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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 Car Pool Lanes
NORTH LANORTH LA COUNTYCOUNTY
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.