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HomeMy Public PortalAbout03 March 22, 1999 Plans and Programs1 • • • J.r.36. Records 046180 RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTAI PLANS AND PROGRAMS COMMITTEE AGENDA TIME: 12:00 P.M. DATE: Monday, March 22, 1999 LOCATION: Riverside County Transportation Commission Office 3560 University Avenue, Conference Room A Riverside, CA 92501 Video Conference: Mojave Desert Air Quality Managing District Governing Board Chambers, 2"d Floor 15428 Civic Drive, Victorville, CA 92392 Plans and Programs Committee Members Roy Wilson / County of Riverside, Chairman Robin ReeserLowe / City of Hemet, Vice Chair Jan Leja / City of Beaumont Robert Crain / City of Blythe John Chlebnik / City of Calimesa Eugene Bourbonnais / City of Canyon Lake Doug Sherman / City of Desert Hot Springs Percy Byrd / City of Indian Wells Chris Silva / City of Indio Frank West / City of Moreno Valley Frank Hall / City of Norco Dick Kelly / City of Palm Desert Will Kleindienst / City of Palm Springs Al Landers / City of Perris Bob Buster / County of Riverside Eric Haley, Executive Director Hideo Sugita, Director - Planning and Programming Plans and Programs Committee State Transportation Improvement Program Regional Transportation Improvement Program New Corridors Intermodal Programs (Transit, Rail, Rideshare) Air Quality and Clean Fuels Regional Agencies/Regional Planning Intelligent Transportation System Planning and Programs Congestion Management Program Comments are welcomed by the Committee. If you wish to provide comments to the Committee, please complete and submit a Testimony Card to the Clerk of the Commission. RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION PLANS AND PROGRAMS COMMITTEE MEETING LOCATION 3560 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, SUITE 100, RIVERSIDE 92501 CONFERENCE ROOM A VIDEO CONFERENCE LOCATION MOJAVE DESERT AIR QUALITY MANAGING DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD CHAMBERS, 2ND FLOOR 15428 CIVIC DRIVE VICTORVILLE, CA 92392 MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1999 12:00 P.M. AGENDA* Action may be taken on any items listed on the agenda. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (FEBRUARY 22, 1999) 4. CETAP CONTRACT Staff recommends that the Plans and Programs Committee discuss this matter and take appropriate action. 5. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO PERFORM THE PROJECT STUDY REPORT/PROJECT REPORT AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES FOR THE STATE ROUTE 79 REALIGNMENT THROUGH THE CITIES OF HEMET AND SAN JACINTO Staff recommends that the Plans and Programs Committee. recommend that the Commission put out a request for proposals from consultants who would be qualified to prepare a combined Project Study Report/Project Report along with the necessary environmental documents that will be required to clear the project for final design. 6. PROPOSED SB 836 VOLUNTARY RIDESHARE PROGRAM FOR THE INLAND EMPIRE REGION Staff recommends that the Plans and Programs Committee recommend that the Commission authorize staff to: 1) approve the SB836 1998 project detailed in the attached scope; 2) accept lead agency responsibilities, as requested by SANBAG; and 3) after review by legal counsel execute an agreement with Southern California Associated Governments for implementation of the project. 7. FY 1999-00 SECTION 5310 PROGRAM Staff recommends that the Plans and Programs Committee recommend that the Commission 1) adopt the FY 1 999-00 FTA Section 5310 Riverside County project rankings as recommended by the Local Review Committee; 2) include the projects in the Regional Transportation Improvement Plan, and 3) certify by Resolution No. 98-02 that the projects are consistent with the local area regional transportation plan. 8. TIER II STATION ANALYSIS & RECOMMENDATIONS Staff recommends that the Plans and Programs Committee recommend that the Commission 1) approve the Tier II Station Analysis and Recommendations Report; 2) proceed with initial development of rail stations at Van Buren Boulevard in Riverside and near Main Street in Corona, including preliminary engineering, cost analysis, design, and identification of and negotiation for necessary real property; 3) pursue funding partnerships with the cities of Riverside and Corona, especially in the areas of improved vehicular access and waiver of fees and assessments;• 4) seek additional property adjacent to the La Sierra Station for expanded parking; 5) secure the cooperation of Metrolink and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad; 6) initiate the appropriate funding applications and allocations from State and Federal agencies. 9. RAIL PROGRAM UPDATE Staff recommends that the Plans and Programs Committee recommend the Commission to review, receive and file the attached report. 10. ADJOURNMENT • • • AGENDA ITEM 3 • • • RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION PLANS AND PROGRAMS COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 22, 1999 MINUTES 1. CALL TO ORDER. The meeting of the Plans and Programs Committee was called to order by Chairman Roy Wilson at 12:00 p.m., at the offices of the Riverside County Transportation Commission, 3560 University Avenue, Riverside. Commissioners Present: Eugene Bourbonnais Bob Buster Percy Byrd John Chlebnick Robert Crain Frank Hall Dick Kelly Will Kleindienst Al Landers Jan Leja Robin Reeser Lowe Doug Sherman Chris Silva Roy Wilson 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS. There were no comments from the public at this time. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. M/S/C (Leja/Silva) approve the minutes dated January 25, 1999, as submitted. 4. FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS LIST. M/S/C (Kelly/Kleindienst) that the Commission direct staff to work with RCTC's federal advocate to obtain funding for the projects listed in the report. 5. CONTRACT WITH CETAP CONSULTANT. ♦ Hideo Sugita, Director of Planning and Programming informed the Committee that the following firms had been selected to perform the Integrated Planning Project (CETAP). Sverdrup, as overall project coordinator and lead, SAIC on CETAP, The Planning Center for the County General Plan, and Dudek and Associates as lead on the MSHCP. M/S/C (Byrd/Crain) authorize staff to negotiate a contract with the selected CETAP consultant consistent with previously allocated funds, including SCAG planning funds and County funds, subject to Legal Counsel review with the understanding that the contract will be brought back for Commission review and action. 6. REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TO PRODUCE FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR FUTURE NORTH SOUTH CORRIDORS BETWEEN 1-10 AND SR -60 BETWEEN 1-15 AND 1-215. The following points were made during the deliberation of this item: ♦ Craig Nuesteadter, City of Moreno Valley, expressed support for the Commission efforts to - study the possibility of creating new cross county transportation corridors. He encouraged the Commission to look at the arterial study done in 1992 that reviewed the possibility of creating a corridor between the City of Moreno Valley and Grand Terrace. This continues to be a valid issue due to the possible closure of Pigeon Pass Road. ♦ Commissioner Robin Reeser -Lowe added that an alternative route for Gilman Springs Road becomes especially important during the fire season. M/S/C (Kelly/Silva) that the Commission direct staff: 1. Subject to SANBAG approval, to prepare a Request for Proposal to produce a feasibility study for future North South arterial corridors between 1-10 and SR -60 between 1-15 and 1-215. Staff will evaluate the proposals received and bring back a recommendation for a contract award to the selected firm that produces the proposal favored by the selection process. The selection team will be composed of members representing RCTC, SANBAG, County of Riverside, City of Fontana and others as deemed appropriate by RCTC staff. 2. To begin discussion with the City of Moreno Valley and other interested jurisdiction in the southwest region of the county regarding possible transportation corridors. 7. SB 45 2% PLANNING, PROGRAMMING AND MONITORING ACTIVITIES PLAN AMENDMENT. The following points were made during the deliberation of this item: ♦ Commissioner Bob Buster asked about incentives to minimize the use of planning funds in an effort to have more funding available for projects, and Hideo Sugita, Director -Planning and Programming, explained that the 2% set aside for planning, programming and monitoring is a new Commission responsibility required by SB 45, so this is will be our first attempt at determining the budget necessary to carry out these new responsibilities. Eric Haley, Executive Director, added that the Commission has discretion over the use of the funds. M/S/C (Sherman/Kleindienst) that the Commission approve: 1. $244,471 of SB 45 2% Planning, Programming and Monitoring funds to support the SB 45 staff position for fiscal year 2003 and 2004; 2. $253,782 of SB 45 Planning, Programming and Monitoring funds to support CVAG Project Monitoring Activities for FY 1999-2004. 3. $70,000 of SB 45 Planning, Programming and Monitoring funds to conduct a • • • • • project master Plan in the Palo Verde Valley. 4. $175,000 of SB 45 Planning, Programming and Monitoring funds to support an 1-10 lane addition Project Study Report in the Coachella Valley; and 5. Reserving the balance of planning funds available in the Coachella Valley and the Palo Verde Valley for future Transportation Project Prioritization uses. 6. Authorize staff to proceed with the necessary administrative requirements to process a STIP amendment of program PPM funds consistent with current and prior Commission action. 8. TRANSFER OF CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION SERVICE AGENCY (CTSA) FUNCTION FROM SUNLINE TRANSIT AGENCY TO COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS OF THE DESERT. M/SIC (Kleindienst/Leja) that the Commission approve the transfer of Consolidated Transportation Service Agency (CTSA) designation in the Coachella Valley from SunLine Transit Agency to Community Partnerships of the Desert as requested. 9. MEASURE A COMMUTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM EVALUATION SURVEY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. The following points were made during the deliberation of this item: ♦ Commissioner Bob Buster asked whether June will be soon enough for the completion of this study with car pool lanes becoming such an issue in the legislature. He iterated the need for accurate numbers to show the impact of eliminating or restricting car pool lanes. Eric Haley stated that staff will provide the Commissioners this information. M/S/C (Hall/Kleindienst) that the Commission authorize staff to: 1. Develop and issue a Request for Proposal for a Measure A Commuter Assistance program Evaluation Survey; 2. Rate the RFP's by a committee comprised of two RCTC Commissioners, two RCTC staff members, two SANBAG staff members and possibly two SANBAG Board members; and 3. Present a recommendation on selecting a firm to conduct the work at a future Commission meeting. 10. ADJOURNMENT. There being no further business for consideration by the Plans and Programs Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 12:45 p.m. The next meeting is scheduled to be held at 12:00 p.m., on March 22, 1999 at the RCTC offices. spectfully submitted, Na Ko1ue},haver._ Clerk of the Board • • AGENDA ITEM 4 • RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTA TION COMMISSION DATE: March 22, 1999 TO: Plans and Programs Committee FROM: Hideo Sugita, Director of Planning and Programming THROUGH: Eric Haley, Executive Director SUBJECT: CETAP Contract At the Commission's February 10, 1999 meeting the Plans and Programs Committee was authorized to make the final determination on authorizing staff to negotiate a contract with the selected consultant to perform the Community and Environmental Transportation Acceptability Process (CETAP). The Plans and Programs Committee, at their February 22, 1999 meeting, subsequently authorized staff to negotiate a contract consistent with previously allocated funds with the understanding that the contract would be brought back to the Commission for review and action. Since the selected consultant is a merged group of two consultant teams which previously proposed, this new team under the leadership of Sverdrup as the prime consultant are in the midst of preparing a scope of work and cost proposal for staff to review and respond to. Staff anticipates that the information on the scope of work and cost will be made available on March 22, 1999 which happens to be the meeting date for the Plans and Programs Committee. Since this information will not be available for the Plans and Programs Committee agenda mail out, and there is a "time is of the essence" urgency to get the Integrated Planning process underway staff recommends that the Committee has two options: • The Committee schedule a special meeting to review and make a recommendation prior to the April 14, 1999 Commission meeting. This meeting, depending on where contract negotiations are, could be as late as the morning of the Commission meeting; or • The Committee could recommend that the contract, (scope of work and cost) be directly forwarded to the April 14, 1999 Commission meeting for discussion and action. The options noted above provide the Commission with the flexibility to possibly take action in a timely manner rather than be placed in the position of having to schedule this for the May 12, 1999 Commission meeting. