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TITLE INSU~ ANCE a TRUST CO.
G. E. ARBOGAST, CHAIRMAN OF BOARD
NEWBERY ELECTRIC CORP,
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L. A. PL ANNING DEP ARTMENT
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PACIFIC INDEMNITY CO.
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ROBT. S. BREYER. INVESTMENTS
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R. A. CARRINGTON, J" •• PUBL.IsHEIit
LOS ANGELES EXAMINER
T. M. CHUBB. GENERAL. MANAGE~
BO ARD PUB. UTIL.. a TRANS.
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CHIEF ENGINEER
BOARD OF DI RECTORSMEMBERSLOS ANGELE S ~f f i TROPOLI TAN TRAFFI C ASSOCI ATI ON
We humbl y s ubmi t t h i s r epo r t wi t h t he ho pe t ha ti t mi g ht b e h el p f u l i n p r o v i d i n g f o r t h i s a r e aa f ea s i b l e s y s t em o f MA SS T RA NSP ORT AT I ON wi t h i nt he ec o no mi c mea ns o f ev er y c i t i zen .
To es t a bl i s h t he obj ec t i ve of t h i s r e po r t ,t h es e f a c t s s h ou l d b e k e pt i n mi n d:
a . Ma s s T r a ns p o r t a t i o n i n t h e L o s An ge l e s Me t r o po l i -
t a n Ar e a i s n ow a c c omp l i s h ed b y a s y s t e m o f s t r e etc a r s , t r o l l e y c o ac h es a nd mo t o r b us e s ;
b . An y i mp r o v ed s y s t e m mu s t a c c o mp l i s h a d ef i n i t ebet t er ment i n s e r v i c e a nd s p ee d o f u ni t s ;
c . T he r o ut e s a nd o pe r a t i n g u ni t s a r e g ov er n ed p r i -ma r i l y b y t h at p or t i o n o f t h e p op ul a t i o n wh i c h p r e -f e r publ i c t r a ns po r t a t i o n t o p r i v a t e a ut o mo b i l es ;
d. The pa t t er n f o r L os Ange l e s c anno t be ba se d upo nwha t ha s b ee n do ne e l s e wh er e , a nd
e . Ad eq ua c y wi l l b e me as u r e d i n t e r ms o f e c on omi c sa nd r e a s o na b l e e f f i c i e nc y , a nd wh a t i s mo s tpr a c t i c a l f o r t h i s pa r t i c u l a r c o mmuni t y .
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MASS TRANSPORTATI ON and r el at ed t r af f i c pr obl ems , by r eason of t he
gr eat i nf l ux of peopl e combi ned wi t h t he t r emendous i ncr ease i nt he use o f t he mot o r v ehi c l e , i s PROBLEM NO. 1 i n t he Los Ange l esMet r opol i t an Ar ea.
Adequat e mass t r anspor t a t i on i s no l onger a conveni ence - - i t i s anecess i t y . T he day s o f t he l oca l t r anspor t a t i on monopl y a r e past .
The t r end de f i ni t e l y ha s be en away f r o m r ai l . The mot or bu s ha scome t o t he f or ef r ont as t he most i mpor t ant mode of mass t r anspor -t at i on t oday.
Mot o r buses hav e r epl aced r a i l l i nes i n most o f t he l a r ge c i t i est h r oughout t he St a t es . I n Ca l i f o r n i a a l one we hav e San J ose , S t ock -
t on, Sacr ament o , F r esno , San Di ego , Baker s f i e l d , Pasadena , LongBeach, Oakl and, Ber kel ey and Al ameda now ser v i ng t he t r avel i ng pub-l i c by mot o r bus .
Her e i n our own ar ea, t he Paci f i c E l ect r i c whi ch at one t i me com-pr i sed t he gr eat est i nt er ur ban r a i l r api d t r ansi t i n t he wor l d ser v -i ng a l l po i nt s i n Sout her n Cal i f or n i a now oper at e but 60 mi l es of doubl e t r ack ( i n pass enger ser v i ce ) and shor t l y app l i ca t i on wi l l bef i l ed t o abandon t h i s .
F l ex i b i l i t y of t he mot or coach has r e l eased t he whol et r anspor t at i on pat t er n f r om t he domi nance of a si ngl ef i xed means of ser v i ce.
Th e bus ha s on e ver y s i gn i f i c an t adv an t age ov er an y f i xed t y pe of r a i l l i ne, i n t hat i t can be pper a t ed t h r ough r es i dent i a l o r i ndus-t r i a l a r eas , p i ck up pass enger s c l ose t o homes o r wor k , oper a t e l i ket he aut omobi l e af t er ent er i ng t he f r eeway, t hen di s t r i but e pass eng-er s c l ose t o dest i nat i on upon agai n l eav i ng t he f r eeway.
Th i s t ype of op er at i on gi ves ex pr e s s s er vi c e t o a f a r gr e at er po r -t i on o f our popul a t i on t han woul d be poss i b l e by use o f f i xed f ac i l -i t i es i n a l ow dens i t y popul a t i on c i t y l i ke our s and a t t he samet i me r et a i n some r easonabl e f r equency of ser v i ce f or t hat pr opor t i ono f pass enger s who t r av el shor t d i s t ances t o poi n t s i n t e r medi a t e o f t he maj or commer ci al cent er s .
