  • Focus questions on information presented
  • General comments and Q&A at the end
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Public Outreach Activities

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Outreach Activities Recap

  • Metro has conducted 334 meetings for this Study since 2011
  • 180 Meetings were held in Northeast/East Los Angeles
  • 154 Meetings were held in the San Gabriel Valley
  • Boyle Heights
  • Eagle Rock
  • East Los Angeles
  • El Sereno
  • Glassell Park
  • Highland Park
  • Lincoln Heights
  • Los Angeles
  • Mount Washington
  • Arcadia
  • Alhambra
  • Azusa
  • Bradbury
  • Burbank
  • Duarte
  • El Monte
  • Glendale
  • Irwindale
  • La Canada Flintridge 

La Crescenta

  • Monrovia
  • Monterey Park
  • Pasadena
  • Rosemead
  • San Gabriel
  • Sierra Madre
  • South Pasadena
  • Temple City
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Outreach Activities Recap

  • Held 70 Briefings with Federal, State, and local elected officials

US Congress Members: Adam Schiff, Xavier Becerra, Judy Chu, Janice Hahn, Lucille Roybal-Allard State Senators: Kevin De Leon, Ed Hernandez, Carol Liu State Assembly Members: Mike Eng, Jimmy Gomez, John Perez, Chris Holden Los Angeles Country Board of Supervisors: Michael Antonovich, Gloria Molina, Hilda Solis Los Angeles City Council: Jose Huizar, Gil Cedillo, Eric Garcetti, Antonio Villaraigosa Local Elected Officials: Luis Ayala (Alhambra), John Fasana (Duarte), John Kennedy (Pasadena), Dennis Kneier (San Marino), David Lau (Monterey Park), Steve Madison (Pasadena), Barbara Messina (Alhambra), Ara Najarian (Glendale), Jacque Robinson (Pasadena), Stephen Sham (Alhambra)

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Draft EIR/EIS Public Circulation

  • Joint Metro/Caltrans News Release – Issued March 6, 2015
  • Comment Period: March 6, 2015 to July 6, 2015 (120 days)
  • Legal Public Notice published in several newspapers in Study Area
  • Draft EIR/EIS Available for review at Caltrans District 7 Office and

Metro Headquarters

  • Online at the Caltrans website
  • Draft EIR/EIS available for review at public libraries (see handout)
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Public Comments & Public Hearings

  • Attend Public Hearing (verbal or submit comment card)
  • East Los Angeles College Ingalls Auditorium - Saturday, April 11, 2015

10 AM -11 AM Map Viewing 11 AM to 4 PM Public Hearing

  • Pasadena Convention Center Ballroom - Tuesday, April 14, 2015

5 PM- 6 PM Map Viewing 6 PM to 9 PM Public Hearing

  • 3rd Public Hearing – date and location are being confirmed
  • Caltrans Public Comment Website
  • By US Mail
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Notification of Public Hearings

  • SR 710 North Webpage Update: www.metro.net/sr710study
  • E-blast a News Release to SR 710 North Database
  • News Release Posted in Study Area City Websites
  • Mailer to Businesses and Households
  • Ad Placements Online and in Mainstream/Community Newspapers
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Recap of TAC No. 17 and SOAC No.13

  • Public Outreach Activities
  • Project Report and Environmental Studies

Documentation Update

  • Recap of TAC No. 16 and SOAC No. 12
  • Update on Preliminary Engineering and

Environmental Technical Studies

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Feedback Received During TAC No. 17/ SOAC No. 13

  • Does CTC have to approve right-of-way acquisition?
  • Who will approve NOD/ROD?
  • Where are the soundwalls located?
  • When does the preferred alternative selection process

begin?

  • What questions, inquires, concerns came up during the
  • utreach meetings?
  • Will the cost estimates and funding sources be included in

the Draft EIR/EIS?

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Feedback Received During TAC No. 17/ SOAC No. 13

  • Will the performance measures be identified in the Draft

EIR/EIS?