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Discussion and action. • • AGENDA ITEM 5 • • • RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTA TION COMMISSION DATE: March 22, 1999 TO: Plans and Programs Committee FROM: Bill Hughes, Bechtel Project Manager THROUGH: Paul Blackwelder, Deputy Executive Director SUBJECT: Request for Proposals to perform the Project Study Report/Project Report and Environmental Studies for the State Route 79 Realignment through the Cities of Hemet and San Jacinto. At the October 14, 1998 RCTC meeting, the Commission approved an amount of 8425,000 from the SB 45 2% planning funds to perform a Project Study Report (PSR) for State Route 79 near the Cities of Hemet and San Jacinto. The Cities of Hemet, San Jacinto and the County of Riverside are all desirous to proceed with the project at the earliest possible time. The above agencies have requested that RCTC act as lead agency for this project. Their letters are attached for your information. We will work with Caltrans in an effort to make the funds expended on the PSR/PR and Environmental Studies eligible to count as local match for the future federal demonstration funds earmarked for engineering and right of way. Staff recommends that the Commission put out a request for proposals from consultants who would be qualified to prepare a combined Project Study Report/Project Report along with the necessary environmental documents that will be required to clear the project for final design. Financial Assessment Project Cost $425,000 Source of Funds SB45 2% planning funds Included in Fiscal Year Budget y Year Included in Program Budget y Year Programed Approved Allocation Year of Allocation Budget Adjustment Required n Financial Impact Not Applicable UuO i �� i1U� STAFF RECOMMENDATION: That the Committee recommend that the Commission direct staff to issue a request for proposals to qualified engineering and environmental firms to prepare a Project Study Report/Project Report and environmental impact report for the State Route 79 realignment project in the Cities of Hemet and San Jacinto. Staff will form a selection panel consisting of the Cities of Hemet, San Jacinto, County of Riverside, Caltrans, and RCTC Staff. The selection panel will review the submitted proposals, rank the firms to form a short list, interview the short-listed firms and bring back a recommendation to the Commission for the firm or firms to perform the above task. • • • t.JoJu3 Development //Services • • T H E C I T Y OF SAN J A C I N TO February 25, 1999 Mr. Eric A. Haley, Executive Director Riverside County Transportation Commission 3562 University Avenue, Suite 100 Riverside, CA 92501 Attention: Mr. Paul Backwalder, Deputy Director Regarding: .Highway 79 Thank you for meeting with representatives of San Jacinto, Hemet, and Riverside County to discuss the Highway 79 Project. The City of San Jacinto respectfully requests that R.C.T.C. initiate the preparation of the project study report, project report, and the environmental documents for the realignment of Highway 79 utilizing the 2% planning funds and the "TEA -21" Demonstration dollars allocated for this project. I ask that you involve the City of San Jacinto and Hemet and the County of Riverside during consultant selection process. Paul, I am sure you are aware of the of the significance of this project for economic development and transportation and for these reasons, we ask that you expedite this process at your earliest convenient time. Please call should you require additional information. Sincerely, abib otlagh City Engineer Copies: Mayor City Council City Manager 201 E. Main Street • San Jacinto. CA 92583 Tel: 909/487-7330 • Fax: 909/654-9896 • www.ci.san-jacinto.ca.us U G(n3t COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE°4 '33 TRANSPORTATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY Transportation Department k,I)March 2, 1999 Mr. Eric Haley Executive Director Riverside County Transportation Commission 3560 University Avenue, Suite 100 Riverside. CA 92501 RE: SR 79 Realignment PSR/PR Dear Mr. Haley David E. Barnhart Director of Transportation This letter is to request that the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) initiate the necessary actions to proceed with the next phase of the SR 79 Realignment Study. Particularly, we request that the RCTC authorize the use of 2% Planning Funds together with Federal Demonstration Funds to proceed with the development of a combined Project Study Report (PSR)/Project Report (PR) and related environmental documentation for the realignment of SR 79 in the Hemet/San Jacinto area of Riverside County. We understand that the PSR/PR will be developed in coordination with the local jurisdictions of the City of Hemet, the City of San Jacinto and Riverside County via a project development team. The County is prepared to participate and would be glad to take part in the consultant selection for the study. We look forward to getting started on this next phase. avid E. Barnhart Director of Transportation ES:jas cc: Supervisor Venable Juan Perez, Hemet Habib Motlagh, San Jacinto • 4080 Lemon Street. 8th Floor • Riverside. California 92501 • (909) 955-6740 P.O. Box 1090 • Riverside, California 92502-1090 • FAX (909) 955-6721 • • From the Office of PUBLIC WORKS March 3, 1999 //emet 3777INDUSTRIAL AVENUE • HEMET, CALIFORNIA 92545 • (909)765-3700 Mr. Eric Haley, Executive Director -Riverside County Transportation Commission 3560 University Avenue, Ste. 100 Riverside, CA 92501 Subject: PR/PSR for SR 79 Dear Eric: I had the opportunity to meet with your staff last week and am providing this letter pursuant to our discussions. The City of Hemet is making a formal request to have RCTC begin the Project Report/Project Study Report for SR 79. We are requesting that RCTC initiate the Request for Proposals for these documents, as well as for the needed environmental studies. The intent would be to have a phased RFP, wherein the work would begin utilizing the 2% Planning Funds allocated by the Commission ($450,000). We would then complete the needed studies with the approved Federal Funds. The City appreciates RCTC's willingness to take the lead on this project. We would like to participate through the Project Development Team (I will be the City's representative at the staff level). We are interested in also being part of the consultant selection process. We would like to have a sufficient number of public meetings included in the scope of work to provide for public comment on this important community project. We look forward to working with you and other key members of your staff on this important project that will shape the future of our community. Sincerely, Juan C. Perez Director of Public Works JCP:ag cc: City Council Richard J. Ramirez, City Manager . I \ USERS \AGONZALE\WPWIMLEITER 99\EMALEY JCP • AGENDA ITEM 6 • RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTA TION COMMISSION DATE: March 22, 1999 TO: Plans and Programs Committee FROM: Tanya Love, Program Manager SUBJECT: Proposed SB 836 Voluntary Rideshare Program for the Inland Empire Region In 1997, through a partnership with San Bernardino Associated Governments, $398,110 in SB 836 grant funds were received to implement three projects serving Inland Empire commuters and employers. Final results of these three projects should be available in mid -1999. Based on the projected success of the 1997 SB 836 projects, the Commission and SANBAG again partnered for grant funds and were awarded $268,654 through SB 836 funds for an additional demonstration project. These funds reflect another avenue through which the Commission continues to leverage its established program funding with other private and public resources. Under SB 836, the Regional Transportation Agencies Coalition (RTAC) was designated as the responsible entity for implementation of voluntary rideshare projects. To fund the effort, SB 836 required that the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) allocate $1.5 million annually. SB 836 relieves employers having 100 to 249 employees at work sites from complying with SCAQMD's Rule 2202. SB 836 mandated the implementation of demonstration rideshare projects to determine if equivalent emission reductions could be achieved through voluntary efforts with employers having less than 250 employees in comparison to reductions generated under Rule 2202 regulation. The proposed project known as "Keys to the Future" will combine two of the SB 836 1997 projects into one. The new comprehensive commute project is designed to motivate drive alone commuters, working at small work sites with less than 250 employees, to begin ridesharing and will comprise three elements: 1) Survey Element: The employee transportation survey is the cornerstone of the regional database and provides essential information from which to market and implement additional TDM strategies and commuter incentive programs. The focus will be on employers in the Inland Empire who have not implemented a match list survey for the past 18 months or employers who have terminated their rideshare efforts as a result of Rule 2202 or SB 836. (JJvij37 2) Incentive Element: The project will provide an incentive of up to $2.00 per day for three consecutive months in local merchant gift certificates for every day a new ridesharer uses an alternative mode of transportation to work. 3) Team Ride Element: This element recognizes and rewards employees who continue to rideshare for. six months or more by providing unlimited discounts at restaurants and entertainment venues. SANBAG, who contracts with RCTC for the delivery of their Commuter Assistance Program, has requested that RCTC be the lead agency on behalf of the Inland Empire for implementation of the 1998 SB 836 project. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: That the Plans and Programs Committee recommend that the Commission authorize staff to: 1) approve the SB 836 1998 project detailed in the attached scope; 2) accept lead agency responsibilities, as requested by SANBAG; and, 3) after review by legal counsel execute an agreement with Southern California Associated Governments for implementation of the project. • • • • Revised 3/9/99 1998 SB 836 Proposal KEYS TO THE FUTURE The Inland Empire Voluntary Ridesharing Incentive Project 1. Project Description Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) and San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) propose the continuation of the "Keys To The Future" umbrella Project which will combine two of the previous SB 836 projects into one. The new comprehensive commute reduction Project is designed to motivate drive alone commuters, working at small employer worksites with less than 250 employees, to begin ridesharing and will be comprised of three elements. Survey Element: Since the South Coast Air Quality Management District's implementation of Rule 2202 in December 1995 and the passage of SB 836, it is difficult to encourage employers to voluntarily survey their employees to obtain vital commuting information. The employee transportation survey is the cornerstone of the regional database and provides essential information from which to market and implement additional TDM strategies and commuter incentive programs. Based upon the growing need to: 1) prevent existing employer survey clients from dropping out of the regional rideshare database, and 2) to encourage new employer clients to implement the voluntary employee transportation survey, it is proposed to expand the 1997 SB 836 funded Customized Employer Rideshare Services Project to provide supplemental survey support. Additional services to be performed by Project staff on behalf of the employer will include provision of on -site services including: 1) the distribution and collection of survey forms, 2) review of survey forms for accuracy, 3) packaging of survey forms to send to SCAG Rideshare for processing, 4) completion of all instructional forms associated with processing the surveys and 5) provision of employee/employer survey participation drawings. Incentive Element: Building upon and expanding the concept of the 1997 SB 836 I-10 Commute Reduction Project, the Incentive Element of the proposed Project will be available to all employer worksites in Riverside and San Bernardino counties with less than 250 employees located within the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) jurisdiction. The Project will provide an incentive of up to $2.00 per day for three consecutive months in local merchant gift certificates for everyday a new ridesharer uses an alternative mode of transportation to work. It is proposed that the incentive be available to all employees regardless of home county origin. The ability to offer incentives to all employees regardless of home county origin will further entice an employer to participate in the Project. Team Ride Element: The Team Ride Element of the I-10 Commute Reduction Project which recognizes and rewards employees who continue to rideshare on an on -going basis, would be expanded to include the availability of Team Ride to all San Bernardino County residents who commute to a qualifying small employer work site. 2. Geographic Region/Corridor/Infrastructure The Survey and Incentive Elements of the Project target employer work sites with less than 250 employees located in the counties of Riverside and San Bernardino, within the SCAQMD's jurisdiction. The Team Ride Element of the Project targets all San Bernardino County residents who commute to employers with less than 250 employees located in the SCAQMD's jurisdiction. There are several major commute corridors in the two counties. It is bisected on a north/south axis by I-15 and I-215, and on a east/west axis by I-10, SR -60 and Highway 91. Beginning in July 1997, I-10 from the Los Angeles/San Bernardino County line east to the I-15 is under construction for approximately 2 years. The project includes the construction of one High Occupancy Vehicle lane in each direction including widening of eight existing bridge undercrossings, the reconstruction oftwo bridge undercrossings, reconstruction of one bridge overcrossing and sound walls. The project extends approximately 10 miles along the I-10 corridor. Beginning in March 1998, a segment of SR60/1215 from the Valley Way off ramp to University Avenue in Riverside will be under construction for approximately 24 months. The project includes the addition of one High Occupancy Vehicle lane in each direction as well as an additional mixed flow lane. Also included in the project are sound walls, bridge reconstruction and widening, and interchange realignment. Recognizing that the majority of Riverside and San Bernardino County commuters travel to work within the two county sub -region, these construction projects will provide additional encouragement to commuters to sample ridesharing as one solution to inconveniences caused by the construction. 3. Origin/Destinations The destinations of the targeted employees for both the Survey and Incentive Elements of the Project will be those commuters traveling to an employment site with less than 250 employees located in Riverside County or San Bernardino County. The location of home 2 u Of • • county origin will not be used as criteria for who qualifies for participation in the Incentive Element of the Project. For the Team Ride Element of the Project the county of origin will be used to determine eligibility. Only those employees residing in San Bernardino County and traveling to work sites with less than 250 employees within the SCAQMD's jurisdiction will be eligible to participate. 4. Rideshare Modes All modes of ridesharing will be targeted for this Project including carpool, vanpool, buspool, use of public bus or commuter rail, telecommuting, walking or bicycling. 5. Project Incentive Description In the Survey Element of the Project, incentives will be available to work site employees to encourage completion and return of the survey form. The incentives provided will be gift certificates from local merchants and will be awarded through a participation drawing from those surveys returned at each work site. In addition, the Employer Representative will become eligible for an incentive gift certificate by achieving a 60% or greater survey response rate. The Incentive Element of the Project will provide an incentive of up to $2.00 per day for three consecutive months in local merchant gift certificates for everyday a new ridesharer uses an alternative mode of transportation to work. This incentive will be provided to all new ridesharer, regardless of home county origin, who commute to work sites with less than 250 employees located in the counties of Riverside and San Bernardino. The only exception to this will be for those Riverside and San Bernardino County work sites with less than 250 employees who are already an Advantage or Option Rideshare client. Under this scenario the Project will only pay for their new ridesharer who are not residents of Riverside or San Bernardino County. The Team Ride Element of the Project will provide membership to all San Bernardino County residents who currently rideshare to a work site with less than 250 employees in the SCAQMD's jurisdiction as a reward and on -going motivation to continue ridesharing. Team Ride provides an annual membership card good for 20% discounts at local merchants. 6. Project Implementation RCTC will act as the lead agency to implement the Project on behalf of the SANBAG and RCTC partnership. SANBAG and RCTC have worked together for the past four years on the implementation of Option Rideshare, Advantage Rideshare, Inland Empire Commuter Services and Club Ride to employers in San Bernardino, Riverside, Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Collectively recognized as the SANBAG/RCTC Commuter Assistance Programs, 3 RCTC has in turn contracted with a local, private transportation demand management consulting firm for day to day Project implementation. SANBAG and RCTC retain collaborative yet independent program oversight responsibilities. 