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State Route 710 Study August 13, 2012 Presentation to Pasadena City Council

Overview: Alternative Analysis Phase

Background

• Existing No Build condition of SR-710 contributes to growing congestion on nearby freeways & arterials

• 2/3rds of LA County voters approved Measure R

• Robust Project Scoping effort completed

• Metro Board awards environmental and outreach contracts (two 3 year contracts)

• Public participation ongoing

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Where we are…

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Alternative Analysis (AA) Phase

WHY & HOW?

• Fulfill next step leading to environmental studies

• Evaluate a full range of reasonable multi-modal transportation alternatives to address the problem

• Collect data, and conduct engineering and other environmental and technical assessments

• Consider input from Project Scoping as well as public input during the AA phase

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Project Development Process

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Post Scoping - Initial Study Area

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• Keep all modal options on the table including: Transportation Systems Management

/Transportation Demand Management (TSM/TDM) low-build; surface, subsurface and elevated alignments; transit (bus and rail) options; arterial improvements; freight management systems; supporting advanced technologies; and No-Build

• Define project need and study area • Continue public participation

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What we heard during Scoping

• Consider all related traffic, engineering, social, aesthetic, economic, cultural, natural, archaeological, health, air quality, noise and environmental justice issues

• Consider local and regional planning impacts • Conduct cost/benefit analyses

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More on what we heard

What we are studying…

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• No Build • TSM/TDM • Bus Rapid Transit • Light Rail Rapid Transit • Freeway (surface, subsurface/underground) • Highway/Arterial Improvements • Advanced Transportation Technologies

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Alternative Concepts

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No Build

TSM - Transportation System Management • Active transportation systems • Expanded transit (bus) service • Hot spot and/or intersection improvements and • Intelligent Transportation System improvements

TDM - Transportation Demand Management • Rideshare, telecommuting

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TSM/TDM Concepts

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BRT and LRT Concepts

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Freeway Concepts

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Highway/Arterial Improvement Concepts

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TSM/TDM Alternative Concept – Active Transportation

TSM/TDM Alternative Concept – Bus Service Improvements

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TSM/TDM Alternative Concept– Intersection & Local Street Improvements

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TSM/TDM Alternative Concept – ITS Improvements

Everyone has a role…

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Key Participants

• Stakeholders – provide input throughout study process

• Metro - administer technical and community outreach study contracts (staff recommends final alternative to Metro Board based on study results)

• Caltrans - serve as lead agency for CEQA/NEPA compliance, provide technical oversight, certify study results

• Contractors – conduct study, execute tasks, solicit public input and inform stakeholders

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Study Decision-Making

Study Team

Stakeholders

Metro, Caltrans

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• All Communities Convening • Community Liaison Councils • Stakeholder Outreach Advisory Committee • Technical Advisory Committee • Open Houses, Subject specific

informational sessions, roundtables, and/or focus groups, as needed

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Outreach Structure

Some of what we have learned…

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• Major congestion on local streets intrusive and

decreases level of service • Operational deficiencies on highway system

adversely impacts transit system • Limited north-south transit network

constrained by slow speeds on local arterials

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Mobility Constraints

Preliminary Project Need

• Improve mobility by accommodating regional and local north-south travel demands in the western San Gabriel Valley and east/northeast section of the city of Los Angeles within the study area

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Objectives that meet Project Need

• Minimize travel time • Improve connectivity and mobility • Reduce congestion on local network and

regional freeway network • Increase transit ridership • Minimize environmental and community

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Initial Environmental Assessment

Environmental topics evaluated • Property Acquisition • Community and Neighborhoods • Parkland/Community Facilities • Biological/Jurisdictional Resources • Noise • Air Quality • Visual Resources • Geotechnical • Hazardous Waste • Environmental Justice • Paleontological Resources • Historic Properties

Alternatives Screening Process

Draft P&N & Range of Alternatives

Conceptual Set of Alternatives (42)

Initial Set of Alternatives (12)

Final Set of Alternatives

Scoping Meetings

Alternative Analysis

Environmental Documentation

NOD/ROD

Preferred Alternative

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Next Steps

• Further refine alternative concepts and study area • Continue conceptual engineering and technical

analyses • Recommend final alternatives by Fall 2012 • Circulate Draft Environmental Document and

conduct Public Hearing by Winter 2013 • Final Environmental Document by Winter 2014 • Continue public participation

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Stay Connected and Involved

facebook.com/sr710Study @SR710Study

www.metro.net/sr710study (855) 4-SR-710-0 / (855) 477-7100 -

toll free [email protected]

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