sunset charrette handout

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Sunsetsolutionsfor

Councilmember Mike Bonins

Sunset Traffic Initiative

Community Workshop

February 6, 2016


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Thank you to todays co-sponsors:

sponsors

A New Dawn fo Solving Sunset trafc


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background


ar Friends,

afc congestion on Sunset Boulevard in Brentwood is maddening and infuriating. During rush hour, motorists can spend nearly an hour dri

ingle mile near the 405. As a result of the tremendous gridlock, people are arriving late for appointments, parents are losing quality time

ir children, and residents feel like they are locked into their neighborhoods for large chunks of the day.

e problem has been getting incrementally worse for decades but I refuse to believe we cant make it better. Thats why I have launch

nset Trafc Initiative and taking three big steps to address the problem. We are going to focus on unprecedented collaboration, expert anal

d community input, to come up with proposed solutions, big and small.

tting Expert Analysis & Adviceorder to solve this problem, we rst need to fully understand how two basic foundations of transportation engineering - street design and

signal timing - contribute to trafc on Sunset. To accomplish this important rst step, I asked renowned transportation expert Allyn Ri

collaboration with former City of Santa Monica Trafc Engineer Sam Morrissey (now with the transportation systems rm Iteris), to prep

trategic analysis of the Sunset corridor design and signal timing. This report will help us understand the technical challenges we are faci

luding roadway construction, lane markings, and signal timing, and will additionally offer suggestions for improving the corridor. Bringin

sh, expert eyes to take a look at Sunset Boulevard will be incredibly useful in guiding how we tackle this problem.

nset Transportation Collaborativee big cause of trafc on Sunset is the number of people going to and leaving from the many wonderful institutions on and near Sunset Bo

rd world class schools, houses of worship, hotels, museums and cultural centers. To truly make an impact on trafc, these institutions nee

rk together, share best practices, pool resources, and develop goals for actually reducing the number of Sunset Boulevard trips they gener

at is why I am convening a Sunset Transportation Collaborative, and inviting all the Sunset-area institutions to participate. Already, key ins

ns have accepted my invitation to participate in the collaborative, including: Paul Revere Middle School, the Getty Center, the Archer Sc

Girls, St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, the Brentwood Business Improvement District, University Synagogue, Brentwood School, and

int Marys University. The Collaborative will host its rst meeting in early 2016.

ant the collaborative to grow into a genuine Transportation Management Association, a nonprot collaborative that will provide and coordi

nsportation services in and around the corridor. We have seen successful trip reduction through such transportation management plans at W

r Center, UCLA, and more recently in Century City. Through ride-sharing, joint shuttles, coordinates scheduling and more, the number of t

Sunset Boulevard can be reduced, easing the gridlock we encounter.

mmunity Charrettedays workshop (or charrette in planner-speak) will be your opportunity to evaluate proposed solutions,

d suggest your own. This will be an interactive, solutions-focused workshop.

e proposed solutions from trafc engineers and transportation experts are intended to stimulate your

ative thinking. Your experience on the road, your observations, your creative ideas are encouraged in this

eractive session. I am open to any idea that could help - big and small, general or intersection-specic -

d nothing is off the table for discussion.

nset Boulevard is not going to miraculously return to the trafc-free street that it might have been a

f century or more ago. But it can get better - if we work together, are open to examining all ideas,

d commit to nding ways to reducing the number of cars. I look forward to working with you to

ake this happen.

gards,

IKE BONINuncilmember, 11th District


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agenda


Saturday, February 6

8:30 - 9:00 am Registration and Refreshments Auditorium

9:00 - 9:45 am Welcome & Introductions Auditorium Meghan McCarty, Moderator

Councilmember Mike Bonin

Seleta Reynolds, General Manager, LADOT

9:45 - 10:45 am Panel 1:Engineering & Design SolutionsImproving and Innovating Our Infrastructure Auditorium

Sam Morrissey, Iteris

Allyn Rifkin, Rifkin Transportation Group

Alan Clelland, Iteris

11:00 - 11:50 am Breakout Group Work Sessions Gym

12:00 - 1:30 pm Panel 2:Demand Management Solutions: Changing Our Transportation Habits Auditorium Peter Valk David Grannis