Too , t he bu s c an be qu i c k l y de t our e d du r i ng an y t ype of c ons t r uc t i onwo r k , i n c a s e o f a f i r e o r a c ci de nt , a nd c a n e as i l y b e e xt e nde d a t ami ni mum cos t wher e devel opment j ust i f i es i t , wher eas a f i xed r ai lr out e cannot be changed wi t hout enor mous out l ay of t i me and money - -a cap i t a l i nv est ment o f about one mi l l i on dol l a r s i s r equ i r ed t oconst r uct f i v e mi l es o f a doubl e t r ack t oday .
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The expr es s ed de s i r e of c er t a i n s egment s of t he pub l i c f o r a r a i lt r anspor t at i on sys t em wi t hout consi der at i on of t he heavy f i nanci a le l ement s cannot be accept ed as t he gover n i ng i n f l uence when obv i -ous r esu l t s mean f i nanc i a l l osses t hat woul d r equi r e a pr ogr am of
publ i c subs i dy by t he t axpayer .
The f r e eway s ys t e m pl anne d and now be i ng c ons t r u c t ed f o r t hi s ar eai s s u pe r i o r o r e qu al t o a ny o t h er i n t h e c o u nt r y a nd h as t h e v e r yr ea l advant age o f connect i ng t he maj or bus i ness and i ndust r i a l cen-t er s i n t he whol e met r opol i t an ar ea.
The add ed i nv es t ment r equi r ed t o de vel op r api d t r a vel by bus es ont hese f r eeways i s but a f r act i on o f what woul d be r equi r ed f o r anyot her t ype o f mass t r anspor t a t i on f ac i l i t y , be i t subway, r a i l o rmon or ai l .
THERE FORE, t he f r e~ways pr es ent t he one po s s i bi l i t y of pr ov i di ngf eas i bl e mass t r anspor t at i on i n t he f or eseeabl e f ut ur ea t r e a s o na bl e c o s t s .
Fr om t he Amer i can Tr ans i t Assoc i at i on " TRANSI T FACT BOOK" we getso me r eveal i ng f i gur es :
I n 1947 t her e wer e 13, 759 mi l es of sur f ace r a i l ( s i ngl e)t r ack i n t he Uni t ed St at es - - t hi s dr opped t o 7309 mi l es
b y t h e e nd o f 195 2. A v e r y a pp r e c i a bl e d r o p.I n 1947 t her e wer e 95, 300 mot or bus mi l es of r out er ound t r i p - - whi ch i ncr eased t o 99, 600 i n 1952.
I n 1947 r evenue passenger s car r i ed by t he sur f ace r a i ll i nes number ed 5, 980, 000, 000 as agai nst 8, 625, 000, 000c a r r i e d b y mo t o r c o a c h. By 1 952 t h e s u r f a c e r a i l p as s -enger s had dr opped t o 1 , 714, 000, 000 - - o r a l oss o f 4 , 266, 000, 000 i n 5 y r s . Mot or bus passenger s dr oppedt o 7, 125, 000, 000 - - or a l oss of onl y 1, 500, 000, 000pass enger s f or t he same per i od.
REVEALI NG! When added t o t he f act t hat t he popul at i on of t he Uni t edSt at es i n 1940 was 131, 669, 275 as agai nst 150, 697, 361 i n1950, and mot or vehi c l e r egi st r at i on f or 1947 was37, 360, 463 as agai nst 52, 644, 317 i n 1950,
The y expl ai n why we ha ve t r a f f i c pr obl ems and why s omemode of MASS TRANSPORTATI ON must be wor ked out bef or e t hesat ur at i on poi nt of t he PRI VATE AUTOMOBI I E i s r eached.
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The map on pa ge s 2 and 3 i s des i gne d t o s ho w t he r o ut es of a l l c o ac h l i n es - - mo t o r a nd t r o l l e y - - a s t h ey n ow e xi s ti n L o s An ge l e s Me t r o po l i t a n Ar e a, n ame l y , t h e s o u t h er n p or -t i o n o f L o s An ge l e s Co un t y g en er a l l y l y i n g s o ut h o f t h eMount ai ns .
I nc l uded a r e t he l i nes o f t he t wo ma j o r c o mpa ni es o per a t -i n g - - t h e L o s An ge l e s T r a ns i t L i n es a nd t h e P ac i f i c E l e c t -r i c Ra i l wa y Co mpa ny , a nd i t s s uc c es s o r t he Met r o pol i t a nCo ac h L i n es - - p l u s t h e l i n es o f o t h er c o mp an i e s a nd c i t i e s( mu ni c i p al l y o pe r a t e d) a s t h ey h av e b ee n r e po r t e d b y t h os e
compani es and muni c i pa l i t i es t o t he Assoc i at i on.
I t wi l l b e o bs e r v e d t h at c o v er a ge o f t h e Me t r o po l i t a n Ar e ai s f a i r l y c o mp l e t e a nd , t a k en i n c o nn ec t i o n wi t h t h e s u b -s t a nt i a l n umb er o f s t r e et c a r l i n es , p r o vi d es p ub l i c t r a ns -po r t a t i o n i n a l mo s t a ny d i r ec t i o n o f t r a v e l .
S ome 82% o f t h e p as s e ng er s l i v e wi t h i n 2 b l o c ks o f t h e l i n et hey boar d.
