PREPARED FOR THE:
LOS ANGELES COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
oLACTC
PREPARED BY,
GRUEN ASSOClATES
AUGUST 1990 ---- ._._._--_._-_ .._-----_._------_ .. -----_._---
DODGER STADIUM ACCESS STUDY
PREPAI LOS ANGELES COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION 818 WEST 7TH STREET LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA 90017 213.623.119-1 PREPARED BY: GRUEN ASSOCIATES 6330 SAN VICENTE BOULEVARD LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA 90048 213.937.4270 IN ASSOCIATION Willi: GANNETT FLEMING AUGUSI 1990 TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMAHY CIIAI'TEIl 1.0 I'lJHI'OSE AND NEED FOH TilE CONNECTOIl 1.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND 1 1.2 PROJECT ALTERNATIVES 5 CIIAPTEH 2.0 HOUTE AND TECIINOLOGY ALTEIlNATIVES 2.1 SHUTTLE BUS .. 7 2.2 AGT SHUTTLE 11 2.3 LRT SPUR 15 2.4 GONDOLA TRAMWAY 19 2.5 ESCALATOR / WALKWAY 21 CIIAI'TEH 3.0 DEVELOPMENT AND INITIAL SCHEENING OF ALTEHNATIVES 3.1 TOPOGRAPHIC CONSTRAINTS & DOWNTOWN CONNECTOR COMPATIBILITY.,,,, 25 3.2 STADIUM EXITING. BOARDING. & TRAVEL TIME , 29 3.3 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. 31 3.4 NEXT STEPS". 32 LIST OF FIGUHES & TABLES F(CIIIlES LOCATION MAP vi 2 TRANSIT CONTEXT. 2 3 CONNECTOR ALTERNATIVES 4 4 ALTERNATIVE A; SHUTTLE BUS . __ 6 5 ALTERNATIVE B; AGT SHUTTLE ...... 10 6 ALTERNATIVE C; LRT SPUR ______.... __ ._. ._._._ .... _. __ 14 ____ 18 7 ALTERNATIVE D; GONDOLA TRAM 8 ALTERNATIVE E; ESCALATOR I WALKWAY __ ._._ .. 20 9 SKETCH OF ESCALATOR I WALKWAY CONCEPT _... _.. . .._.. 34 10 SKETCH OF AGT SHUTTLE CONCEPT ._ _. __ _. __ . ______.. 35 TABLES CAPACITY AND COST COMPARATIVE MATRIX v 2 KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF VAIHOUS TRANSIT TECHNOLOGIES 26 3 BOARDING AND TRAVEL TIME BY ALTERNATIVE . 30 ~.. ------OODGf~ STADIUM TRANS" SIH11UAHY This report focuses on alternative connec The technologies examined Include shuttle tions that directly link Dodger Stadium and buses, autQmated guideway transit, light the planned Pasadena Line Roll Transit roll transit, gondola tramways. walkways Station near the Intersection of College ond escalators. Furthermore, each of the and Spring Streets In Chinatown. Two key connector alternatives was developed with factors In the consideration of any such the gaol of supporting economic devel connection are: 1} steep grades surround opment potential In ond around the fu Ing the blufftop parking areas Qf Dodger. turo Chinatown Roll Transit Station. Stadium and 2) the Infrequept but high. crowd peaking that occurS at major events., As shown on Table 1, the connector alter natives with the greatest system copacl DQdger Stadium Is located on a bluff top ties are the automated guideway transit that Is elevated more than 200 feet abQve (AGT) and light rail alternatives. These al the Pasadena Rail Transit Line.,.. Any CQn ternatives could provide a maximum nectar option would need to be able to capacity of 18,000 passengers per hour handle this steep grade. Secondly, be for on AGT system such as a six-car mono fore and after events at Dodger Stadium. rail train or 14,000 passengers/hour for a large numbers of people entering and 3-cor LRT train. This represents approxi exiting the parking facilities cause con mately 25-30% of a sold out event exiting gestion and delay for attendees. Any transit Dodger Stadium. Total travel time to Col technQlogy must accomodate a lege Street Station would be 3 minutes for Loading p enomenQn where up tQ 56000... AGT and 7 minutes for LRT. Waiting time i Relsons enter or leaye the Stodlym wlthlo., following events at Dodger Stadium could ..,:Q_brlef period of time before or otter eyentsA add up to 18 minutes to these travel