Rene Fortier, UCLA

Annie Nam, SCAG

Steve Greene, AECOM

Elliot Treharne

1:30 pm Closing Remarks: Wrap Up & Next Steps Auditorium Councilmember Mike Bonin


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facility map


Paul Revere Charter Middle School

Welcomeand Panels

Breakout

Sessions


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speaker Bios


MODERATOR

MEGHAN McCARTYMeghan McCarty covers commuting and mobility issues for KPCC. Got a gripe about grid-

lock or public transit? Shed love to hear from you.

She gets to work in a car (for now) but occasionally jumps on the Metro and walks as often

as she can. Shes looking for advice to become a more intrepid biker.

Meghan has been with KPCC since 2010, when she was hired as an Associate Producer for

The Madeleine Brand Show, where she created her signature Weekend Alibi datebook fea-

ture. She went on to report, produce and edit for Take Two Show, KPCCs award-winning

morning newsmagazine.

Meghan has contributed to public media outlets up and down California, from KQED in

San Francisco and KVIE in Sacramento to KCET TV in L.A. She has reported abroad fromSouth Africa, Germany, India, Israel and the West Bank.

Meghan got her Masters from USCs Annenberg School of Journalism and her B.A. in English from UCLA, but she

is not torn when it comes to rooting for sports teams (it would be impolitic to reveal her allegiance).

PANEL ONE

SAM MORRISSEY

Sam Morrissey is an Associate Vice President with Iteris, Inc., a transportation rm. He leadsIteris Mobility Services Division, focusing on transportation engineering and planning proj-

ects to improve the day-to-day operations of multi-modal transportation systems. He previ-

ously served as Manager of Parking and Trafc for the City of Santa Monica, where he was

responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Citys transportation and parking network.

Sam has over 16 years of experience in the design, planning, forecasting, analysis, and opera-

tion of a variety of transportation facilities. Throughout his career, Sam has managed plan-

ning and engineering projects in California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, Utah, and Washington.

He is a registered Civil Engineer in California and Hawaii, and a registered Trafc Engineer

in California. Sam lives in Pasadena with his wife and two children.

ALLYN D. RIFKIN, PEMr. Rifkin has over 35 years experience in the eld of transportation engineering and planning. Included in that ex

perience are assignments in both the private and public sectors, ranging from consultant for developers to transporta

tion policy research for the Automobile Club of Southern California. Until recently, he was the Chief of the Bureau

of Planning and Land Use Development for the Los Angeles Department of Transportation,

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speaker bios


ALLYN D. RIFKIN, PE (cont).responsible for managing a staff of 38 professionals and serving as the key department li-

aison between the development community, LA Metro, SCAG and City Council on trafc

mitigation and transportation planning issues.

As an independent consultant, Mr. Rifkin has assisted the Community RedevelopmentAgency in a complete streets initiative; the City Planning Department in its revision

to the Citys Mobility Element of the General Plan, and the City of Santa Monica in

developing a Pedestrian Mobility Toolkit. He was chief advisor to then Supervisor Zev

Yaroslavsky regarding his mobility proposal to convert Pico and Olympic into a one-way

pair. Recently, he advised the Brentwood Homeowners Association in its review of school

expansion projects in the Sunset Corridor.

Professionally, Allyn is active in the Institute of Transportation Engineers - he has served

as the president of the largest Chapter of ITE, the Southern California Chapter, with over

1,100 members. In addition to serving on the National Transit and Transportation Planning committees, he has beinstrumental on national steering committees for the ITE Trip Generation Committee and the Urban Goods Move-

ment Committee. He has lectured extensively on the topics of trafc impact mitigation and neighborhood trafc

controls.

His college education began with a B.S. in Systems Engineering at UCLA and led to an M.S. in Transportation En

neering at Northwestern University. Rifkin is nationally recognized for his expertise in travel demand forecasting

His more recent work has involved trafc plans to relieve congestion in various hot spots of development in South

ern California including Downtown Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, the LAX Transportation Corridor (the

initial area in Los Angeles to adopt a trafc impact mitigation fee), and Warner Center.

