South Bay Light Rail Extension

Round 2: Project Briefings

Meeting Agenda

• Feedback from Cities and Stakeholders

• Route alternatives
• Alternative comparisons
• Next steps/Schedule
Cities & Stakeholders Engaged

• City of Lawndale
• City of Redondo Beach
• City of Torrance
• North Redondo Beach Business Association
• South Bay Association Chambers of Commerce
• South Bay Association of Realtors
• South Bay Bicycle Coalition
• South Bay Council of Governments
• South Bay Galleria/Forest City
• South Bay Service Council
• Torrance Chamber of Commerce
Feedback
Cities & Stakeholders

Quality of Life Transportation Station Connections

• Noise/Vibration • Parking • Transit centers

• Crossing safety • Traffic • Commercial areas
• Property values • Grade Separations • Major destinations
• Visual impacts • Bike facilities
• Station wayfinding /
pedestrian integration
 Alternatives:
Overview of Alignments

• Redondo Beach Station to 190th St

– Metro ROW
• Alternative 1: ROW Overcrossing
(baseline)
• Alternative 2: ROW Undercrossing
– Hawthorne Blvd
• Alternative 3: Hawthorne to 190th
• Alternative 4: Hawthorne to Artesia

• 190th to Torrance RTC

– All Alternatives Identical
Alternative 1: ROW Overcrossing
(Baseline)
Redondo Beach
(Marine) Station

Overcrossing at
Manhattan Beach/
Inglewood Station
Manhattan Beach Blvd
Manhattan Beach
159th St
160th St
Blvd/Inglewood Ave
161st St
162nd St

Transition to at-grade
from 162nd to 170th St
170th St

Artesia Blvd

Grant Ave At-grade from 170th St

Redondo Beach TC
to 190th St
182nd St

Hawthorne Blvd
190th St
 Alternative 1: ROW Overcrossing
(Baseline)
Overcrossing: Manhattan Beach/Inglewood Area
Typical Cross-Section, Looking South Redondo Beach
(Marine) Station

Manhattan Beach/
Inglewood Station
Manhattan Beach Blvd
159th St
160th St
161st St
162nd St

170th St

Artesia Blvd

Grant Ave

Redondo Beach TC

182nd St

Hawthorne Blvd
*Grade Separation required per Metro Grade Crossing Safety Policy 190th St
 Alternative 1: ROW Overcrossing
(Baseline)
At-grade: 166th St – 170th St
Typical Cross-Section, Looking South Redondo Beach
(Marine) Station

Manhattan Beach/
Inglewood Station
Manhattan Beach Blvd
159th St
160th St
161st St
162nd St

170th St

Artesia Blvd

Grant Ave

Redondo Beach TC

182nd St

Hawthorne Blvd
190th St
 Alternative 1: ROW Overcrossing
(Baseline)
Design Considerations and Potential Impacts

•1 Overcrossing grade separation:

– Manhattan Beach/Inglewood per
1
Metro policy

•2 Transition to at-grade:
– 162nd St to 170th St 2

3
•3 At-grade segment includes
opportunity for: 4

– Bike/ped paths or
– Landscaping or
– Parking
•4 75’ wide ROW between 170th St
and Artesia Blvd
Alternative 2: ROW Undercrossing

Redondo Beach
(Marine) Station

Undercrossing at
Manhattan Beach/
Manhattan
Beach Blvd
Inglewood Station Manhattan Beach
159th St
160th St Blvd/Inglewood Ave
161st St
162nd St

Transition to at-grade
from 162nd to 170th St
170th St

Artesia Blvd

Grant Ave
At-grade from 170th St
Redondo Beach TC
to 190th St
182nd St

Hawthorne Blvd
190th St
 Alternative 2: ROW Undercrossing
Undercrossing: Manhattan Beach/Inglewood Area

Typical Cross-Section, Looking South Redondo Beach

(Marine) Station

Manhattan Beach/
Manhattan Inglewood Station
Beach Blvd
159th St
160th St
161st St
162nd St

170th St

Artesia Blvd

Grant Ave

Redondo Beach TC

182nd St

Hawthorne Blvd
*Grade Separation required per Metro Grade Crossing Safety Policy 190th St
 Alternative 2: ROW Undercrossing
At-grade: 170th St to Artesia Blvd

