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H. H. WI NTERCHAS. E. CHANDl ERL A\ i ARW. GARDNERGERTRUDE E. LUTES

R. F . McNALLYDALE HARL AN

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LLOYD ALD~ICH, CITY ENGINEER

W. HERBERT ALLEN, PRESIDENT

TITLE INSU~ ANCE a TRUST CO.

G. E. ARBOGAST, CHAIRMAN OF BOARD

NEWBERY ELECTRIC CORP,

CH As. B A AD, MAN AGING DIRECTOR

BILTMORE HOTEL

L. E. B ANC~OFT. EXEC. 'I.-PRESIDENT

C ALIF. PORTL. ANDCEMENT CO.

F. M. BANKS. PRESIDENT

SO. CALIF, GAS CO.

HUGH B ARNES. DlsTR. ENGINEER

PORTLAND CEMENT AsSN,

CONE T. BASS. V,-PREs. a GENL.MGR.

L. A. TRANSIT LINES

CH As. P. BAYER. Ass'T TO PRES.

L. A. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

MIL.O W. BEKINs. P~ESIDENT

BEKINS VAN a STOR AGE CO.

CH As. P. BENNETT. DIRECTOR

L. A. PL ANNING DEP ARTMENT

J. T. BL AL.OCK, EXEC. ' I. _PRES.

PACIFIC INDEMNITY CO.

L AWRENCE BL.OCK, PRESIDENT

L AWRENCE BLOCK COMPANY

ROBT. S. BREYER. INVESTMENTS

H. J. B~OWER. MGIIt. REAL ESTATE

RICHFIELD OIL. CO.

L. L. BROWN. MANAGER

NATION AL. AUTOMOBIL.ECL.UB

C ARL. BUSH, PARKING CONsUL.TANT

R. A. CARRINGTON, J" •• PUBL.IsHEIit

LOS ANGELES EXAMINER

T. M. CHUBB. GENERAL. MANAGE~

BO ARD PUB. UTIL.. a TRANS.

EUGENE P. CL. ARK. PRESIDENT

CL. ARK a SHEIitMAN L. ANDCO.

WM. B. CL.EVEs. VICE_PRESIDENT

YEL.LOWCAB CO.

HOW ARD F. COOK. PRESIDENT

COOKBROS. EQUIPMENT CO.

HERN ANDO COU"TRIGHT, PRESIDENT

BEVERLY HILLS HOTEL

STEPHEN W. CUNNINGH AM, PUB, IItEL.

R. F. DE ANE. P"ESIDENT

LE ROI·"IX MACHINE~Y CO.

A. M. DEL AUNEY. VICE_PIltEsIDENT

PACIFIC FINANCE COIitP.

R ALPH T. DORSEY. TRAFFIC ENG.

R. M. DORTON, CITY M ANAGE"

S ANTA MONIC A

EARL J. ESSE. DIRECTOR

REGION AL PL ANNING COM.

H. G. FER AUO, EXEC. SECRET ARY

SO. C ALIF. ROCK PROD. ASSN.

LEON ARD K. FIIitESTONE, PRESIDENT

FIRESTONE TIRE 8: ~UBBER CO.

ALLEN D. FISCHBACH, EXEC. ' I._PRES.

FISCHB ACH 8: MOORE. INC.

WM. O. FLEETWOOO, PUBL.ISHER

E. L.. A. TRI8UNE-GAZETTE

WAL.TER P. FLEMING, JR" PRES.

CITY MARKET OF LOS ANGEL.ES

J. S. FL.UOR, P~EsIDENT

FLUO" CORPORATION, LTD.

BEN P. GRIFFITH, EXEC. VICE_P~ES.

GRIFFITH COMPANY

THOMAS F. GUNN, CITY M",NAGER

CULVER CITY

R. J. H"'DDEN. VICE-PRESIDENT

THE PACIFIC TEL. a TEL. CO.

P AUL O. H"'ROING

"'SS'T STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEE"

J. L. HAUGH, PIltESIDENT

METROPOLITAN COACHLINES

D AVID W. HEARST, PUBLISHER

EVENING HERALD-EXPRESS

S. JACK HELLM AN. RE AL.TOR

R. F. INGOL.D, PRESIDENT

LOSANGELES I NVESTMENT CO.

ROBERT F. INGOLD, VICE _PRESIDENT

CALI FORNI'" COTTON OIL. CORP.

ROGER JESSUP, SUPERVISOR

H ARRY G. JOH ANSING, SR.

C"'SS 8: JOHANSING

OM AR JOHNSON, ASS'T TO PRESIDENT

LOS ANGELES TIMES

WIL.L. ARD W. KEITH, PRESIDENT

COSGROVE 8:CO•• INC.

K. W. KENDRICK, DiSTRICT MANAGER

sT"'NOMl:D OIL. COOF C ALIFORNI A

SAM R. KENNEDY, "OAD COM'R

TH. R. KNUDSEN. PRESIDENT,

KNUOSEN CRE AMERY OF CALIF.

W. H. LOLLIER. OIR. PUB. REL.

FOX WEST CO AST AGENCYCO"P.

TOM M AY. VICE. PRESIDENT

M AY CO.

DON C. MCMILLAN. CITY M AN AGER

P AS ADENA

R. L. MCNITT, JI'l•• EXEC. 'I.-PRES.

ROSE HILLS MEMORI •••L PIC ASS'N

J. O. McREYNOI..DS, PRESIDENT

COULTER'S

J. C. MEACHAM. GENER Al.. MANAGER

HOTEL ST•••TI..ER

J. W. MII..LER, MGR. S.W, TERRITORY

UNION OIL CO.

RoeT. MITCHELl.., PRESIDENT

CONSOLID ATED ROCK PROD. CO.

WM. H. P ARNESS, CITY MAN AGER

CLAREMONT

GEORGE S. PELTON. PRESIDENT

PELTON MOTORS, INC.

C. E. PERKINS, CITY M"'NAGER

GLENDALE

JAMES R. PIERCE. VICE_PRESIDENT

PIERCE BROTHERS

VI~GIL PINKLEY, PUBLISHER

THE MIRROR

MARTIN POLL ARD. PRESIDENT

C ASA DE C ADIL.L AC

JOHN B. RAUEN, PRESIDENT

U.S. SPRING 8: BUMPER CO.

D. W. SANFORD. VICE· PRESIDENT

GOODYE•••RTI"E a RUBBER CO.