times. Costs for a light AGT system are estimated Because of these factors, the access study at $20-25 million. Costs for grade sepa Identified a selected group of represen rated LRT are estimated at $50-55 million. tative route and technolQgy alternatives that could functlQn over a short (approxi A gondola tramway alternative offered mately one mile) rQute In which elevation the lowest capacity of the technologies changes of 225-275 feet are encountered. considered. Systems similar to the Palm ilL GRUEN ASSOCIATES DODGER STADIUM TRANSIT ACCESS STUDY Springs Aerial Tranmway could carry up to tlon via pedestrian walkways. Capacities 2.600 passengers/hour over the Dodger Sta for a double-escalator. double-walkway dium route. Travel time from Dodger Sta configuration would be 16.000 personsl dium to College Street Station would nec hour. or 29% of a sold out event at Dodger ri essarily Involve long waiting times during Stadium. The major advantage of this peak events due to the lower system ca system Is that there would be very little lr pacities of gondola tramways. An aver waiting for an escalator before or after age travel time following a Dodger game. an event. and walking time compares l! Including waiting time. would be well over favorably with other technologies when one hour. Costs for a gondola tram sys waiting times are accounted for. Costs Ii tem would be $12-15 million. for this alternative would be $2 to 5 mil Ii lion. Shuttle buses. running as an extension of [i RTD and DASH systems. could provide a A more detailed description of the alter peak event capacity of 7.200 passengersl natives is provided beginning on page 7 Ii hour. assuming 30 second headways. Travel of this document. A more detailed com i! time to College Street Station would be 10 parison of the alternatives is provided be minutes. although waiting time following ginning on page 25. Ii events at Dodger Stadium could add up to 33 minutes to trip time. Capital costs would be minimal. as existing RTD buses 'i could be dispatched from the Downtown Central Bus Facility for Dodger Stadium events which generally occur outside of rush hour periods. Pedestrian Improvements. Including esca lators from the blufftop parking lots of Dodger Stadium to an existing pedestrian overcrosslng of the Pasadena Freeway. could be linked to the College Street Sta- rli GRUEN ASSOCIATES lV Ii ~.._~. ------~------"------ P"uk Exilin~ I~xi lin~t 110111" Dodgcr Sladium Capacily Boarding. & Lenglh· On!"r of Roule Mode/Assumptions persons/hour· TraveI Time (i-WilY: Sladium Magnitude NoleS (% of Dodger 10 Fasadena Mid-Slalion 10 Costs Stadium capacily) Line tt * Fasadenll Line) Shullle Bus A 1 : 7,50rJ (1.4 miles) minimal Assumes use of RTD & • DASH or RTD 7,200 I hour 43mlnutes A2 = 8.500' capital DASH buses. personnel A edenslon (13% of capacity) (1.6 miles) costs and maintenance • f:IJ persons I bus A3 = 9.'::/X)· fnclilties. • 3D-second headway 0.8 miles) AGT Shullle Bl = 4AOO' B1 requires gUideway • grade separated 18.000 I hour 17mhutos (.83 miles) 520-25'" construction to nalten B • double guideway (32% of capacity) B2 = 4.300' million grades at freeway • 9O-second headway (.81 miles) crossing. • 6-car trains --_.- ~ LRT Spur Some grading required 7,'::/X)' 550-55'" to flatten grades along C • grade separated 14.000 I hour 25mlnutes • double guideway (25% of capacity) (1.4 miles) million Stadium Way South. TABLE • 3-mlnute headway • 3-car trains --_.