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Purple Line ExtensionSection 1 Construction Community Meeting March 17, 2016


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Agenda

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• Western look ahead: Demo and sound wall construction

• La Brea Piling Update

• La Brea Decking phases l, ll ,lll

• Fairfax look ahead: Sound wall construction, tree/ median removal, piling

• La Cienega look ahead: Advance utility relocation, building demo

• Eat Shop Play Wilshire• Art Program Update

• Metro’s Plan to Ease Traffic & Potential Ballot Measure

• Question & Answer


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Purple Line Extension

Project Alignment

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Section 2 and 3

Status

Under Construction Forecasted Schedule

Section 1 Section 2 Section 3

Length 3.9 Miles 2.55 Miles 2.48 Miles

New Stations Wilshire/La BreaWilshire/Fairfax

Wilshire/La Cienega

Wilshire/RodeoCentury City/

Constellation

Westwood/UCLAWestwood/VA

Hospital

Pre-Construction Activities Current - 2016 2015 - 2018 2025 - 2027

Construction 2015 - 2023 2019 - 2026 2027 - 2035

Operations 2024 2026 2035 4


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PLE Section 1

Alignment

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Purple Line Maintenance Facility

Butterfield Property

590 S Santa Fe Avenue

• Located in Arts District

downtown, near 6th St Bridge

• Continuation of Abatement work

– Monday thru Saturday

– Work Hours: 7am to 4:30pm

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Tie-in at Western Station

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Future Western Staging Yard•Northeast corner of Wilshire and Manhattan Place

one block east of Western

•Demolition activities underway. Maintenance and

debris removal remain.

– Work Hours: 7am to 4pm, Monday thru

Friday•Fencing and signage placed at site

•Sound wall construction will follow building

demolition.

•Additional activities in

Western area include

pot holing and street

restoration

-M-F, 9am-3:30pm

-Sat-Sun, 8am-6pm

Demolition Activities


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Crenshaw Yard Staging Site

Wilshire/Crenshaw • Used throughout Section 1 utility relocation and construction

• Mitigation efforts and maintenance:

– Crenshaw Gate Entrance re-worked and improvements made

• Temporary fence with sound blankets in place

– Lorraine Gate temporarily closed until further notice – “No Metro Contractor Parking on City Street” signs

– Noise awareness training, nightly noise readings

– Maintenance inside and outside of yard

8Signage at the Crenshaw Yard and Storm Drain Barriers 8


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La Brea Station

Rendering shows length of the La Brea underground station boxon Wilshire Blvd from Orange Dr to Detroit St 9


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Purple Line Extension

La Brea Schedule

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*As of October 2015. Subject to Change


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La Brea Station

Pile Installation

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• On Wilshire from Orange Dr. to Detroit St.• Pile installation includes:

– Rig to construct 95ft (L) deep

– Crane lifting 95Ft (L) , 24 Inch H-piles into

holes

– 1-2 piles per day, 390 piles total

– Drilling, pile installation and backfilled

concrete completed same day

• All work occurs behind a k-rail (concrete barriers).

• Operation anticipated to take approximately 4-6

months on each side of the street.

• Typical work hours 7am-11pm with potential

nighttime work hours from 11pm to 7am.

• Wilshire is reduced to two lanes in each direction• Additional closures may be needed.


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La Brea Station

ConstructionPre-Trenching and Pile Installation for North side ofWilshireContinuous thru April 2016*

• Orange Dr to Detroit St

• Work hours: 7am to 11pm with potential nighttime work hours

from 11pm to 7am.

• La Brea intersection

• Work hours: 9pm Friday to 6am Monday, lane reductions

Pre-Trenching and Pile Installation for South side of

WilshireApril 2016-July 2016*

• Orange Dr to Detroit St

• Work hours: 7am to 11pm with potential nighttime work hours

from 11pm to 7am.

• Transition to south side may require a weekend closure or lane

reductions of Wilshire Blvd from Detroit to Highland. *

• Will require directional closures on La Brea and intermittent

closures of Orange Dr and Sycamore

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*Dates and work activities subject to change


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La Brea Station

Appendage Piles• Appendage piles are the ancillary piles for the structures on the sides of the station box.• Located on the north and south side of Wilshire Blvd

• Appendage structures include:

• Vent shafts, exit stairwells, and station entrance at La Brea

• Appendage piles are smaller and shorter (40-60ft.) than the station box piles.