W. M. SCHLINGER. VICE· PRESIDENT

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE

F. W. SHARP. ADMIN, OFFICER

POMONA

O. A. SMITH, PRESIDENT

PACIFIC ELECTRIC R AILWAY CO.

ROBERT L. SMITH. PUBl.ISHER

LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS

R. D. STETSON, MGR. L.•••• DIVISION

SHELL OIL CO.

H. W. SULLIVAN, DEPUTY CHIEF

COMM ANDER TRAFFIC BURE AU

C, H. T ANNER, VlCE.PRESIDENT

T ANNER MOTORTOURS, LTO,

J. A. THOMPSON, PRESIDENT

J. A. THOMPSON a SON

MAX EODY UTT, ATTORNEY

R. G. VANDEN BOOM, PRESIDENT

P ACIFIC UNION MET AL CO.

S, E. VICKERS. CITY M AN AGER

LONG BEACH

H. S. W AKEFIELD, EXEC, VICE·PRES.

ACOHR MILK F"'''MS. INC.

D. W. WALSH, PAC.COAST S"'LES MGR.

UNITED sT•••TES RUBBER CO.

S"ENCE~ WlILaa. WEBB a WHITE

L O S A N G E L E S M E T R O P O L I T A N T R A F F I C A S S O C I A T I O N

ROBERT MITCHELL.

EUGENE P. CLARK,

K. W, KENDRICK,

WM. B. CLEVES.

W. P. FLEMING. JR.,

O. A. SMITH.

W. R. LINDERSMITH,

STUART M. BATE.

PRESIDENT

VICE-PRESIDENT

VICE·PRESIDENT

VICE·PRESIDENT

VICE·PRESIDENT

TREASURER

SECRETARY· MAN AGER

CHIEF ENGINEER

BOARD OF DI RECTORSMEMBERSLOS ANGELE S ~f f i TROPOLI TAN TRAFFI C ASSOCI ATI ON

We humbl y s ubmi t t h i s r epo r t wi t h t he ho pe t ha ti t mi g ht b e h el p f u l i n p r o v i d i n g f o r t h i s a r e aa f ea s i b l e s y s t em o f MA SS T RA NSP ORT AT I ON wi t h i nt he ec o no mi c mea ns o f ev er y c i t i zen .

To es t a bl i s h t he obj ec t i ve of t h i s r e po r t ,t h es e f a c t s s h ou l d b e k e pt i n mi n d:

a . Ma s s T r a ns p o r t a t i o n i n t h e L o s An ge l e s Me t r o po l i -

t a n Ar e a i s n ow a c c omp l i s h ed b y a s y s t e m o f s t r e etc a r s , t r o l l e y c o ac h es a nd mo t o r b us e s ;

b . An y i mp r o v ed s y s t e m mu s t a c c o mp l i s h a d ef i n i t ebet t er ment i n s e r v i c e a nd s p ee d o f u ni t s ;

c . T he r o ut e s a nd o pe r a t i n g u ni t s a r e g ov er n ed p r i -ma r i l y b y t h at p or t i o n o f t h e p op ul a t i o n wh i c h p r e -f e r publ i c t r a ns po r t a t i o n t o p r i v a t e a ut o mo b i l es ;

d. The pa t t er n f o r L os Ange l e s c anno t be ba se d upo nwha t ha s b ee n do ne e l s e wh er e , a nd

e . Ad eq ua c y wi l l b e me as u r e d i n t e r ms o f e c on omi c sa nd r e a s o na b l e e f f i c i e nc y , a nd wh a t i s mo s tpr a c t i c a l f o r t h i s pa r t i c u l a r c o mmuni t y .

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MASS TRANSPORTATI ON and r el at ed t r af f i c pr obl ems , by r eason of t he

gr eat i nf l ux of peopl e combi ned wi t h t he t r emendous i ncr ease i nt he use o f t he mot o r v ehi c l e , i s PROBLEM NO. 1 i n t he Los Ange l esMet r opol i t an Ar ea.

Adequat e mass t r anspor t a t i on i s no l onger a conveni ence - - i t i s anecess i t y . T he day s o f t he l oca l t r anspor t a t i on monopl y a r e past .

The t r end de f i ni t e l y ha s be en away f r o m r ai l . The mot or bu s ha scome t o t he f or ef r ont as t he most i mpor t ant mode of mass t r anspor -t at i on t oday.

Mot o r buses hav e r epl aced r a i l l i nes i n most o f t he l a r ge c i t i est h r oughout t he St a t es . I n Ca l i f o r n i a a l one we hav e San J ose , S t ock -

t on, Sacr ament o , F r esno , San Di ego , Baker s f i e l d , Pasadena , LongBeach, Oakl and, Ber kel ey and Al ameda now ser v i ng t he t r avel i ng pub-l i c by mot o r bus .

Her e i n our own ar ea, t he Paci f i c E l ect r i c whi ch at one t i me com-pr i sed t he gr eat est i nt er ur ban r a i l r api d t r ansi t i n t he wor l d ser v -i ng a l l po i nt s i n Sout her n Cal i f or n i a now oper at e but 60 mi l es of doubl e t r ack ( i n pass enger ser v i ce ) and shor t l y app l i ca t i on wi l l bef i l ed t o abandon t h i s .

F l ex i b i l i t y of t he mot or coach has r e l eased t he whol et r anspor t at i on pat t er n f r om t he domi nance of a si ngl ef i xed means of ser v i ce.

Th e bus ha s on e ver y s i gn i f i c an t adv an t age ov er an y f i xed t y pe of r a i l l i ne, i n t hat i t can be pper a t ed t h r ough r es i dent i a l o r i ndus-t r i a l a r eas , p i ck up pass enger s c l ose t o homes o r wor k , oper a t e l i ket he aut omobi l e af t er ent er i ng t he f r eeway, t hen di s t r i but e pass eng-er s c l ose t o dest i nat i on upon agai n l eav i ng t he f r eeway.

Th i s t ype of op er at i on gi ves ex pr e s s s er vi c e t o a f a r gr e at er po r -t i on o f our popul a t i on t han woul d be poss i b l e by use o f f i xed f ac i l -i t i es i n a l ow dens i t y popul a t i on c i t y l i ke our s and a t t he samet i me r et a i n some r easonabl e f r equency of ser v i ce f or t hat pr opor t i ono f pass enger s who t r av el shor t d i s t ances t o poi n t s i n t e r medi a t e o f t he maj or commer ci al cent er s .