7. Marketing Strategies Project staffwill concentrate their marketing efforts on working directly with work sites with less than 250 employees to communicate with the primary market - the commuting employee. RCTC/SANBAG Commuter Assistance Program staff currently have an established working relationship with many employers in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Staff will make use of a variety of resources to compile a listing of additional employer contacts, including but not limited to Chambers of Commerce, SCAG Rideshare database, purchased mailing lists, the SCAQMD database of employers exempted by SB 836 and Inland Empire Commuter Services database. Existing Keys To The Future marketing materials will require revision to accommodate the enhanced scope ofthe proposed Survey and Incentive Elements. Project participation forms will need to be updated. During the Survey Element of the Project staff will assist with the implementation of the employee transportation survey process by providing on -site services including the distribution and collection of survey forms, review of survey forms for accuracy, packaging of survey forms to send to SCAG Rideshare for processing and the completion of all instructional forms associated with processing the surveys. The Project will also conduct participation drawings during the survey process focused on encouraging employee's to complete and turn in survey forms and heighten their awareness regarding the benefits of ridesharing. Staff will rely on a combination of mailings, follow-up telephone calls and one on one meetings with employers to facilitate participation in the Incentive Element of the Project. In addition, grass roots marketing targeted directly at the commuting employee may include the placement of Public Service Announcements (PSA) on local radio, cable television and movie theater screens. All PSA's will include specific information on program parameters and eligibility. 8. Existing Efforts/Services The Project will be implemented in coordination with the services already provided by the RCTC/SANBAG Commuter Assistance Programs. As previously noted, Advantage Rideshare and Option Rideshare will continue to provide incentives to existing employer clients with less than 250 employees for their Riverside County and San Bernardino County residents respectively. 4 9. Budget/Time Line • • • The proposed budget for the Project is $268,654. The following provides a breakdown of the budget by line item: Line Item Proposed Line Item Budget Description Labor $172,804 Includes 216 Program Manager hours, 76 Program Administrator Hours, 2470 Commuter Assistance Representative hours and 1230 Administrative Assistant hours. Expenses $ 3,500 Includes mileage and incidental reimbursable expenses. Marketing Materials $ 32,000 Includes Project brochures, Team Ride applications, Team Ride membership cards, assorted marketing materials and securing merchants. Office Supplies $ 1,500 Miscellaneous office supplies. Photocopies $ 350 Postage $ 15,000 Includes postage for marketing material, on -going payments for incentives and postage reply mail costs for Team Ride. Certificates/Vouchers $ 40,000 Includes the $2.00/day incentive Subsidies program, and survey incentives. Mailing Services $ 2,000 Use of mailing house for direct mail purposes. 5 606013 Line Item Proposed Line Item Budget Description Computer Support/ $ 1,500 Includes computer software and fees for Maintenance computer programmer consultant. TOTAL $268,654 The time line for the Project is based on the assumption that all appropriate contracts will be signed and funds will be available for program kick-off by July 1, 1998. Activity Time Line Project funds transferred from SCAQMD to SCAG. Month 1-2 Appropriate contracts for Project executed. Develop employer work site target market list. Month 2 Revise Project marketing material and administrative forms for employer/employee participation to reflect enhanced services. Months 2-3 Begin implementation and marketing outreach to employers. Months 4-21 Schedule employer survey dates and assign staff to cover each survey implementation. Process employer/employee transportation survey forms in coordination with SCAG Rideshare Process incentive payments and mail to employers Maintain merchant participation in Team Ride discounts and promotions Process Team Ride applications and prepare membership cards and materials. Prepare and submit eleven bi-monthly reports on Project progress. • Prepare final report 6 Months 5-21 Months 5-21 Months 7-23 Months 4 & 16 Months 4-21 On -going Months 23-24 10. Trips Reduced The Incentive Element of the Project is projected to attract 360 participants, eliminate 300 vehicles, reduce 28,386 one-way vehicle trips and reduce 559,204 vehicle miles traveled in a three month period. The Team Ride Element of the Project is projected to attract 775 members, eliminate 775 vehicles, reduce 122,218 one-way vehicle trips and reduce 2,407,685 vehicle miles traveled in a three month period. 11. Project Tracking/Quantification The Survey Element of the Project will track statistical data from each employer survey implementation. Tracking will include, at a minimum: 1) employers contacted, 2) number of participating employers, 3) number of surveys processed, 4) number ofRideGuides produced, and 5) number and type of speciality reports produced and delivered. The Incentive Element of the Project will track and report those items listed in the Trips Reduced section of this proposal. The Project will be able to track which employers participated in the program by a signed Statement of Participation (SOP) between the employer and RCTC/SANBAG. As a requirement of the SOP, employers will verify the incentive claim form completed by their respective participating employees. Both the employer and employee provide signatures on the incentive claim form before incentive payments are released back to the employer for distribution to their participating employees. The Team Ride Element of the Project will similarly report those items listed in the Trip Reduced section of this proposal. The employer will verify the continued rideshare participation of Team Ride applicants. Both the employer and employee provide signatures on the application form before the membership card is sent to the employee. The formula for tracking and quantifying vehicle trips reduced, miles saved and pounds of pollutants reduced is based upon the actual commute information provided and verified by both the employer and employee and will be reported based upon the agreed upon definition and process of the RTAC. 7 6060i5 • • • AGENDA ITEM 7 • • • RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTA TION COMMISSION DATE: March 22, 1999 TO: Plans and Programs Committee FROM: Tanya Love, Program Manager THROUGH: Eric Haley, Executive Director SUBJECT: FY 1999-00 Section 5310 Program The FTA Section 5310 program provides capital grants for the purpose of assisting private nonprofit corporations and public agencies, under certain circumstances, in providing transportation services to meet the needs of seniors and persons with disabilities for whom public transportation services are otherwise unavailable, insufficient, or inappropriate. The program provides funding for approved projects on an 80% federal/20% local match basis. Section 5310 funds are awarded through a statewide competition with approximately $7.0 million available for programming. A Local Review Committee (LRC) in each County quantitatively evaluates all applications submitted for their area, ranks them, then submits the scores to Caltrans Headquarters for the statewide competition. The Commission has utilized a subcommittee of our Citizens Advisory Committee/Social Service Transportation Advisory Council as the Local Review Committee (LRC) for Riverside County. For FY99/00, the LRC will comprise Lori Nickel, City of Moreno Valley, Fortunato Penilla, Inland Regional Center, Lucia Moran, City of La Quinta, Jim Collins, SunLine Transit Agency and Peter Benavidez, Blindness Support. We received 6 applications for evaluation in Riverside County. The LRC is scheduled to score the projects on March 18. After the evaluation is completed, all applicants will be notified of the project scores and given the opportunity -to appeal. The time line for this process will be quite tight since Commission approved scores must be submitted to Caltrans by May 7. Since the Commission's May meeting is after this date, all approvals must be completed at our April .14 meeting: The listing of the final scores for each project will be included in the final agenda packet. The Section 5310 process requires that the local transportation commission allow public notification, participation and comment on the proposed program of projects. All applicants will be notified of the Commission meeting. The Commission is also required to include the awarded projects in the Regional Transportation Improvement Plan and certify by resolution that the projects are consistent with the local area regional transportation plan. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: That the Committee recommend that the Commission: 1) Adopt the FY 1999-00 FTA Section 5310 Riverside County project rankings as recommended by the Local Review Committee; 2) Include the projects in the Regional Transportation Improvement Plan, and 3) Certify by Resolution No. 99-02 that the projects are consistent with the local area regional transportation plan. OVERVIEW The FTA Section 5310 program provides capital grants for the purpose of assisting agencies to meet the transit needs of seniors and persons with disabilities. The program provides funding on an 80%federal/20%local match basis. Seven agencies in Riverside County have applied for funding available in the FY 1999-00 fiscal year. Staff recommends support of the Riverside County applications as ranked by the Local Review Committee. (JOG Ui? • RESOLUTION NO. 99-02 RESOLUTION OF THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION CERTIFYING PROJECT CONSISTENCY WITH REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN WHEREAS, the Local Review Committee of Riverside County ("Committee") is charged with reviewing applications for Federal Transit Act Section 5310 funding for transportation services to meet the needs of seniors and persons with disabilities for whom public transportation services are .otherwise unavailable, insufficient or inappropriate; and WHEREAS, the Committee has received requests for 14 projects from 7 agencies in Riverside County; and • WHEREAS the Committee has scored and ranked each such request; and WHEREAS, the Riverside County Transportation Commission ("Commission"), as the Regional Transportation Planning Agency ("RTPA"), adopted the scores and ranking of the applications as determined by the Committee; and WHEREAS, the Section 5310 process, as interpreted in Federal Transit Administration Circular 9070.1C, Section 5, requires the RTPA to include in the Regional Transportation Improvement Program each request awarded Section 5310 funding by Caltrans and to certify by resolution that the locally evaluated projects are consistent with the local area regional transportation plan. NOW, THEREFORE, the Commission does hereby certify and resolve as follows: Section 1. The Commission has determined that the locally evaluated projects approved by the Committee for Section 5310 funding (as described in Exhibit "A" attached) are consistent with the Riverside County regional transportation plan. Section 2. Each of the projects awarded Section 5310 funding by Caltrans will be included in the Regional Transportation Improvement Program adopted for Riverside County. UUG013 • APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of April, 1999. Jack F. van Haaster, Chairperson Riverside County Transportation Commission ATTEST: Naty Kopenhaver, Clerk of the Riverside County Transportation Commission • • uJUJi� • • • EXHIBIT "A" The Local Review Committee will not meet until March 18. Scoring results from that meeting will be included in the regular Commission agenda packet. r • • • AGENDA ITEM 8 • • • RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTA TION COMMISSION DATE: March 22, 1999 TO: Plans and Programs Committee FROM: Susan Cornelison, Rail Program Manager THROUGH: Paul Blackwelder, Deputy Executive Director SUBJECT: Tier II Station Analysis and Recommendations Staff and consultant Carl Schiermeyer of Schiermeyer Consulting Services will present the recently completed study and recommendations on future rail station construction for Committee consideration. The separately published study is included with this agenda for review by Committee members. Background RCTC's existing Metrolink stations were built over a period of 5 years using state rail bonds and grants, matched by local Measure A. We have referred to these as Tier I stations, necessary for the beginning levels of commuter rail service on both the Riverside Line to Los Angeles and the Inland Empire Line to Orange County. The Riverside -Downtown station has undergone two expansions to keep pace with demand and to better meet the operating requirements of the host railroads. The second level of Riverside County stations, referred to as the Tier II stations, have been envisioned as necessary for future growth and to accommodate the inception of Metrolink service through Corona and Fullerton to Los Angeles. Current levels of ridership, anticipated growth, the need to serve additional markets, and the potential expiration of dedicated funding, require the Commission's timely attention in identifying and developing Tier II stations. This Study Several pieces of real property which could possibly serve as station sites were acquired from the Santa Fe railroad in 1992 and 1993. These properties as well as other locations have now been studied for their relative potential as Tier II stations. The analysis in the study is intended to help the Commission choose the optimum sites for immediate development. It is a planning tool which identifies and analyzes multiple factors in site selection. The scope of the study did not include estimating relative costs; however, any site with an obvious fatal flaw, including exorbitant cost, was eliminated from consideration. The purpose of the study is to identify the locations which will best attract and serve rail ridership and alleviate vehicle congestion. CJ 0 In the course of the study, it became apparent that existing stations serving the line to Orange County, particularly the La Sierra Station, are rapidly approaching their intended capacity. Even with construction of additional stations, available parking at La Sierra will be gone in the very near future. Regardless of sites chosen for new development, staff would recommend that the Commission seek additional land at La Sierra for expanded parking. Staff agrees with the consultant that both the proposed Van Buren Boulevard site in Riverside and a downtown Corona station near Main Street have the highest merit and would actually complement each other in serving the existing and projected markets. The presentation to the Committee will review the methodology, data, and findings which lead to this recommendation. Financial Considerations Preliminary engineering and design of the selected site or sites will more clearly define the anticipated costs of construction, including necessary modifications to the BNSF track and signal system, and possible acquisition of additional right-of-way. Though construction funding is no longer available from rail bonds and state transit capital grants, the State has an existing commitment to RCTC for additional rail improvements along the right-of-way of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, in the amount of $5.21 million. In addition, RCTC's rail program has accumulated federal Section 5307 formula funds directly attributable to Metrolink service in Riverside County. These federal formula monies are the remaining, ongoing source of capital funds for RCTC's rail projects. The commuter rail Short Range Transit Plan, scheduled for presentation to the Committee in April, will propose the uses of rail capital funds for the next seven years, and that Plan is somewhat dependent on the Commission's decisions regarding station construction. Staff could also be directed to explore funding partnerships. Opportunities may exist for cooperative funding agreements between RCTC and the cities of Corona and Riverside, in such areas as joint development, improved access, waiver of fees, and/or maintenance. Expenditures for station upkeep, including utilities, maintenance and security, are borne by the rail program and must be included within RCTC's property management budget. At this time, staff is fairly confident that maintenance and upkeep of two new stations can be supported financially with available resources. If, however, projected costs exceed anticipated resources staff would ask that the Commission revisit and possibly revise its decision. • • • • • Financial Assessment Project Cost N/A Sources of Funds State (STIP commitment) Federal Section 5307 Rail portion of State Transit Assistance Funds (Match to federal) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: That the Committee recommend the Commission: 1) Approve the Tier II Station. Analysis and Recommendations Report. 