- i[l> Roosevelt Island Aerial CAPACITY AND Gondola Tram Tramway costs escalated from 1975 costs of 56.25 COST COMPARATIVE \) • 2 125-passenger car_ 2.800 I hour 92mlnutes 2.800' 512-15 million. The length of the (.53 miles) million MATRIX (5% of capacity) Roosevelt Island tramway Is 3.100 feet. 1------_.1------Escalator: Escalalor/Walkway 16.000 I hour (29% of capacity) 600' (escalator) length of escalator Is E 23mlnutes 4.500' (.85 miles) 52-5 600 feet with 200 feet of Escalator + stairway: (stadium to station) million elevallon gain. 24.000 I hour (43% of capacity) '------_.--- ...._...--._----- ,1 • See Chapter 2.0 for discussion of technology. capacity. and route length assumptions...... Total time to move more than 4.000 riders tram Dodger 5tadlum to Pasadena Une following an event. i} (See Table 3. Section 3.2 for discussion of exiting. boarding and travel times.) lOS ANGElES COUNTY rRANsPORTATION COMMISSION ••• Costs are typical per mile costs for aerial gUideway systems. Costs are not Included tor stations. roll ij maintenance and storage. 5uch ccmltal costs should be considered order-at-magnitude costs for Initial comparison of alternatives only. Ft, Iher "ngtneerlng and route refinement study Is requlrf'd for more GRUEN ASSOCIATES detailed cost estimates. GANNETT FLEMING II KEY Elysian Park t>,,1~';'1 Chinatown - LA Union Passenger Terminal -1---"-';1 Downtown CBD Dodger stadium A Parking Enlrances FIGURE I[]J ~ I LOCATION MAP LOS ANGELES COUNTY h TRANsporHATION COMMISSION GRUEN ASSOCIATF.S GANNETT FLEMING _____• -----1 v ~ DODGER STADIUM TlU\NSn ACCESS SlUDV "fill ,'OS,.; Ii N I) N,.; f: I) 1.0 FOIl TilE "IIOJEeT 1.1 PUOJECT BACKGUOOND Dodger Stadium Is a notionally known upwards of 20.000 vehicles In parking lots 56.000 seat baseball and multi-function surrounding the Stadium.' Additionally. sports. concert and outdoor exhibition charter bus parking is prOVided at a cen factllty located In Chavez Ravine north of tral location within the parking lot area. Downtown Los Angeles. The Stadium was opened In 1962. to provide a new home for the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball fran chise. which had recently relocated to Los Angeles from New York and had been temporarily playing In the Los Angeles Me morial Coliseum at Exposition Park. Dodger Stadium plays host to at least 81 major league baseball games per year between Aprtl and October as well as numerous concerts and exposition events. Recent events. In addition to baseball. have In cluded G rock concert by David Bowie. religious gatherings. and a Recreational Vehicle & Boot Show. Annual attendance for baseball Is greater than 2 million spec tators. As shown In Figure 1. Dodger Stadium Is lo cated on a blufftop overlooking Down town Los Angeles and Is well served by highways (Pasadena. Hollywood and Golden State Freeways) and arterial road ways (Stadium Way. Academy Rood). During events at the Stadium. the public is directed Into parking lots at five differ , Estimate Is based upon • 175 acres of surface park ent access points. Parking Is provided for Ing at 350 sq. ft.! vehicle. GIlU(N ASSOCIATES ~ ~ KEY ~ - Metro Red Une (opens 1993) @ _ Metro Blue line (Long Reach segment -tt opens 1990) (Pasadena segment opens 1998) I! DASH "Roule B" ~ _ RTD Route #635 ti: ~ ~ ~ I I FIGURE 2 t (D Ii TRANSIT CONTEXT Jii ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ LOS ANGELES COUNTY Ii TRANSPORTATION COM MISSION GRUEN ASSOCIATES II GANNETT FLEMING 2 DOOGFR STADIUM mA.NSIf ACCESS STUDY Transit service In the vicinity of Dodger Ing 2 1/2 hours prior to each game and 15 Stadium Is provided by SCRTD via surface minutes following the end of a game. bus routes In Chinatown and Elysian Pork. As shown In Figure 2, this service Is supple DASH service has been expanded In the mented by DASH service (Downtown Area downtown area with two routes. Route B Shuttle) and three new roll transit proJ presently runs along Hili Street and North ects scheduled for completion between Broadway In the vicinity of