Too , t he bu s c an be qu i c k l y de t our e d du r i ng an y t ype of c ons t r uc t i onwo r k , i n c a s e o f a f i r e o r a c ci de nt , a nd c a n e as i l y b e e xt e nde d a t ami ni mum cos t wher e devel opment j ust i f i es i t , wher eas a f i xed r ai lr out e cannot be changed wi t hout enor mous out l ay of t i me and money - -a cap i t a l i nv est ment o f about one mi l l i on dol l a r s i s r equ i r ed t oconst r uct f i v e mi l es o f a doubl e t r ack t oday .


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The expr es s ed de s i r e of c er t a i n s egment s of t he pub l i c f o r a r a i lt r anspor t at i on sys t em wi t hout consi der at i on of t he heavy f i nanci a le l ement s cannot be accept ed as t he gover n i ng i n f l uence when obv i -ous r esu l t s mean f i nanc i a l l osses t hat woul d r equi r e a pr ogr am of

publ i c subs i dy by t he t axpayer .

The f r e eway s ys t e m pl anne d and now be i ng c ons t r u c t ed f o r t hi s ar eai s s u pe r i o r o r e qu al t o a ny o t h er i n t h e c o u nt r y a nd h as t h e v e r yr ea l advant age o f connect i ng t he maj or bus i ness and i ndust r i a l cen-t er s i n t he whol e met r opol i t an ar ea.

The add ed i nv es t ment r equi r ed t o de vel op r api d t r a vel by bus es ont hese f r eeways i s but a f r act i on o f what woul d be r equi r ed f o r anyot her t ype o f mass t r anspor t a t i on f ac i l i t y , be i t subway, r a i l o rmon or ai l .

THERE FORE, t he f r e~ways pr es ent t he one po s s i bi l i t y of pr ov i di ngf eas i bl e mass t r anspor t at i on i n t he f or eseeabl e f ut ur ea t r e a s o na bl e c o s t s .

Fr om t he Amer i can Tr ans i t Assoc i at i on " TRANSI T FACT BOOK" we getso me r eveal i ng f i gur es :

I n 1947 t her e wer e 13, 759 mi l es of sur f ace r a i l ( s i ngl e)t r ack i n t he Uni t ed St at es - - t hi s dr opped t o 7309 mi l es

b y t h e e nd o f 195 2. A v e r y a pp r e c i a bl e d r o p.I n 1947 t her e wer e 95, 300 mot or bus mi l es of r out er ound t r i p - - whi ch i ncr eased t o 99, 600 i n 1952.

I n 1947 r evenue passenger s car r i ed by t he sur f ace r a i ll i nes number ed 5, 980, 000, 000 as agai nst 8, 625, 000, 000c a r r i e d b y mo t o r c o a c h. By 1 952 t h e s u r f a c e r a i l p as s -enger s had dr opped t o 1 , 714, 000, 000 - - o r a l oss o f 4 , 266, 000, 000 i n 5 y r s . Mot or bus passenger s dr oppedt o 7, 125, 000, 000 - - or a l oss of onl y 1, 500, 000, 000pass enger s f or t he same per i od.

REVEALI NG! When added t o t he f act t hat t he popul at i on of t he Uni t edSt at es i n 1940 was 131, 669, 275 as agai nst 150, 697, 361 i n1950, and mot or vehi c l e r egi st r at i on f or 1947 was37, 360, 463 as agai nst 52, 644, 317 i n 1950,

The y expl ai n why we ha ve t r a f f i c pr obl ems and why s omemode of MASS TRANSPORTATI ON must be wor ked out bef or e t hesat ur at i on poi nt of t he PRI VATE AUTOMOBI I E i s r eached.


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The map on pa ge s 2 and 3 i s des i gne d t o s ho w t he r o ut es of a l l c o ac h l i n es - - mo t o r a nd t r o l l e y - - a s t h ey n ow e xi s ti n L o s An ge l e s Me t r o po l i t a n Ar e a, n ame l y , t h e s o u t h er n p or -t i o n o f L o s An ge l e s Co un t y g en er a l l y l y i n g s o ut h o f t h eMount ai ns .

I nc l uded a r e t he l i nes o f t he t wo ma j o r c o mpa ni es o per a t -i n g - - t h e L o s An ge l e s T r a ns i t L i n es a nd t h e P ac i f i c E l e c t -r i c Ra i l wa y Co mpa ny , a nd i t s s uc c es s o r t he Met r o pol i t a nCo ac h L i n es - - p l u s t h e l i n es o f o t h er c o mp an i e s a nd c i t i e s( mu ni c i p al l y o pe r a t e d) a s t h ey h av e b ee n r e po r t e d b y t h os e

compani es and muni c i pa l i t i es t o t he Assoc i at i on.

I t wi l l b e o bs e r v e d t h at c o v er a ge o f t h e Me t r o po l i t a n Ar e ai s f a i r l y c o mp l e t e a nd , t a k en i n c o nn ec t i o n wi t h t h e s u b -s t a nt i a l n umb er o f s t r e et c a r l i n es , p r o vi d es p ub l i c t r a ns -po r t a t i o n i n a l mo s t a ny d i r ec t i o n o f t r a v e l .

S ome 82% o f t h e p as s e ng er s l i v e wi t h i n 2 b l o c ks o f t h e l i n et hey boar d.

F or s t u dy a nd d i s c u s s i o n p ur p os e s ( b ut n ot i n cl u de d i n t h i s r e po r t )t h e c o ac h l i n es o f t h e t wo p r i n c i p al o pe r a t o r s - - t h e L o s An ge l e s

Tr ans i t L i ne s and t he Pac i f ~c El ec t r i c L i ne s and i t s s uc c es s or t heMe t r o po l i t a n Co a c h L i n es - - h av e b ee n e mp ha s i z e d b y s p e c i a l i n di c a -t i o ns o n a s e pa r a t e p r i n t o f t h e Ma p, a l l o t h er l i n es , p r i v at e c o m-p an y o r mu ni c i p al l y o pe r a t e d, n ot b ei n g s p e c i f i c a l l y i d en t i f i e d.