2) Proceed with initial development of rail stations at Van Buren Boulevard in Riverside and near Main Street in Corona, including preliminary engineering, cost analysis, design, and identification of and negotiation for necessary real property. 3) Pursue funding partnerships with the cities of Riverside and Corona, especially in the areas of improved vehicular access and waiver of fees and assessments. 4) Seek additional property adjacent to the La Sierra Station for expanded parking. 5) Secure the cooperation of Metrolink and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad. 6) Initiate the appropriate funding applications and allocations from State and Federal agencies. 011111111111 • VENTURA COUNTY Ventura County Line Santa Clarita Line San Bernardino Line Riverside Line Orange County Line Inland Em pire -Orange County Line Riverside -Fullerton -Los Angeles (Future) ieMETROLINK SYSTEM MAP ML -0132961i Los Angeles Union Station LOS ANGELES COUNTY csee44 �om<,4z , J1 1 , 21 ‘s,," cfb '-P NA PACIFIC OCEAN o ( 0 Futualation Sites SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY Nvc, o.k1/4- o ORANGE COUNTY r RIVERSIDE COUNTY SAN DIEGO COUNTY MAP NOI 10 SCALE Southern California's Commuter Rail System Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura counties formed the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) in 1991 to devel op METROLINK, a regional commuter train system. Trains carry long-distance commuters from outlying communities to centers of employment, such as Burbank, Irvine and downtown Los Angeles. Train service began on three lines and now serves six lines, with a seventh to open in 1996 . By 1996 METROLINK will connect Southern California with more than 480 miles of track and 50 stations, forming the nation's sixth largest commuter train system . Instead of battling rush hour traffic to and from work, ride comfortable, fast, reliable METROLINK trains and turn your commute into a relaxing experience. Lines and Station Locations SAN BERNARDINO LINE Trains run from San Bernardino to Los Angeles, paralleling The 57 -mile commute fro m San Bernardino to Los Angeles •SAN BERNARDINO •M ONTCLAIR 1204 W. 3rd Street . 5091 Richton Street * RIALTO •CLAREMONT 261 S. Palm Avenue 200 W. 1st Street •FONTANA •POMONA 16777 Orange Way 205 Santa Fe Street •RANCHO CUCAMONGA • COVINA 11208 Azusa Court 600 N. Citrus Avenue •UPLAND 300 East A Street the San Bernardino Freeway (1-10) . takes 90 minutes. •BALDWIN PARK 3825 Downing Avenue •EL MONTE 10925 Railroad Street •CAL STATE L.A. 5150 State University Drive •L.A. UNION STATION 800 N. Alameda Street SANTA CLARITA LINE Trains run from Lan caster to Los Angeles, paralleling the Antelope Valley Freeway (State Route State Freeway (1-5). The 76 -mile trip takes about 14) and Go lden 1-3/4 hours. •LANCASTER 44742 Sierra Highway • VINCENT GRADE/ACTON 550 W. Sierra Highway •PRINCESSA 19201 Via Princessa •SANTA CLARITA 22122 Soledad Canyon Rd. •SYLMAR/SAN FERNANDO 12219 N. First Street •BURBANK 201 N. Front Street •GLENDALE 400 W. Cerritos Avenue •L.A. UNION STATION 800 N. Alameda Street For more information on Metrolink schedules or fares call 808 -LINK (No area code needed in Southern California) ML -01329611 • RIVERSIDE LINE: Trains run from Riverside to Los. Angeles, paralleling the Pomona Freeway (60) . The 59 -mile trip takes 65 minutes . •RIVERSIDE -DOWNTOWN •EAST ONTARIO 4066 Vine Street 3330 E. Francis Street •THE PEDLEY STATION •INDUSTRY 6001 Pedley Road 600 S. Brea Canyon Road Vf11111lif\ (1111(11Y IIfJL Trains run from Oxnard to Los Angeles, paralleling the trip takes 90 minutes. •OXNARD •CHATSWORTH 201 East 4th Street 21510 Devonshire Street •CA MARILLO •NORTHRIDGE 30 Lewis Road 8775 Wilbur Avenue •MOORPARK •VAN NUYS 300 High Street 7720 Van Nuys Boulevard •SIMI VALLEY •BURBANK AIRPORT 5050 Los Angeles Avenue 3750 Empire Avenue •L.A . UNION STATION 800 N. Alameda Street ORANGE COUNTY LINE Trains run from Oceanside to Los Angeles, paralleling mile trip takes just under two hours. •OCEANSIDE •SANTA ANA 235 S. Tremont Street 1000 E. Santa Ana Blvd . •SAN CLE MENTE 1850 Avenida Estacion • SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO 26701 Verdugo Street •IRVINE 15215 Barranca Parkway Simi Valley Freeway (118) . The 66 -mile •BURBANK 201 N. Front Street •GLENDALE 400 W. Cerritos Avenue •L.A. UNION STATION 800 N. Alameda Street *ORANGE 194 N. Atchison Street •ANAHEI M 2150 E. Katella Avenue *FULLERTON 120 E. Santa Fe Avenue INLAND E MPIRE - ORANGE COUNTY LINE Trains run from Riverside to Irvine, paralleling the 91 Freeway. over one hour. •RIVERSIDE -DOWNTOWN 4066 Vine Street • RIVERSIDE -LA SIERRA 10901 Indiana Avenue the Santa Ana Freeway (I-5). The 87- •NORWALK/ SANTA FE SPR. 12700 Imperial Hwy. *CO MMERCE 6433 26th Street •L.A . UNION STATION 800 N. Alameda Street The 59 -mile trip takes just •WEST CORONA *SANTA ANA 155 S. Aut o Center Drive 1000 E. Santa Ana Blvd. •ORANGE •IRVINE 194 N. Atchison Street 15215 Barranca Parkway RIVERSIDE - FULLERTON - LOS ANGELES A 60 -mile line will connect Riverside to Los Angeles via Fullerton, paralleling the Riverside Freeway (91) and the Santa Ana Freeway (1-5). Several new stations will be built in Orange and Riverside counties for this service which is expected to begin in 1996 . Travel time to L.A . will be approximately 90 minutes. eMETRO1 K • AGENDA ITEM 9 • • • • RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTA TION COMMISSION DATE: March 22, 1999 TO: Plans and Programs Committee FROM: Susan Cornelison, Rail Program Manager THROUGH: Paul Blackwelder, Deputy Executive Director SUBJECT: Rail Program Update Attached for committee review are the most recent rail operating reports. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: That the Plans and Programs Committee recommend the Commission review, receive and file. 0UUO • • METROLINK PERFORMANCE SUMMARIES February 1999 11 11 METROLINK • • • „2 • • 30,000 28,000 26,000 24,000 - 22,000 - 20,000 - 18,000 - 16,000 26,258 26,642 V. Feb -98 Mar -98 METROLINK AVERAGE WEEKDAY PASSENGER TRIPS 26,981 26,514 Apr -98 May -98 5,590 25,207 25,546 25,626 Jun -98 Jul -98 Aug -98 Sep -98 ® Holiday Adj—♦—Unadj Avg 26,304 WV O ct -98 27,362 Nov -98 25,947 27,596 27,390 Dec -98 Jan -99 Feb -99 3 METROLINK AVERAGE WEEKDAY PASSENGER TRIPS THIRTEEN MONTH WIND OW - HOLIDAY ADJUSTED Feb 98 Mar 98 Apr 98 May 98 Jun 98 Jul 98 Aug 98 Oct 98 Nov 98 Dec 98 Jan 99 Feb 99 Antelope Valle 3,431 3,608 3,711 3,462 3,427 3,327 3,615 3,622 3,754 3,627 3,960 4,041 3,998 3,814 3,762 3,925 4,011 3,931 4,143 San Burbank'' Bernardin . Turns 8,028 8,188 7,553 7,427 7,853 7,725 361 336 318 345 380 401 405 381 405 343 350 335 4,233 4,178 4,061 3,940 3,774 3,751 3,800 3,838 3,813 3,956 4,917 5,008 4,953 4,677 4,700 4,816 4,790 5,035 5,418 4,793 5,453 5,447 Ini Emp/ Riv/Full OC t� 1,617 1,681 1,768 1,720 1,671 1,716 1,757 1,760 1,861 1,658 1,820 4 4 4 49 43 45 57 57 52 58 57 54 61 TOTAL SYSTEM % Change vs Prior Mo 26,258 -2% 26,642 1% 26,981 1% 26,514 -2% 25,590 -3% 25,207 -1% 25,546 1% 25,626 0% 26,304 3% 27,363 4% 25,949 -5% 27,596 6% 27,390 -1% School Trips - February 99: Avg Daily School Trips 16 0% 11 0% % 109 0 25 7 0%-_- _-. 0 - 0°,6_. 0 0% of Monthly Trips 167 1°.6 1° 0% o _ 1 b c: \ 123 r5v711a rd\a d r -m o. wk4 • PNM' 0O31Z0661PJe ogVASJEZ I.vo t T 0 0) z 0 0 ID 1) fl Cr CO CO 0 '6 0 0 0) co 0 0 1 v fx ri, 1:;: vz ,,,, V/ ivA 2 //dr rff z v "7.4,/, :/, pi Z:;:: 0 -r, CD n) zcg- 5. ci o � 5<' o (Q ul (D n 5 O CD = (1) o � CD r- 0 rn ( CL CD 3 cp 0. 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W K4 • Avg Daily riders 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 4 Antelope Valley Line Saturday Service Average Daily Passenger Trips \ \74. \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Feb 98 Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug All ser vice annulled 2114/98 1 Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb 99 100% 80% 60% 40% 2 Antelope Valley Line Saturday Service % of Trains Arriving Within 5 -Minutes of Scheduled Time A„,n , 4 . . . . . . . . . . 0% s kdd& \k.4 k\AC\\\ kidWir Feb 98 Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb 99 c:1123r5w\board19902SAT. 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SN13 Ro ute 91% 99% BUR Turns 98% 95% RIV Route 89% 87'. OC Route 91% 93 % Int Emp/OC Ro ut e 87% 90% Rhl/FuI/LA o% 0% Tot Inbd 92 % Tot Outbd 95% Tot Syst 93% No adjustments have be en ma de fo r re liev able delays. Terminated trains are considered OT if they we re on -time at point of terminatio n. Annulled tra ins a re not inc lude d in the on -time calcu latio n. c :1123r5vAboa rdtOl- 3mo. wk4 fo • • • CAUSES OF METROLINK DELAYS February 1999 CAUSE: Signals/Detectors Slow Orders/MOW Track/Switch Dispatching Mechanical Freight Train Amtrak Train Metrolink Meet/Turn Vandalism Passenger(s) SCRRA Hold Policy Other TOTAL PRIMARY CAUSE OF TRAIN DELAYS GREATER THAN 5 MINUTES VEN AVL SNB BUR RIV OC INL/OC R/F/L 1 5 1 0 15 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 15 24 24 14 0 0 8 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 7 5 4 1 0 0 6 19 29 7 36 38 29 16 TOTAL % of TO7 25 5 6 78 16 5 2 4 6 5 1 27 1Rn 14% 3% 3% 43 % 9% 3% 1% 2% 3% 3% 1% 15% nno i Saturday SNB 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 Saturday AVL 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 7 c: \123r5w\board\9902CAUS. WK4 FREQUENCY OF TRAIN DELAYS BY DURATION February 1999 MINUTES LATE: VEN AVL SNB BUR RIV OC IE/OC RIV/FUL T OTAL % of TOT NO DELAY 338 270 412 341 169 280 134 35 1979 78 .8 % 1 MIN - 5 M IN 16 111 79 12 35 58 34 9 354 14.1% 6 M IN - 10 MIN 3 11 16 5 15 19 17 8 94 3.7% 11 MIN - 20 MIN 1 2 9 2 12 11 8 2 47 1.9 % 21 MIN - 30 MIN 1 0 0 0 4 5 3 3 16 0 .6 % G REATER THAN 30 MIN 1 6 4 0 5 3 1 3 23 0.9% ANNULLED 0 0 1 0 0 4 3 0 8 0 .3% TOTAL TRAINS OPTD 360 400 520 360 240 376 197 60 2513 100% TRAINS DELAYED >0 min 22 130 108 19 71 96 63 25 534 21,2 % TRAINS DELAYED > 5 min 6 19 29 7 36 38 29 16 180 u 7 .2� This summary excludes Saturday Service. • c:1123r5W1boa rd19902FREQ . WK4 • la. PERCENT OF DELAYS BY DURATION (ALL WEEKDAY TRAINS) FEBRUARY 1999 0 min delay (78.8 %) 1-2 min delay (8.1%) .ni nnm IIIII 11� ""II'�I nlllllllllllllllllllllll;;l�;ll j �III11111 111111111 1 III j 111 I II q II �/ 111 III IIIII III 111111 II %/ II it 1111 I % Of Trains Arriving Within 5 Minutes = 92.8% I > 20 min late (1 .6 %) 11-20 min delay (1.9 %) 6-10 min delay (3.7 %) 3-5 min delay (6.0%) MARCH 1 9 9 9 MATTERS• Metrolink News and Events TICKET TO RIDE: SUSPICIONS UNCOVERED Did you pass through a turnstile to board the train today or did a conductor sell you a ticket? Of course not - Metrolink uses a o -barrier "honor" system. is keeps operating xpenses low and the savings n labor, turnstile and barrier quipment helps fund more rain service. We have found respon- ible commuters make sure ev have a valid ticket in eir possession before oarding the train. At least 25 ercent of all passengers on each ain are checked for tickets, ensuring at properly ticketed passengers aren't tting next to someone who hasn't paid their fair share For those of you who suspect that dishonest people get vay with free rides, we have good news to report. etrolink's fare evasion rate (Yes, we keep detailed statis- s on this stuff, folks!) hovers around 1 percent. Consider at the New York City subway system — equipped with stiles, barriers and a token -only payment system — ports a fare evasion rate of 19 percent.' Metrolink policy is that every passenger must have a lid ticket before boarding the train. Riders who don't are bject to a citation and fine. Fines vary by county and are termined by a municipal court judge. For the record, Metrolink receives no money from fines and, frankly, we'd rather everyone simply have the correct ticket. After all, we're in the business of transporting people, not law enforcement. Here's what to expect if you get caught on the train without a ticket: Conductors have some discretion based on circum- stances. Issuing a citation is the maximum penalty, but a written or verbal warning may be appropriate based on circum- stances. In all cases, our emphasis is to educate and inform our riders. The purpose of fare verification is to ensure that all those who ride pay their fair.share. If you purchase a discounted ticket when you're not eligible, use someone else's pass, travel out of zone or do not validate a 10 -trip ticket with the intent to stretch the life of the ticket beyond 10 rides, a citation is certainly justified. Conductors hear frequently repeated excuses from passengers who do not have a valid ticket, such as, "My dog ate the ticket" or "The vending machine line was too long." Since the Conductor has no way of verifying the story you can be issued a citation. This insures that all passengers,are treated equally. • • B O O, 3 7 1 - L I N K u0UJ to W W W. M ETR QL I N TRA 1 N S . C O M E T R O L 1 N K M A T T E R S ALONG THE WAY... FACES & PLACES. NEAR METROLINK STATIONS 0 Are you looking for a way to get away for a day or an noon but don't want to fight traffic just to get there? Many Metrolink stations are surrounded by walking - distance activities. For the next six months, we will feature stations that offer access to fun and interesting things to do. Historic Old Town Orange Use Metrolink's Orange County Line to travel back in time. Just disembark at the Orange Station, near Old Town Orange, and walk east a few short blocks to the intersection of Chapman Avenue and Glassell Street for the historic town square atmosphere of the Orange Plaza. The movie "Forrest Gump" tapped its old-fashioned look to film the movie's famous park bench scene, where actor Tom Hanks repeated the memorable "Life is like a box of chocolates" analogy. The picturesque park plaza is surrounded by historic commercial buildings dating back to the tum of the century. Don't mess the oldest business in Orange, Watson Drug and Soda Fountain (714- 532-6315), which has served customers from the same location since 1899. The store has been a location for several films and commer- c• Is, ding director Tom Hank's movie, "That Thing You Do," according to general manager Steve Parker. To get into the mood for the rest of your amble