• 112 Appendage Piles

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Appendage PilesSchedule

North side of Wilshire Appendage pilesFebruary-March 2016

• North side Orange Dr. appendages: 2 weeks-currently

underway

• North side La Brea Ave. appendages: 2 weeks-currently

underway

• North side Sycamore Ave. appendages: 3 weeks

South side of Wilshire Appendage Piles• South side appendage structures to start May

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Traffic control• Side streets will be closed to thru traffic at

Wilshire

•Access from 6

th

, 8th

, and alleys will be maintained• Sycamore Ave. and Orange Dr. will not be fully

closed concurrently at any time

• Intermittent sidewalk closures

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Appendage Pile Work at Orange Dr


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Staging Yard Activities andEquipment

• Daytime operation: 7am to 4pm

• Majority of wall work completed

except at location where pile

installation and decking occur

• Sound wall is 20 feet high• Maintenance of equipment

• Deliveries

Mitigations

• Must comply with COLA noise

requirements

• Noise Control Signage

• Low Impact Back up alarms

• Acoustical Insulation

• Metro 5 Step Noise Plan

La Brea Station

La Brea Staging Yards

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Eat Shop Play promotions and construction phase

artwork

N La Brea Staging Yard Pile Work


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La Brea Station

Decking Overview

Decking• On Wilshire, between Orange Dr. and Detroit St.

• Construction of a concrete deck, curb to curb

• Sidewalks be maintained, or pedestrian detours created

• Decking will serve as the temporary street surface

• Traffic will travel on the installed deck panels while the

station is constructed underground• La Brea Station:

– Approx. 1,000 feet long

– Approx. 70 feet wide

– Approx. 60 feet deep

• Will follow pile operations; anticipated to begin June

2016• Will work closely with First Responders on emergency

access and safety

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La Brea Station

Decking Weekend Closures – Start June 2016

Green: La Brea to Highland• Phase 3: 16 weekends

Purple: La Brea to Detroit• Phase 1: Three weekends, Detroit to La Brea

• Phase 2: Three weekends, La Brea intersection

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La Brea Station

Decking Schedule

June 2016 through Fall 2016Approximately 22 weekend closures (no work 4th of July or Labor Day weekends)

• Work scheduled in three phases.

• Fridays 10am: Wilshire (Phase 1 and 3) or La Brea (Phase 2) reduced to one lane each

direction

• Friday 8pm: Full closure of Wilshire (Phase 1 and 3) or La Brea (Phase 2)

• Monday 6am: Streets open

• Work occurs 24/7

Phase 1: Three weekends, Detroit to La Brea

Phase 2: Three weekends, La Brea intersection

Phase 3: 16 weekends, La Brea to Highland

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La Brea Decking Phase 1

3 Weekends-Detroit St to La Brea

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Phase 1 Detour

Detroit-La Brea Closure DRAFT

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WB: Westbound Wilshire

to northbound La Brea to

westbound 6th St to

southbound Fairfax to

Wilshire

EB: Eastbound Wilshire to

northbound Fairfax to

eastbound 6th St to

southbound La Brea to

Wilshire


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La Brea Decking Phase 2

3 Weekends, La Brea Intersection

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Phase 2 Westbound Detour

La Brea/Wilshire Intersection Closure DRAFT

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WB: Westbound Wilshire

to northbound Highland to

westbound 6th St

westbound to southbound

Fairfax to Wilshire


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Phase 2 Eastbound Detour

La Brea/Wilshire Intersection Closure DRAFT

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northbound Fairfax to

eastbound 6th St to

southbound Highland to

Wilshire


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La Brea Decking, Phase 3

16 Weekends: La Brea to Highland

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Phase 3 Detour

La Brea to Highland DRAFT

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northbound La Brea to

eastbound 6th St to

southbound Highland to

Wilshire

WB: Westbound Wilshire to

northbound Highland to

westbound 6th St to

southbound La Brea toWilshire


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La Brea Station Decking

Community Outreach

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• Robust Marketing Campaign

• Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Nextdoor

• Advertising: print, radio, online

• Media Coverage: press release

• Business and resident outreach

• Meetings with local groups, leaders• Elected Official Briefings

• Safety Presentations

• School Presentations

• Community Partnerships

• Board of Public Works Approval - April

I-405 Freeway Closure “Carmageddon”


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Jet Grouting

● Jet grouting is a construction process that uses high-pressure airand grout to create a deep soil-concrete block.

● The purpose of jet grouting is to reinforce and strengthen the

soil with concrete to support tunneling and cross-passage

excavation.

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Jet Grouting Locations

• Jet Grouting will occur at 16 locations

along Wilshire between La Cienega and

Western.

• There will be no more than two jet-

grouting operations being performed atone time.