Ho we v er , t h i s s t u dy ma k es p os s i b l e a r a t h er a de qu at e e s t i ma t e o f t h e p ub l i c t r a ns i t p os s i b i l i t i e s , a nd i s b el i e ve d t o s h ow t h at n oe xt e ns i v e a nd c o s t l y i n v es t i g at i o n o r s u r v e y i s r e qu i r e d t o d et e r -mi n e t h e n ee d f o r a dd i t i o ns a nd b et t e r me nt s o f c o a c h l i n e c o v er a ge .

The var i ous s y s t e ms ar e wher e t hey ar e bec aus e t her e i s ne ed f o rt h e s e r v i c e - - o bv i o us l y t h ey wo ul d n ot e xi s t u nl e s s t h ey we r e n ee d-e d a nd we r e ma k i n g a p r o f i t f o r SOlIE one.

The pr i nc i pa l ne ed f o r eval ua t i on and s t udy of pr es ent and f u t ur ep os s i b i l i t i e s i s i n t h os e p or t i o ns wh er e n o s e r v i c e n ow e xi s t s , a nde ve n h er e i t i s p os s i b l e t o a r r i v e a t q ui t e s a t i s f a c t o r y c o nc l u s i o ns

b y a s t u dy o f t r a f f i c f l o ws - - q ua nt i t a t i v e a nd q ua l i t a t i v e - - wh i c hmay af f ect t hem.


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Th e map on pa ge s 6 an d 7 i s a gr a ph i c pr e s en t a-t i on o f cer t a i n o f t he Pac i f i c E l ec t r i c L i nesnow oper a t ed as pass enger r a i l l i nes wh i ch wi l lbe r epl aced by mot or coach oper at i on.

Moder n mot o r coaches can be oper a t ed ov er asubst ant i a l por t i on o f t he ex i s t i ng r a i l l i nes

on pr act i cal l y t he s ame r out es.

However , t her e ar e a l so r at her l ong st r et chesof pr i vat e r i ght s- of - way al ong whi ch t her e ar eno i mmedi at el y avai l abl e sur f ace st r eet r out es.

I t i s necessar y , t her ef or e , t o car ef u l l y exami net he possi bi l i t i es whi ch may exi st f or mot or coachr out es i n o r der t o ser v e t he pr esent pat r ons o f t he r a i l l i nes .

I t i s e xp ec t e d t h at r o ut i n gs c a n b e f o un d o r c r e -a t ed f o r t he coach l i nes Whi ch wi l l r esu l t i n mucht i me- s avi ng and i mpr ovement of ser vi ce as wel l .

S i nce t h i s map was r epr oduced, t he Van Nuys-Cahuenga Pass r a i l l i ne has been abandoned,and appl i cat i on made t o abandon t he Hol l y-wood Boul evar d r a i l l i ne.


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F i r s t , a b r i e f r ev i ew o f p r ev i ous s t udi es o f t he f r eewaysi n t hi s ar ea:

1. A p r o po s e d 10- y r P r o gr a m o f F r e e wa y Ac q ui s i t i o nand Const r uct i on her et of or e has been appr oved byt h i s As s o c i a t i o n. T he ma p o n p a ge s 8 a nd 9 i n -d i c at es s t a t us o f t he var i ous f r eeway r out es p r o -posed.

2. T he ma p o n p ag es 10 a nd 1 1 s h o ws t h e S t a t e Hi g hwa y s

as t hey now ex i s t .

3. c . L i nes on F r eeway s - - Map on pages 12 and 13shows p r op osed f r eeway c oac h l i nes f o r t he var i ousf r eeway r out es - - t hese shoul d b e p ut i n t o op er a t i onas soon as t he f ac i l i t i es ar e p r ov i d ed.

4 . F o l l o ws c o mp an i o n ma p - - p ag es 14 a nd 1 5 - - i n di c a t -i ng f o r t he S ug gest ed Expr ess Mot or Coac h S er v i c e ont he var i ous f r eeways , t he POI NTS OF I NGRESS AND E-GRESS ( f o r l oc a l d i s t r i b ut i on o f f t he f r eeways) , OFF-LANE STOPS PROVI DED and OFF - LANE STOPS SUGGESmD.

5. T he c apa ci t y o f f r e ewa ys pe r ho ur a s de pi c t e d o n t h emap on p ag e 16 shows a c omp ar i son o f c oac h ef f i c i enc ywh en o pe r a t e d o v er a b us y c i t y s t r e e t a nd t h at p os s i -b l e when op er a t ed as a f r eeway expr ess ser v i c e .

The ba s i s of t he pi c t ur e i s a c he c k of pa s s eng er scar r i ed i n one d i r ect i on dur i ng a maxi mum hour on ab usy c i t y s t r eet i n t he d ownt own ar ea and c a l c u l a -t i o ns o f n umb er o f ~o ac h es , f r e qu en c y o f u ni t s p as s -

i n g a g i v e n p oi n t o n a f r e e wa y a t a s p e ed o f 4 0 mi l e sp er hour b et ween s t op s .


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B. S URF ACE L I NE S

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b . Of f - l a ne S t o ps

The map on pa ge s 18 and 19 s ho ws po i nt s o f

i n t e r s ec t i o n bet ween t he ex i s t i ng s ur f a c e

c o a c h l i n es a nd t h e v a r i o us f r e e wa y s .

Shown a l s o , a r e t he f r eewa y ex pr es s o f f - l a ne

s t o ps f o r e ac h d i r e c t i o n o f t r a ve l o n t h e

f r e e wa y s a t t h e a bo v e p oi n t s o f i n t e r s e c t i o n.

S uc h o f f - l a ne s t o ps ma y b e l o c a t e d e i t h er o n

t h e n ea r o r f a r s i d e o f t h e i n t e r s e c t i o ns

h av i n g c r o s s s u r f a c e r o ut e s .


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MAP SHOWING

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Q. THROUGH ROUl ES

a . Mo t o r Co ac h Ex t ens i o ns o f L oc al T r a ns i t L i ne s

I t h as b ee n c o ns i d er e d d es i r a bl e t o e mp ha s i z e

t h e s i t u at i o n wh i c h n ow e xi s t s a t t h e e nd s o f

a n umb er ( 17 i n a l l ) o f l o c al t r a ns i t l i n es

wh er e e xt e ns i v e t r a ns f e r r i n g o f p as s e n ge r s i s

nec es s a r y t o c o mpl e t e t he " t h r o ugh" r o ut e .