around the plaza, sample a root beer float at Watson's classic counter. Around the corner on Glassell Street, a store called American Heritage (714-289-2241)is a virtual museum of classic Americana. It's crowded with original Bob's Big Boy statues, toys from happy meals from the last several decades, classic 1950's and 1960's bar stools and counters, as well as appliances and other common items from America's past. Of course, no classic Americana store in Orange County would be complete without a Disney section devoted to toys and souvenirs from past decades. Other tempting antique stores and quaint eateries surround the Orange Plaza. On your way back to the Orange Metrolink Station, check out the historic Santa Fe Depot on Atchison Street, now home to the Old Towne Brewing Company (714-744-4181). James Geuryn converted the building into a micro -brewery after he passed it daily while commuting to his job in Los Angeles from San Juan Capistrano on Metrolink. Geuryn mentioned his idea of converting the abandoned building into a micro -brewery to a fellow passenger. That person put Geuryn in touch with the City of Orange Redevelopment Agency, which assisted in securing financing for his micro -brewery project. As you wait for the next Metrolink train, you might reflect that if it weren't for the late -model cars circling the Orange Plaza, you could almost imagine you had just walked back in time. (800) 3 7 1- L I N K W W W. M E T R O L I N KT R A I N S. C O M 6060,14i_ M A R C H 1 9 9 9 SPEED TO THE SPEEDWAY ON METROLINK TALK TO US Going to the races is fun, 1,1& - so getting there should be, too. Beat race- dav traffic with Metrolink. The San Bernardino Association of Governments once again is sponsoring special charter trains to the California Speedway in Fontana for the Busch and Auto Club 200 West Series on May 1, 1999 and for the California 500 presented by the NAPA NASCAR Winston Cup Series on May 2, 1999. Tickets for these special charter trains must be purchased in advance through Amtrak or an authorized Amtrak ticket agent. For more information, visit our Web site at www.metrolinktrains.com or call the Speedway Train Information hotline at (909) 889-8611, extension 126. Do You have a question, comment or concern? There are several ways to talk to us: 1. Call our customer service number at (800) 371 -LINK 2. Write: Metrolink Attention: Passenger Services 700 South Flower Street, Suite 2600 Los Angeles, CA 90017 3. E-mail us through our online comment form at www.metrolinktrains.com 4. Or visit us in person at our infor- mation booth, located in historic Los Angeles Union Station STATION CITY NEWS & EVENTS City of Santa Fe Springs. Family Camp Getaway for Dads, Moms, and Kids. March 12-14, 1999. Call the Recreation Services Division at (626) 863-4896 City of Moorpark. Moorpark Teen Council 2nd Annual Spring Skate party. Friday April 2, 1999 at Arroyo Vista Community Park. 5:30-9:00 p.m. Call (805) 531-9100 for more information. City of Moorpark annual Easter Egg Hunt. Saturday April 3 at Arroyo Vista Community Park beginning at 10:00 a.m. Call (805) 531-9100 for more information. City of Simi Valley Spring Arts and Crafts Fair on March 19 and 20, 1999 from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the Simi Valley Senior Center. Call (805) 583-6364 for more information. Tar cp. N _. .. City of Lancaster. California Poppy Festival on April 10 and 11 from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at Lancaster City Park. For more information call (661) 723-6077 City of Lancaster. Easter Egg Hunt for children 9 and under. Saturday March 27 at the Lancaster National Soccer Center beginning at 10:00 a.m. Call (661) 723-6077 for more information, City of Lancaster Flashlight Egg Hunt and Spring Splash for children ages 10-13. Egg hunt at El Dorado Park beginning at 7:30 am. and Spring Splash Pool Party at Eastside Pool from 8:30-11:00 p.m. Call (661) 723-6077.ini' more information. ( 8 0 0) 3. 7 1- L I N K WUu042 W W W. M E T R O L I N KTRA 1 N S. C O M M E T R O L 1 N K NEWS AND E V E N T S MARCH 1 9 9 9 ri'i rri u • • THIS JUST IN...METROLINK IS ONE SMOOTH COMMUTE Look Who's Riding The Train.... • way in. In the hectic life of two on -air radio reporters, there is one respite — when they are completely relaxed on board Metrolink. Both KFI (640 -AM) radio traffic reporter Mark Denis and news reporter/anchor Chris Little are regular Metrolink riders, along with a half -dozen other station employees. Denis commutes daily from his Anaheim Hills home to KFI's mid - Wilshire Los Angeles studio on Metrolink's Orange County Line. Little rides Metrolink during his regular stints as a daytime KFI anchor, commuting from his Alta Loma home on the San Bernardino Line. "1 started when it started," said Denis, who first boarded Metrolink in October 1992. "It's kind of scary when you first start out and you're not used to taking public transit... Now I choose to train. It's unusual to drive." Originally a sporadic rider, Denis now rides Metrolink, transfers to the Red Line, then walks three minutes to the studio almost every workday. That routine saved him 8,000 miles of driving last year. "I don't save so much time as I do stress. The fatigue factor is the main thing to me," Denis said. "I know in the back of my mind I can stay up a little later at night. Ninety percent of the time, I close my eves and take a little snooze, morning and afternoon." Little also values the relax- ation of Metrolink commuting. "When I'm anchoring and I get there, I'm not burned out from the drive," he said. "I would take it every day if I could." Little's noon -to -8 p.m. reporting shifts, however, keep him out of rush hour traffic and frequently require him to drive to his first assignment on the When he starts a month -long stint as a daytime anchor, ( 8 0 0 ) 3 7 1 - L I N K w w w he often makes the mistake of driving in to work at 8 a.m. "It's horrible," Little said. "After two days of driving. then I'll take the train." Denis makes no apology for avoiding the congested traffic conditions he broadcasts to his listeners. "I was part of the problem. Now I'm part of the solution," Denis said. "If everyone did this, I'd be out of a job." LETTER TO THE EDITOR I would like to share with the Metrolink riders an interesting recreational pastime that involves Metrolink trains. Twice a week I ride my bicycle from Chatsworth to the Burbank train station (sometimes the Glendale Station). After )a lunch somewhere in the Burbank or Glendale vicinity, 1 ride the Metrolink train back to Chatsworth. I've been doing this particular recreational cycling since the summer of 1996. I do this riding for the exercise and the pure enjoyment of riding trains! Especially the Metrolink. I invite any fellow passengers to come by and say hello. After I get back to Chatsworth, anyone can find me sitting at the Chatsworth Station enjoying a hot espresso drink from the "Whistle Stop Coffee Depot." A truly EXCELLENT coffee spot!!! Well, see ya along the tracks. Sincerely, David Fisher Ventura County Line Passenger WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU Metrolink wants to hear your story! Tell us about your hectic daily commute, an unusual encounter, or anything else of interest that includes Metrolink. You could be featured in the next Commuter Spotlight. Send your story to: Metrolink Matters Attn: Don Patterson, Editor 700 South Flower Street, Suite 2600 Los Angeles, CA 90017-4101 Submissions become the property of the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) and cannot be returned. Submission of an article, letter or story idea constitutes the granting of permission to the'SCRRA to publish the material or use the idea in written or electronic form and to edit the material for length and content. M E T R O L I N K T R A 1 N S . C O M X00043 Susan Cornelison,RCTC Francisco Oaxaca,Metroiink y (213) 452-0449 Q (213) 452-0255 PD 3/11/99 1:18 PM March Metrolink Partners 2/2 OL.P.171-171:31..1 THERE ARE 399 RAIL CROSSINGS ON THE 41 6 MILE M ETROLINK SYSTEM. • M ETROLI N K 700 50um FLOW cep 6T. Bui7c 2600 Lo= 4r,eeLce. CA 900 17 BOO -37 1 -LINK 11.4 7.70M P A R T I% L R Si t.tJ • a • f •METROLINIC METROLINK CONTINUES PUSH FOR STATE FUNDING Metrolink has submitted seven priority projects worth more than $28 million to the California Transportation Commission (CTC) for funding in 1999. Funds are available through the Interregional Transportation Improvement Program portion of the 1998 State Transportation Improvement Program Amendment. The projects would construct additional track and increase track capacity to allow faster and more efficient operation of trains, upgrade ticket vending machines at stations. and purchase additional pas- senger cars. Because of the competitive nature of the fund- ing process. Metrolink needs the support of station cities. Last year's station city support was critical to our success. More than 30 resolutions were sent to Sacramento and Metrolink got its full $35 million funding request for additional passenger cars and locomotives. Each station city will receive a sample letter expressing support for full funding of Metrolink's request. The letters - signed by the mayor or city manager - should be mailed to the CTC. "CANDID CAMERA" RAIL SAFETY ENFORCEMENT INTRODUCED IN OC Metrolink officials unveiled the first Orange County rail crossing equipped with enforcement cameras at a March 10 press conference. Sarah Catz. a Metrolink Board of Directors member from Orange County. stood at the Chestnut Avenue crossing in Santa Ana to emphasize the danger of rail crossing violations and how automatic cameras can reduce them. March 10. 1999 The computer -controlled system goes to work when a vehicle detected by sensor loops in the roadway enters the railroad crossing after the flash- ing lights and ringing bells have been activated and the crossing gate arms have started to descend. Two photographs are taken of the lawbreaking dri- vers vehicle and a citation is mailed to the vehicle owner. Local courts accept the photos as eviaence of a violation. The camera in Santa Ana is the first to be installed in Orange County. Metrolink has been testing a similar system at two other locations on the commuter rail system for the past year. Studies show that violations at those sites have decreased since cameras were installed. RAIL SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAM WORKS TO PROTECT CHILDREN AND ADULTS Metrolink's Safety Education Program is active ., year-round. showing schoolchildren and adults how to stay out of danger around railroad tracks. In 1998. more than 96.000 students. teachers. train passengers. professional drivers and other children and adults heard Metrolink's safety message. Station cities might be surprised to know that Metrolink rail safety staff attended 92 school assem- blies. participated in 62 community or law enforce- ment -sponsored health and safety (airs. and orga- nized 19 presentations to adult groups. One of the program's stars is the interactive safety course popular with children. Using a func- tioning child -size railroad crossing complete with working warning gates, flashing lights and ringing bells. children are shown when to cross railroad tracks and what can happen i 1' they do not obey warning signals. `a•-rlVIC 1 madurvI V-t:��S1V SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL RAIL AUTHORITY MARCH 1, 1998 TO: MEMBERS, ALTERNATES AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS FROM: DAVID SOLOW SUBJECT: WEEKLY PROGRESS: WEEK OF FEBRUARY 22 - 27 EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS Manner Agimes Los Ang:ies County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Orange County Tr n portsbon Authority Riva iat: County. Trn,L1.orution Comauswon S+n B mardino Associated Goverrunenia. Ventura County Ir+nsvortatian Commiu:o& Ex Officio Mca.bcc Southern California Association of Government,. San Diego Assonanon of Governments Slate of California Julie Shibuya, Community 'Relations Representative from Seattle's Sound Transit visited Metrolink on Friday, February 26. Sound Transit will be starting commuter rail service on the first part of a BNSF corridor between Seattle and Tacoma in'December this year. She met with Metrolink staffers from Marketing, Rail Safety, and Externals Communications and also rode a Metrolink train from Burbank to Los Angeles. She was very impressed with our development as a system and was very interested in our community relations and rail safety education programs. The next in the current series of Station Cities Working Group meetings was held at Palmdale City Hall on Wednesday, February 24. Representatives from the cities of Santa Clarita (including Mayor Joanne Darcy), Palmdale, and Lancaster were in attendance. The next meeting is of the Ventura County Region and will be held Wednesday, March 3 at Moorpark City Hall. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Rail relay work is continuing between Santa Clarita and Tunnel 26 on the Valley Subdivision (Antelope Valley Line). This work is part of the C3022 contract being done by. CR Rasmussen OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT Antelope Valley Line Tuesday morning trains (ML #202, #206 & #208), inbound on the Antelope Valley Line incurred minor delays due to red signal and restricted speeds at the Valley Subdivision. IEOC Line Thursday afternoon trains #804 (Irvine -San Bernardino) and #8,11 (San Bernardino -Irvine) were annulled when antifreeze spilled out onto the floor of engine, 87,6 on ML #811. Alterna .e transportation was arranged for passengers traveling to Irvine. 700 S. Flower Street 26th Floor Los Angeles CA 90017 Tel •;(121131.452.0200 Fax (21131 452.0425 www.mctrolinktrains.com • ClU Weekly Progress: Week of February 22 - 27 March 1, 1999 Page 2 • • Riverside Line ML #406 (LA. -Riverside) ;was delayed 17 minutes when the engine struck debris on the Union Pacific, Riverside Line between Montebello and Industry, separating two air hoses. San Bernardino Line ML #317. ML #305 (the third peak inbound train) fatally struck a trespasser on Wednesday morning at Azusa Avenue in West Covina As a result, ML #305 was term nated at Baldwin Park. !ML #307 was held up at Covina Station. ML #311 was annulled. ML #313 was issued a 10 MPH restriction at Azusa Avenue. ML #903. and ML #905 held in Los Angeles to accommodate late arriving Burbank pascrngers Wednesday evening, ML #320, #322, #324 and #325 were delayed approximately 13 minutes each when the signal maintainer found a metal band lying across the tracks. Friday morning, ML #304 was delayed 32 minutes out of Los (Angeles due to the main reservoir being over -charged. An additional 11 minutes were lost due to thelunscheduled meet with Burbank Turns The final evening L.A.