ALAN CLELLANDAlan Clelland has served as Senior Vice President in the Transportation Systems division

of Iteris since October 2007. Mr. Clelland has over 40 years of experience in transporta-

tion engineering and trafc control and management.

Alan moved to the United States after working in urban trafc control activities in univer-

sity research, local government and the private sector in Britain, The Netherlands, Por-

tugal and Mexico. He established the Los Angeles ofce for JHK and Associates (later

TransCore) and was Project Manager for some of the most innovative ITS projects in

Southern California including the City of Los Angeles ATSAC and Santa Monica Free-

way Smart Corridor Systems. He was a partner in Gardner Systems until its acquisition

by Siemens and then became Director of Consulting for the rm until joining Iteris.

Mr. Clelland is a past Chair of ITS California, serves as a Senior Advisor to the ITS

California Board and is contributing to the Los Angeles Economic Development Corpora-

tions Autonomous Vehicle Initiative.

He has a B.S. degree in Physics and Electronic Engineering from the University of Leeds, England, is a registered

electrical engineer in Europe and a certied Project Management Professional.


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speaker bios


PANEL TWO

PETER VALKPeter brings over 30 years of experience in land use and transportation planning to the

eld of travel demand management (or TDM). He has been an advisor to the Cities of Los

Angeles, Santa Monica, Pasadena, Glendale and many other jurisdictions on use of Travel

Demand Management (TDM) to manage trafc congestion, air quality impacts, and pres-

ervation of community quality of life.

Peter has advised public and private sector clients across the US and internationally for

over thirty years on a variety of projects including multi-modal transportation programs

for Fortune 500 organizations and municipalities.

Mr. Valk was a lead instructor for the nations rst TDM Certicate Program at UCLA as

well as teaching transportation planning in the California State University system.

DAVID GRANNISDavid Grannis is the strategist in chief at Point C L.L.C., a Pasadena consulting rm

dedicated to improving peoples lives by developing and implementing triple bottom-line

mobility and land use strategies designed to benet people, planet and prosperity.

A self-described generalist, David holistically evaluates problems and develops the

strategies, the partners, and the actions needed to effect change. He also oversees the

funding and implementation of those strategies to ensure economic and ecological ben-et.

His work includes serving as a strategic advisor/mobility consultant to public agencies,

nonprot entities, and private sector companies working to address the interrelationship

between land use and mobility sustainability. Among his clients are: Century City TMO,

Los Angeles World Airports, NBC Universal, Rancho Mission Viejo, and The Ratkovich

Company, serving as a strategic consultant to Los Angeles Metro, Gruen Associates and

Grimshaw Architects for the Los Angeles Union Station Master Plan.

David has also served as the developer, lead consultant and author/raconteur for Vision Los Angeles, a 25-yeartransportation/land-use and air quality plan designed to help Los Angeles County become the most accessible regio

in the Country. His experience also inludes time as a strategic advisor/consultant to The Hearst Corporation in its

successful conservation agreement to protect the 80,000-acre Hearst Ranch in perpetuity, serving as lead consultan

to the City of Pasadena in the development of legislation to create the Pasadena Blue Line Construction Authority

(Gold Line), which resulted in the design-build completion of the project on time and under budget.


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speaker bios


RENE FORTIERRene Fortier (B.A. Rice University; M.A./M.S. UCLA), Executive Director UCLA

Events & Transportation, oversees both a comprehensive transportation program and

the campus Events Ofce. With a daily population of 70,000, UCLA reduces trafc, and

improves air quality and quality of life for the UCLA campus and the community at large

through an extensive sustainable transportation program, including public transit passes,

carpools, vanpools, bicycle programs, shuttles, and a campus eet which is 50% alterna-

tive fueled.

UCLA has received awards from the Air Quality Management District, Association for

Commuter Transportation, L.A. Metro; and the Governors Environmental and Economic

Leadership Award (GEELA) for Climate Change, and is designated a Best Workplace

for Commuters and a Bike Friendly University.