  • Will the Cost-Benefit Analysis be included in the Draft

EIR/EIS?

  • We request that hard copies of DED be provided at

libraries at each potential affected city.

  • Has there been an example where an alternative has

been removed due to public contest?

  • What format is planned for the public hearings?
  • Is there a mechanism to share written comments so

anyone can access what was submitted?

  • Would comments be available to public upon request?
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Overview of Build Alternatives

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Project Location

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SR 710 Build Alternatives

  • 1. TSM/TDM
  • 2. BRT with TSM/TDM
  • 3. LRT with TSM/TDM
  • 4. Freeway Tunnel with TSM/TDM
  • Dual Bore Operational Variation
  • No Tolls
  • No Tolls and No trucks
  • With Tolls
  • Single Bore Operational Variation
  • With Tolls
  • With Tolls and No Trucks
  • With tolls and Express Bus
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TSM/TDM Overview

  • Local Street Improvements:
  • 17 intersections
  • 7 street segments
  • 3 other improvements:
  • T-1: Valley Blvd to Mission Rd

Connector Rd

  • T-2: Arroyo Seco Parkway Hook

Ramps

  • T-3: St John Ave Extension from

Del Mar Ave to California Blvd

  • Active Transportation
  • Class III Bike Routes
  • ITS Improvements
  • Signal Optimization
  • Signal synchronization
  • Transit signal prioritization
  • Arterial CMS
  • Speed data collection
  • Transit Refinement
  • To existing bus routes
  • Construction cost: $105 M

(2014 dollars)

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TSM/TDM Alternative

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BRT + TSM/TDM Overview

  • High-speed, high-frequency service

between East Los Angeles and Pasadena

  • 12-mile route; 17 stations
  • Mixed-flow and exclusive lanes (single

and both directions)

  • 10 minutes during peak hours and 20 min

during off-peak

  • Replaces existing Route 762
  • Amenities included to attract riders
  • Two Bus feeder services
  • Connects to El Monte Bus station
  • Connects to Commerce and

Montebello Metrolink Stations

  • Construction cost: $241 M (2014 dollars)
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LRT + TSM/TDM Overview

  • Between East Los Angeles and Pasadena
  • 7.5 mile route; Two 20-foot diameter tunnels
  • Includes 3 miles of aerial segment and 4.5

miles of tunnels

  • 3 aerial and 4 underground stations
  • The tunnels are expected to be constructed

using pressurized Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM)

  • Tunnels would be advanced from south end
  • Design including safety elements follows Metro

guidelines

  • Two feeder services
  • Connects to El Monte Bus Station
  • Connects to Commerce and Montebello Metrolink

stations

  • Construction cost: $2,420 M (2014 dollars)
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Freeway Alternative + TSM/TDM Overview

  • Connects the two SR 710 stubs (north of I-10 to south of I-210)
  • Tunnels expected to be advanced using pressurized TBM
  • Excavation expected from both ends
  • Design and safety elements follows Caltrans and National Fire

Protection Association (NFPA) guidelines

  • Ventilation system provided for normal and emergency operations
  • Ventilation structures provided near north and south portals
  • No intermediate ventilation structures
  • Operations and Maintenance Control (OMC) Building provided at both

portals

  • Will also house first responders
  • Construction cost:
  • Dual Bore – $5,650 M (2014 dollars)
  • Single Bore – $3,150 M (2014 dollars)
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Freeway Alternative Overview

  • 6.3 mile route
  • 4.2 miles of bored

tunnel

  • 0.7 miles of cut-and-

cover tunnel

  • 1.4 miles of at-grade

segments

  • Approx. 60-foot tunnel

diameter(s)

  • Tunnel depth of 20 to

280 ft

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Draft Environmental Documentation Update

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Purpose and Need Statement

  • The purpose of the proposed action is to effectively

and efficiently accommodate regional and local north-south travel demands in the study area of the western San Gabriel Valley and east/northeast Los Angeles, including the following considerations:

  • Improve the efficiency of the existing regional freeway and

transit networks;