-Burbank train, ML #219, was delayed 22 minutes because of a "shot box" detector malfimction involving a Southern Pacific freight train.; The freight train had tolgo onto a siding in order to clear Burbank Station for ML #219. UU004-, I 1 METROUNK MARCH 15, 1998 TO: FROM: SUBJECT:. auuiuern kAuuornia itegionat Kai► Autnoritj 700 South Flower Street, Suite 2600 045545 Los Angeles, California 90017-4101 MEMBERS, ALTERNATES AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS DAVID SOLOW WEEKLY PROGRESS: WEEK OF MARCH 8 - 13 - ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Antelope Valley Line Rehabilitation The rail replacement for the main track rehabilitation has been completed. This replaced all of the oldest, smallest rail on the line. (See the next item about1futurelrail needs.) The contractor is set to begin replacing wood tics this week, and will continue the bus substitutio for the znid-day trains in orderto do this. Work is also continuing :on; the switch and sidingrehabilitation at Saugus, and on the Newhall.siding construction. How Rail Gets Old' • Railroad rail becomes worn out for two reasons: because of , from too many bending cycles under passing. trains, and because of wearing away ..byFf>ticnou from the wheels on curves. Metrolink has a relatively light amount of traffic, even counting the freights of the Union Pacific and BNSF, but we have some areas with 30 to 40 year old rail [Mai is near the fatigue limit for wear. We have some locations with curved alignment that even outl light traffic 7i11 wear away the rail in a few years. Between these two factors, we plan to r�eplac�e about 4.5 miles. rail per year over the next five years as a part of the capital maintenance program, pending funding and budget approval. This level will prevent us from having any rail ii,ur lines which would restrict the speed or safety of trains. In future decades we will n tiuiter larger rail replacement requirements as the large amount of 1980s'and 90s rail reaches the end of its service life. EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS Orange County Metrolink Photo Enforcement News Conference In an effort to reduce railroad track deaths, Metrolink formall 'intro u i y ced, for tl�e first time in Orange County, it's photo enforcement system that automaticall � � y s pictures of motorists zipping under or around crossing gates. The Santa Ana project witb two camera, located at Chestnut Ave, will move into the penalty phase on April 1, issuing nations, after a montth wing phase. Director. Sarah Catz and other Orange County klloa�d members were invited to participate and announced the project at a news conference iesday, March 10 in !Santa. Ana at Chestnut Ave., near Grand Ave. at 10 a.m. ti j0O di7 • Weekly Progress: Week of March 8 -13 March 15, 1999 Page 2 • • KTLA Channel 5 Rail Safety News Program Director Sarah Catz promoted Metrolink rail safety and the Orange County photo enforcement project on KTLA's Pacesetters public affairs show which aired Sunday, March 14 at 6 a.m. on Channel 5. The half-hour show featured the Metrolink segment in the first 15 minutes. which included Sarah's interview. PASSENGER SERVICES Passenger Services and Operations •managers teamed up for the .Orange County On -Board LINK. Staff walked through all peak morning trains to listen to passengers ' many positive comments and take requests via comment cards over the first four days in March. More than five hundred - passengers submitted ideas and suggestions to improveservice, which were tabulated and evaluated for possible implementation. An article in the til `issue of the passenger newsletter, Metrolink Matters will summary our progress. The next On --B � passenger outreach is scheduled for the San Bernardino Line, April 19-21. ! I I OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT Burbank Tums: Wednesday morning, the first train from Burbank (#900, 6:18 a.in. jfrom Burbank) was terminated at Glendale due to a mechanical problem. Passengers were transferred to the third Ventura County Line train 0104, 6:15 a.m. from Oxnard). The p eq�pment was repaired and dispatched on the second Riverside via Fullerton train(#702, 653 a_m. from Los Angeles), which departed 57 minutes late. This delay cascaded to the last Ri4rside train ( 09, 8'28 a.m. from Riverside) which departed Riverside 54 minutes late. Riverside Line: Midday Tuesday, the train to Riverside (#402, 1:35 p.m. from Los 4ngeles) was delayed 34 minutes over the course of;the trip due to mechanical problems. This delay cascaded to the midday train from Riverside (#411, 3:10 p.m. from Riverside) 'eh was delayed 24 minutes on departure. Friday morning, the first train from Riverside #401 4:50 ( � a.m. from Riverside) was delayed 31 minutes between Montebello and Los Angeles due to Unionacilic dispatcher error. 60'3 0 u Weekly Progress: Week of March 8 - 13 March 15, 1999 Page 3 Friday afternoon, the second train (#404, 4:10 p.m. from Los Angeles) was delayed 24 minutes between Los Angeles and Montebello due to a Union Pacific dispatcher error. The midday train from Riverside (#411, 3:19 p.m. from Riverside) was delayed 24 minutes due to the same dispatcher en -or. Orange County Line: Tuesday morning, the second train (#603, 5:25 am from Oceanside) was delayed between Commerce and Los Angeles for 46 minutes due to a Burlington Northern/Santa Fe (BN/SF) signal problem. This delay cascaded to the second Orange County reverse train (#602, 7:46 a.m. from Los Angeles) which was 44 minutes late on departure. The signal problem also delayed the remainder of the morning Orange County trains between 9 and 18 Minutes. bid 604 • • • • 1999 SCR RA BOARD C OMMITTEES & MEMBE R ASSIGNMENTS As of March 12, 1999 COUNTY/MEMBER Ventura BILL DAVIS MARKETING & OPERATIONS 9A M x PLANNING & FINANCE 10 AM AUDIT 9AM PERSONNEL & POLICY 11 AM x Brian Humphrey x Los Angeles HAL BERNSON x CHAIRMAN James Ledford, Jr. x LARRY ZARIAN x Eileen Givens x RICHARD RIORDAN Nate Brogin x x MICHAEL ANTONOVICH Bob Bartlett Orange SARAH CATZ x x CHAIRMAN Tom Wilson x x CHUCK SMITH San Bernardino ROBERT NOLAN x x x x Larry Walker CHAIR WILLIAM ALEXANDER x Judith Valles Riverside ALEX CLIFFORD CHAIRMAN x x Andrea Puga x WILL KLEINDIENST x Ron Roberts x 1 lnnarracn = NI b em er Lowercase = Alternate Read Message Help • • 110 Message - Download las attachment - Prev I Next Back to lnbox From: "Hidalgo, Peter" <HIDALGOP@scrra.net>Add to Address Book To: Subject: GUARANTEED CONFIDENCE BUILDER Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 08:22:35 -0800 METROLINK eNEWS Choose Folder Published Sunday, March 7, 1999 Los Angeles Times Editorial Opinion GUARANTEED CONFIDENCE BUILDER They are questions business executives ask all the time but public agencies too rarely do: What's keeping us from serving more people, and how can we remove those obstacles? Congratulations to the Ventura County Transportation Commission for asking those questions about potential Metrolink users, bus riders or car-poolers and finding a workable way to solve part of the problem. About 20% of Ventura County's commuters use such ride -sharing strategies. If more people did, the county's roads would be less congested, its air would be cleaner and its cumulative driver stress level would decline. But for even the most dedicated ride -sharer, the decision to leave the car at home requires a leap of faith. What if the boss asks me to work late? What if my child needs to be picked up from school? What if a neighbor calls to say my house is on fire? To give commuters confidence that they would not be stranded in such circumstances, VCTC established Guaranteed Ride Home in September 1997. Funded for three years with $75,000 in state and federal transportation money, the program offers free trips home to residents who usually commute via carpools or public transportation but because of an emergency have missed their evening ride. In its first year and a half, this safety net has attracted more than 5,800 potential users from 146 work sites in Ventura County. As of the end of February, the service had provided' 164 rides, most of them by taxi, for about $5,000. Although it's too soon to say how much credit the Guaranteed Ride Home program deserves for boosting ridership of buses and trains, VCTC officials say use of all transit systems in Ventura County is growing steadily, if slowly. As a bonus benefit, this program makes public transportation a viable option for welfare recipients just entering the work force or attending job -training courses --sparing them the need to spend their scarce money to buy, insure and maintain a private car. 1 In the year ahead, VCTC will begin advertising the Guaranteed Ride Home program at movie theaters and has begun to approach companies to organize registration drives. Although other problems such as infrequent trains and buses remain to be addressed, Guaranteed Ride Home is a step in the right direction. We applaud the Ventura County Transportation Commission for finding such a sensible way to remove one roadblock to wider use of Metrolink, buses and carpools. Many other public agencies could benefit from the common-sense approach of asking why they aren't serving more people, and then taking action to do a better job. 1999 Los Angeles Times. All Rights Reserved 00001' Read Message Help • • • Message - Download [as attachment - prey 1 Next Back to Inbox I- Choose Folder - 1 From: "Hidalgo, Peter" <HIDALGOP@scrra.net>Add to Address Book To: Subject: METROLINK, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ORANGE COUNTY, INSTALLS CAMERAS AT RAILROAD CROSSING TO CATCH MOTORISTS ZIPPING AROUND GATES Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 14:27:01 -0800 METROLINK eNEWS To Be Distributed Wednesday, March 10, 1999 Metrolink News Release CONTACT: Don Patterson/Peter Hidalgo Metrolink Media Relations (213) 452-0240/0233 METROLINK, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ORANGE COUNTY, INSTALLS CAMERAS AT RAILROAD CROSSING TO CATCH MOTORISTS ZIPPING AROUND GATES Drivers Risking Death Will Receive $104 Moving -Violation Ticket LOS ANGELES, CA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1999: Some motorists who risk death by gunning their vehicles across railroad tracks before the train arrives will get a reward for making it across alive - a $104 moving -violation ticket in the mail. In an effort to reduce railroad track deaths, Metrolink has introduced, for the first time in Orange County, its photo enforcement system that automatically snaps pictures of motorists zipping under or around crossing gates. The Santa Ana project, at Chestnut Ave. near Grand Ave., will move into the penalty phase on April 1, after a one -month warning phase. "So far in this calendar year, four pedestrians or motorists have been killed on Metrolink tracks because they weren't supposed to be there," said Sarah L. Catz, Metrolink Board Member and OCTA representative. "We're trying to convince people that they run a serious risk of dying when they cross railroad tracks after the bells are activated and the crossing gates start to drop. We hope that a $104 ticket will help deliver that message." The Metrolink demonstration project began with the installation of equipment at Chestnut Ave. in early -February. Once installed, the equipment was used to collect data for three weeks (Feb. 12 -Mar. 5) . Beginning March 1 warning notices were issued. After just 21 days Metrolink officials were shocked by the numbers. "We counted 145 violations at Chestnut St. The numbers blew us away," said David Solow, Metrolink's Executive Director. "Most were blatant violations, with drivers dodging the gates to get through the crossing just seconds before a train blasted through." Signs are posted at the intersection that say, "photo enforcement in use." For the past month, registered owners of vehicles photographed violating the state's grade crossing law have been receiving mailed warnings. On April 1, those warnings become tickets. Metrolink began a demonstration program at two Los Angeles County railroad crossings in June of 1998 - one at Van Nuys Blvd. in Pacoima and the other at Goodwin Ave. in Glendale - to test the effectiveness of photo enforcement in reducing the number of people who risk their lives 000053 zipping around crossing gates. Four months after the project began, violations were down 54 percent at Goodwin Ave. and 36 percent at Van Nuys Blvd. The TRAXGUARDTM system in use at these crossings includes an enforcement unit - containing a computer, high-speed camera, flash and digital loop signal processor - mounted on a pole at the crossing. Detection loops and.wiring are installed in the street pavement. The system is triggered when a vehicle is detected entering the railroad crossing after the flashing lights and ringing bells have activated and the crossing arms have begun to descend. An Orange County Sheriff's Deputy reviews violation photos to ensure they show the vehicle's license plate and driver's face. A citation is issued when the photo shows the gate had dropped at least a quarter of the way when the vehicle crossed the tracks. The $150,000, six-month demonstration project in Orange County will examine whether violation rates drop as a result of citations. The Metrolink Board of Directors will evaluate the photo enforcement project and•its' effectiveness at the project's conclusion this fall. # # # bth-ALI Read Message Help • • • Message - Download as attachment - prev 1 Next I- Choose Folder - From: "Hidalgo, Peter" <HIDALGOP@scrra.net>Add to Address Book To: Subject: INLAND COMMUTING CALLED DEADLY Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 11:54:21 -0800 METROLINK eNEWS Published Tuesday, March 9, 1999 Press -Enterprise Back to Inbox INLAND COMMUTING CALLED DEADLY By Mark Petix and Onell R. Soto The Press -Enterprise WASHINGTON Aggressive driving is killing Inland area motorists at the same rate the AIDS virus is killing people nationwide, according to a transportation policy group that Monday ranked Riverside and San Bernardino counties worst among the nation's largest metropolitan areas. "Unfortunately, Riverside -San Bernardino is the most dangerous large urban area in the country" for aggressive driving, said Roy Kienitz, executive director of the Surface Transportation Policy Project. "It's a serious public health problem." Long commutes, crowded roads and few transportation alternatives are key ingredients in a recipe for roadway tragedy, according to the Washington, D.C.-based group, a coalition of 200 organizations advocating mass transit and reduced reliance on cars. The report was greeted with skepticism by the California Highway Patrol, which disagrees with the group's research methods. A CHP spokeswoman said California traffic deaths are at their lowest level in 43 years. But local government officials said the report nonetheless underscores the need to find ways to reduce congestion and long commutes common in the two counties. Inland area commuters have few options but to drive to work, and that increases the chances that they'll die when someone cuts them off in traffic, runs a red light, or loses control while driving faster than 80 mph, weaving in traffic or tailgating, Kienitz said. The study found that more than 13 out of every 100,000 people in the two counties were killed in accidents involving aggressive driving in 1996, the most recent figures available. "It's sobering and tragic, but I don't know that it's surprising," said Eric Haley, executive director of the Riverside County Transportation Commission. Frustration, anger and poor judgment are to be expected in a region known for long commutes. "We have people who spend a tremendous amount U0Gu5 the result of aggressive driving, it could also be attributed to carelessness or sleepy driving," he said. But road rage, he said, is a problem that the CHP is addressing with a crackdown on bad drivers in what the department believes are the worst California areas --Los Angeles Orange, San Diego, and Imperial counties, the Central Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area. The Inland Empire, he said, is not being targeted. Besides advocating more mass transit and better urban planning, the Surface Transportation Policy Project supports better enforcement and more flexibility in spending of federal transportation funds to ease traffic. "We're talking about making communities more livable," Ohland said. "The more people you have rushing around the streets, trying to get to work, trying to get their kids to school, trying to run errands and get everything done in one day, the less safe the environment is for everybody." Times staff writer Megan Garvey contributed to this story. Copyright Los Angeles Times • of time commuting to work," Haley said. "For some, hell." can be a personal • • • Commuters in Riverside County travel an average of 36 miles each way to work, said