Dodger Sta 1990 and 1998. dium. Dodger Stadium Is located one mile west Providing transit access to persons attend of the adopted route of the Pasadena Ing events at Dodger Stadium will be the Light Roll Line. This project Is scheduled primary purpose of the Dodger Stadium for completion In 1998 with a station to be Connector. The connector would ease located In Chinatown, near the Intersec traffic congestion before and after events tion of Spring Street and College Street. at the Stadium and could attract addi Since a Dodger Stadium Station was not tional attendance to these events by possible along the Pasadena Line route. providing convenient access from China alternative means of connecting Dodger town. downtown and the rest of the met Stadium to the future Pasadena L1no rail ropolitan region for thoso who cannot or transit station have been analyzed In this do not wish to drive to the ballpark. report. In addillon, tho Motro I~od L1no. serving LA Union Passenger Terminal (LAUPl), Civic Center, 5th & HIli, 7th & Flower. and Wilshire & Alvarado Is sched uled to open In 1993. Metro Blue Line service between Downtown Los Angeles and Downtown Long Beach opened for service In July 1990. RTD has recently com menced service on LIne #635. which pro vides service between the Metro Blue LIne Plco Station and Dodger Stadium. Direct connection by RTD buses Is provided start- Ij GRUEN ASSOCIATES 3 ~ ~ / I ,I'.~!I r ~ \, il )I Ilq 1~:iJ ~ i ' i /i /<+,' ~,"~ c~'.' ~ . ".: .-r_,...... 't._', • ~ II ,... ~ r" ~ ~i ~ ~. FIGURE 3 0) fa CONNECTOn ~t ALTERNATIVES ~i P- i l; ~, lOS ANGELES COUNTY .'t. TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION GRUEN ASSOCIATES I'! GANNETT FLEMING ~~ 4 DODGER STADIUM TRANSIT ACC£SS STUDY 1.2 rUOJECT ALTEUNATIVES A major constraint to the provision of tran or Cottage Home Street and Stadium Way sit service to Dodger Stadium Is the hilly East. terrain surrounding the Stadium blufftop location. Dodger Stadium Is located be Route C LRT Spur: An elevated spur track from the tween 200-300 feet above the surround Pasadena Line that would allow LRT trains Ing urbanized areas. and any connector to be diverted from the Pasadena line In route would need to negotiate the steep the vicinity of the College & Spring Sta slopes on the south and east faces of the tion to provide service to a Dodger Sta blufftop parking area. Several alterna dium Station via an elevated guideway tive routes and technologies were exam along Bernard Street and Stadium Way South. Ined to determine their ability to serve as transit connectors between the Dodger Route D Stadium and the Pasadena Line. As shown Gondola Tramwav: Similar to the Palm In Figure 3. five generic profile and tech Springs Aerial Tramway, this alternative nology options were Identified for study: would utilize on aerial cablecar system that would travel from the future Central Route A City North Area. via Radio Tower Hill In Shuttle Bus Service: An at-grade bus shuttle Elysian Park. to Dodger Stadium. Such a that would provide service between the transit mode would tend to serve as a College & Spring Station and the loop rood visitor attraction In Itself because of views of the Dodger Stadium parking lots. Serv of downtown Los Angeles. Dodger Stadium Ice would either be direct from downtown and Elysian Park. via DASH. or via the College & Spring Sta tion where transit riders would change from Route E LRT to shuttle buses. Escalator: A pedestrian connection from the College & Spring Station through Chi natown and above the Pasadena Free Route B way to an escalator and/or stairway that AGT Shuttle: An automated gUideway would provide vertical connection to the transit shuttle that would provide service Dodger Stadium