ANNIE NAMAnnie Nam manages the goods movement and transportation nancial planning depart-

ment for the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG). She oversees

regional planning studies and researches nancial and policy initiatives related to trans-

portation investments.

She is currently managing SCAGs Express Travel Choices Phase II study involving the

development of a concept of operations for a regional express lane network.

Prior to joining SCAG, Ms. Nam worked for the City of New York, where she developed

nancial forecasting models, analyzed capital project nancing and economic policyinitiatives. Ms. Nam holds a bachelors degree and a masters degree from Columbia

University.

STEVE GREENE, M.PL., PH.D.Steven Greene, M.Pl., Ph.D., is an Associate Vice President in the Los Angeles ofce of

AECOM. He specializes in the evaluation and development of mobility alternatives for

congested and heavily traveled corridors, as well as in policy solutions to regional transpor-

tation challenges.

Prior to moving to Los Angeles in 1996, he taught at Princeton University and served as a

policy fellow in the ofce of United States Senator Jim Jeffords.


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ELLIOT TREHARNEElliot Treharne is a specialist in urban and environmental policy and is currently the Air

Quality Manager at the Mayor of Londons Ofce with responsibility for all of Londons

air quality and green transport projects and programs.

Elliots career started with the United Nations, with placements in New York and Tan-

zania. Following these Elliot joined Transport for London developing Londons conges-

tion charging scheme. He co-wrote the Mayors Air Quality Strategy in 2009 and 2010,

developing the local measures concept to reduce poor air quality at the worst hotspots in

London and played a pivotal role in developing proposals for Londons new Ultra Low

Emission Zone. Elliot chairs both the EUROCITIES Air Quality Working Group and the

experts group of the Air Quality Initiative of the Regions, representing the major Euro-

pean industrial and urban regions in discussions with the European Union.


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corridor map


Use this map to identify any ideas or areas of concern that come to mind during the prese


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glossary


Any given industry is replete with jargon and the transportation industry is no exception. Therefore, we have included this

Transportation glossary of terms and concepts to familiarize you with some of the terminology you may encounter during th

course of the days activities.

Active Transportation(also known as Non-motorized Transportation and Human Powered Transportation) includes Walking, Bicyclin

Small-Wheeled Transport (skates, skateboards, push scooters and hand carts).

Busway/Bus Lane: travel lanes dedicated to public transit buses, often incorporating other features both on bus and at bus stops ensure high quality frequent reliable bus service.

Charrette: A community design exercise that is a technique for consulting with stakeholders. The goal of a charrette is to promojoint ownership of solutions and attempts to defuse confrontation.

Complete Streets: refers to roadway design and operating practices intended to safely accommodate diverse users and activitieon a street, including pedestrians, cyclists, motorists, public transport users, people with disabilities, plus adjacent businesses an

residents.

Congestion Pricing: Road pricing that makes use of variable or xed fees to reduce peak-hour vehicular congestion. Congestiopricing works by shifting purely discretionary rush hour travel to other transportation modes or to off-peak periods.

Cordon Pricing: a type of congestion pricing that uses either variable or xed road charges to drive within or into a congested arwithin a city. The cordon deliniates the boundary where the road charge would apply

Electronic Road Pricing: This refers to various electronic systems that collect vehicle tolls, which can reduce or eliminate the neefor tollbooths and for vehicles to stop. A local example would be High Occupancy Toll Toll (HOT) lanes currently operating on se

tions of the I-110 and I-10 freeways.

Generated Trafc: Additional vehicle trips on a particular roadway or area that occur when roadway capacity is increased or trav

conditions are improved, due to latent demand (additional trips that travelers would make if trafc conditions were improved). A

portion of generated trafc often consists of induced travel, that is, an increase in total vehicle mileage (which excludes travel shiftefrom other times and routes).

Grade Separated: Paths, special lanes, freeways, transit and rail lines that are completely separated from regular roadways, eithabove or below ground, and so are not delayed by cross-streets or roadway congestion.