F or s t u dy a nd d i s c u s s i o n p ur p os e s ( b ut n ot i n cl u de d i n t h i s r e po r t )t h e c o ac h l i n es o f t h e t wo p r i n c i p al o pe r a t o r s - - t h e L o s An ge l e s
Tr ans i t L i ne s and t he Pac i f ~c El ec t r i c L i ne s and i t s s uc c es s or t heMe t r o po l i t a n Co a c h L i n es - - h av e b ee n e mp ha s i z e d b y s p e c i a l i n di c a -t i o ns o n a s e pa r a t e p r i n t o f t h e Ma p, a l l o t h er l i n es , p r i v at e c o m-p an y o r mu ni c i p al l y o pe r a t e d, n ot b ei n g s p e c i f i c a l l y i d en t i f i e d.
Ho we v er , t h i s s t u dy ma k es p os s i b l e a r a t h er a de qu at e e s t i ma t e o f t h e p ub l i c t r a ns i t p os s i b i l i t i e s , a nd i s b el i e ve d t o s h ow t h at n oe xt e ns i v e a nd c o s t l y i n v es t i g at i o n o r s u r v e y i s r e qu i r e d t o d et e r -mi n e t h e n ee d f o r a dd i t i o ns a nd b et t e r me nt s o f c o a c h l i n e c o v er a ge .
The var i ous s y s t e ms ar e wher e t hey ar e bec aus e t her e i s ne ed f o rt h e s e r v i c e - - o bv i o us l y t h ey wo ul d n ot e xi s t u nl e s s t h ey we r e n ee d-e d a nd we r e ma k i n g a p r o f i t f o r SOlIE one.
The pr i nc i pa l ne ed f o r eval ua t i on and s t udy of pr es ent and f u t ur ep os s i b i l i t i e s i s i n t h os e p or t i o ns wh er e n o s e r v i c e n ow e xi s t s , a nde ve n h er e i t i s p os s i b l e t o a r r i v e a t q ui t e s a t i s f a c t o r y c o nc l u s i o ns
b y a s t u dy o f t r a f f i c f l o ws - - q ua nt i t a t i v e a nd q ua l i t a t i v e - - wh i c hmay af f ect t hem.
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Th e map on pa ge s 6 an d 7 i s a gr a ph i c pr e s en t a-t i on o f cer t a i n o f t he Pac i f i c E l ec t r i c L i nesnow oper a t ed as pass enger r a i l l i nes wh i ch wi l lbe r epl aced by mot or coach oper at i on.
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on pr act i cal l y t he s ame r out es.
However , t her e ar e a l so r at her l ong st r et chesof pr i vat e r i ght s- of - way al ong whi ch t her e ar eno i mmedi at el y avai l abl e sur f ace st r eet r out es.
I t i s necessar y , t her ef or e , t o car ef u l l y exami net he possi bi l i t i es whi ch may exi st f or mot or coachr out es i n o r der t o ser v e t he pr esent pat r ons o f t he r a i l l i nes .
I t i s e xp ec t e d t h at r o ut i n gs c a n b e f o un d o r c r e -a t ed f o r t he coach l i nes Whi ch wi l l r esu l t i n mucht i me- s avi ng and i mpr ovement of ser vi ce as wel l .
S i nce t h i s map was r epr oduced, t he Van Nuys-Cahuenga Pass r a i l l i ne has been abandoned,and appl i cat i on made t o abandon t he Hol l y-wood Boul evar d r a i l l i ne.
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F i r s t , a b r i e f r ev i ew o f p r ev i ous s t udi es o f t he f r eewaysi n t hi s ar ea:
1. A p r o po s e d 10- y r P r o gr a m o f F r e e wa y Ac q ui s i t i o nand Const r uct i on her et of or e has been appr oved byt h i s As s o c i a t i o n. T he ma p o n p a ge s 8 a nd 9 i n -d i c at es s t a t us o f t he var i ous f r eeway r out es p r o -posed.
2. T he ma p o n p ag es 10 a nd 1 1 s h o ws t h e S t a t e Hi g hwa y s
as t hey now ex i s t .
3. c . L i nes on F r eeway s - - Map on pages 12 and 13shows p r op osed f r eeway c oac h l i nes f o r t he var i ousf r eeway r out es - - t hese shoul d b e p ut i n t o op er a t i onas soon as t he f ac i l i t i es ar e p r ov i d ed.
4 . F o l l o ws c o mp an i o n ma p - - p ag es 14 a nd 1 5 - - i n di c a t -i ng f o r t he S ug gest ed Expr ess Mot or Coac h S er v i c e ont he var i ous f r eeways , t he POI NTS OF I NGRESS AND E-GRESS ( f o r l oc a l d i s t r i b ut i on o f f t he f r eeways) , OFF-LANE STOPS PROVI DED and OFF - LANE STOPS SUGGESmD.
5. T he c apa ci t y o f f r e ewa ys pe r ho ur a s de pi c t e d o n t h emap on p ag e 16 shows a c omp ar i son o f c oac h ef f i c i enc ywh en o pe r a t e d o v er a b us y c i t y s t r e e t a nd t h at p os s i -b l e when op er a t ed as a f r eeway expr ess ser v i c e .
The ba s i s of t he pi c t ur e i s a c he c k of pa s s eng er scar r i ed i n one d i r ect i on dur i ng a maxi mum hour on ab usy c i t y s t r eet i n t he d ownt own ar ea and c a l c u l a -t i o ns o f n umb er o f ~o ac h es , f r e qu en c y o f u ni t s p as s -
i n g a g i v e n p oi n t o n a f r e e wa y a t a s p e ed o f 4 0 mi l e sp er hour b et ween s t op s .
