Date March 23, 2013

To San Fernando Valley and Westside Service Councils

From Scott Page

Subject Richards/Wright Motion Regarding Metro Express Service to Westwood

A motion was presented to Metro Service Planning Staff at the December 2012 Service Council Meetings, directing staff to review a concept of operating a new express service from the San Fernando Valley to Westwood, with possible extensions to Century City and the Culver City Expo Station. To begin the study, staff established a list of tasks and timeline for the project. Staff researched and reviewed a number of data sources that would help establish a travel pattern of residents, employees and existing transit users on both sides of the Sepulveda Pass. Then, existing Metro and other transit providers in the corridor were identified to determine coverage, ridership trends, and identify potential impact to patrons if altered. Finally, the travel demand was compared against the existing services to determine gaps in service. A list of study alternatives were developed based on these gaps. Once the list is refined, staff will prepare sample schedules and cost estimates and return to the Service Council prior to inclusion in a Public Hearing. In addition, there was concern expressed by the Service Council that buses might have speed issues on the I-405 through the Sepulveda Pass. Maintenance was asked to review the existing Cummins engine specification and determine what might be required to achieve a speed of 50 mph. Their response is found in Attachment A. Santa Monica Big Blue Bus provided a sample of daily ridership in Century City on Line 5, and this is provided in Attachment B. Attachment C contains a copy of the original motion presented in December 2012.

The following tasks were established to accomplish the study of the Motion, and to further analyze Metro services: Task 1 Perform an extensive review of all existing transit services and operators that

travel through the San Fernando Valley to UCLA, West Los Angeles, and Century City.

Task 2 Review existing San Fernando Valley travel patterns on Metro lines to identify

potential new routes and market. Task 3 Identify Metro existing routes that may have the potential to be routed from the

San Fernando Valley to Century City to address potential gaps in service. Task 4 Evaluate impact to existing ridership on lines identified in the study that could

be extended to Century City. Task 5 Identify operational impacts and challenges of the potential new routes. Task 6 Conduct a workshop with the SFV Service Council to discuss the study and

provide suggestions for a potential new service. Task 7 Advertise the Public Hearing in January 2014. Task 8 Conduct a Public Hearing in February 2014. Task 9 Seek approval of the final plan in March 2014. Task 10 Implement the approved Plan June 2014.

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Task 1 Perform an extensive review of all existing transit services and operators that travel through the San Fernando Valley to UCLA, West Los Angeles, and Century City.

Currently, several operators provide bus service over the Sepulveda Pass between the San Fernando Valley and Westwood, and Century City. Below is an inventory of the services available by each service provider. Metro Bus Lines Review Metro Rapid 761 & Line 233 (Late Night/Early Morning Trips) Metro Rapid Line 761 is the only line that provides direct service between the San Fernando Valley and Westwood, traveling through the heart of the Valley via Van Nuys Bl between Pacoima and Sherman Oaks, then operating via Ventura Bl and through the Sepulveda Pass along Sepulveda Bl. The route map is shown below. The line continues along Sunset Bl and Hilgard Av to UCLA and then travels through Westwood Village via Le Conte Av, Westwood Bl and Wilshire Bl, terminating at the Westwood Federal Building on Veteran Av. Besides UCLA and Westwood Village, the line connects to the Orange Line, Ventura Rapid Line 750 and Sepulveda Rapid Line 734 in the Valley and the Wilshire Rapid Line 720 in Westwood. It also serves the Skirball Center and Getty Museum in the Sepulveda Pass. Metro Rapid 761 provides 10-20 minute service during the peaks, 20 minutes during the midday and 30-60 minutes in the evening. Late night service is provided by Line 233. Weekend service operates about every 30 minutes and 30-60 minutes in the evening. Service on both Lines 233 and 761 is provided with higher capacity articulated buses. Service operates between 5:00 AM and 9:00 PM, seven days a week. A total of 59 trips operate in each direction on weekdays, 29 trips on Saturdays and 29 trips on Sundays. After 9:00 PM, Line 233, which provides local service on Van Nuys Bl, is extended via the route of Rapid Line 761 between Sherman Oaks and Westwood. A total of 5 trips operate in each direction on weekdays and 4 trips on weekends. Until recently, the route traveled through the Sepulveda Pass via the San Diego I-405 Freeway but was rerouted to Sepulveda Bl due to a stop location change for the Skirball Center. Buses could no long access the stop if the freeway was used, as it was moved north of the southbound freeway off-ramp. Service on Line 761 has evolved over the years but has maintained most of its original alignment. At one time, Lines 233 and 761 were part of a single line that operated all the way to the Culver City Transit Center, LAX City Bus Center and the Aviation Green Line Station. As a result of the San Fernando Valley Restructuring Study, the line was split into two lines, with the local portion of the route operating along Van Nuys Bl between Lake View Terrace and Sherman Oaks and the limited stop service to the LAX City Bus Center. The local portion was renumbered to Line 233 and the limited to Line 561. The northern terminal of Line 561 was rerouted from Van Nuys Bl to the Sylmar Station via San Fernando Rd-Truman St and the southern portion of the line extended to the Aviation Green Line Station. In June 2003, Line 561 was converted to Metro Rapid Line 761 and the northern portion of the route restored to Van Nuys Bl to address overcrowding concerns. The southern portion of the