• Approximately 6 weeks at each location.

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1. On Wilshire between Rossmore and Arden

2. On Wilshire between Arden and Lucerne

3. On Wilshire between Citrus and Mansfield

4. On Wilshire between Highland and McCadden Pl

5. On Wilshire between Cochran and Cloverdale

6. On Wilshire between Plymouth and Windsor

7. On Wilshire between Norton and Bronson

8. On Wilshire between St Andrews and Grammercy

9. On Wilshire between Crenshaw and Lorraine

10. On Wilshire between Wilton and Van Ness

11. On Wilshire between La Jolla and Sweetzer

12. On Wilshire between La Jolla and Sweetzer

13. On Wilshire between Crescent Heights and La Jolla

14. On Wilshire between Burnside and Dunsmuir

15. On Wilshire between Spaulding and Ogden

16. On Wilshire between Fairfax and Crescent Heights



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Jet Grouting Layout & Activities

• Potholing, street level excavation

• Vertical drilling

• Trucking

• Cement silos, pumps, generators

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Jet Grouting Layout

• Lanes reduced to two lanes each direction at Jet grouting locations

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Jet Grout Schedule

• A jet grout soil test began this past week

behind concrete barriers at

Wilshire/Detroit and will occur in the

staging yard at Fairfax/Ogden in Spring

2016.

• Jet grouting will start on Wilshire Blvd in

the La Brea area in June 2016.

• Wilshire between Rossmore and

Arden

• Wilshire between Arden and Lucerne

• Construction notices will be sent and

outreach will be conducted for each

location

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Deck OpeningsWhat:• Deck openings are openings of the street-

deck for the purpose of delivering materials

for underground construction.

• Deck openings will be done at locations of the

deck that are designed to open and close.

• Deck openings will occur periodically, on an

as needed basis.• Deck panels are 8ftx14ft

When:• Following decking, late summer/early fall of

2016 .

• Through the duration of the project.

How:• Off-peak hour (M-F, 9am-3:30pm) lane

closures to allow the removal of panels.

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Deck Openings

Construction Activities Requiring

• Concrete placement

• Maintenance of deck beams, panels and utilities

• Deliveries into excavation/station - rebar, struts,lumber, MEP equipment, shoring and formwork

panels, construction equipment, ventilation,

utilities, waterproofing

• Station backfilling

• Installation of new and replacement utilities

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Fairfax Station

Rendering shows length of the Fairfax underground station box

on Wilshire Blvd from west of Fairfax to just west of Ogden Dr.34

Fairfax Station


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Fairfax Station

Schedule*Schedule is subject to change. Updated as of January 2016.

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Fairfax Station

Advance Utility Relocation

• Remaining AUR telecommunicationwork

• Potholing continues

• Work hours:

o Monday thru Friday: 9am-3:30pm

o Friday: 10pm-8am

o Saturday: 8am-5pm

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Photos of recent AUR work for Fairfax Station

Photos of recent AUR work at Wilshire/Fairfax

Fairfax Station


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Fairfax StationDemolition at Ogden Staging Yard

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Next Steps:• Sound wall and driveway construction

begins in April


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Ogden Staging Yard

Sound Wall Construction

● Construction of sound wall

and driveways scheduled to

start in April

● Work hours: 7am-5pm

● Sound wall is 20-24 ft

● Eat Shop Play promotionsand construction phase

artwork will be added to

the walls

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Ogden

Sound

Wall

Height

&

Plans

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Ogden Yard

Safety Measures & Mitigations

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Examples fromWilshire/La Brea

Staging Yard

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Fairfax Tree and Median Removal

• Tree removal starts in April, estimated 1 week duration

• Median removal starts after tree removal, 3 weeks

• Work hours: 9:00am-3:30pm M-F, 8:00am-6:00pm Sat/Sun

• 38 street trees will be removed. Potential to protect in place

3 of 38.

• Trees replaced at a ratio of 2:1 at the end of the project

• Banner highlighting future landscape will be place on

Ogden sound wall

• 3 medians to be removed from Fairfax to Spaulding.

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Wilshire/Fairfax Street & Median Tree

Removal Locations

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Wilshire Street & Median Tree Removal

Locations

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Fairfax Median Removal Locations

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Future Landscape Medians at Fairfax

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Wilshire/Fairfax Bus Stop Relocations

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Food Truck Relocation

April 1st - relocation for food trucks 1 block east of current location

Existing food truck location 47

Fairfax Traffic Reconfiguration


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Fairfax Traffic Reconfiguration

Piling Preparation

● Earliest start is June 2016 (if construction stars align!)● Start date depends on DWP cable pulling, 3rd party relocations.