Cheryl Collier, manager of ride share services for the Southern California Association of Governments. The average one-way commute in San Bernardino County is 37 miles. Not every area cited by the policy group for high rates of aggressive driving fatalities fell into the commuter category. Palm Springs ranked 17th on a list ranking 246 communities with populations of 100,000 or more. The desert city, which attracts large numbers citizens, had 20 aggressive driving deaths every 100,000 people. of tourists and senior more than 12 deaths for Hemet and San Jacinto, where heavy truck and car traffic often mix uneasily with a large senior population, ranked 24th with 14 aggressive driving deaths in 1996 -- more than 11 for every 100,000 people. Incidents of road rage were omitted from the report. These are crimes that begin with traffic disputes but lead to violence. The policy group also excluded fatal accidents involving drugs or alcohol. The California Highway Patrol sharply disputed the conclusions. "We just don't agree with the methodology, especially since traffic deaths are at the lowest point we've had since 1955," said Margaret Magner, a spokeswoman for the CHP in Sacramento. Statewide, traffic deaths dropped from 3,972 in 1996 to 3,671 in 1997. Although 1998 figures are unavailable, Magner said she expects them to be close to the 1955 level, when such accidents claimed 3,431 lives. Safer vehicles, increased emphasis on use of seat belts and crackdowns on drunken driving have helped make the state's roads safer, Magner said. The study founders in calculating the frequency of fatal aggressive driving accidents based on population size, she said. To be accurate, she said, the amount of driving time must figure in the equation, as it is in studies conducted by the National Highway Transportation Safety Board. "California is one of the safest places in the world to drive," she said, "so we were pretty shocked." The policy group's Kienitz stood by the report, using his wife as an example. Whether his wife drives 10,000 miles a year or 12,000 miles a year is irrelevant compared with the risks aggressive drivers pose. "I don't care what her risk of getting killed is per mile;" he said. "I care what her risk of getting killed is period." The solution, he said, is urban planning that enables people to walk, bike or take a bus or train to work and shopping, rather than driving everywhere. "(The study) points out how people are just getting to their limits and families are getting to their limits, too," Vice President Al Gore said Monday. Riverside County Supervisor Tom Mullen said he was bothered that Orange County was not specifically addressed in the study. Orange County was lumped into the larger Los Angeles County region, said policy group representative Gloria Ohland. The findings, Mullen said, are a legitimate reminder that much must be done to prepare for growth expected to add 1.5 million residents to the two counties by 2010. A coalition of local and federal agencies is taking steps to help ease gridlock and other growing pains in Riverside County, Mullen said. The county must attract and develop businesses that provide more jobs for people now commuting out of town, he said. The county's integrated planning process will assemble environmentalists, government officials and business leaders to•chart future housing, business and road development that also preserves the habitat of endangered species. "We want to have a county in which people can live comfortably," Mullen said, "and raise a family in safety." • • Read Message Message - Download Help [as attachment id. Prey 1 Next Back to Inbox . . .... . . . . . . . . . I- Choose Folder - From: "Hidalgo, Peter" <HIDALGOP@scrra.net>Add to Address Book To: Subject: INLAND EMPIRE LEADS IN FATAL ROAD RAGE Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 08:32:01 -0800 METROLINK eNEWS Published Tuesday, March 9, 1999 Los Angeles Times INLAND EMPIRE LEADS IN FATAL ROAD RAGE Safety: Survey indicates that sprawl of suburbs and long commutes lead to dangerously aggressive driving. By LARRY GORDON and TOM GORMAN, Times Staff Writers Rage and frustration among long-distance commuters in the Riverside -San Bernardino area turn into roadway death at a higher rate than in any other major metropolitan region in the nation, according to a new study of dangerously aggressive driving. The sprawl of suburbs and the relative lack of mass transit in the Riverside -San Bernardino area trigger deadly speeding, tailgating and red-light jumping at a rate more than double that in the region consisting of Los Angeles and Orange counties, according to the report released Monday by the Surface Transportation Policy Project. "We've always dealt with aggressive driving by telling drivers to calm down, but this study shows that aggressive driving may have more to do with where you live than how you feel," said Gloria Ohland, Southern California director of the Washington -based nonprofit organization. Her group was founded in 1991 to strongly advocate better mass transit and to urge that jobs, housing and shopping be put closer together. It has close ties to prominent environmental organizations. Riverside County Supervisor Tom Mullen painted a scenario of why some constituents, many of whom move there for affordable housing, drive so aggressively. "Your family is 40 miles away, and you're driving one or two hours to get home after putting in 8 to 12 hours on the job, and you're tired and hungry, and you're worried about getting your kids to soccer or keeping the appointment with your child's teacher, or you just want to spend some quality time with your family. You're stuck in traffic," he said. Nationwide, the 10 large metropolitan areas suffering the most fatalities from aggressive driving are mainly in the burgeoning Sun Belt and "are typically marked by many sprawling subdivisions and office parks that can only be reached by high-speed arterials, which are more dangerous for drivers as well as more frustrating for residents," the report said. Not surprisingly, big cities with the lowest death rates connected to road rage tend to be older, more compact areas --such as Boston, New York and Minneapolis --with well -developed mass transit systems and street grids that are friendlier to pedestrians and bicycles. The study, which was based on federal data, excluded auto deaths involving drugs or alcohol use and the relatively few, but widely publicized, road rage attacks involving weapons or beatings. It included accidents caused by speeding at more than 80 mph, as well as by tailgating, failing to yield, weaving, passing on the right, making improper lane changes and running stop signs and red lights. The study found no significant increase in the numbers of such fatal accidents nationwide, but documented sharp regional differences. Among 37 metropolitan areas of more than 1 million residents, the Riverside -San Bernardino region ranked first in the rate of deaths per 100,000 people caused by aggressive driving. The area's 178 such deaths in 1996, the most recent year for which statistics are available, translated into a rate of 13.4 per 100,000 people. The metropolitan area of Los Angeles and Orange counties combined recorded 728 deaths caused by aggressive driving that year, but its death rate of 6.0 ranked 15th in the listing. San Diego County, with 5.9, was 16th. CHP Officer Randy Threet, who has been patrolling southern Riverside County for 11 years, said that many people who moved to the Inland Empire in recent years kept their jobs in Orange and Los Angeles counties. Speeders take advantage of less.congested roads near home before or after they face the inevitable traffic jams closer to work. "They open it up to make up for lost time. Everyone's doing 85 or 90 and it's a joke with officers that you're being really cheesy if you give someone a ticket for doing less than 80," he said. Ironically, the slower, more congested freeways in Los Angeles and Orange counties may make driving there safer than in the Riverside -San Bernardino area, officials suggested. Crashes at slower speeds tend to be less deadly. "The only reason we aren't ranked higher is because no one can get moving fast enough," said Gary Hausdorfer, chairman of NewTrac, a private transportation solutions group in Orange County. Motorists throughout Southern California are reporting less frustration about their commutes in recent years, according to a survey by the Southern California Assn. of Governments. That may be because of increased use of carpool lanes and commuter trains and the human tendency to adjust to tough circumstances, said Cheryl Collier, the association's manager of Ride Share services. "It's a funny thing here," she said. "People adapt to their commute." The Metrolink commuter rail lines to San Bernardino and Riverside have shown strong growth since they began in 1993. In December 1998, the two lines served 252,789 passengers, an 85% increase over five years, officials reported. Association figures from late 1997 surveys show that residents of San Bernardino and Riverside counties have the longest average commutes in the six -county region. In general, Collier said, people who drive long distances alone on congested roads "experience the highest levels of stress." On average, San Bernardino commuters drove 22.4 miles and 37 minutes one way Those in Riverside went 21 miles and 36 minutes. Los Angeles County residents commuted an average of 15.3 miles and 31 minutes; Orange County, 14.2 miles and 31 minutes; Ventura County, 15.9 miles and 26 minutes; and Imperial County, 12.1 miles and 23 minutes. Monday's report also separately ranked 246 metropolitan areas with 100,000 or more residents. The Oxnard -Ventura area, for example, ranked 142, with a death rate of 5.9. The 20 with the worst death rates included eight California regions: Visalia, Fresno, Seaside -Monterey, Stockton, Bakersfield, Palm Springs and Hesperia -Apple Valley-Victorville. Officials of the Surface Transportation Policy Project said those death rates may have more to do with high-speed driving on rural roads than with commuter rage. The same may be true for state rankings, in which the top five death rates were recorded by South Carolina, Wyoming, Alabama, Kansas and Oklahoma. California ranked 26th. In Sacramento, CHP spokesman Steve Kohler questioned the study's accuracy. "While each of those behaviors may be UU'tiU,�, Reply I Reply All Forward i as attachment Ivi-Pnr/lNext Back to Inbox • • • 1 of 2 Delete Message Download - Choose Folder - 1 - From: "Hidalgo, Peter" <HIDALGOP@scrra.net>Add to Address Book To: Subject: CAMERAS TRAINED ON PUBLIC Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 15:55:14 -0800 METROLINK eNEWS Published Wednesday, March 10, 1999 Los Angeles Times CAMERAS TRAINED ON PUBLIC In Test Case, Motorists Who Cross Line Will Pay Fine By MEGAN GARVEY, Times Staff Writer They've tried median barriers, flashing lights and bells, heavy gates and a strong appeal to common sense. Now Metrolink officials are turning to surveillance cameras to keep people from endangering themselves. And they're using•the railroad crossing on Chestnut Avenue in Santa Ana near Grand Avenue as a test case in Orange County. Motorists who get caught running the red light at that crossing after April 1 will be issued a $104 ticket. "People die and people get hurt," said David Solow, Metrolink's executive director. "We don't get a lot of damage to the train. Maybe if someone gets a ticket in the mail and it costs them a lot of money, they'll think about it the next time they're tempted." The $150,000 test project is the first in Orange County and the third in the Metrolink system. Two cameras installed in the San Fernando Valley in June are credited with reducing violations by 54% at a rail crossing in Glendale and 36% at one in Pacoima. Five people in Orange County have been killed in their cars by Metrolink trains since commuter service began in March 1994. Although none of those deaths occurred at the Chestnut Avenue site, Metrolink officials said the location, near a curve in the tracks, has a history of close calls. In a recent three-week period, Metrolink officials recorded 145 violations at the crossing. "The numbers blew us away," Solow said, who added that many of the violations were blatant last -second dodges leaving the driver only moments to spare. Those who dodge the train at Chestnut Avenue before April will receive a warning notice in the mail that emphasizes the upcoming fines. 1999 Los Angeles Times. All Rights Reserved Move 3/1-0/99 6:26 PM VJu3u1_ Reply I Reply All I Forward as attachment - prey 1 Next Back to Inbox IrrgaT Message - Download - Choose Folder - From: "Hidalgo, Peter" <HIDALGOP@scrra.net>Add to Address Book To: Subject: METROLINK TO RECORD TRAIN DODGERS Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 15:49:40 -0800 METROLINK eNEWS Published Wednesday, March 10, 1999 Orange County Register METROLINK TO RECORD TRAIN DODGERS By JENIFER B. McKIM The Orange County Register If you are a driver who steps on the gas when the bells ring and the red lights flash at train crossings, watch out. You could soon arrive home to find a $104 moving -violation ticket in the mailbox, enclosed with a photo of you at the wheel illegally barreling across the tracks. Metrolink is launching a campaign in Orange County to catch reckless drivers and reduce railroad -crossing deaths. On April 1, the commuter rail authority will start ticketing violators at a crossing on Chestnut Street in Santa Ana. The first 59 warning notices were sent Tuesday to drivers already caught by the cameras, which were installed next to the tracks late last month. "We need to do everything in our power to ensure safety," said Sarah Catz, a board member of Metrolink and the Orange County Transportation Authority. The $100,000, six-month project - Metrolink and OCTA are splitting the costs - is the first in Orange County, following two similar efforts in Los Angeles County. The project is spurred by the high number of train deaths in California; 103 people died in 1997 while illegally crossing the tracks. Metrolink reports six grade -crossing accidents in Orange County since 1993, including three fatalities and two suicides. The Santa Ana location was picked because of its history of near collisions. Preliminary reports show an average of 6.9 violations there each day - about twice the violations reported at the Los Angeles sites combined. If the project is successful, drivers could find more such cameras at area crossings. "It suggests people don't respect that a train could be coming along those tracks," said Ed Pederson, Metrolink's manager of safety and security. Copyright 1999 The Orange County Register f "! Move • ' Message Page 1 of 2 • • • Read Message Message - Download as attachment id- Next Help Back to Inbox '- Choose Folder - From: "Hidalgo, Peter" <HIDALGOP@scrra.net>Add to Address Book To: Subject: HAHN WARNS RAILROAD TO CEASE LONG ROADBLOCKS Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 07:51:27 -0800 METROLINK eNEWS Published Thursday, March 11, 1999 Los Angeles Times HAHN WARNS RAILROAD TO CEASE LONG ROADBLOCKS WILMINGTON --Los Angeles City Atty. James Hahn said Wednesday he will file criminal charges against Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Corp. if its trains continue to block roads near a Wilmington area school. "It's more than just an inconvenience --it's really a question of public safety," Hahn said, noting that the trains are blocking not only only normal traffic but emergency vehicles as well. A company representative declined tocomment until the situation is reviewed. Hahn sent a letter Tuesday to the Fort Worth, Texas, corporation, demanding the railroad discontinue the lengthy delays near Broad Avenue Elementary School. "We've had reports of them tying up intersections for over an hour," he said. A state Public Utilities Commission order allows a 10 -minute stop, but a city ordinance further limits delays to five minutes. Hahn added that residents have told him delays have occurred for years, making students late for school or worse. "If the kids are worried about being late, they're sometimes crawling underneath the trains or over the couplings," he said. Company officials met with teachers and parents last week. "They said we need to train kids in railroad safety," Hahn said. But the city attorney said he does not believe that is an appropriate response. "I don't think the neighborhood should be forced to live with lawbreaking," he said. If the situation is not resolved, the city attorney's office will file a misdemeanor violation for each delay, punishable by up to six months in county jail and a $1,000 fine, Hahn said. Last year, Hahn's office prosecuted Union Pacific Railroad for a similar scenario in Boyle Heights. The company pleaded no contest and was required to donate $10,000 to a nonprofit organization. 