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B. S URF ACE L I NE S
a . I n t e r s e c t i o ns wi t h F r e e wa y E xp r e s s Ro ut e s
b . Of f - l a ne S t o ps
The map on pa ge s 18 and 19 s ho ws po i nt s o f
i n t e r s ec t i o n bet ween t he ex i s t i ng s ur f a c e
c o a c h l i n es a nd t h e v a r i o us f r e e wa y s .
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f r e e wa y s a t t h e a bo v e p oi n t s o f i n t e r s e c t i o n.
S uc h o f f - l a ne s t o ps ma y b e l o c a t e d e i t h er o n
t h e n ea r o r f a r s i d e o f t h e i n t e r s e c t i o ns
h av i n g c r o s s s u r f a c e r o ut e s .
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LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN AREA
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Q. THROUGH ROUl ES
a . Mo t o r Co ac h Ex t ens i o ns o f L oc al T r a ns i t L i ne s
I t h as b ee n c o ns i d er e d d es i r a bl e t o e mp ha s i z e
t h e s i t u at i o n wh i c h n ow e xi s t s a t t h e e nd s o f
a n umb er ( 17 i n a l l ) o f l o c al t r a ns i t l i n es
wh er e e xt e ns i v e t r a ns f e r r i n g o f p as s e n ge r s i s
nec es s a r y t o c o mpl e t e t he " t h r o ugh" r o ut e .
F o r ex ampl e , t he wes t e r l y t e r mi nus o f t he " P "
Ca r L i n e a t P i c o a nd Ri mp au Bl v d - - h er e , t h e
Sa nt a Mo n i c a Muni c i pa l Bus i s t he f a c i l i t y
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c a l l i n e t o c o mp l e t e t h e " t h r o ug h" s e r v i c e b e-
t we en t h e c e nt r a l a r e a a nd p oi n t s b ey o nd t h e
t er mi nus t o and i nc l udi ng Sant a Moni ca.
I n d es i r a bl e c o nt r a s t , d i r e c t " t h r o ug h s e r v i c e "
i s p r o v i d ed b y t h e S an t a Mo ni c a v i a Cu l v e r Ci t y
Co a c h L i ne o per a t i ng o n Ven i c e Bo u l ev a r d .
S ee ma p o n p ag es 22 a nd 23 f o r Mo t o r Co ac h
E xt e ns i o ns o f L o ca l T r a ns i t L i n es .
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D. TI ME SAVI NGS
a. By Fr eeway Expr ess Coac h S er v i c e
The di agr a mat i c map on pa ge s 24 and 25 s ho ws s avi ng s i n t i me
bet ween var i ous c i t i es i n t he Los Angel es Met r opol i t an Ar ea.
The f i gu r es i n t he out er c i r c l es s ho w t he t i me i n mi nu t es r e-
q ui r e d o n p r e s e nt s u r f a c e t r a ns i t l i n es . T he f i g ur e s i n t h e
i nner c i r c l es show t he t i me whi ch wi l l be r equi r ed t o r each
t hese same p l ac es when t r ans i t un i t s c an b e oper a t ed v i a t he
var i ous f r eeways .
I t must be c l ear l y under st ood t hat f r eeways oper at e i n bot h
d i r e c t i o ns . P e r s o n s r e s i d i n g i n L o ng Be ac h a nd t h e a r e a s o u t h
of I mper i a l Hi ghway wi l l cont i nue t o r i de i n bot h d i r e ct i ons.
The f r e eway expr e s s c oac h wi l l pr o v i de t he means f o r al l t o
r e a c h t h e c e nt r a l s e c t i o n o f e i t h er L o s An ge l e s o r L o ng Be a c h,
a s t h e c a s e ma y b e, a s we l l a s a l l i n t e r me di a t e p oi n t s , i n t h e
s h o r t e s t t i me o n p ub l i c t r a ns i t v e hi c l e s . T he r e a r e a bo ut o ne
mi l l i on peopl e r es i di ng i n t he ar ea bet ween I mper i al Hi ghway
a nd t h e Oc e an a t L o ng Be a c h.
As p r ev i ous l y not ed und er " Capac i t y o f F r eeways p er hour " , b e-
c ause o f t he r es t r i c t ed sp eed o f movement o f t he uni t s , t he
c oac hes i n or d er t o c ar r y 6000 p er sons i n one d i r ec t i on on b usy
c i t y s t r eet must b e sp ac ed 200 f eet apar t - - on t he f r eeway,
o nl y a s i n gl e l a ne o f t r a v el wi t h t h e u ni t s s p a c ed 2 300 f e e t a -
p ar t need b e ut i l i zed t o move t he same numb er o f p er sons d ur i ng
t he hour o f maxi mum t r ave l , and s i nc e t he un i t s a r e not d e l ayed
b y s t op l i g ht s and c r oss t r a f f i c t hey c an move ab out e i g ht
t i mes f ast er .
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LOS ANGELES METROPOLIT AN AREA
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St a t i s~i ca l , o r economi c a r eas i n Los Ange l es Count y as t hey have beenused i n t he popul at i on r esear ch sec t i on of t he Count y Regi onal P l anni ng Commi s-s i o n f o r a n u mb er o f y e ar s a r e s h o wn o n t h e ma p o n p ag es 2 8 an d 2 9. F o r t h epur pose of t h i s r epor t we empl oy t he dat a t o show ar ea popul at i on, t he numbero f acr es i n each , t he av er age dens i t y ( per sons per acr e ) f o r 1950 and 1953, andt he census t r ac t s i n each a r ea havi ng t he h i ghest and l owest popul a t i on dens i t y .