F o r ex ampl e , t he wes t e r l y t e r mi nus o f t he " P "

Ca r L i n e a t P i c o a nd Ri mp au Bl v d - - h er e , t h e

Sa nt a Mo n i c a Muni c i pa l Bus i s t he f a c i l i t y

wh i c h p r o v i d es t h e n ee de d e xt e ns i o n o f t h e l o -

c a l l i n e t o c o mp l e t e t h e " t h r o ug h" s e r v i c e b e-

t we en t h e c e nt r a l a r e a a nd p oi n t s b ey o nd t h e

t er mi nus t o and i nc l udi ng Sant a Moni ca.

I n d es i r a bl e c o nt r a s t , d i r e c t " t h r o ug h s e r v i c e "

i s p r o v i d ed b y t h e S an t a Mo ni c a v i a Cu l v e r Ci t y

Co a c h L i ne o per a t i ng o n Ven i c e Bo u l ev a r d .

S ee ma p o n p ag es 22 a nd 23 f o r Mo t o r Co ac h

E xt e ns i o ns o f L o ca l T r a ns i t L i n es .


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D. TI ME SAVI NGS

a. By Fr eeway Expr ess Coac h S er v i c e

The di agr a mat i c map on pa ge s 24 and 25 s ho ws s avi ng s i n t i me

bet ween var i ous c i t i es i n t he Los Angel es Met r opol i t an Ar ea.

The f i gu r es i n t he out er c i r c l es s ho w t he t i me i n mi nu t es r e-

q ui r e d o n p r e s e nt s u r f a c e t r a ns i t l i n es . T he f i g ur e s i n t h e

i nner c i r c l es show t he t i me whi ch wi l l be r equi r ed t o r each

t hese same p l ac es when t r ans i t un i t s c an b e oper a t ed v i a t he

var i ous f r eeways .

I t must be c l ear l y under st ood t hat f r eeways oper at e i n bot h

d i r e c t i o ns . P e r s o n s r e s i d i n g i n L o ng Be ac h a nd t h e a r e a s o u t h

of I mper i a l Hi ghway wi l l cont i nue t o r i de i n bot h d i r e ct i ons.

The f r e eway expr e s s c oac h wi l l pr o v i de t he means f o r al l t o

r e a c h t h e c e nt r a l s e c t i o n o f e i t h er L o s An ge l e s o r L o ng Be a c h,

a s t h e c a s e ma y b e, a s we l l a s a l l i n t e r me di a t e p oi n t s , i n t h e

s h o r t e s t t i me o n p ub l i c t r a ns i t v e hi c l e s . T he r e a r e a bo ut o ne

mi l l i on peopl e r es i di ng i n t he ar ea bet ween I mper i al Hi ghway

a nd t h e Oc e an a t L o ng Be a c h.

As p r ev i ous l y not ed und er " Capac i t y o f F r eeways p er hour " , b e-

c ause o f t he r es t r i c t ed sp eed o f movement o f t he uni t s , t he

c oac hes i n or d er t o c ar r y 6000 p er sons i n one d i r ec t i on on b usy

c i t y s t r eet must b e sp ac ed 200 f eet apar t - - on t he f r eeway,

o nl y a s i n gl e l a ne o f t r a v el wi t h t h e u ni t s s p a c ed 2 300 f e e t a -

p ar t need b e ut i l i zed t o move t he same numb er o f p er sons d ur i ng

t he hour o f maxi mum t r ave l , and s i nc e t he un i t s a r e not d e l ayed

b y s t op l i g ht s and c r oss t r a f f i c t hey c an move ab out e i g ht

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LOS ANGELES METROPOLIT AN AREA

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St a t i s~i ca l , o r economi c a r eas i n Los Ange l es Count y as t hey have beenused i n t he popul at i on r esear ch sec t i on of t he Count y Regi onal P l anni ng Commi s-s i o n f o r a n u mb er o f y e ar s a r e s h o wn o n t h e ma p o n p ag es 2 8 an d 2 9. F o r t h epur pose of t h i s r epor t we empl oy t he dat a t o show ar ea popul at i on, t he numbero f acr es i n each , t he av er age dens i t y ( per sons per acr e ) f o r 1950 and 1953, andt he census t r ac t s i n each a r ea havi ng t he h i ghest and l owest popul a t i on dens i t y .

To as s i s t i n r eadi ng t he ne c es s ar i l y r edu c ed s c al e of map, we pr es en t be l ow t hef ol l owi ng t abul at i on:

1950 1953Hi gh L ow Av. Dens i t y Av. Dens i t y

Ar ea De ns i t y T r a c t De ns i t y T r a c t p er a c r e p er a c r e

Adams 212 & - 236 145 B 15. 04 15. 21Bever l y Hi l l s 382 B 49 & - 50 5. 50 6. 04Bur bank 392 E 393 6. 40 7. 25Chat s wor t h 14 2 0. 80 0. 90

Ci t r us 461 447 A 1. 21 l . 83Compt on 535 C 529 A 8. 60 9. 55Cent r al 181 184 33. 06 30. 52*Domi nguez 298 B 335 B 3. 45 3. 69East 187 119 17. 10 16. 99*El Mont e 466 465 B 4. 70 5. 30Enci no 18 B 8 2. 80 3. 81Gl endal e 59 31 A 6. 28 6. 60Hol l ywood 92 30 10. 10 9. 70*I ngl e wood 353 D 340 C 7. 47 8. 79Long Beach 308 303 A 7. 60 9. 03Monr ov i a 444 B 446 3. 30 4. 04Nor t h East 117 137 B 13. 50 13. 39*

Nor wal k 537 B 538 A 3. 03 4. 56Pal os Ver des 336 A 337 A 1. 42 1. 54Pasadena 425 415 5. 88 6. 45Pomona 468 451 A 1. 65 1. 98Puent e Hi l l s 548 A 549 A 0. 35 0. 42San Fer nando 556 A 3 1. 74 2. 28San Gabr i el 476 B 472 A 7. 87 8. 81San Vi c ent e 48 A & - 48 B 48 A & - 48 B 0. 60 0. 86Sant a Moni ca- Veni ce 192 194 10. 13 11. 42Sout h Beach Ci t i es 361 195 5. 40 6. 88Sout h East 248 501 11. 33 11. 60