  • Reduce congestion on local arterials adversely affected due to

accommodating regional traffic volumes;

  • Minimize environmental impacts related to mobile sources
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EIR/EIS Environmental Topics

  • Land use
  • Growth
  • Community Impacts
  • Community Character/Cohesion
  • Relocations
  • Environmental Justice
  • Utilities/Emergency Services
  • Traffic/Transportation
  • Visual/Aesthetics
  • Cultural/Historical Resources
  • Hydrology/Floodplains
  • Water Quality
  • Geology/Soils
  • Paleontological Resources
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Air Quality
  • Noise and Vibration
  • Energy
  • Biological Resources
  • Natural Communities
  • Wetlands and Waters
  • Plant Species
  • Animal Species
  • Threatened & Endangered Species
  • Invasive Species
  • Construction Impacts
  • Cumulative Impacts
  • Health Risk Assessment
  • Climate Change
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Land Use

  • All Build Alternatives
  • Inconsistent with policies, objectives, or program goals of various

General Plans

  • De Minimis Section 4(f) impacts
  • Cascades Park (BRT only)
  • Construction ~0.02 ac
  • Permanent ~0.011 ac
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Growth/Environmental Justice

  • Growth
  • The Build Alternatives are not expected to result in

unplanned growth since:

  • The study area is largely built out
  • No new access to undeveloped or underdeveloped

areas

  • Environmental Justice
  • No disproportionate impacts on environmental justice

populations

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Community Character and Cohesion

LRT Alternative

  • Adverse impacts to community character and cohesion

from the displacement of 15 neighborhood-oriented businesses along Mednik Avenue Other Alternatives

  • No adverse impacts to community character and

cohesion

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Property Acquisitions/Relocations

10 20 30 40 50 60 TSM/TDM BRT LRT FWY (single) FWY (dual) Acquisitions

Acquisitions

Partial Acquistions Full Acquistions 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 TSM/TDM BRT LRT FWY (single) FWY (dual) Relocations/Employee Displacements

Relocations

Business Relocations Employee displacements

1 business displaced

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Land Use - Parking

50 100 150 200 250 300 TSM/TDM BRT LRT FWY (single) FWY (dual) Number of Parking Space Losses

Temporary Parking Space Loss

Temporary 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 TSM/TDM BRT LRT FWY (single) FWY (dual) Number of Parking Space Losses

Permanent Parking Space Loss

Permanent (All Hours) Permanent (Peak Period)

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Employment/Fiscal Impacts

200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 TSM/TDM BRT LRT FWY (single) FWY (dual) Number of Jobs

Operation/ Maintenance Jobs

Operation/ Maintenance Jobs $0 $5 $10 $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 $45 $50 TSM/TDM BRT LRT FWY (single) FWY (dual) Employment Earnings (Millions)

Annual Operation/ Maintenance Employment Earnings

Annual Operation/ Maintenance Employment Earnings

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Employment/Fiscal Impacts

10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000

TSM/TDM BRT LRT FWY (single) FWY (dual)

Number of Jobs

Construction Jobs

Construction Jobs

$0 $500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 $2,500 $3,000 $3,500 $4,000

TSM/TDM BRT LRT FWY (single) FWY (dual)

Employment Earnings (Millions)

Construction Employment Earnings

Construction Employment Earnings

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Property and Sales Tax Revenue Loss

$0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $70,000 $80,000

TSM/TDM BRT LRT FWY (single) FWY (dual)

Revenue Loss

Property and Sales Tax Revenue Loss

Annual Property Tax Revenue Loss Annual Sales Tax Revenue Loss

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Visual Effects

TSM/TDM BRT LRT Freeway Tunnel Physical change/visible impacts Minor Low Moderately low to moderate Moderately low to moderate Lighting Minimal Minimal Low None Glare Minimal Minimal Low Minimal Shade/Shadow None Minimal Low Minimal Noise barrier visual impact Low to high Moderate to high Low to high Moderate to high

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Visual Simulations

Proposed Bus Rapid Transit Lane (BRT) at 245 Fair Oaks Avenue in South Pasadena Light Rail Transit crossing the I-10 Freeway Freeway Tunnel proposed northern portal LRT maintenance yard at Valley Blvd.