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route was shortened from LAX City Bus Center and the Aviation Green Line Station to Westwood to improve on-time performance. Increased freeway congestion and the long route had made the line difficult to manage. The southern portion of the route was also proposed to operate directly to Westwood but this change was never implemented to address concerns regarding a lack of replacement service along Sunset Bl and discontinuation of direct service to the Hilgard Av side of UCLA.

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Line 761 Patronage In February 2013, ridership on Metro Line 761 averaged 12,112 weekday boardings. The majority of passengers are traveling to/from destinations within the San Fernando Valley, with the highest level of boarding and alighting activity occurring at the Metro Orange Line stop near Van Nuys/Bessemer (northbound) and Van Nuys/Aetna (southbound). Of the total boardings, 62% board and alight between Westwood and Victory Bl. About 2,500 boardings, or 22% of the total boardings, were traveling on the segment between the San Fernando Valley (Ventura and Sepulveda) and Westwood (Wilshire Federal Building). In the northbound direction, the Westwood/Wilshire bus stop recorded the second highest level of passenger activity next to the Orange Line.

Line 761 Northbound Bus Stop Activity

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SUNSET / BELLAGIO

CHURCH LN / 405 FWY

SEPULVEDA \ GETTY CENTER

SEPULVEDA \ SKIRBALL CENTER

VENTURA / SEPULVEDA

VAN NUYS / VENTURA

VAN NUYS / HUSTON

VAN NUYS / M AGNOLIA

VAN NUYS / BURBANK

VAN NUYS / AETNA

VAN NUYS / VICTORY

VAN NUYS / VANOWEN

VAN NUYS \ SHERM AN WAY

VAN NUYS / KESWICK

VAN NUYS / ROSCOE

VAN NUYS / CHASE

VAN NUYS / NORDHOFF

VAN NUYS / WOODM AN

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VAN NUYS \ LAUREL CANYON

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GLENOAKS / VAN NUYS

FOOTHILL \ PAXTON

VAN NUYS / FOOTHILL

VAN NUYS \ GLENOAKS LAYOVER

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In the southbound direction, the Van Nuys/Nordhoff and Van Nuys/Sherman Way stops experienced slightly higher activity levels than the Westwood stop. Recently collected TAP usage data shows that about 2 – 3% of Westwood bound patrons transfer to Line 2 and about 3 to 4% to Line 720.