Tuj un ga 5 11 A 1. 29 1. 43Whi t t i er 543 D 547 B 2. 02 3. 45

Wi l s hi r e 101 A 98 21. 50 21. 40** Desi gnat es Decr ease

Al l engi neer i ng anal y ses o f t r ans i t p r oposa l s have f ound t ha t dens i t y o f popul a t i oni n t he Los Ange l es Met r opol i t an Ar ea wi l l not j ust i f y h i gh speed and h i gh capac i t yt r unk r a i l l i nes f o r any but t he most heav i l y popu l a t ed a r eas , and t hat v er y ext en-s i v e f eeder bus l i nes wou l d be necess ar y t o make t he t r unk l i nes ser v i ceabl e . Duet o t he r e l a t i v e l y l ow dens i t y o f our r eg i on, mass t r anspor t a t i on cannot be expect edt o pr ov i de t he ext ent and cover age t hat woul d per suade peopl e t o do away wi t h t hei raut omobi l es i n t h i s aut omobi l e cent er of t he wor l d , even i f t he money i s f ound t of i nance r a i l r ap i d t r ans i t , r egar d l ess o f what t y pe i s p r ov i ded . Howev er , when t her o s y d r e am o f h av i n g r a i l r a pi d t r a ns i t j u s t a s t h ey h av e i t i n Ne w Y or k , L o nd on o rP a r i s c o me s u p a ga i n s t t h e c o l d r e al i s m o f " wh o i s g oi n g t o p ay f o r i t " a l l s u c h

pr oposal s meet and have met wi t h i nsur mount abl e obst acl es. S i nce t he above map i n-d i ca t es a l so t he appr ov ed f r eeway sy s t em upon wh i ch i t i s p r oposed t o oper a t e ex -pr ess coaches, i t may be u t i l i z ed as an a i d i n r eachi ng conc l us i ons r egar d i ng r ap i dt r ansi t poss i b i l i t i es of t he f r eeway expr ess sys t em.


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On t h e c h ar t - - p ag e 30 - - De pa r t me nt o f Mo t o r Ve hi c l eF i g ur e s s h o w Mo m r Ve hi c l e Re gi s t r a t i o ns f o r t h e S t a t ea nd Co unt y o f L o s A nge l es f r o m a ppr o x i ma t e l y 1 93 4 t o1952 i n cl u s i v e. E mp ha s i z e d a r e t h e f o ur y ea r s 1948 t o1 952 i n c l u s i v e f o r L o s An ge l e s Co un t y wi t h t h e % o f i n -c r e as e o v er t h e p r e v i o us y e ar s t a t e d f o r a ut o mo bi l e s ,t r uc k s , a nd o t h er s , a nd t he t o t a l f o r e ac h o f t he s eyear s .

Twent y - e i gh t y ear s ago ( 1934 ) t her e wer e 441, 318 r egi s -

t e r e d mo t o r v e hi c l e s i n L o s An ge l e s Co un t y . On J a nu ar y1, 1953, we h ad 2, 226, 000 , o r f i v e t i me s a s ma ny , a nds t a t i s t i c a l ex per t s es t i ma t e t ha t o ur r eg i s t r a t i o n wi l li nc r ea s e by 1 00 % bet ween 1 95 0 a nd 1 97 0, wh i c h mea ns wema y ex pec t t o ha v e 4 , 0 00 , 0 00 mo t o r v eh i c l es by 1 97 0.

I t i s i mp or t a nt i n t h i s s t u dy o f f r e e wa y u s e t o n ot et h at o ve r t h e p as t f i v e y ea r s o ur r e gi s t r a t i o n h as i n -c r e as e d o n t h e a ve r a ge o f o ve r 100, 000 e ac h y ea r . Al -r e ad y t h e n umb er o f mo t o r v e hi c l e s i n L o s An ge l e s Co un -t y e xc e e ds t h e t o t a l c o mb i n ed r e gi s t r a t i o n o f t h e t e nf o l l owi ng st at es - - Nor t h Dakot a , Wyomi ng, Ver mont ,Ut a h , New Mex i c o , New Ha mps h i r e , Nev a da , Mo nt a na, De l a -wa r e a nd Ar i z o na . T he r e a r e b ut s i x s t a t e s i n t h e n at i o n,n ot i n c l u di n g Ca l i f o r n i a , wh i c h h av e a l a r g er r e gi s t r a -t i o n t h an L o s An ge l e s Co un t y - - t h ey a r e Ne w Y o r k , P e nn -s y l v a ni a , T e xa s , Oh i o , I l l i n oi s a nd Mi c h i g an .

As r a pi d l y a s t h e v a r i o us f r e e wa y s a r e c o mp l e t e d a ndp l a c e d i n o pe r a t i o n, t h ei r d es i g ne d c a pa c i t i e s a r e e x-c e e de d. T he Ho l l y wo o d F r e ewa y , d es i g ne d f o r 90, 000a ut o mo bi l e s p er d ay , n ow c a r r i e s 12 0, 0 00, o r a n e xc e s so f 33- 1/ 3 p er c e nt . I t wi l l b e n ot e d t h at r e gi s t r a t i o nsha v e i nc r ea s ed by a ppr o x i ma t e l y 3 0% bet ween 1 94 8 a nd1952. T ha t s u c h i n c r e as e s we r e a nt i c i p at e d i n a r r i v i n ga t t h e d es i g ne d c a pa c i t i e s o f t h e f r e e wa y s i s a t t e s t e db y t h e n umb er o f a l t e r n at i v e r o ut e s p r o v i d ed i n t h e o v er -a l l p l a n. T he Ho l l y wo od F r e ewa y, f o r e xa mp l e , wi l l b er e l i ev ed o f i t s p r es ent o v er c r o wd i ng when t he r e l i e f r out es - - Ri ver s i de Fr eeway, Ol ympi c Fr eeway, Nor mandi e-Wh i t na l l F r eewa y , Cr ens ha w F r eewa y a nd t he Sepu l v edaF r e e wa y - - a r e p l a c e d i n s e r v i c e .