Typical Cross-Section, Looking South Redondo Beach

(Marine) Station

Manhattan Beach/
Manhattan Inglewood Station
Beach Blvd
159th St
160th St
161st St
162nd St

170th St

Artesia Blvd

Grant Ave

Redondo Beach TC

182nd St

Hawthorne Blvd
190th St
 Alternative 2: ROW Undercrossing
Design Considerations and Potential Impacts

1• Undercrossing Grade separation:

– Manhattan Beach/Inglewood per 1
Metro policy

2• Transition to at-grade:
– 162nd St to 166nd St 2

3
3• At-grade segment includes
opportunity for: 4

– Bike/ped paths or
– Landscaping or
– Parking
4•4 75’ wide ROW between 170th St
and Artesia Blvd
Alternative 3: Hawthorne to 190th

Redondo Beach
(Marine) Station

Manhattan Beach Blvd

Aerial from Redondo
Beach (Marine) Station
162nd St

164th St to Hawthorne Blvd

166th St
Hawthorne/166th Station

169th St

171st St

Redondo Beach Blvd

Artesia Blvd At-grade from 166th St

South Bay Galleria
Station
177th St
to 186th St
179th St
180th St

182nd St

186th St

Driveway Aerial near 190th St to

190th St
rejoin Metro ROW
 Alternative 3: Hawthorne to 190th
At-grade: 166th St to Artesia Blvd

Typical Cross-Section, Looking South Redondo Beach

(Marine) Station

Manhattan Beach Blvd

162nd St

164th St

166th St
Hawthorne/166th
Station
169th St

Redondo Beach Blvd

Artesia Blvd
South Bay Galleria
Station
177th St

179th St
180th St

182nd St

186th St

Driveway

190th St
 Alternative 3: Hawthorne to 190th
At-grade: Artesia Blvd to 186th St

Typical Cross-Section, Looking South Redondo Beach

(Marine) Station

Manhattan Beach Blvd

162nd St

164th St

166th St
Hawthorne/166th
Station
169th St

Redondo Beach Blvd

Artesia Blvd
South Bay Galleria
Station
177th St

179th St
180th St

182nd St

186th St

Driveway

190th St
 Alternative 3: Hawthorne to 190th
Design Considerations and Potential Impacts

1 Potential property impacts

2 I-405 Widening and Express Lane

Projects require coordination with 1
Caltrans 2

3 Visual impacts along Hawthorne Blvd

3

4 Potential loss of parking along

Hawthorne Blvd 4

5 Additional grade separation analysis

required
6
7

6 Potential loss of travel lane(s)

7 Coordination with South Bay Galleria

and City of Redondo Beach on LRT
station
Alternative 4: Hawthorne to Artesia

Redondo Beach
(Marine) Station

Aerial from Redondo

Manhattan Beach Blvd Beach (Marine) Station to
Grant Ave
162nd St

164th St

166th St
Hawthorne/166th Station

169th St

Redondo Beach Blvd

Turns west along Artesia
Blvd to Metro ROW
Grant Ave

Redondo Beach TC

182nd St At-grade from Grant

Ave to 190th St

Hawthorne Blvd
190th St
 Alternative 4: Hawthorne to Artesia
Artesia Blvd Aerial Alignment

Typical Cross-Section, Looking East Redondo Beach

(Marine) Station

Manhattan Beach Blvd

162nd St

164th St

166th St
Hawthorne/166th Station

169th St

Redondo Beach Blvd

Grant Ave

Redondo Beach TC

182nd St

Hawthorne Blvd
190th St
 Alternative 4: Hawthorne to Artesia
Design Considerations and Potential Impacts

1 Potential property impacts

2 I-405 Widening and Express Lane

Projects require coordination with 1
Caltrans 2

3 Visual impacts along Hawthorne Blvd

and Artesia Blvd

4 Potential loss of parking along 3

Redondo Beach Blvd & Artesia Blvd 4

5
5 Additional potential property impacts
at transition areas
- Hawthorne Blvd to Redondo Beach Blvd
- Artesia Blvd to Metro ROW
 All Alternatives: 190th St to Torrance RTC