View simulation does not include aesthetic treatments.

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Visual Simulations

Existing Condition Existing Condition Freeway Tunnel: Proposed View at W. Colorado Blvd. Freeway Tunnel: Proposed Operation Maintenance Building (OMC)

View simulation does not include aesthetic treatments.

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Cultural Resources

  • 2,220 properties in project APE; 73 are listed in or eligible for the National Register:
  • TSM/TDM: 11 historic properties evaluated
  • No adverse effect
  • BRT: 17 historic properties evaluated
  • No adverse effect for 11 properties
  • No adverse effect with Standard Conditions for 6 properties
  • LRT: 17 historic properties evaluated
  • No adverse effect for 10 properties
  • No adverse effect without Standard Conditions for 7 properties
  • Freeway Tunnel: 51 historic properties evaluated
  • No adverse effect
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Geology and Soils

TSM/TDM BRT LRT Freeway Tunnel

Fault rupture, seismically- induced ground motion, liquefaction, and/or landslides Yes Yes Yes Yes Naturally occurring oil or gas encountered during construction Low Potential Low Potential Low to Moderate Potential Low to Moderate Potential Settlement above and adjacent to tunnel due to tunnel boring NA NA Low Potential Low Potential

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Hazardous Waste

Subject Property No. Facility Alternative(s) Affected

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Former Circle K Stores BRT

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Fashion Master Cleaners BRT, LRT, TSM/TDM (I-10)

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Railroad ROW TSM/TDM (Other Road Improvement T-1)

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Elite Cleaners BRT, LRT

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Blanchard Landfill LRT

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Mercury Die/ Mission Corrugated LRT, Freeway Tunnel, TSM/TDM (Other Road Improvement T-1)

5 4 1 3 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 6

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Air Quality - Conformity

  • Freeway Tunnel, tolled operational variation:

consistent with the 2012 RTP and 2015 FTIP

  • TSM/TDM, BRT & LRT – not considered Projects
  • f Air Quality Concern (POAQC) by Transportation

Conformity Working Group (TCWG)

  • Freeway Tunnel - additional analysis for

conformity will be conducted if the freeway tunnel is identified as the preferred alternative

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Air Quality

Criteria Pollutants – 2020 Opening Year

20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 2012 Existing No Build (2020) TSM/TDM BRT Project Study Area (lbs/day)

2020 Opening Year

CO ROG Nox PM10 PM2.5

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Air Quality

Criteria Pollutants – 2025 Opening Year

20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 2012 Existing No Build (2025) LRT FWY (single) with Tolls FWY (single) with Tolls and No Trucks FWY (single) with Tolls and Express Bus FWY (dual) No Tolls FWY (dual) No Trucks FWY (dual) With Tolls Project Study Area (lbs/day)

2025 Opening Year

CO ROG Nox PM10 PM2.5

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Air Quality

Criteria Pollutants – 2035

20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 2012 Existing No Build (2035) TSM/TDM BRT LRT FWY (single) with Tolls FWY (single) with Tolls and No Trucks FWY (single) with Tolls and Express Bus FWY (dual) No Tolls FWY (dual) No Trucks FWY (dual) With Tolls Project Study Area (lbs/day)

2035 Horizon Year

CO ROG Nox PM10 PM2.5

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Noise

  • FHWA Noise Abatement Criteria (NAC) and FTA Criteria used

to determine when a noise effect would occur

  • Receptors approaching and exceeding noise criteria prior to

abatement:

TSM/TDM BRT LRT Freeway Tunnel Single-bore Dual-bore 27 receptors approach or exceed NAC 9 receptors approach or exceed NAC 12 moderate impact receptors 5 severe impact receptors 66 receptors approach or exceed NAC 75 approach or receptors exceed NAC