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The Char t abo ve s ho ws t hat Met r o pol i t a n New Yor k ( Ne w Yor k - No r t h eas t - New J er s ey )l e a ds i n d en s i t y p er s q u ar e mi l e wi t h 9, 810 p op ul a t i o n; L o s An ge l e s t r a i l s wi t ha p op ul a t i o n d en s i t y p er s q ua r e mi l e o f o nl y 4, 587. Ci t i e s n ow h av i n g ma s s r a i lr a pi d t r a ns i t f a c i l i t i e s i n c l u de Ne w Y o r k , P hi l a de l p hi a , Ch i c a go a nd Bo s t o n - -a l l h i g h d en s i t y c i t i e s . Re du c ed t o p er a c r e d en s i t y , t h e p op ul a t i o n d en s i t i e s

c o mp ar e a s f o l l o ws : Ne w Y or k 15. 3, Ch i c a go 15. 0, P hi l a de l p hi a 14. 7 a nd Bo s t o n1 0. 1. E s t i ma t e s f o r L o s An ge l e s 1 97 0 p op ul a t i o n s h o ws t h at s o me o f t h e mo r e c e n-t r a l l y l o c a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l a r e a s ma y r e a c h t h es e v o l u me s : Ho l l y wo o d 14 . 3 d en s i t yp er a c r e , Wi l s h i r e 28. 8, Ad ams 18. 1, No r t h E as t 21. 2 a nd Ce nt r a l 31. 2.


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F. OPERATI NG METHOD

a . F o r F r e e wa y E xp r e s s Co a c h Ro ut e s

Map on page opposi t e i l l ust r at es oper at i ng met hod f or

F r e e wa y E xp r e s s Co ac h . Co ac h e s wi l l l o a d a t l o c a l s t o ps

i n t he r es i dent i a l a r eas , ent er f r eeway wi t h t o t a l l oad,

d i s t r i but e passenger s a t maj or t r ans f er po i nt s t o con-

t i nue t he i r j our ney t o des t i nat i ons on e i t her s i de o f t he

f r eeway wi t h subs t ant i al r emai nder compl et i ng t r i p i nt o

t he cent r a l bus i ness d i s t r i c t .

I t i s a mat t er of gr ave concer n t hat t he St at e Depar t ment

of Publ i c Wor ks t hr ough t he Di v i s i on of Hi ghways i s maki ng

no pr ov i s i on f o r bus t ur nout s i n t he i nt i a1 f r eeway con-

s t r uct i on pr ogr am. However , because t he Ci t y o f Los Ange-

l es guar ant eed t he f i nanc i ng ( t hen passed t he cos t on t o

t he t r ans i t user s ) bus t ur nout s have been pr ov i ded f o r on

t he Hol l ywood and Har bor Fr eeways .

I n or der t hat publ i c t r anspor t a t i on may g i ve bet t er ser v i ce

t h r o ug h u s e o f t h e f r e e wa y s , i t i s e s s e n t i a l t h at t h e p r e -

sent St a t e Law be amended t o spec i f y t hat bus t ur nout s f o r

l oadi ng and un l oadi ng passenger s be pr ov i ded as par t o f

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a . Los Ange l es Met r opol i t an Ar ea

To r eadi l y v i s ua l i z e t he f r eeway po s s i bi l i t i es i n s upp l y i ng

r ap i d t r ans i t t o t he i ndust r i a l a r eas f r om t he v ar i ous sec -

t i ons o f t he Met r opol i t an Ar ea , t he map on pages 36 and 37

shows bot h t he f r eeways and exi st i ng i ndust r i es.

The l ar ges t c onc ent r a t i on of i ndu s t r i al de vel opment i s i n

t he ar ea s i t uat ed east of t he downt own cor mner c i a l cent er .

I t wi l l be not ed t hat t he f r eeways i mmedi at el y s ur r oundi ng

or pass i ng t h r ough i nc l ude t he Ol y mpi c , Sant a Ana , S l auson ,

Al ami t os, Long Beach and Concor d Fr eeways.

As not ed i n t he popu l a t i on s t udi es , most o f our new gr owt h

i s t a k i n g p l a c e o n t h e e dg es o f t h e u r b an a r e as . I n du s t r y ,

espec i a l l y , has and i s seek i ng l ocat i ons r emot e f r om t he

cent r a l a r ea - - cheaper l and, t axes a t mi n i mum, bet t e r par k -

i ng f ac i l i t i es, and oper at i on mor e ef f i c i ent and economi c.

I ndust r y br i ngs i n mat e r i a l and supp l i es and sh i ps out t he

f i n i shed pr oduct l a r ge l y ov er h i ghway s o r f r eeway s. I n t he

Los Angel es Met r opol i t an Ar ea ar e many i ndust r i a l p l ant s of

v ar y i ng s i z es now acc ess i b l e on l y by pr i v a t e aut omobi l e o r

s p e c i a l b us s e r v i c e . Ma s s r a pi d t r a ns i t s e r v i c e wi l l c o me

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To pr es ent a f i na l i Uus t r a t i on c l ear l y enc ompa s s i ng t he t o t a l

s u r f a c e ma s s t r a ns i t s e r v i c e , a nd o f f e r c e r t a i n s u gg es t i o nsf o r a dd i t i o na l r o ut e s , t h e ma p o n p ag es 3 8 a nd 3 9 d ep i c t s :

a . L OS ANGE L ES T RANS I T COACH L I NE S" RAI L L I NES" STOPS ON PARKWAYS

I n di ca t e d b y b r o k e n GRE EN l i n e s

b. METROPOLI TAN COACH L I NES" RAI L L I NES

STOPS ON P ARKWAYSI n di ca t e d b y b r o k e n RE D l i n es

c . L OCAL COACH L I NE SCOACH LI NES \ VI THI N THE: VARI OUS MUNI CI PALI TI ES

I n di ca t e d b y BL A CK l i n es

NOT E: L o ca l Co ac h L i n es 4r e t h os e l i n es ( o t h er t h an t h eL o s An ge l e s T r a n s i t L i n e s a n d t h e Me t r o po l i t a nCo ac h L i n es ) a s t h ey h av e b ee n r e po r t e d b y t h e i n -d ep e nd e nt co mp an i e s a n d mu ni c i p al i t i e s t o t h i s As -s o c i a t i o n, e i t h er p r i v a t e l y o r mu ni c i p al l y o wn e d,oper at i ng wi t h i n t h e v ar i o us s e c t i o ns o f t h e L o sAngel es Met r opol i t an Ar ea.

d . PROPOSED ADDI T I ONAL COACH L I NESI n di c a t e d b y s o l i d BL UE l i n es

An y s y s t e m o f ma s s t r a ns i t f o r t h e L o s An ge l e s Me t r o po l i t a nAr e a mu s t p r o v i d e a de q ua t e a cce s s t o " t h r o u gh " r o ut e s b y me a nso f s u r f a c e f e ed er l i n es . S ur v ey s a nd o r i g i n a nd d es t i n at i o ns t u di e s h av e a l wa y s r e s u l t e d i n t h e d et e r mi n at i o n t h at ma s st r a n s i t p a s s e n ge r s co me a l mo s t e nt i r e l y f r o m l o ca t i o n s n ot ~et h an a q ua r t e r o f a mi l e f r o m a ny r o ut e . S i n c e i t i s n ot pr a c -t i c a l t o h av e a s y s t e m o f ma s s t r a ns i t c o mp os e d e nt i r e l y o f

p ar a l l e l o r t h r o ug h r o ut e s , t h er e mu s t o f n ec e s s i t y b e f e ed erl i n e s t o ma k e t h e f a c i l i t i e s a v ai l a bl e t o t h e ma x i mu m n umb er o f peopl e.