1999 Los Angeles Times. All Rights Reserved uuuuu3 Message Page 1 of 2 Read Message Message - Download as attachment - Prev 1 Next Help Back to Inbox . . . . _ ... ... _.. I- Choose Folder - From: "Hidalgo, Peter" <HIDALGOP@scrra.net>Add to Address Book To: Subject: CAMARILLO TO UPGRADE ITS TRAIN STATION ON LEWIS ROAD Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 12:33:58 -0800 METROLINK eNEWS Published Monday, March 8, 1999 Ventura County Star CAMARILLO TO UPGRADE ITS TRAIN STATION ON LEWIS ROAD Council will get an update on planned projects for railroad at meeting. From staff reports The Camarillo train station, built as a temporary station after the 1994 Northridge earthquake, is going to get some permanent improvements within three years. The city has already received $2.3 million for expanding and improving the station on Lewis Road, but could get another $1.1 million toward the project. The Camarillo City Council will receive an update on the planned projects for the station at its meeting Wednesday. The presentation will be at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall, 601 Carmen Drive. A large chunk of the parking lot is going to be used for widening Lewis Road, a project that could start by the end of the year. The state Department of Transportation is spending $34.2 million in the area to build new freeway on -and off -ramps and widen the Arneill Road freeway overpass. Part of the project calls for widening Lewis Road between Ventura Boulevard and Daily Drive. The Ventura County Transportation Commission, which is paying for the railroad station improvements, is trying to buy land to the south and north of the station for additional parking. The project also calls for improving the platform, installing passenger shelters, adding landscaping and creating a bus loading zone. The county transportation agency is including California State University Channel Islands officials in the project. The station is expected to be used as a site where people can park and take a shuttle bus to the university grounds. The station improvements also will include many of the designs being used for the redevelopment of Ventura Boulevard. More than $2.2 million already has been budgeted for the work. The county transportation commission will know in May whether it will receive an additional $1.1 million from the California Transportation Commission. The Camarillo station was built only weeks after the Northridge quake. Metrolink train service was started in the area to relieve traffic on freeways that were damaged in the powerful earthquake. © Copyright 1999, Ventura County StarAll Rights Reserved tiJGG3 1 • Read Message Message - Download Help Ias attachment - Prev I Next Back to Inbox I- choose Folder From: "Hidalgo, Peter" <HIDALGOP@scrra.net>Add to Address Book To: Subject: GOV. DAVIS ISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDER CREATING COMMISSION ON BUILDING FOR THE 21ST CENTURY Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 07:56:51 -0800 METROLINK eNEWS Published Thursday, March 11, 1999 Governor's Office News Release DAVIS ISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDER CREATING COMMISSION ON BUILDING FOR THE 21ST CENTURY SACRAMENTO - Taking a critical first step to prepare California for the challenges of the new millennium, Governor Gray Davis today signed an executive order establishing the Commission on Building for the 21st Century. The Commission is charged with developing a comprehensive building plan that will assure the state's infrastructure needs are met. The Commission - a strong coalition of business, academic, public policy leaders and government officials -- will be co-chaired by Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante and Secretary of the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency, Maria Contreras -Sweet. Under the terms of the Governor's Executive Order, the Commission will identify existing critical infrastructure needs, and develop a comprehensive long-term capital investment plan for financing public building needs, including responsible financial approaches and efficiency improvements. The Commission will submit a report to the Governor by May 1, 1999, containing its initial findings and recommendations and a multi -year bond package to address critical infrastructure needs to be placed on the 2000 ballot. A final report to the Governor will be submitted by December 1, 2000, containing recommendations to coordinate, plan, fund and build the infrastructure necessary to support California's health and prosperity for the 21st Century. Attached is the governor's executive order and a list of members on the Commission. # # # The Commission on Building for the 21st Century include: * Lt. Governor Cruz Bustamante * Secretary Maria Contreras -Sweet Assemblymember Carole Migden State Senator Betty Karnette * Honorable Ronald George, Chief Justice * Eli Broad, Chairman and CEO, Sun America Corp. * Bill Hauck, President, California Business Roundtable * Richard Atkinson, President, University of California * Norm Patiz, Chairman, Westwood One Companies * Jerry Hallisey, Attorney at Law * Steve Erie, Professor of Political Science, UC San Diego * Tom Sayles, Vice President, Sempra Energy * Max Warren, Senior Vice President & Pacific Southwest Regional Mgr., Laborers' International Union of North America AFL CIO * Jim Kellogg, International Representative, United Association of Steamfitters and Pipefitters * Art Pulaski, Executive Secretary/Treasurer, California Labor Federation * Jim Ghielmetti, Chief Executive Officer, Signature Properties, Inc. * Don Benninghoven, Director (Retired) League of California Cities * Steven Szalay, Executive Director, California Association of Counties * Gordon Smith, President and CEO, PG&E * Keith Brackpool, President and CEO, Cadiz, Inc. * Ronald N. Tutor, CEO and President, Tutor -Saliba Construction * Dick Ziman, Chairman and CEO, Arden Realty, Inc. * Mike Papparian, Senior Regional Representative, Sierra Club * Sam Schuchat, Executive Director, State Conservation Voter Leagues * Eric Vink, Field Director, American Farmland Trust * Dave Condit, Regional Director, AT&T * George Marcus, Chairman, Marcus & Millichap * Sam Ginn, Chairman and CEO, Air Touch * Lew Coleman, CEO, Nation's Banc Montgomery Securities * Lester Snow, Executive Director, CAL FED Program * Bruce Karatz, Chairman & CEO, Kaufman and Broad * Bob Balgenorth, President, State Building and Construction Trades Council * Bruce Blanning, Executive Assistant, Blanning & Baker * Diane McKenna, Former Santa Clara County Supervisor * Eliseo Medina, International Executive Vice President, SEIU * Gary Hunt, Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, The Irvine Company * Dr. Joseph Barkett, Chairman of the Board, Sunmet Agribusiness And Emerald Properties * James W. Callaway, President Public Affairs, Pacific Telesis * Ron Burkle, Manager Partner, Yucaipa Companies * Phil DeNapoli, President, Di Napoli Companies, Inc. * Peter Chermin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Fox Group * John Casey, Executive Officer, Northern California Carpenters Regional Council * Martha Diaz Askenazky, President, Puebla Construction * Audrey Rice Oliver, President and CEO, Integrated Business Solutions, Inc. 11J iii • METROLINK® FACT SHEET • • The Metrolink Regional System Jan. '99 Jan. '98 Number of Routes Stations in Service Route Miles Average Trains Operated/Day Average Daily Riders Average System Speed (mph with stops) 6 46 416 126 27,596 45 m.p.h. 6 46 416 106 26,713 Metrolink By Route Corridor Jan. '99 Jan. '98 Ventura County Line (Oxnard to Los Angeles 'Includes 16 trains L.A. to Burbank Airport Only Stations Route Miles Trains Operated/Day Average Daily Riders Average Speed 11 66.1 34* 3,754 42 m.p.h. 11 66.1 19 3,425 Antelope Valley Line (Lancaster to Los Angeles) 'Includes 2 trains from L.A to Burbank only Stations 8 8 Route Miles 76.6 76.6 Trains Operated/Day 22* 29 Average Daily Riders 4,143 4,123 Average Speed 46 m.p.h. San Bernardino Line (San Bernardino to Los Angeles) Stations 12 12 Route Miles 56.2 56.2 Trains Operated/Day 26 24 Average Daily Riders 8,033 8,016 Average Speed 41 m.p.h. Riverside Line (Riverside to Los Angeles) Stations 5 4 Route Miles 58.7 58.7 Trains Operated/Day 15 13 Average Daily Riders 3,972 4,079 Average Speed 47 m.p.h. -0J636 7 Orange County Line (Oceanside to Los Angeles) Stations 10 10 Route Miles 87.2 87.2 Trains Operated/Day 19 13 Average Daily Riders 5,453 5,023 Average Speed 48 m.p.h. Inland Empire -Orange County Line (San Bernardino to Irvine) Stations 8 8 Route Miles 70.9 58.9 Trains Operated/Day 10 8 Average Daily Riders 1,852 1,603 Average Speed 45 m.p.h. Metrolink FastFacts • Number of Auto Trips Removed/Day • Percent of Riders Who Formerly Drove Alone • Average Metrolink Commute Trip Length • Percent of Freeway Traffic Removed on Parallel Freeways each Peak Hour • Percent of Riders that Make Downtown Los Angeles their Destination • Percent of Ethnic Riders by Line Corridor (Latino, Asian, African -American, other) San Bernardino Line Riverside Line Santa Clarita Line Ventura County Line Orange County Line Source: 1995 Metrolink Customer Satisfaction Survey 19,317 70 percent 36 miles 8.5 percent 70 percent 53 percent 53 percent 32 percent 29 percent 39 percent The Southern California Regional Rail Authority/Metrolink Date of Formation Form of Government Number of SCRRA Board Members Number of Alternates Number of Member Agencies August 1991 Joint Powers Authority 11 9 5 • • • SCRRA Member Agencies SCRRA/Contract Employment (full-time) Operating Route Mile By County In System Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Orange County Transportation Authority Riverside County Transportation Commission San Bernardino Associated Governments Ventura County Transportation Commission Operations' Contract 245 Construction & Maintenance 350 SCRRA Administration 83 TOTAL 678 Los Angeles County 199 Orange County 87 Riverside County 38 San Bernardino County 39 Ventura County 34 San Diego County 19 TOTAL 416 Metrolink's 1998-1999 Annual Budget Operating Budget Projected percent of operating costs covered by operation revenues $80.3 million 48 percent Highway -Rail Grade Crossings Total Number of Network Grade -Crossings Number of Public Crossings Number of Private Crossings Number of SCRRA Maintained Crossings 399 339 61 238 Metrolink Train Equipment Number of Locomotives Total Number of Commuter Rail Cars Cab Cars Coaches 33 119 37 82 (AGOu3 SPECIAL TR AIN CALENDAR 1999100 Revised February 17, 1999 •-• : Marketing Special Events in shaded areas Z.' DATE STATUS NAME LINE #CARS CREW DESCRIPTION DISPATCH FUNDING SOURCE CONTACT/ PH ONE Sun, 3/21 TBD Mighty Ducks Hockey Game IEOC 8 -car consist ML Charter train service from South Orange County to Anaheim; The Pond; for hockey game . One round trip. SCRRA Charter ATN P. Sitkoff Marketing (213) 452-0216 Sat, 4/17 TBD Angel Baseball Game IEOC 8 -car consist ML Charter train service from Riverside to Anaheim; Edison Field Intl for baseball game. One round trip . SCRRA Charter ATN C. Ariza Marketing (213) 452-0204 Sat, 4/17 confirmed Orange Blossom Festival OC, IEOC 6 -car consist ML Special train service from Oceanside to Riverside for annual Orange Blossom Festival. SCRRA Member Agency (RCTC) S. Cornelison RCTC (909) 787-7928 Sat, 5/01 TBD Palmdale High School Prom Train AV 6 -car consist ML Charter train service from Lancaster to Los Angeles for high scho ol prom. SCRRA Charter C. Ariza Marketing (213) 452-0204 Sat, 5/01 Sun, 5/02 confirmed California Speedway All Lines various ML Special train service from Lancaster, Oxnard, San Bernardino and Oceanside to California Speedway . SCRRA Member Agency (SANBAG) V. Bak er SANBAG (909) 884-8276 Sat, 5/15 TBD Angel Baseball Game IEOC 8 -car consist ML Charter train service from South Orange County to Anaheim; Edison Field Int'I. for baseball game. One r ound trip . SCRRA - Charter ATN P. Sitkoff Marketing (213) 452-0216 June 1999 TBD Jet Propulsion Conference SC 6 -car ML Special charter service from LA to Lancaster; bus shuttle to Edwards AFB SCRRA Charter C. Ariza Marketing (213) 452-0204 Sun, 6/27 TBD Angel Baseball Game IEOC 8 -car consist ML Charter train service from Riverside to Anaheim; Edison Field Inn for baseball game. One round trip . SCRRA Charter ATN C. Ariza Marketing (213) 452-0204 Sun, 7/18 TBD Angel Baseball Game IEOC 8 -car consist ML Charter train service from South Orange County to Anaheim; Edison Field Intl. for baseball game. One round trip. SCRRA Charter ATN • P. Sitkoff Marketing (213) 452-0216 Sun, 8/08 TBD Angel Baseball G ame IEOC 8 -car consist ML Charter train serv ice from Riverside to Anaheim; Edison Field Intl for baseball game. O ne round trip. SCRRA Charter ATN C. Ariza Marketing (213) 452-0204 Aug. 1999 TBD Ventura Co. Fair VC 8 -car consist ML Special train service from Chatsworth to Ventura fairgrounds. SCRRA UP Member Agency (VCTC) M. Travis VCTC (805) 642-1591 Sat,.9/11 TBD LA Co. Fair SB 6 -car consist ML Regular Saturday Service to Los Angeles Co. Fair. SCRRA . Regular Service C. Ariza Marketing (213) 452-0204 • • • a DATE STATUS NAME LINE #CARS CREW — DESCRIPTION DISPATCH . FUNDING SOURCE CON1' TI PHONE Sat. 9/18 TBD LA Co. Fair SB 6 -car consist ML Regular Saturday Service to Los Angeles Co. Fair . SCRRA Regular Service C. Ariza Marketing (213) 452-0204 Sun, 9/19 TBD Angel Baseball Game IEOC 8 -car consist ML Charter train service from South Orange County to Anaheim; Edison Field Int'I. for baseball game. One round trip. SCRRA Charter ATN C. Ariza Marketing (213) 452-0204 Sat, 9/25 TBD • LA Co. Fair SB 6 -car consist ML Regular Saturday Service to Los Angeles Co. Fair . SCRRA Regular Service C. Ariza Marketing (213) 452-0204 Sat, 10/30 Sun, 10/31 confirmed California Speedway All lines various ML Special train service from Lancaster, Oxnard, San Bernardino and Oceanside to California Speedway. SCRRA Member Agency (SANBAG) V. Baker SANBAG (909) 884-8276 Dec. 1999 TBD Holiday Toy Express Train All Lines 5 -car train set ML 3`d annual Holiday Toy Express Train . SCRRA Marketing C. Ariza Mark eting (213) 452-0204 Apr 22, 00 TBD Prom Train AV, VC 8 -car consist ML Prom train from Lancaster to Ventura; 800 people SCRRA Charter Activities, Inc . C. Ariza Marketing (213) 452-0204 May 6, 00 TBD Prom Train AV, OC 6 -car consist ML Prom train from Lancaster to Anaheim 450 people SCRRA Chart er Activities, Inc. C. Ariza Marketing (213) 452-0204 M ay 13, 00 TBD Prom Train AV, OC 6 -car consist ML Prom train from Lancaster to Anaheim 650 people SCRRA Charter Activities, Inc. C. Ariza Marketing (213) 452-0204 FOR ANY CHANGES TO THIS CALENDAR, PLEASE CONTACT CHARLENE ARIZA AT (213) 452-0204 IN METROLINK MARKETING.