● Install traffic reconfiguration over a single weekend implementing lane

reductions. Ogden crosswalk to shift from west leg to east leg.

● Piling anticipated to start on North side of Wilshire Blvd between Ogden

and San Diego Way.● Wilshire will be reduced to two lanes in each direction.

● Potential off-peak lane reductions to one lane in each direction.

● All left turn pockets will remain open at Wilshire and Fairfax during north

side pile operations only.

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Fairfax Station

Pile Installation Overview

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• Pile installation includes:

– Rig to construct 95ft (L) deep

– Crane lifting 95Ft (L) , 24 Inch H-piles into

holes

– 1-2 piles per day, approx. 370 piles

– Drilling, pile installation and backfilled

concrete completed same day

• All work occurs behind a k-rail (concrete barriers).• Operation anticipated to take approximately 4-6

months on each side of the street.

• Typical work hours 7am-11pm with potential

nighttime work hours from 11pm to 7am.

• Wilshire is reduced to two lanes in each direction

• Additional closures may be needed.PHOTO

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La Cienega Station

Rendering shows length of the La Cienega underground station

box on Wilshire Blvd from La Cienega to Tower Dr.50

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La Cienega Utility Relocation

30 Months *Schedule is subject to change. Updated as of January 2016.

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La Cienega Station


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La Cienega Station

Advanced Utility Relocation

• Electrical, Water, Sewer, Storm Drain and Gas work continues along thealignment on Wilshire from La Cienega to San Vicente.

Photos of recent AUR work for the La Cienega Station

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La Cienega Station


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La Cienega Station

Advanced Utility Relocation

Current AUR activities continue duringdaytime and evening hours.

Days and Hours*

o Monday thru Friday: 7am – 4pm

o Saturday or Sunday: 8am – 6pm

o Night Time Hours:

• 8pm – 6am or

• 12am – 7am

* Hours vary for events at The Saban Theatre

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La Cienega Station


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La Cienega Station

Gale Yard

• Demolition of buildings on Gale andWilshire May 2016

• Future Gale Staging Yard

• Beverly Hills Fire Department may use

abated properties for fire drill exercisesprior to demolition

• Updates will be provided to the

community when drills are scheduled

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La Cienega Station


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La Cienega Station

La Cienega Yard

• Future La Cienega Staging Yard

Buildings to be demolished,

anticipated May 2016

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La Cienega Station


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La Cienega Station

Weekend Work

Photo

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• January 16th thru May 28th work occursin intersection at Wilshire and La Cienega

• Weekends, Friday thru Sunday

• Detours and turning restriction will

depend on location of construction. – Wilshire, at least one lane open in each

direction

– La Cienega, at least one lane open in each

direction

• Days and Hourso Start: Friday 10pm or 1am*

o End: Sunday by 6pm*start time depends on the Saban Theatre performance schedule

Eat, Shop, Play Wilshire


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Eat, Shop, Play Wilshire

ESP Spotlight- East Segment

5757

Hancock Park Veterinary Clinic5178 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036

(One block from future La Brea Station.)

They provide superior customer service, excellent medicine and

fantastic bedside manner to all pets. The team displays unrivaled

commitment to clients through continuing education,

technological advances in veterinary medicine and service, and

most importantly, administering compassionate care to all petsentrusted to them.

Metro Discount: Mention “Metro” or “Purple Line Extension” and

receive $20 off exam fee.

More Information: Please visit HancockParkVetClinic.com or call

323.936.6952.

Eat Shop Play Wilshire

http://hancockparkvetclinic.com/http://hancockparkvetclinic.com/


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Eat, Shop, Play WilshireESP Spotlight- West Segment

Prospect Gourmand

Prospect Gourmand is a farm to table concept, using

local farmers market ingredients to enhance the palate

with the flavors of the season. This American eclectic

cuisine is balanced with French technique, and seasonal

California fare.

Go Metro 272 S. La Cienega Blvd,

Beverly Hills, CA 90211

Mention Metro for a complimentary non-

alcoholic beverage with your meal!

For more info visit:

http://www.prospectgourmand.com/fine-

local-cuisine/


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Eat, Shop, Play WilshireQuarterly Drawing

• Next drawing will occur March 29, 2016• Spend $25 at participating business

• Win cash prizes

SPONSORED BY:

La Brea and Wilshire Business Stroll

Saturday, April 2, 2016

10am to 10pm



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Eat, Shop, Play WilshireFortune Fridays

• Support local businesses &

spread the word on social media

about your positive experience

for a chance to win $50!