Line 761 Southbound - Bus Stop Activity

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VAN NUYS / LAUREL CANYON

VAN NUYS / ARLETA

VAN NUYS / WOODMAN

VAN NUYS / NORDHOFF

VAN NUYS / CHASE

VAN NUYS / ROSCOE

VAN NUYS / KESWICK

VAN NUYS \ SHERMAN WAY

VAN NUYS / VANOWEN

VAN NUYS / VICTORY

VAN NUYS / BESSEMER

VAN NUYS / BURBANK

VAN NUYS / MAGNOLIA

VAN NUYS / HUSTON

VENTURA / VAN NUYS

VENTURA / SEPULVEDA

SAN DIEGO FWY \ SKIRBALL CENTER

SEPULVEDA / GETTY CENTER

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SUNSET / BELLAGIO

HILGARD / SUNSET

HILGARD / WESTHOLME

WESTWOOD / WEYBURN

WESTWOOD / WILSHIRE

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Other Service Providers Three other operators provide weekday peak only commuter service between the San Fernando Valley and Westwood/Century City. They include the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), Santa Clarita Transit (SCT) and the Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA). LADOT Commuter Express (CE) 573 The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) provides Commuter Express (CE) service between Mission Hills and Westwood/Century City during the weekday peak periods. The route map is shown below. Southbound CE 573 operates from Mission Hills via Chatsworth St and Balboa Bl to the Encino Park & Ride lot near Burbank Bl. The route then accesses the I-405 Freeway at Ventura Bl and exits the freeway at Sunset Bl. Service continues to UCLA and Westwood via Montana Av, Gayley Av, Le Conte Av and Westwood Bl to Wilshire Bl. The route then continues via Beverly Glen Bl and Santa Monica Bl to Century Square in Century City. The service operates at a premium of a $2.50 cash fare using over the road coaches. The schedule consists of thirty one way trips during weekdays mainly in the peak periods with the predominate number of trips going from the Valley to the Westside in the morning, and the reverse during the afternoon The frequency of service is about every 15 – 45 minutes. CE also provides three reverse commute trips in the morning and two reverse commute trips in the afternoon, largely as a result of scheduling efficiency. According to a May 2012 survey, the line has 1,044 boardings with 158 in Century City. This represents only 15% of the ridership. This indicates that the demand for service to and from Valley and Century City is very limited. Meanwhile, the area with the most activity is Westwood. It has 354 boardings or 34% of the ridership. A significant amount of the activity is probably due to transfers to and from Metro’s Line 20, 720, and Santa Monica Big Blue Bus 1, 2, 3, 8, 11 and 12 as well as others. In the San Fernando Valley, the bus stop with the most activity is at Balboa/Victory with 82 boardings or 8%. This stop happens to be adjacent to the Balboa Orange Line Station. A summary of bus stop activity is shown in the following tables.

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Bus Stop ActivityRoute 573 Northbound

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Gayley & Strathmore

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Balboa & Burbank

Balboa & Victory

Balboa & Vanow en

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Balboa & Saticoy

Balboa & Roscoe

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Balboa & Devonshire

Chatsw orth & Gaynor

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Bus Stop ActivityRoute 573 Southbound

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Balboa & Devonshire

Balboa & Nordhoff

Balboa & Roscoe

Balboa & Saticoy

Balboa & Sherman Way

Balboa & Vanow en

Balboa & Victory

Balboa & Burbank

Balboa Sports Complex

Gayley & Strathmore

Le Conte & Gayley

Westw ood & Weburn

Wilshire & Glendon

Wilshire & Beverly Glen

Santa Monica & Ave of Stars

Century Prk E. & Snta Monica

Century Prk E. & Constellation

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Source: City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation – Route 573 Ridership Data - 2012

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Santa Clarita Transit (SCT) 792 and 797 Santa Clarita Transit provides express service between Santa Clarita and Westwood/Century City on two lines during the weekday peaks, as shown on the map below. SCT 797 operates from the Santa Clarita Metrolink Station primarily along Soledad Canyon Rd, Valencia Bl, McBean Parkway, Orchard Village, Lyons Av and Newhall Av. The line accesses the I-5 freeway and transitions to the I-405 freeway and exits at Sunset Bl. The route then follows the same route as LADOT CE 573 to Century City. SCT operates six trips to Century City in the morning and seven trips from Century City in the afternoon. Service frequency is about every 15 minutes during the AM peak and every 30 minutes during the PM peak. The last two PM trips are spread further apart at 60 minute intervals. Total ridership is about 340 patrons per day in August, 2012. Line 792 provides four AM and six PM reverse commute express trips from Century City/Westwood to Santa Clarita. The frequency of service is about every 30 minutes, with the last two PM peak trips operating about 70 minutes apart. The Santa Clarita portion of the route differs from SCT 797, providing service to the industrial center area primarily along Valencia Bl, McBean Parkway and Newhall Ranch Rd. Total ridership is about 30 patrons per day.

