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Los Angeles CountyMetropolitan Transportation Authority

Hollywood/West Hollywood Transit

Corridor Connection to Crenshaw/LAXTransit Corridor-

Initial ReviewMeasure R Project Delivery Committee (Item #__)

November 18, 2010

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Recommendation

Receive and File Report

on Issues, AlignmentOptions and Costs toConduct an InitialReview

These extensions areincluded in Strategic(Unfunded) Element of

the Long RangeTransportation Plan

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West Hollywood Alternative - Westside Subway Draft EIS/EIR

4.5 mile Heavy Rail subway from Hollywood/Highland (Metro Red Line) toWilshire Boulevard

High ridership potential identified, high cost did not meet federal cost-effectiveness criteria

Not Recommended as part of Locally Preferred Alternative

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Potential for4,000 to 5,000boardings permileHigher thanany existing orplanned LRTCorridor, butless than MetroRed/PurpleLine Corridors

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Alternatives Identified in Crenshaw/LAX Corridor Northern ExtensionFeasibility Study (June 2009)

Crenshaw Blvdterminates atWilshire

Riders propensity totravel towards west.

LaBrea, Fairfax LaCienaga betterconnection points

with WestsideSubway

Possible secondphase extensionnorth to West

Hollywood andHollywood

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Harbor Subdivision Alternatives Analysis

Approved December2009, precursor to

South Bay MetroGreen Line Extension

Examined possibleextensions of SouthBay Metro Green Lineto San Pedro and/or

Long Beach

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Potential North/South LRT Corridor Connection

Hollywood/West Hollywood Connector toExposition/Crenshaw would be 6.5 to 9.5 miles in lengthdepending on alignment

Would be more cost-effective than heavy rail if portions ofalignment could be above ground

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Potential toConnect five northsouth lines withfive east-west linesMetro Red LineMetro Purple LineExposition LineMetro Green LineLAX Connector

Project Segment(Assumes LRT Mode)

Phase

OfDevelopment

Length(Miles)

Cumulative

Length(Miles)

1 Crenshaw/LAX Corridor FEIS/FEIR/PE 8.5 8.5

2 South Bay Metro GreenLine Extension AA/DEIS/DEIR

4.0 12.5

3 Hollywood/WestHollywood Connection Initial Review 6.5 - 9.5 19.0-22.0

4 Long Beach Extension AA Study 10.0 29.0-32.0

5 San Pedro Extension AA Study 5.0 34.0-37.0

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Westwood/West Hollywood to Crenshaw/LAX Initial Review

Study Scope Conceptual Alignments, stationlocations, connections to existing andplanned transit lines, ridershipforecasts and costs

Study Time 12 Months (Following NTP)

Study Cost $1.5 million (est.)

Issues No staffing or budget currently

assigned or planned in near future

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