To as s i s t i n r eadi ng t he ne c es s ar i l y r edu c ed s c al e of map, we pr es en t be l ow t hef ol l owi ng t abul at i on:
1950 1953Hi gh L ow Av. Dens i t y Av. Dens i t y
Ar ea De ns i t y T r a c t De ns i t y T r a c t p er a c r e p er a c r e
Adams 212 & - 236 145 B 15. 04 15. 21Bever l y Hi l l s 382 B 49 & - 50 5. 50 6. 04Bur bank 392 E 393 6. 40 7. 25Chat s wor t h 14 2 0. 80 0. 90
Ci t r us 461 447 A 1. 21 l . 83Compt on 535 C 529 A 8. 60 9. 55Cent r al 181 184 33. 06 30. 52*Domi nguez 298 B 335 B 3. 45 3. 69East 187 119 17. 10 16. 99*El Mont e 466 465 B 4. 70 5. 30Enci no 18 B 8 2. 80 3. 81Gl endal e 59 31 A 6. 28 6. 60Hol l ywood 92 30 10. 10 9. 70*I ngl e wood 353 D 340 C 7. 47 8. 79Long Beach 308 303 A 7. 60 9. 03Monr ov i a 444 B 446 3. 30 4. 04Nor t h East 117 137 B 13. 50 13. 39*
Nor wal k 537 B 538 A 3. 03 4. 56Pal os Ver des 336 A 337 A 1. 42 1. 54Pasadena 425 415 5. 88 6. 45Pomona 468 451 A 1. 65 1. 98Puent e Hi l l s 548 A 549 A 0. 35 0. 42San Fer nando 556 A 3 1. 74 2. 28San Gabr i el 476 B 472 A 7. 87 8. 81San Vi c ent e 48 A & - 48 B 48 A & - 48 B 0. 60 0. 86Sant a Moni ca- Veni ce 192 194 10. 13 11. 42Sout h Beach Ci t i es 361 195 5. 40 6. 88Sout h East 248 501 11. 33 11. 60
Tuj un ga 5 11 A 1. 29 1. 43Whi t t i er 543 D 547 B 2. 02 3. 45
Wi l s hi r e 101 A 98 21. 50 21. 40** Desi gnat es Decr ease
Al l engi neer i ng anal y ses o f t r ans i t p r oposa l s have f ound t ha t dens i t y o f popul a t i oni n t he Los Ange l es Met r opol i t an Ar ea wi l l not j ust i f y h i gh speed and h i gh capac i t yt r unk r a i l l i nes f o r any but t he most heav i l y popu l a t ed a r eas , and t hat v er y ext en-s i v e f eeder bus l i nes wou l d be necess ar y t o make t he t r unk l i nes ser v i ceabl e . Duet o t he r e l a t i v e l y l ow dens i t y o f our r eg i on, mass t r anspor t a t i on cannot be expect edt o pr ov i de t he ext ent and cover age t hat woul d per suade peopl e t o do away wi t h t hei raut omobi l es i n t h i s aut omobi l e cent er of t he wor l d , even i f t he money i s f ound t of i nance r a i l r ap i d t r ans i t , r egar d l ess o f what t y pe i s p r ov i ded . Howev er , when t her o s y d r e am o f h av i n g r a i l r a pi d t r a ns i t j u s t a s t h ey h av e i t i n Ne w Y or k , L o nd on o rP a r i s c o me s u p a ga i n s t t h e c o l d r e al i s m o f " wh o i s g oi n g t o p ay f o r i t " a l l s u c h
pr oposal s meet and have met wi t h i nsur mount abl e obst acl es. S i nce t he above map i n-d i ca t es a l so t he appr ov ed f r eeway sy s t em upon wh i ch i t i s p r oposed t o oper a t e ex -pr ess coaches, i t may be u t i l i z ed as an a i d i n r eachi ng conc l us i ons r egar d i ng r ap i dt r ansi t poss i b i l i t i es of t he f r eeway expr ess sys t em.
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On t h e c h ar t - - p ag e 30 - - De pa r t me nt o f Mo t o r Ve hi c l eF i g ur e s s h o w Mo m r Ve hi c l e Re gi s t r a t i o ns f o r t h e S t a t ea nd Co unt y o f L o s A nge l es f r o m a ppr o x i ma t e l y 1 93 4 t o1952 i n cl u s i v e. E mp ha s i z e d a r e t h e f o ur y ea r s 1948 t o1 952 i n c l u s i v e f o r L o s An ge l e s Co un t y wi t h t h e % o f i n -c r e as e o v er t h e p r e v i o us y e ar s t a t e d f o r a ut o mo bi l e s ,t r uc k s , a nd o t h er s , a nd t he t o t a l f o r e ac h o f t he s eyear s .
Twent y - e i gh t y ear s ago ( 1934 ) t her e wer e 441, 318 r egi s -
t e r e d mo t o r v e hi c l e s i n L o s An ge l e s Co un t y . On J a nu ar y1, 1953, we h ad 2, 226, 000 , o r f i v e t i me s a s ma ny , a nds t a t i s t i c a l ex per t s es t i ma t e t ha t o ur r eg i s t r a t i o n wi l li nc r ea s e by 1 00 % bet ween 1 95 0 a nd 1 97 0, wh i c h mea ns wema y ex pec t t o ha v e 4 , 0 00 , 0 00 mo t o r v eh i c l es by 1 97 0.