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Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA) Line 786 AVTA 786 operates four express trips to Westwood, Century City and Hollywood in the morning and four reverse commute express trips in the afternoon. The first two AM peak trips operate from the Lancaster City Park Transfer Center to the Palmdale Transportation Center. The line then accesses the HOV lanes on the southbound I-5 and I-405 freeways to UCLA, dropping off patrons at the Gayley/Strathmore bus stop, then continuing via Gayle Av, LeConte Av, Westwood Bl and Santa Monica Bl to Century City. Service then continues along Santa Monica Bl, Wilshire Bl and La Brea Av to Hollywood. The two later AM trips operate along a reverse pattern on the Westside, stopping in Hollywood first and then proceeding to Century City and UCLA. The afternoon reverse commute trips start at La Brea/Santa Monica in Hollywood and continue to Century City and UCLA and return to Palmdale/Lancaster. Service frequency varies from 30 to 60 minutes.

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Task 2 Review existing San Fernando Valley travel patterns as provided by origin/destination and other studies completed in the last ten years A number of data sources are available which provides an indication of where Metro patrons, as well as San Fernando Valley Commuters, are traveling. These include a Zip Code Origins and Destinations Study, a Household Travel Survey, a Metro On-Board Survey, a base year person trip distribution pattern map provided by the East San Fernando – Van Nuys/Sepulveda Corridor AA Study, and finally a Century City Trip Commute Trip Origin Survey. In summary, the travel patterns of both the San Fernando Valley and Westside commuters is one with an east and west flow, not a north and south flow. Data provided on the following pages indicates that the majority of employees in Century City also live primarily east and west of their jobs. A survey of Line 761 patrons indicates that the majority board and alight north of Ventura Bl. The survey also shows that for those who do come to the Westside on Line 761, very few travel further than Westwood. The following are data sources and findings used for this project:

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Zip Code Origins and Destinations Since Line 761 terminates at the Westwood Federal Building, Metro staff reviewed data from the 2011 Transit On-Board Survey to determine what the potential demand is for patrons to travel from the San Fernando Valley to Century City. The Survey consists of actual origins and destinations from all users. The results of the Survey indicated that somewhere between 100 to 200 hundred people on Line 761 per day travel to Century City zip codes. The results are as follows.

As shown on the zip code map, the majority of Line 761 patrons are traveling to destinations within the San Fernando Valley. The highest passenger activity levels occurred between Pacoima and the Metro Orange Line which also corresponds with the bus stop activity graphs. As shown, Century City is a minor destination for Line 761 patrons.

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Household Travel Survey Another source of information is the Expanded Person Trip Table derived from the 2003 Household Travel Survey conducted for travel demand modeling. The tables indicate that there were few riders on Line 761 with origins and destinations to Century City and that most of these trips were dispersed throughout the Westside. The few patrons who did travel to Century City were not on Line 761, but other Metro bus lines further east of Van Nuys Bl including Line 224 along Lankershim Bl and Line 230 on Laurel Canyon Bl.

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Metro On-Board Survey Results The two maps below are based on Metro’s 2011 On Board Transit Survey. They show that for patrons using Line 761 for at least one leg of their trip, none were recorded with a destination of Century City, and only a small number to and from West LA and beyond in general. The largest cluster outside of the Valley is UCLA followed by Brentwood, Skirball and Sepulveda. These maps also show more trip destinations and origins coming from the west San Fernando Valley than the east.

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Person Trip Distribution Table The map below diagrams base year person trip distribution patterns provided by the East San Fernando – Van Nuys/Sepulveda Corridor AA Study. This indicates that approximately half of the trips are taking place within the Van Nuys-Sepulveda Corridor followed by the West San Fernando Valley, and East San Fernando Valley. Only 3.9% of all person trips are coming and going between the Van Nuys-Sepulveda Corridor and the Westside including Century City.

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Century City Commute Trip Origins The diagram below shows the Century City Trip Commute Trip Origin Survey prepared for the Century City Chamber of Commerce. It shows very clearly that the majority of the 1,520 commuters who responded are coming from throughout the West Los Angeles and Hollywood areas while relatively few from the San Fernando Valley. This agrees with the previous exhibits showing most commute trips to Century City originate from the Westside and Hollywood, not the Van Nuys Corridor.

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Task 3 Identify Metro existing routes that may have the potential to be routed from the San Fernando Valley to Century City to address potential gaps in service.

