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Westside ExtensionLos Angeles, California Rail~Volution 2010 Portland, Oregon Portland, Oregon Monica Villalobos AECOM

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Westside Extension‐ Los Angeles, California

Rail~Volution 2010Portland, Oregon Portland, Oregon Monica Villalobos

AECOM

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History of WestsideHistory of Westside Suburban Growth in the Westside (1920‐1970’s) LA Centers Concept + Employment (1970’s‐ present) 

Westside Subway Early Attempts to Connect Land Use + Transit Westside Extension Corridor Study

Future of Westside Subway From Transit Oriented Development to Districts

T i  T d  i  L  A l Transit Trends in Los Angeles Challenges and Opportunities 

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Area (15 miles) West( 5 )of Downtown LosAngelesIncorporates: City of Los Angeles 

(over 23 neighborhoods)B l  Hill Beverly Hills

West Hollywood Unincorporated LA 

County

Downtown Los Angeles, CBD

County Santa Monica

Courtesy of  LA Timeshttp://projects.latimes.com/mapping‐la/neighborhoods/region/westside/

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1970’s LA City General Plan 1970 s LA City General Plan Center’s Concept

Re‐orienting Suburban patterns Concentrate high density around g y

activity centers Connect rapid transit  Leave low density areas alone  Public‐private partnerships Open space preservation  Housing choices 

Source: Back To The Future: The 1970 Los Angeles 'Centers' Concept Plan, April 5, 2007. Planetizen . Available at  http://www.planetizen.com/node/23535

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C ll i   f E l   CW t id   Collection of Employment  Centers

Major Regional

Westside 

Major RegionalEmployment Centers

Wilshire Center Hollywood  Miracle Mile Sunset Strip Beverly Hills Beverly Hills  Westwood  Santa Monica

Source and additional informationon the  Metro, Westside ExtensionDEIS/DEIS available at www.metro.net

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Early 1980’s‐ Lack of federal funding for transit Lack of federal funding for transit 1985 Methane explosion (not transit 

related)  Federal Ban on subway 

construction, surface transportation bill 

Early 1990’s Alternative studies   expert panels  Alternative studies , expert panels  

& Mid‐City projectEarly 2000’s‐ Ban overturned

l i l d Mos‐1  Purple Line completed to Wilshire/Western

Red Line to North Hollywood New studies on the Westside 

Extension, “Subway to the Sea”

Source: “ A Thin Red Line: A Case Study of Political Influence on Transportation Planning Practice” , Brian D. Taylor, Eugene J. Kim, and John E. Gahbauer. Journal of Planning Education and Research. Available at www.Sage publications.com 

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Current Metro Rail SSystem

73 miles of Metro Rail

14 miles of BRT4

Westside‐ High travel 

demanddemand High level of 

congestion High Bus ridership g p 3:12 lines on 

Wilshire, 1/3 more passengers than Gold  Green and 

Courtesy of ww.metro.net

Gold, Green and Orange Lines combined (2005)

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Westside 

High Employment D i  

Collection of Employment  Centers 

Density  8, 700,00 sq. ft of 

office space (1990) 10% employment in p y

Los Angeles  County (2006)

479,000 jobs (2006)2 00 jobs per sq   12,500 jobs per sq. mile

11 x LA County average (2006)g

12% increase (2035) Highest Density along 

Wilshire  and Santa Monica Boulevards Monica Boulevards 

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W id R i l E l   T l Westside

Travel To/From the

Regional Employment +Travel 

Westside 

> 300,00 people travel daily to travel daily to Westside from  So Cal Region 

2 x as many trips enter the study area than left (2006)

1:4 jobs are filled 1:4 jobs are filled by residents within the area

75 % of jobs are fill d b   h  filled by those outside of the area

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W id   H i d H h ld

High Population  Density % LA C  

Westside  Housing and Households

5% LA County population

504,000 people (2006) 10% increase (2035)( 35) 13,100 per sq. mile 

(2006)Income Distribution

$ 6 000 median HH $56,000 median HH 13% earn less than 

$10,000 12% more than 

$100,000Housing High Property Values Single Family +  Single Family + 

Multifamily 75% renters; 52% LA 

County Distribution of HH Income‐ 2000

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Center for Transit Oriented Development‐ LA Typologies Case Study

The combined cost of housing and transportation averages about 47% of household income nationally

APTA found, U.S. households that used transit saved an ou d, U S ouse o ds t at used t a s t sa ed aaverage of $9,190 (2009)

Households in Southern California pay about 54 % of regional median income on transportation and housing, in L  A l   i   f Los Angeles savings of $10,000

Areas with high concentrations of employment, a mix of housing types and transit, such as Koreatown along the Metro Purple Line  pay 31 %Metro Purple Line, pay 31 %

Federal Transit Administration‐ shows that households living near public transportation reduce transportation‐related greenhouse gas emissions by an average of 43 percentg g y g 43 p

Source:  Center for Transit Oriented Development, Feb 2010 Report “ Creating Successful TransitOriented Districts in Los Angeles: A Citywide Toolkit for Achieving Regional Goals” Available at http://www.latod.reconnectingamerica.org/welcome

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CTOD Study Continued‐

Portland’s transit system is of a comparative size to LA’s

Portland’s metro region as a whole   Portland s metro region as a whole, 33 % t of jobs are within a half mile of stations

About 22 percent of the jobs in LA h lk dCounty are within walking distance 

of high quality transit. 

Food service and professional, scientific and technical professions scientific and technical professions are the top sectors generating transit ridership in Los Angeles.

Job centers with concentrations in these industries should be a priority for future transit connections

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Westside From Transit Oriented Development T  T i  O i d  Di i

High Development Potential

Westside  To Transit Oriented  Districts

Potential

High levels of bike/pedestrian  access 

Need mix of housing types and opportunities 

Linking stations along the corridor with employment, retail, h ihousing

Partnering with Cities and Developersp

Role of Transit Agency

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From Transit Oriented Development

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To Transit Oriented District

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Hollywood E l

From Transit Oriented Development  T  T i  O i d Di iExample

Looking beyond  the ¼ ‐1/2 il   h d    th   ti  

To Transit Oriented Districts

mile shed, see the entire picture 

Corridor as microcosm of the City

Connecting the dots between stations

Development at stations as  

Hollywood/Vine

pthe beginning not the end

Employment as attractor

Supporting retail around Supporting retail around corridor

Housing mix and affordability

Strong pedestrian/bus/bike connections 

Courtesy of David Iliffhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hollywood_boulevard_from_kodak_theatre.jpg

Hollywood/Highland

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CTOD Los Angeles Study Key Findings: Need for a more strategic and holistic approach including the creation of “Transit Oriented  Need for a more strategic and holistic approach including the creation of  Transit Oriented 

Districts”

Only a few stations have large sites available for development; many potential development sites are small, posing barriers for development. , p g p

Households living near stations tend to own fewer cars, have lower incomes, and are three times more likely to use transit, walk or bike to work. New development will need to provide for lower‐income residents as well as meet the pent‐up demand for market‐rate development in h lthese locations. 

LA is expanding its transit system more rapidly than any other region besides Denver. The regional Compass Blueprint planning process has identified all station areas as the best places to channel growth  to channel growth. 

Education is needed to make residents confident that growth near stations can help bring new investment into a community at the same time that existing single‐family neighborhoods and community character are preserved. community character are preserved. 

CTOD found that households living in central business districts, which typically have the richest mix of jobs, transit, destinations and density, could reduce their vehicle related emissions by 78 percent.

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Westside Extension‐TOD + Employment CentersRail~Volution 2010, Portland Oregon 

Monica VillalobosAECOM