I t i s i mp or t a nt i n t h i s s t u dy o f f r e e wa y u s e t o n ot et h at o ve r t h e p as t f i v e y ea r s o ur r e gi s t r a t i o n h as i n -c r e as e d o n t h e a ve r a ge o f o ve r 100, 000 e ac h y ea r . Al -r e ad y t h e n umb er o f mo t o r v e hi c l e s i n L o s An ge l e s Co un -t y e xc e e ds t h e t o t a l c o mb i n ed r e gi s t r a t i o n o f t h e t e nf o l l owi ng st at es - - Nor t h Dakot a , Wyomi ng, Ver mont ,Ut a h , New Mex i c o , New Ha mps h i r e , Nev a da , Mo nt a na, De l a -wa r e a nd Ar i z o na . T he r e a r e b ut s i x s t a t e s i n t h e n at i o n,n ot i n c l u di n g Ca l i f o r n i a , wh i c h h av e a l a r g er r e gi s t r a -t i o n t h an L o s An ge l e s Co un t y - - t h ey a r e Ne w Y o r k , P e nn -s y l v a ni a , T e xa s , Oh i o , I l l i n oi s a nd Mi c h i g an .
As r a pi d l y a s t h e v a r i o us f r e e wa y s a r e c o mp l e t e d a ndp l a c e d i n o pe r a t i o n, t h ei r d es i g ne d c a pa c i t i e s a r e e x-c e e de d. T he Ho l l y wo o d F r e ewa y , d es i g ne d f o r 90, 000a ut o mo bi l e s p er d ay , n ow c a r r i e s 12 0, 0 00, o r a n e xc e s so f 33- 1/ 3 p er c e nt . I t wi l l b e n ot e d t h at r e gi s t r a t i o nsha v e i nc r ea s ed by a ppr o x i ma t e l y 3 0% bet ween 1 94 8 a nd1952. T ha t s u c h i n c r e as e s we r e a nt i c i p at e d i n a r r i v i n ga t t h e d es i g ne d c a pa c i t i e s o f t h e f r e e wa y s i s a t t e s t e db y t h e n umb er o f a l t e r n at i v e r o ut e s p r o v i d ed i n t h e o v er -a l l p l a n. T he Ho l l y wo od F r e ewa y, f o r e xa mp l e , wi l l b er e l i ev ed o f i t s p r es ent o v er c r o wd i ng when t he r e l i e f r out es - - Ri ver s i de Fr eeway, Ol ympi c Fr eeway, Nor mandi e-Wh i t na l l F r eewa y , Cr ens ha w F r eewa y a nd t he Sepu l v edaF r e e wa y - - a r e p l a c e d i n s e r v i c e .
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The Char t abo ve s ho ws t hat Met r o pol i t a n New Yor k ( Ne w Yor k - No r t h eas t - New J er s ey )l e a ds i n d en s i t y p er s q u ar e mi l e wi t h 9, 810 p op ul a t i o n; L o s An ge l e s t r a i l s wi t ha p op ul a t i o n d en s i t y p er s q ua r e mi l e o f o nl y 4, 587. Ci t i e s n ow h av i n g ma s s r a i lr a pi d t r a ns i t f a c i l i t i e s i n c l u de Ne w Y o r k , P hi l a de l p hi a , Ch i c a go a nd Bo s t o n - -a l l h i g h d en s i t y c i t i e s . Re du c ed t o p er a c r e d en s i t y , t h e p op ul a t i o n d en s i t i e s
c o mp ar e a s f o l l o ws : Ne w Y or k 15. 3, Ch i c a go 15. 0, P hi l a de l p hi a 14. 7 a nd Bo s t o n1 0. 1. E s t i ma t e s f o r L o s An ge l e s 1 97 0 p op ul a t i o n s h o ws t h at s o me o f t h e mo r e c e n-t r a l l y l o c a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l a r e a s ma y r e a c h t h es e v o l u me s : Ho l l y wo o d 14 . 3 d en s i t yp er a c r e , Wi l s h i r e 28. 8, Ad ams 18. 1, No r t h E as t 21. 2 a nd Ce nt r a l 31. 2.
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F. OPERATI NG METHOD
a . F o r F r e e wa y E xp r e s s Co a c h Ro ut e s
Map on page opposi t e i l l ust r at es oper at i ng met hod f or
F r e e wa y E xp r e s s Co ac h . Co ac h e s wi l l l o a d a t l o c a l s t o ps
i n t he r es i dent i a l a r eas , ent er f r eeway wi t h t o t a l l oad,
d i s t r i but e passenger s a t maj or t r ans f er po i nt s t o con-
t i nue t he i r j our ney t o des t i nat i ons on e i t her s i de o f t he
f r eeway wi t h subs t ant i al r emai nder compl et i ng t r i p i nt o
t he cent r a l bus i ness d i s t r i c t .
I t i s a mat t er of gr ave concer n t hat t he St at e Depar t ment
of Publ i c Wor ks t hr ough t he Di v i s i on of Hi ghways i s maki ng
no pr ov i s i on f o r bus t ur nout s i n t he i nt i a1 f r eeway con-
s t r uct i on pr ogr am. However , because t he Ci t y o f Los Ange-
l es guar ant eed t he f i nanc i ng ( t hen passed t he cos t on t o
t he t r ans i t user s ) bus t ur nout s have been pr ov i ded f o r on
t he Hol l ywood and Har bor Fr eeways .