The pr i nc i pa l ne ed f o r ev al ua t i on and s t u dy of t h es e exi s t i ngl o ca l t r a n s po r t a t i o n s e r v i ce s i s t o t i e t h e m i n t o t h e o pe r a t i o no f e xpr e s s b us e s o n f r e ewa ys i n s u c h ma nn er t ha t ma ny o f t h emwi l l s e r v e a s f e e de r s t o t h e f r e e wa y s y s t e m.

I t i s a pp ar e nt t h at d et a i l e d l a y ou t o f t h e v a r i o us r o ut e s wh i c hi n t e r s e c t a ny f r e e wa y ca n o nl y b e ma d e a f t e r t h e f r e e wa y r o u t ehas been def i n i t e l y pr ogr ammed as t o const r uct i on .


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F r o m t h e f o r e go i n g t e xt s a nd i l l u s t r a t i o ns , i t i s c o nc l u de dand r ecommended t hat :

1. Th e L o s A ng el e s Me t r o p ol i t a n A r e a i s a l r e a dy p r o v i d ed wi t h ar e as o na bl y a de qu at e s y s t e m o f s u r f a c e t r a ns i t f a c i l i t i e s , b ot hr a i l a nd c o ac h . \ Vh i l e t h e s t u dy ma k es l i t t l e r e f e r e nc e t o s u r -f a c e r a i l l i n es , t h ey f i l l ma ny o f t he ga ps i n t h e c o ac h f a c i l -i t i es pat t er n.

2 . T he r e a r e d ef i n i t e p l a ns f o r r e pl a c i n g s o me o f t h e e xi s t i n gr a i l l i n es wi t h c o ac h s e r v i c e ~1 i c h wi l l s u pp l e me nt a nd a dd t ot h e a l r e a dy e x t e n s i ve co a ch f a c i l i t i e s p at t e r n .

3 . F r e ewa y e xp r e s s c o ac h s e r v i c e i s a nt i c i p at e d a nd r e c o~n en de df o r a l l f r e ewa y s a s r a pi d l y a s t h ey a r e c o mp l e t e d a nd a s r e qu i r e d

b y p op ul a t i o n i n c r e as e a nd d ev e l o pme nt o f n ow v a c an t a r e as i n t h eco u nt y a n d c i t i e s wi t h i n t h e a r e a .

4 . P as s e n ge r s u t i l i z i n g t h e f r e ewa y e xp r e s s s e r v i c e ma y e xp ec t t or e a ch t h ei r d es t i n at i o ns i n s u b s t a n t i a l l y l e s s r i d i n g t i me t h a ni s n ow p os s i b l e o n t h e e xi s t i n g f a c i l i t i e s .

5. A l a r g e ma j o r i t y o f t h e e xi s t i n g s u r f a c e t r a ns i t l i n es i n t e r s e c to ne o r mo r e r o ut e s o f t h e f r e ewa y s y s t e m. Ad di t i o na l s u r f a c el i n e s wi l l b e i n s t a l l e d o n ma n y o f t h e ma j o r t h or o ug hf a r e s wh i cha r e no t a s y et r o ut e s f o r s u c h l i n es •

••• I t i s r e co mme nd e d t h a t i n s u ch ca s e s t h i s p r o b ab i l i t y b e r e co g-

n i z e d i n t h e d es i g n o f t h e v a r i o us i n di v i d ua l f r e ewa y s wi t h s p ec -i a l r e ga r d f o r b us l o ad i n g z o ne s a t i mp or t a nt t r a ns f e r p oi n t s .

6 . \ Vh er e c oa c h e xt e ns i o ns o f l o c al l i n es - - wi t h e xt e ns i v e t e r mi n alt r a ns f e r r i n g - - h av e b ee n a ut h or i z e d a nd c e r t i f i e d a s i n t h ep ub l i c i n t e r e s t , t h ey a r e n ow s u pp l y i n g a n ee de d s e r v i c e •

•••I t i s r ecommended such ar r angement s be t er mi nat ed i f par a l l e l i ngt h r o u gh r o ut e s , s u ch a s a r e r e co mme nd e d f o r t h e f r e e wa y e x pr e s ss ys t e m, p r o v i d e co n t i n uo us s e r v i ce .

7. S ome o f t h e " t h r o ug h" r o ut e s o n b ot h t h e p r o po s e d f r e ewa y e xp r e s sc o ac h s y s t e m a nd t h e e xi s t i n g s u r f a c e r o ut e s a r e n ot i c e ab l y l a c k -i n g i n a de qu at e f e ed er s e r v i c e •

•• •I t i s r e co mme nd ed t h a t t h e s e co n di t i o ns b e ca r e f u l l y e x ami n ed a nd

f e e de r r o ut e s e s t a bl i s h e d a s d e t a i l e d s t u dy i n di ca t e s .

8. T i me s a v i n gs wh i c h wi l l r e s ul t f r o m t h e e s t a bl i s h me nt o f t h e

r ecommended f r eeway expr ess sys t em as det er mi ned and r epor t ed upon

wa r r a nt f u r t h er d et a i l e d s t u dy o f e xi s t i n g s c h ed ul e s a nd p r o po s e ds a v i n gs n ot o nl y i n a s i n gl e d es t i n at i o n b ut i n ma ny d es t i n at i o ns .

Tr avel t o and f r om ou t l y i ng i nd us t r i a l an d bu s i ne s s c en t e r s s ho ul dhave l i ke a t t ent i on .


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