Alternatives Reviewed Line 588x Proposal A number of service alternatives have been suggested from the San Fernando Valley to Westwood, Century City, and the Culver City Expo Station. LADOT operates Line 573 serving the Balboa Bl corridor, Encino Park and Ride (Magnolia/Havenhurst), Westwood and Century City. Big Blue Bus operates Line 12 from the Culver City Expo Station to Century City and terminates in Westwood, which utilizes streets that are transit compatible and provide the best route to Century City. Big Blue Bus also operates Line 5 from Culver City Expo Station to Westwood. The travel data presented earlier in this presentation does not show a strong Valley to Century City commute travel pattern today. It does show a strong east/west pattern of travel in the Valley and Westside, indicating why the Metro Orange Line and Metro Rapid Line 720 are so heavily patronized. Of the patronage on Metro Rapid Line 761, only 22% travel to Westwood. LADOT Line 573 shows a similar travel pattern, with only 34% traveling to Westwood, and even less (15%) to Century City. The original San Fernando Service Council Motion presented a map and route description for a proposed new Line 588x. Resources and revenue service hours have remained constant over the last two years, and are not expected to change in the near future. Any new service would require a potential reduction of service on other lines. The proposed route also by-passes Sherman Oaks, which have indicated they also want an express route to Westwood and Century City. The implementation of Line 588x would require Line 761 to continue to operate, as the ridership indicates 78% of patronage is staying on Van Nuys and do travel south of the suggested Victory Bl route west of Van Nuys Bl. Metro Maintenance has also provided guidance on if or how a bus could obtain the speed of 50 mph on the I-405 Fwy Sepulveda Pass, and it appears this is not possible without considerable engineering and conversion costs to modify buses. Even then, there is no guarantee the modified buses could reach 50 mph. Therefore, the benefit of accessing the I-405 earlier at Victory Bl to access the HOV lanes would not be gained. The Line 588x proposal also included an extension from Century City to the Culver City Expo Station. This service is already provided by Big Blue Bus Line 5. Ridership data proved by Big Blue Bus indicates a strong Century City westbound patronage, but not eastbound to Culver City. The Motion also suggested using proposed streets such as Manning and Motor Ave. This area is entirely residential with single family homes, and is not an area that would be compatible with regularly scheduled bus service which may also use articulated buses. While Big Blue Bus Line 13 uses these two streets, they do so only four times in the morning and afternoon. Unfortunately, there is no direct route to Century City from the Culver City Expo Station. Based on potential gaps in service, Staff developed some service delivery alternatives as follows:

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A local service presence is necessary for stops in the Sepulveda Bl pass; this could be accomplished by Map 1 - Operating Line 233 (Van Nuys Local) all day to Westwood via Sunset Bl, and possible extension to Sepulveda Expo; or via Map 2 - Extend Line 234 (Sepulveda Local) to Westwood via Sunset Bl, with possible extension to Sepulveda Expo, making it the true north/south Sepulveda Bl local. Service from Westwood to Sepulveda Expo would operate “discharge only”.

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Map 1 – Operate Line 233 to Westwood with Possible Extension to Sepulveda Expo

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Map 2 – Extend Line 234 to Westwood with Possible Extension to Sepulveda Expo

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Provide a faster Metro Rapid service to the Westside; connect the Van Nuys/Ventura Bl corridors to Westwood, as shown in Map 3. This service would utilize the Line 761 route on Van Nuys Bl, by-pass the Sepulveda Bl Pass and Sunset Bl stops and uses the I-405 Fwy, exiting at Wilshire Bl and terminating at the Wilshire/Westwood Bls intersection. A possible extension to the Sepulveda Expo is shown as a dashed line on the map. A suggested alternative could be an extension to Century City, as shown. Regardless of which alternative may be operated, either Line 233 or 234 would need to be extended to Westwood.

Map 3 – Potential Line 761 Route Modification to Westwood/Century City or Sepulveda Expo

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Consider a new service from the West Valley to the Westside; the Reseda Metro Rapid Line 741 could be extended to the Encino Park and Ride, continuing to Westwood, Century City, or Sepulveda Expo, as shown in Map 4 below.