High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV): a passenger vehicle carrying more than a specied minimum number of passengers. HOVs iclude carpools, vanpools, and buses. HOV requirements are often indicated as 3+ (three or more passengers required) or 4+ (four

more passengers required).

HOV Lane: This is a trafc lane limited to carrying high occupancy vehicles (HOVs) and certain other qualied vehicles. A morcommon denition would be a carpool lane.

Lane Assignment: the practice of conveying to drivers how they should align themselves upstream of an intersection to maneuvfor their desired turning movement as an intersection widens. Conveying proper lane assignment with placement of signs and mark

ings can reduce last minute lane-changes and illegal turns, all of which can cause congestion.

Managed Lane: A lane which is restricted to particular types of vehicles provide improved travel conditions to eligible users. Eligbility can be based on the number of people in the vehicle, the type of vehicle, users who are willing to pay a toll, or other criteri

Examples include HOV lanes, HOT lanes, freight lanes, and Value Priced lanes.

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glossary (cont.)


Mode: is a term used to distinguish different ways to perform transport and/or travel. Modes of transport for transportation purposinclude automobile, bicycle, bus, rail and walking.

Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax: Taxes on motor vehicle fuels, which are usually considered a road user fee.

Multi-Modal: In transportation circles this term is used to describe a single trip to a destination that uses two or more modes otravel. For example, driving an automobile to a light rail station, then taking the light rail train to ones nal destination.

Non-motorized Transportation(also known as Active Transportation and Human Powered Transportation) includes Walking, Bcycling, Small-Wheeled Transport (skates, skateboards, push scooters and hand carts).

Parking Management: Strategies aimed at making better use of available parking supply. Parking management strategies includpreferential parking or price discounts for carpools and/or short-term parkers, and disincentives, prohibitions and price supplemen

for those contributing more to congestion.

Parking Pricing: This means that motorists pay directly for using parking facilities. Time variable parking pricing can be used ascongestion reduction strategy.

Parking Cash-Out: This means that people (typically commuters) who are offered a free parking space at their place of business aoffered the cash equivalent to forgo their free parking space when they use alternative modes of transportation to commute to the

place of business.

Reversible Lane Operation: a travel lane in which trafc may travel in either direction, depending on certain conditions. Typicallit is meant to improve trafc ow during rush hours, by having overhead trafc lights and lighted street signs notify drivers whic

lanes are open or closed to driving or turning.

Road Pricing: The general term for any charge for use of a roadway. It is sometimes limited to direct charges, such as tolls, or mainclude other vehicle fees, including fuel taxes, license fees, congestion pricing and parking charges.

Toll Road: A section of road where motorists are charged a direct user fee (or toll).

Transponder: An electronic tag installed in a vehicle for electronic road pricing. The tag is read electronically by an electronic toing device that automatically assesses the amount of the user fee.

Transportation Demand Management (TDM): A general term for various strategies that change travel behavior (how, when anwhere people travel) in order to increase transport system efciency and achieve specic objectives such as reduced trafc conge

tion, road and parking cost savings, increased safety, improved mobility for non-drivers, energy conservation and pollution emissio

reductions. Also called Mobility Management.

Transportation Management Organization/Association (TMO/TMA): Non-prot, member-controlled organizations that prvide transportation services in a particular area, such as a commercial district, mall, medical center or industrial park. They are gene

ally public-private partnerships, consisting primarily of area businesses with local government support. Transportation ManagemeCoordinators (TMC) are professionals who work for TMAs or individual employers.

Sunset Corridor Transportation Collaborative: Initiative lead by Councilmember Mike Bonin to establish a Transportation Maagement Organization among the educational institutions and local business in the Sunset Boulevard Corridor. The effort is designe

to incentivize local educational institutions and businesses to pool their transportation services and resources to reduce single occ

pant trips to their institution while encouraging ride-sharing and vanpooling, thereby decreasing demand on our roadways.

Turn Restrictions: A restriction or prohibition of turn movements from one street to another. The restriction can blimited to a specic day(s) and/or time of day. Turn restrictions apply to all road users. Current enforcement pra

tices provide no practical means to distinguish between cut-through trafc and local residents.


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