I n or der t hat publ i c t r anspor t a t i on may g i ve bet t er ser v i ce
t h r o ug h u s e o f t h e f r e e wa y s , i t i s e s s e n t i a l t h at t h e p r e -
sent St a t e Law be amended t o spec i f y t hat bus t ur nout s f o r
l oadi ng and un l oadi ng passenger s be pr ov i ded as par t o f
a l l f r eeway const r uct i on, par t i cul ar l y i n t hi s Met r opol i t an
Ar ea.
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G. I NDUSTRI AL USES
a . Los Ange l es Met r opol i t an Ar ea
To r eadi l y v i s ua l i z e t he f r eeway po s s i bi l i t i es i n s upp l y i ng
r ap i d t r ans i t t o t he i ndust r i a l a r eas f r om t he v ar i ous sec -
t i ons o f t he Met r opol i t an Ar ea , t he map on pages 36 and 37
shows bot h t he f r eeways and exi st i ng i ndust r i es.
The l ar ges t c onc ent r a t i on of i ndu s t r i al de vel opment i s i n
t he ar ea s i t uat ed east of t he downt own cor mner c i a l cent er .
I t wi l l be not ed t hat t he f r eeways i mmedi at el y s ur r oundi ng
or pass i ng t h r ough i nc l ude t he Ol y mpi c , Sant a Ana , S l auson ,
Al ami t os, Long Beach and Concor d Fr eeways.
As not ed i n t he popu l a t i on s t udi es , most o f our new gr owt h
i s t a k i n g p l a c e o n t h e e dg es o f t h e u r b an a r e as . I n du s t r y ,
espec i a l l y , has and i s seek i ng l ocat i ons r emot e f r om t he
cent r a l a r ea - - cheaper l and, t axes a t mi n i mum, bet t e r par k -
i ng f ac i l i t i es, and oper at i on mor e ef f i c i ent and economi c.
I ndust r y br i ngs i n mat e r i a l and supp l i es and sh i ps out t he
f i n i shed pr oduct l a r ge l y ov er h i ghway s o r f r eeway s. I n t he
Los Angel es Met r opol i t an Ar ea ar e many i ndust r i a l p l ant s of
v ar y i ng s i z es now acc ess i b l e on l y by pr i v a t e aut omobi l e o r
s p e c i a l b us s e r v i c e . Ma s s r a pi d t r a ns i t s e r v i c e wi l l c o me
wi t h t he f r eeways - - expr ess bus bei ng t he answer .
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To pr es ent a f i na l i Uus t r a t i on c l ear l y enc ompa s s i ng t he t o t a l
s u r f a c e ma s s t r a ns i t s e r v i c e , a nd o f f e r c e r t a i n s u gg es t i o nsf o r a dd i t i o na l r o ut e s , t h e ma p o n p ag es 3 8 a nd 3 9 d ep i c t s :
a . L OS ANGE L ES T RANS I T COACH L I NE S" RAI L L I NES" STOPS ON PARKWAYS
I n di ca t e d b y b r o k e n GRE EN l i n e s
b. METROPOLI TAN COACH L I NES" RAI L L I NES
STOPS ON P ARKWAYSI n di ca t e d b y b r o k e n RE D l i n es
c . L OCAL COACH L I NE SCOACH LI NES \ VI THI N THE: VARI OUS MUNI CI PALI TI ES
I n di ca t e d b y BL A CK l i n es
NOT E: L o ca l Co ac h L i n es 4r e t h os e l i n es ( o t h er t h an t h eL o s An ge l e s T r a n s i t L i n e s a n d t h e Me t r o po l i t a nCo ac h L i n es ) a s t h ey h av e b ee n r e po r t e d b y t h e i n -d ep e nd e nt co mp an i e s a n d mu ni c i p al i t i e s t o t h i s As -s o c i a t i o n, e i t h er p r i v a t e l y o r mu ni c i p al l y o wn e d,oper at i ng wi t h i n t h e v ar i o us s e c t i o ns o f t h e L o sAngel es Met r opol i t an Ar ea.
d . PROPOSED ADDI T I ONAL COACH L I NESI n di c a t e d b y s o l i d BL UE l i n es
An y s y s t e m o f ma s s t r a ns i t f o r t h e L o s An ge l e s Me t r o po l i t a nAr e a mu s t p r o v i d e a de q ua t e a cce s s t o " t h r o u gh " r o ut e s b y me a nso f s u r f a c e f e ed er l i n es . S ur v ey s a nd o r i g i n a nd d es t i n at i o ns t u di e s h av e a l wa y s r e s u l t e d i n t h e d et e r mi n at i o n t h at ma s st r a n s i t p a s s e n ge r s co me a l mo s t e nt i r e l y f r o m l o ca t i o n s n ot ~et h an a q ua r t e r o f a mi l e f r o m a ny r o ut e . S i n c e i t i s n ot pr a c -t i c a l t o h av e a s y s t e m o f ma s s t r a ns i t c o mp os e d e nt i r e l y o f
p ar a l l e l o r t h r o ug h r o ut e s , t h er e mu s t o f n ec e s s i t y b e f e ed erl i n e s t o ma k e t h e f a c i l i t i e s a v ai l a bl e t o t h e ma x i mu m n umb er o f peopl e.