blufftop parking lots. between the College & Spring Station and Dodger Stadium via either Bernard Street GRUEN ASSOCIATES 5 FIGURE lOS ANGELES COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION GRUEN ASSOCIATES GANNETT FlEMING DODGER STADIUM TR'ANSIT ACCESS STUDY ROUTE ANIJ TECHNOLOGY 2.0 ALTERNATIVES 2.1 ALTEUNATlVE A SHUTTLE nus CONNECTons Shuttle bus service Is currently provided proceed up College Street to Stadium Way from downtown Los Angeles to North Broad South, along the ring rood of the Dodger woy and Hili Streets near Dodger Stadium Stadium parking area and back down via LA Department of Transportation DASH Stadium Way East to North Broadway. Such buses. These buses run approximately every a loop could provide service from the ten minutes (more frequently In the mid proposed College Street LRT Station on day hours) from 6:30am to 6:30pm Mon the Pasadena Line as well as direct serv day-Friday, and every 15 minutes from Ice from downtown. During peak traffic DASH Shull'e' lO:OOam to 5:00pm on Saturdays. The DASH periods at Dodger Stadium an alternate City Depar/men/ 0/ r,an.po,/allon .hull/e. shuttle fare Is 25 cents. These buses run route down the hili could be utilized along hav" bflf!Jn very .tlC- c" .. /ul In p,ov/dln" north bound on North Broadway, turn west Solano Avenue that would ovoid heavy ,,,rvlcfI 10 Down/own on College Street to Hili, trove I north on traffic congestion at Stadium Way East. 10. An"e'", and o/h,,' ar"a. 0/ /hl> Clly. Hili to Bernard Street which Is the end of the line. After layover along Bernard Street. The one-way route length to the mid-point DASH buses return to downtown via North of the loop roadway Is 7,500 feet via Sta Broadway. dium Way South, 8,500 feet via Stadium Way East and 9,500 feet via Solano Ave As shown In Figure 4, extension of DASH nue. The steepest grades occur along shuttle service to Include Dodger Stadium the Stadium Way East segment where would be possible via a loop that would maximum grades of 7%-8% exist. .------~------. Route A- At-grade Shuttle Bus via Broadway-Stadium Way East 575 fl. 475 It. Shuille Bus Palh Ott. 2.500 It. 5.000 It. 8.50011 Gf.lUFN ASSOCIAT[S 7 DODGER STADIUM lRANSrT ACCESS STUD'" NQrth BrQadwaY at Bernard Street: DQdaer Stadium principal entrance on DASH Shuttles currently layQver Qn Ber StadIum Way East: nard Street between NQrth BrQadway and The principal entrance to Dodger Stadium Itill Streets. is from the east at the Pasadena Freeway. Direct freeway ramps converge on this entry which Is heavily used during the periods Immediately before and after stadium events. The high-rise structures of dQwntown Los Angeles are seen at the upper center of this photo. Stadium WaY East crQssinQ of Pasadena freewqy: Access to Dodger Stadium is CUI rently prQ vided via Stadium Way East. This view shQWS the undercrQssing Qf the Pasadena Freeway. GRUEN ASSOCIATES 8 DOOGER STADIUM TRANSIT ACC[SS STUDY Dodger Stqdlum frQm parklog IQt #32: Terraced parking Is provided along a cir cular rlog road surrounding Dodger Sta dium. Transit buses could pick up/dis charge passengers along this ring rQad. or conversely. a single transit stQP CQuid be provided at a central 10catlQn in the parking area. r;RUEN ASSOCIAlfS 9 ------._-----~-_. FIGURE 5 o ALTERNATIVE B ACT SHUTTLE LOS ANGELES COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSiON GRUEN ASSOCIATES GANNETT fLEMING ------DODGER STADIUM tlMNSfT ACCESS STUDY 2.2 ALTEUNATIVE n A(;T SHUTTLE I ho most direct conneclor allornallve Collago Home Strool 10 cross above the between the Pasadena Line and Dodger Pasadena Freeway. along Ihe edge of Stadium would be via an Automated Guide Stadium Way East to Dodger Stadium. Once way Shuttle that would run bock and