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Noise Abatement

2 4 6 8 10 12 TSM/TDM BRT LRT FWY (single) FWY (dual) Number of Noise Barriers

Recommended Noise Barriers

Recommended Noise Barriers for the Build Alternative*

*Includes Recommended Noise Barriers for the TSM/TDM Improvements

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Ground-borne Noise and Vibration

LRT Alternative

  • Potential operational ground-borne noise and vibration

impacts to 450 residential buildings and 1 commercial

  • ffice building
  • No ground-borne noise and vibration impacts with

implementation of standard vibration control measures

Other Alternatives

  • No impacts associated with ground-borne noise and

vibration from the operation of the other Build Alternatives

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Construction Impacts

  • Temporary lane restrictions, road and ramp closures,

and detours

  • Emergency service travel delays
  • Groundwater dewatering during construction (LRT

and Freeway Tunnel)

  • Temporary air quality, noise and ground-borne

vibration impacts associated with construction

  • Encountering hazardous materials
  • Hauling excavated materials from tunnel boring using

freeways and/or rail

  • LRT station excavation would use local streets
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Health Risk Assessment

  • Existing conditions:
  • Cancer risk estimated about 100 in a million near most highways/principal arterials
  • Cancer risk estimated over 250 in a million near I-210 (east of SR 710) and I-5.
  • Decrease of cancer risk in the study area for all alternatives compared to

existing conditions

  • Reduction in cancer risks within the study area on local arterials
  • Higher reduction adjacent to freeways compared to existing conditions
  • Decrease attributed to stringent emission standards, cleaner fleets, improved fuel efficiency,

shifting of traffic for each of the build alternatives, etc.

  • Locations with greater existing VMT will have greater cancer risk

reduction in the future

  • The overall regional reduction of cancer risks considers emissions from

the ventilation structure

  • Particulate matter emissions are substantially reduced by scrubbing and

dispersion

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CEQA Conclusions

Unavoidable Significant Environmental Effects:

  • Paleontological resources
  • Inconsistency with local plans
  • Impacts to Study Area intersections/freeway

segments

  • Views of LRT from two locations
  • Cumulative impacts
  • Visual (LRT Alternative Only)
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CEQA/NEPA Process

  • Comments on Draft EIR/EIS will be accepted

during public review period

  • Written comments
  • Verbal comments from public hearing
  • Comments should address substantive concerns
  • n the technical analysis provided in the EIR/EIS
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Travel Demand Forecasting Summary

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Traffic Analysis Study Area - Freeways

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Traffic Analysis Study Area - Intersections

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Performance Measures for Travel Forecasting

  • System: VMT, travel time, throughput

(arterial and freeway), employment accessibility

  • Highway: Volume served, traffic diversion to

local arterials, use of arterials for long trips, travel time improvement

  • Transit: new transit trips, transit mode

share, north-south transit throughput, transit accessibility

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East-West Screenline

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Change in VMT (Study Area)

  • vs. 2035 No Build

Toll values ($4 and $1) are preliminary, based on those used for traffic analysis. These tolls were set to achieve optimized traffic volumes at high speeds, to maximize person-throughput. Refined tolls (and revenues) would have to be determined in a future, formal “Traffic and Revenue” study.

Additional roadway capacity attracts traffic from local streets (served by freeways).

Alternative/Variation

Lower is better

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Change in VMT (Region)

  • vs. 2035 No Build

Regional VMT changes are near zero, as traffic is redistributed.

Lower is better

Alternative/Variation

Toll values ($4 and $1) are preliminary, based on those used for traffic analysis. These tolls were set to achieve optimized traffic volumes at high speeds, to maximize person-throughput. Refined tolls (and revenues) would have to be determined in a future, formal “Traffic and Revenue” study.

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Change in VHT (Study Area)

  • vs. 2035 No Build

Study area travel time (VHT) drops as more roadway capacity is added, even though VMT increases.

Alternative/Variation

Lower is better

Toll values ($4 and $1) are preliminary, based on those used for traffic analysis. These tolls were set to achieve optimized traffic volumes at high speeds, to maximize person-throughput. Refined tolls (and revenues) would have to be determined in a future, formal “Traffic and Revenue” study.