Participation is easy!

• Use “#EatShopPlay” and

“#Wilshire” in your positive social

media posts.

• “Like” & “Follow” our pages to

see the winner announcementsevery Friday!


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Upcoming BIF Workshops

Purple Line Extension, Phase 1

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

6:30pm -7:30pm

RED Real Estate (1st Floor)

5150 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036*Street Parking Only

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

11:30am -12:30pmBREATHE LA (1st Floor, Conference Room)

5858 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036*Street Parking Only

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For more information visit

www.pcrcorp.org or contact Angela

Winston, Program Manager at

213.739.2999, ext 223

http://www.pcrcorp.org/http://www.pcrcorp.org/


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Metro’s Plan to Ease Traffic

March 2016

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Metro’s Unique Role

• 1,433-square mile service area across 88 cities

• From the desert to the beaches, Metro provides

transportation to a region the size of Rhode Island –that’s 10 million Angelenos

• Provides funding for local streets, city improvements

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Metro’s Progress in Easing Traffic

• Metro provides 450 million rides a year

– 99 miles of rail and subway

– 2,200 buses providing service on through 170 routes

• Metro is expanding through the public’s

investment – Two rail lines opening in 2016

– Three additional rail lines in construction

– Several highway improvements underway

• Metro has a strong foundation to plan for

future transportation needs

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Still Much More to Do

• LA County expected to grow by another 750,000people in the next 10 years

• Expanding LA County’s transportation network:

– More highway and transit alternatives, local improvements,

and resources to keep services in good operating condition

• It’ll take a combination of local, federal and private

dollars to fund future transportation improvements

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• Additional local sales tax investment will allow Metroto deliver more projects sooner rather than later

• The Governor recently signed into law SB767,

authorizing Metro to put a sales tax measure on a

future ballot• Metro is considering pursuing a sales tax election in

November for an additional ½ cent

More Local Investment Paves the Way

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• 5 cents on a $10 purchase• $50 a year to invest in easing traffic

− Buying a coffee drink once a week costs $260/year

− Eating fast food once a week costs $420/year

• Modest investment will bring major benefits

− More transportation alternatives

− More ways to connect through technology

−

More community improvements

− More quality time, more time for you

What This Means for You

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Why Now?

• We spend an average of 70 hoursa year stuck in traffic

• Time is money – the longer it

takes to build out transportation

improvements the moreexpensive it will be

• If we don’t plan now for future

growth, gains of recent years willgive way to more traffic

congestion

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Annual Revenue Assumptions

• New ½ cent tax = $860 million/year – FY18-FY39 – ½ cent building on top of existing Measure R

• New ½ cent and Measure R together – $1.7 billion/year – FY40-FY57 – 1 cent replaces Measure R tax rate

• New revenues would begin in FY18

$120 billion in YOE dollars would be generated over the

40-year program

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Potential Ballot Measure • Transforming transportation will include projects in all

sub-regions of Los Angeles County

• Metro conducted a bottoms-up process with the nine

sub-regions of the county, which submitted projects

for evaluation

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Potential Ballot Measure

• Metro is evaluating the major transit and highwayprojects through established Performance Metrics

• These metrics are based on industry best practices and

reflects feedback from Board Members and regional

stakeholders

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Proposed Performance Metrics Themes & Weights

• Improve travel times and reliability; increase active transportation

• Increase service to the transit dependent, cyclists, youths, pedestrians, seniors,

and people with disabilities; increase those served by Metro; improve first-last

mile

• Enhance personal and public safety; reduce incidents

• Create jobs; increase goods movement; invest in disadvantaged communities

• Reduce greenhouse gases; improve air quality; positively impact public health

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Project Evaluation Process

• The evaluation process will be the foundation fordeveloping the Expenditure Plan

• The plan will include cost estimates and schedules for

the major construction projects

• This process provides an opportunity to potentially

accelerate some Measure R projects while keeping

other existing projects on their current schedule

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Next Steps

• Project Evaluation and Financial Modeling– December 2015-March 2016

• Expenditure Plan Recommendation to Board – March

• Public Comment – March-June

• Board Decision on November Tax Vote – June

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Thank you

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Next Meeting

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Section 1 Construction Community MeetingThursday, May 19, 2016

6:30-8:30pm

John Burroughs Middle School Auditorium

600 S. McCadden Pl., Los Angeles, CA 90005

Beverly Hills Specific Community Meeting

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

La Cienega Tennis Center

5:30-7:00pm

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