forlh Inside the Dodger Sladium parking area. along Stadium Way East from Ille fulure the AG I line would run along the loop College Street Roll Transit Station to Dodger roadway with several station stops to al Stadium. low pick-up and drop-off. AGT Shu/lie' Various types of AGT technologies are Because of sleep slopes along Stadium Th" Dllneywofld mono loll In Ollando, florida possible for this route Including monorail Way East. light raillransit technology. which I. a Iyp" 01 AGT lech systems. rubber tired people mover. and Is being used on the Pasadena Roll Line. nology Ihal plovlde. .huille '",vlce be steel-wheel systems. A discussion of the could not be used for this route. Maxi twe.n ho/et. and actlv various AGT technologies Is Included In mum grades for lighl roil are approxi lIy e"n/e" wllhln /he amulemenl park. Chapter 3 of this report. As shown In Fig mately 6% and grades below Dodger Sta ure 5. two alternative routes are possible; dium on this route exceed 7%. Other B1) from the College & Spring Street Sla technologies however. such as certain tlon along Bernard Street to croSS above types of monorail can accommodate the Pasadena Freeway. along the edge steeper grades than light rail technology of Stadium Way East to Dodger Stadium; and would therefore be more appropri or B2) from the College Street Station along ate if this route were selected. Light lU..LL Route Bl - AGT Shuttle Guideway via Bernard Street-Stadium Way East Smoolhlng 01 glade. 10 reduce ,'ope, fo, 575 fl. allelnal/ve B I 10 I".. [8] DODGER STADIUM Ihan /5" would le.ull L.""",,~~~ In a lelal/vely hlQh 475 ft. Elevated Rail Path gUldttway .tructur6 on S.rnard 51,,,.1. Totol lenylh - 04..300 feet 375 fl. Elevalion Change - 2251,,"t lRT .'. Maximum Grode 15% ~;~~~0~==::~. :.:-=::r::I:J::~::i:~::l:J::~::i:j::i:J::I:'::D-=I':;.:;.~~2li· J·i.2~·. _0_------.... ofl. 2.500 ft. 5.00011. 7.500 fl. GRUEN ASSOCiATES 11 DODGER STA.DlUM TRANSn ACCESS STUDY monorail and other AGT technologies can Pasadena Freeway would require that generally handle grades of up to 8%-10%. columns be strategically placed reSUlting which would make it possible to climb the In a relatively high structure above the 225 feet tram the College & Spring Street Chinatown segment of the route. Route Station to Dodger Stadium over the 4.300 B2 is slightly shorter and more direct than foot length of this route. Mag-lev tech Route B 1. however Route B2 Is adjacent nology. such as the M-Bahn. Magnetic to Cathedral High School and numerous Transit of America prototype vehicle. can residential structures. Route B1 Is slightly handle slopes of up to 10%. although longer. however adjacent properties along practical applications of this technology Bernard Street are generally vacant or have not been made to date, used for commercial purposes, Under this alternative. the guideway would be totally grade-separated. The columns could be placed either In the middle or on the side of the street and would dis place at least one traffic or parking lane from the street. Conversely. straddle bents would be utilized as the guideway sup port with no traffic lanes taken. but prop erty displacements would occur on both sides of the street. The crossing of the II 0 ul, B I' thl. vl.w look' w •• 1 Irom Norlh Broadway alollg B.rllard S'r ••'. All .'.val.d guld.way would rUII olollg Ih. e.lIl.r or .,d. of B.r liard Slr •• 1 wh'r' /I would lurll 10 Ih. rlghl 10 ero" abov. 'htt Pa.ad_na Ft •• wuy. th. bluff/op parking 101. of Dodg.r Sladium can b • ••• n In Ih. upp.r rlghl of Ih. ph 0 I o. GRUEN ASSOCIATES 12 Roule Bl' AI 'hit 'nl"f,ecllon o( Bernard Street and Ihft Pa,adena freeway. Ihrt .'flvnl.,d rJ,,'rl.woy would ''''" 10 to/low the northbound Dodger Stadium off-ramp, 'een 01 Ihe "ghl 01 Ihe pharo. Th" guld"way would climb cd a 6% 10 JO% grad". In order 10 gaIn 225 I""r 01 "',,va lion belwlIJen No,th 'roadway and Dodg~, Stadium. R.12 u,,, BLi rhl. vlllPw look. 