The pr i nc i pa l ne ed f o r ev al ua t i on and s t u dy of t h es e exi s t i ngl o ca l t r a n s po r t a t i o n s e r v i ce s i s t o t i e t h e m i n t o t h e o pe r a t i o no f e xpr e s s b us e s o n f r e ewa ys i n s u c h ma nn er t ha t ma ny o f t h emwi l l s e r v e a s f e e de r s t o t h e f r e e wa y s y s t e m.
I t i s a pp ar e nt t h at d et a i l e d l a y ou t o f t h e v a r i o us r o ut e s wh i c hi n t e r s e c t a ny f r e e wa y ca n o nl y b e ma d e a f t e r t h e f r e e wa y r o u t ehas been def i n i t e l y pr ogr ammed as t o const r uct i on .
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F r o m t h e f o r e go i n g t e xt s a nd i l l u s t r a t i o ns , i t i s c o nc l u de dand r ecommended t hat :
1. Th e L o s A ng el e s Me t r o p ol i t a n A r e a i s a l r e a dy p r o v i d ed wi t h ar e as o na bl y a de qu at e s y s t e m o f s u r f a c e t r a ns i t f a c i l i t i e s , b ot hr a i l a nd c o ac h . \ Vh i l e t h e s t u dy ma k es l i t t l e r e f e r e nc e t o s u r -f a c e r a i l l i n es , t h ey f i l l ma ny o f t he ga ps i n t h e c o ac h f a c i l -i t i es pat t er n.
2 . T he r e a r e d ef i n i t e p l a ns f o r r e pl a c i n g s o me o f t h e e xi s t i n gr a i l l i n es wi t h c o ac h s e r v i c e ~1 i c h wi l l s u pp l e me nt a nd a dd t ot h e a l r e a dy e x t e n s i ve co a ch f a c i l i t i e s p at t e r n .
3 . F r e ewa y e xp r e s s c o ac h s e r v i c e i s a nt i c i p at e d a nd r e c o~n en de df o r a l l f r e ewa y s a s r a pi d l y a s t h ey a r e c o mp l e t e d a nd a s r e qu i r e d
b y p op ul a t i o n i n c r e as e a nd d ev e l o pme nt o f n ow v a c an t a r e as i n t h eco u nt y a n d c i t i e s wi t h i n t h e a r e a .
4 . P as s e n ge r s u t i l i z i n g t h e f r e ewa y e xp r e s s s e r v i c e ma y e xp ec t t or e a ch t h ei r d es t i n at i o ns i n s u b s t a n t i a l l y l e s s r i d i n g t i me t h a ni s n ow p os s i b l e o n t h e e xi s t i n g f a c i l i t i e s .
5. A l a r g e ma j o r i t y o f t h e e xi s t i n g s u r f a c e t r a ns i t l i n es i n t e r s e c to ne o r mo r e r o ut e s o f t h e f r e ewa y s y s t e m. Ad di t i o na l s u r f a c el i n e s wi l l b e i n s t a l l e d o n ma n y o f t h e ma j o r t h or o ug hf a r e s wh i cha r e no t a s y et r o ut e s f o r s u c h l i n es •
••• I t i s r e co mme nd e d t h a t i n s u ch ca s e s t h i s p r o b ab i l i t y b e r e co g-
n i z e d i n t h e d es i g n o f t h e v a r i o us i n di v i d ua l f r e ewa y s wi t h s p ec -i a l r e ga r d f o r b us l o ad i n g z o ne s a t i mp or t a nt t r a ns f e r p oi n t s .
6 . \ Vh er e c oa c h e xt e ns i o ns o f l o c al l i n es - - wi t h e xt e ns i v e t e r mi n alt r a ns f e r r i n g - - h av e b ee n a ut h or i z e d a nd c e r t i f i e d a s i n t h ep ub l i c i n t e r e s t , t h ey a r e n ow s u pp l y i n g a n ee de d s e r v i c e •
•••I t i s r ecommended such ar r angement s be t er mi nat ed i f par a l l e l i ngt h r o u gh r o ut e s , s u ch a s a r e r e co mme nd e d f o r t h e f r e e wa y e x pr e s ss ys t e m, p r o v i d e co n t i n uo us s e r v i ce .
7. S ome o f t h e " t h r o ug h" r o ut e s o n b ot h t h e p r o po s e d f r e ewa y e xp r e s sc o ac h s y s t e m a nd t h e e xi s t i n g s u r f a c e r o ut e s a r e n ot i c e ab l y l a c k -i n g i n a de qu at e f e ed er s e r v i c e •
•• •I t i s r e co mme nd ed t h a t t h e s e co n di t i o ns b e ca r e f u l l y e x ami n ed a nd
f e e de r r o ut e s e s t a bl i s h e d a s d e t a i l e d s t u dy i n di ca t e s .
8. T i me s a v i n gs wh i c h wi l l r e s ul t f r o m t h e e s t a bl i s h me nt o f t h e
r ecommended f r eeway expr ess sys t em as det er mi ned and r epor t ed upon
wa r r a nt f u r t h er d et a i l e d s t u dy o f e xi s t i n g s c h ed ul e s a nd p r o po s e ds a v i n gs n ot o nl y i n a s i n gl e d es t i n at i o n b ut i n ma ny d es t i n at i o ns .
Tr avel t o and f r om ou t l y i ng i nd us t r i a l an d bu s i ne s s c en t e r s s ho ul dhave l i ke a t t ent i on .
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