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Person Trips Passing East-West Screenline

All alternatives serve more north-south travel.

Toll values ($4 and $1) are preliminary, based on those used for traffic analysis. These tolls were set to achieve optimized traffic volumes at high speeds, to maximize person-throughput. Refined tolls (and revenues) would have to be determined in a future, formal “Traffic and Revenue” study.

Alternative/Variation

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Volume Crossing Screenline (Arterials)

Arterial traffic volume is reduced with the freeway tunnel compared to transit alternatives.

Toll values ($4 and $1) are preliminary, based on those used for traffic analysis. These tolls were set to achieve optimized traffic volumes at high speeds, to maximize person-throughput. Refined tolls (and revenues) would have to be determined in a future, formal “Traffic and Revenue” study.

Alternative/Variation

Lower is better

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Volume Crossing Screenline (Freeways)

Additional freeway capacity serves more vehicle trips.

Toll values ($4 and $1) are preliminary, based on those used for traffic analysis. These tolls were set to achieve optimized traffic volumes at high speeds, to maximize person-throughput. Refined tolls (and revenues) would have to be determined in a future, formal “Traffic and Revenue” study.

Alternative/Variation

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Change in Arterial VMT (Study Area)

  • vs. 2035 No Build

Arterial VMT is reduced when freeway capacity is increased.

Toll values ($4 and $1) are preliminary, based on those used for traffic analysis. These tolls were set to achieve optimized traffic volumes at high speeds, to maximize person-throughput. Refined tolls (and revenues) would have to be determined in a future, formal “Traffic and Revenue” study.

Alternative/Variation

Lower is better

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Use of Study Area Arterials for Long Trips

The percent of long (cut-through) trips on local streets is reduced up to half when freeway capacity is increased.

Toll values ($4 and $1) are preliminary, based on those used for traffic analysis. These tolls were set to achieve optimized traffic volumes at high speeds, to maximize person-throughput. Refined tolls (and revenues) would have to be determined in a future, formal “Traffic and Revenue” study.

Alternative/Variation

Lower is better

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Change in Linked Transit Trips (Study Area) vs. 2035 No Build

Linked transit trips (a measure of additional use of transit) is highest for the LRT. The bus service improvements with the TSM/TDM provide benefits for all alternatives.

Toll values ($4 and $1) are preliminary, based on those used for traffic analysis. These tolls were set to achieve optimized traffic volumes at high speeds, to maximize person-throughput. Refined tolls (and revenues) would have to be determined in a future, formal “Traffic and Revenue” study.

Alternative/Variation

Higher is better 63

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Transit Travel Across the Screenline

North-south transit travel in the study area is approximately the same for all alternatives.

Toll values ($4 and $1) are preliminary, based on those used for traffic analysis. These tolls were set to achieve optimized traffic volumes at high speeds, to maximize person-throughput. Refined tolls (and revenues) would have to be determined in a future, formal “Traffic and Revenue” study.

Alternative/Variation

Higher is better 64

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Analysis Overview

  • Level of Service (LOS) on freeways

(~600 segments) and intersections (156)

  • 2020/2025 opening year and 2035 horizon

year

  • AM and PM peak periods
  • No-Build vs. Build (9 alternatives/variations)
  • Individual intersections and freeway

segments listed

  • Mitigation strategies assessed
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Next Steps

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Next Steps

  • Draft EIR/EIS Released on March 6, 2015
  • Circulation Period – 120 days
  • Three Public Hearings – April 11 & 14, 2015 and TBD
  • Response to Comments – Fall 2015
  • Identification of Preferred Alternative – 2016
  • Obtain Metro Board Approval – 2016
  • Revise and Finalize EIR/EIS – 2016
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Tentative Meeting Dates for TAC/SOAC

2015 TAC/SOAC Meeting Schedule: August 12/13, 2015 November 11/12, 2015

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Open Discussion