'oward Dodger Sladium ",om North Broadway olong Cottage Home 5',•• 1. The no,Ihbound Dodger Sladlum ott-tamp from 'he Pa.adflna Fretftway can be .een again" I Ih" blull backd,op. An elevated gllideway I would run along the cent"r or .Ide of Col lagff Home SI·eel and I would lur" 1o the right to (o"ow the t, ..Utwoy ~ off-romp up 10 DodgfIJf S I a d I II 1Jl. AI the '"ffJf.ecllon of Col/ag" Hom" 51,e,,' and the Pa.adena freeway the elevaled gUideway would cro,. over Ihe Pasadena FrRewey (Ieen In the cenle, 01 'hI' photo) ,,1 and }oln Ih" no,lh, .J bound o"~ramp, n' tile lell 01 Ihe photo. 11 I' !' r FIGURE 6 1[1> P. ALTERNATIVE C ~. LilT SPUIl t. lOS ANGElfS COUNIY TnANSPOIHATION COMMISSION GRUEN ASSOCIATES ! GANNETT FLEMING 14 DODGfP srADIIIM '~AN5n ACCESS srUDV ~ 2.:1 ALTEnNATIVE C LilT 51'un II A spur track from the Pasadena Line would At 7.500 feet in length. fllis alternative is i: be possible to serve Dodger Stadium. As among the longest of the alternatives con i: shown in Figure 6. such a spur track would Sidered in this report. The greater length branch north Of College Street to cross is necessary to accommodate the climb !i above North Broadway and run along ing characteristics of light roll technol Bernard Street. At the Pasadena Free ogy. While this greator length adds to way. a long-span structure would be re costs for this alternative, the use of the il quired. The aerial guideway would climb same technology as is being used on the along the south side of Stadium Way South. Pasadena Rail Transit Project provides Near the Sunset Boulevard entrance to efficiencies In the service and mainte i! LRT Spur' Dodger Stadium. the structure would curve nance of vehicles. Additionally. opera rhe> Me>/ro SlUr> Un .. which cU(fenlfy run, along the backside of the south parking tional fleXibility Is afforded wl1ereby extra betwee" Downtown Lo, lot and cross over Stadium Way obliquely. trains could be added to serve special AngelO'. and long i~ aeach hOI 'everat crossing Into the Dodger Stadium parking events of Dodger Stadium. It would even prorltt IRparuted .,o~ area. Once Inside the Dodger Stadium be possible for special "oxpress· trains to lion. and "f6el cro., Ing .. Such grad.· parking area, the LRT spur line would run run directly to Dodger Stadium from vari ,eparatlon would be along the loop roadway with several sta ous parts of the rail network. neee,.ory along a .pur 'rack rervlng Dodge, tion stops to allow pick-up and drop-off. Siad/um. DODGER tlJli'l~ Roule C- WI Spur via ncrnord SlrcclSlocJiurn Way Soulh SII\IJIUM Lflr If.tchnology can ~ handll!f maxImum ,'opl!f' 575 (I. up 10 d~. Th"ftt/Of., iil, .om •• /ope modll/ca lion. would be f.qu/fed .i 10 malnlaJn a conllnn' .J grade or Ie,. Ihan d%.. ii, ';~N =7~~~'"T~8~~;r;ml~::!:,~:";~;j:~,·. iij 275ft. ------. - --~. --'-~~ Orl. 2,500 (t. 5.0ll0 fI. 7 .~)(X) rI. I) ( I 1\ Irs 1 ,)' 9,.. 6 [IOln,1 n ~IAl"Ut.4 lUAN511 ACU:SS :iflJl)'f Roul, C' ThIJ vIew look. norlh al Dodger Sladium Irom Ihe ad/acenl bluff, alonp Flgu~,oa T., ,ace. Sladlum Way We,' climb' lowa'd Ihe Sladium I,om Ih. right QI Ihe photo whe,e II pa,,~. the US Naval Atmory campI" .. and the Dodge' StadIum flckel olflce. GI-lU'=U ASSOClATfS 16 DODGE~ STADIUM TIlANSrr ACCF$:, SrU[)V ._------I 11...2.Jl.U---.J;~ AI 'he lorl 01 Ihe ~ photo. the Sunse' 8ou'~vo,d entrance ,0 the Sladlum parking ,I 101, can be .sen. Roul. C woUld follow Stadium Wnr and wou'd cro •• above the .'fe61 10 IIIJ'er the Stadium parking loll. :~ I~ !