North of 190th St:

ROW and Hawthorne
Alternatives

190th St

All alternatives
identical south of
190th St Prairie Ave
At-grade from 190th St
to Del Amo Blvd
Freight tracks cross
under LRT aerial Del Amo
structure Blvd
Freight
tracks cross
under
Aerial from Del Amo
Torrance RTC Blvd to Torrance RTC
 All Alternatives: 190th St to Torrance RTC
At-grade Prairie Ave to Del Amo Ave

Typical Cross-Section, Looking South

190th St

Prairie Ave

Del Amo Blvd

Freight
tracks cross
under

Torrance RTC
All Alternatives: 190th St to Torrance RTC
Design Considerations and Potential Impacts

1 Limited Metro ROW (15ft)

2 Tracks adjacent to Torrance

Refinery

3 Freight tracks cross under aerial

LRT tracks 1
All alternatives
identical south of
190th St

4 Pedestrian bridge to Torrance RTC 2

5 Terminus of LRT line 3

4
5
Multi-Modal Connections
Pedestrian & Bike Connectivity

• Alternatives 1 & 2 include

opportunity for:
- Path within Metro ROW
- Connections along Grant Ave
from SCE path
• Potential connections support
first/last mile strategic plan and goals
Multi-Modal Connections
Metro Slow Speed Network Plan

• Identifies routes suited for slow-

moving travel including:
– Pedestrians
– Wheelchairs
– E-scooters
– Bicyclists
– Neighborhood electric vehicles
South
• Harbor Subdivision ROW: Bay LRT
Project
Identified as a regional slow speed
route, connecting to sub-regional
routes

• Opportunities for ROW Segments:

Incorporate slow-speed plan
recommendations
Source: Metro Slow Speed Network Strategic Plan for The South Bay, Sep 2017
Potential regional and sub-regional slow speed network. Source: Metro 2017.
Preliminary Comparison of Alternatives
Framework and Categories

• Consistent with previous studies for this project, four

criteria will be used for analysis:
1. Transportation System Performance

2. Cost Effectiveness

3. Environmental Benefits/Impacts

4. Community Input
Transportation System Performance
Travel Time
Transportation System Performance
Direct Connections to Destinations
 Transportation System Performance
Ridership

Note: figures are preliminary and subject to change.

 Cost Effectiveness
Capital Costs

Committed Measure M + R Funds: $891 Million (2015$)

Note: figures are preliminary and subject to change.

 Cost Effectiveness
Operations & Maintenance Costs

Note: figures are preliminary and subject to change.

 Cost Effectiveness
Cost per Rider

Note: figures are preliminary and subject to change.

 Environmental Benefits/Impacts
Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)

Note: figures are preliminary and subject to change.

 Environmental Benefits/Impacts

• SAA will include an initial evaluation of environmental constraints

• Full environmental analysis during next phase of project development
• Environmental categories to be examined include:
Transportation Communities & Neighborhoods
Displacement & Relocations Economic & Fiscal Impacts
Visual Resources & Aesthetics Air Quality
Noise & Vibration Ecosystems & Biological Resources
Geology, Soils, & Seismicity Hazardous Waste & Materials
Historical, Archeological, and Safety & Security
Paleontological Resources Construction Impacts
Environmental Justice Land Use
Cumulative Impacts Climate Change
Energy Parklands & Community Facilities
Water Resources Growth-Inducing Impacts
Section 4(f) and Section 6(f)
Community Input

• Community input will be considered in SAA along with

technical evaluation
• Initial community input was used to define alternatives for
analysis
• Key categories of community input
– Cities/Agencies
– Stakeholder Groups
– Public Meetings
 Next Steps/Schedule

City / Present
Community
Stakeholder findings to
Meeting(s)
feedback Metro Board
Late Winter 2018 Late Spring 2018

Early Winter 2017 Early Spring 2018 Summer 2018

Refine
Finalize
alternatives
technical
based on
evaluation
feedback
Next Steps/Schedule

• Environmental: Late Winter 2019

• Ground Breaking: 2026 (Measure M Expenditure Plan)

• Opening: 2030-2033 (Measure M Expenditure Plan)

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