Map 4 – Potential Line 741Route Extension to Westwood/Century City or Sepulveda Expo

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Conclusion Travel patterns of commuters and transit riders in San Fernando Valley show a strong east/west movement, but not north/south. However, there is a need to serve the Sepulveda Pass Corridor with transit service. Due to construction as well as the placement of the new southbound Skirball Center off-ramp, bus service must stay on Sepulveda Bl from Ventura Bl to Sunset Bl. and cannot transition to I-405 between Ventura Blvd and Sunset Blvd. At the same time, ridership along Sunset Bl is not strong, and the current Line 761 route to the intersection of Wilshire and Westwood Bls is circuitous. While it appears buses should not use the HOV lanes over the Sepulveda Pass due to speed issues, a service alternative is feasible using the general purpose freeway lanes. By routing either Lines 233 or 234 on Sepulveda Bl all day, an improved Metro Rapid service, either by Line 761 or a route extension of Line 741, could be provided. While a route extension to the Sepulveda Expo Station is mentioned, Expo Phase II will not open until 2016. Additionally, Culver City Bus operates a Local and Rapid service on Sepulveda Bl from Westwood, and Culver City Bus has expressed that their Bus Rail Interface analysis is still being completed. Once the Service Councils have indicated a preferred alternative from the Valley to Westwood and potentially Century City, Staff will continue working to refine the proposals and return with cost estimates and potential schedules for the service. At this time, service from Century City to Westwood will not be considered further, and a potential service to Sepulveda Expo requires further review and is over two years away from a rail opening date.

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Attachment A Metro Maintenance Assessment of CNG Engine Horse Power Improvements The San Fernando Service Council indicated that buses should operate in the HOV lanes at speeds of at least 50 mph or faster. Staff asked Bus Engineering to review the current CNG engine placed in the 45 foot composite NABI to determine what would be required to improve the horse power of existing engine. The current configuration of a 45 foot composite bus uses an OEM supplied DDC Series 50G engine rated at 280 horsepower, 900 lb-ft of torque. Metro is currently re-powering the 8000 series buses with the Cummins ISL engine rated at 280 hp and 900 lb-ft of torque. To achieve a minimum 50 mph sustained speed through the Sepulveda Pass would require an engine rated at a higher output in order to meet all operational requirements. To install a higher power rated engine would require substantial Engineering and modification to the engine mounting structure, engineering time for all of the wiring interface, exhaust and coolant plumbing and final testing. Much of this can be achieved in house using Metro staff familiar with the process, however the structural considerations for this modification would require NABI’s cooperation and Engineering talent at a substantial upfront cost. What is not known is if the NABI bus structure will be able to handle the additional 400 pounds of weight for the larger transmission supported in a cantilever configuration. The larger transmission is needed to handle the higher output of the engine. The engine cradle would undoubtedly have to be completely re-engineered to allow the larger transmission, and the mounting to the bus structure would require the bus manufacturer’s assistance in evaluating the stresses induced by the increased weight and higher power and torque. Other components found in the engine compartment would have to be relocated to allow the transmission to fit. Modification to the Composite bus structure is not an option and it’s not clear what would have to be done to make room for heat exchangers, plumbing, or mounting. Ultimately, even the 320 hp Cummins may not even be sufficient to maintain the minimum 50 mph target without testing of an actual bus under fully loaded conditions. Computer models have not been considered sufficient given the many variables involved. Costs for such an endeavor would be substantial and require a significant amount of technical development time from Metro staff who are already committed to re-powering other Metro buses. Help would be needed from the bus manufacturer as well, and their Engineering costs could be extensive. Staff is not able to put a dollar figure on a cost to re-power per bus. Our current re-power of the 8000 series buses is in the final stages of testing and evaluation and took 12 months to evaluate, develop then complete. Any change as described above for improving horse power would take at least 12 months or long, after other re-power commitments have been fulfilled. There are no other commercially available CNG fueled, emissions certified engines available for use by Metro other than the Cummins ISL. There are some that are undergoing field testing, however those would not be an option for such an endeavor.

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Again, converting the engine may be possible, but it’s unknown that the bus structure will be able to withstand the additional stresses that will be induced over the course of 7-9 more years of possible service. The costs are not known due to the fact that a full engineering evaluation has not been conducted, and there is limited staff available for such an endeavor.

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Attachment B Big Blue Bus Ridership Tables for Line 5 at Century City Stops CONSTELLATION EB & AVE OF STARS FS 2/25/2013

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