~ ifJ R IJ f fJ 1\ s: S 0 ,- I /I. I r ~ 11 f FIGURE 7 Q0 AL'I'EUNATIH () GONDOLA TUAM lOS ANGElE TflANSPOIH S COUNTY ATIO.. N COMMISSION {;UlIf.N A550CIArt:S GANNETT FLEMING I. DODGER STADIUM TRANSfl ACCfSS STUDY 2.1 ALTEIlNATIVE n (; 0 N nOLA TIt-HI The City of Los Angeles Planning Depart a scenic view point. picnic and recrea ment has identified major re-use poten tion area. The closest application of a tial in the ·Cornfield" railroad storage yards technology such as this In Southern Cali adjacent to North Broadway. along the fornia is the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway route of the planned Pasadena Rail Tran at Mt. San Jacinto, This system utilizes sit Project. As a part of Initial planning for cable cars accommodating up to 80 per redevelopment of this area. conceptual sons and move up to 400 persons per hour sketches Illustrating posslbte future see· to the top of a 6.000 foot incline. A more narlos for the area show a gondola tram urban application of this technology is way connecting the heart of this redevel the r?oosevelt Island Aerial Tramway in New oped area to Dodger Stadium. York Cily. This system was constructed In 1976 and moves 1.500 persons per hour As shown in Figure 7. such a tramway could between midtown Monhallan and Roosev run from a central location in the planned elt Islanet in the middle of the East River. I Central City North Development Area to Many ski resorts utilize smoiler. 4-8 person the top of Radio Tower HIli in Elysian Park. gondola cars than run in a continuous 5ZJ>JU1.9_LiL.J_L11..ill.ll'Jl.J'.1 SkI ''0'10'' technology and then across the volley formed between series, Systems such as 1110 8 person gon· hOf boen adopted 10 amusement parle and f?adio Tower Hill and the bluffs of the Dodger dolo at Steamboot Springs. Colorado can urban application' Stadium Parking area. A mid-station stop accommodate up 10 2.IlCHJ persons per .uch ul 1he Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Ij at Radio Tower Hill would open up this hour, and the Roor9vtJII little used portion of Elysian Park to greater "'and AerIal rramway In New York City. i~. public use and at the same time. provide rwo obvious problems are: 1) accessibil· . RaGle 0= Gondola tram via Radio rower Hill .-----Gondolo !' loIn! IYllV'h . ? .non fee'! 375 ft, Chl-Hln(~ ?~'7 ...... [iovoliull 1,,/'1 sTklj~N[5 lOS ANGELES COUNlY rl~ANSPORTATION COMMISSION (.;RlJEN ASSOCIATES GANNETT FlfMING 20 DODGER STADIUM JRA,N~" ACCESS STUDY Ily 10 lho Individual tower support loca dlum, largo numbers of poople 'enterlng tions, and 2) whether the soli bearing ca and exiling the parking facllilles cause puclly UIlt! rrlclloll roslslUllco will L>o orout cOlluos1lofl und doluy ('.lI ullolldoos. A enough to support the tower foundations. drawback with any transit technology Is Several towers and foundations will be re this peak loading phenomenon whereby Quired. Also, the structure at the begin up to 56,000 persons seek to enter or leave ning of Ihe aerial Iramway localed In Ihe Dodger Sladium within a brief period of existing rail yard will have to be a sizeable time before or after evenls, Any technol slructure In Ilself to keep the maximum ogy used will develop Queues with people climbing grades to a minimum and pro waiting to board trains. buses. or simply vide adequate clearance over North Broad exit Ihe parking 101 in Ihelr cars. Because Dodger Stadium flcalatQ" way. In order for this technology alterna of this wailing lime, many attendees would E,calato" a,q pfe,- tive to connect directly to the Pasadena prefer to walk some distance rather than ently uled al Dodgo, StadIum to tran,port Los Angeles Rail Transit Project, a new wait in lines, Because il Is less than one Ian. "om different level' of 'he tt.u,acIJd station would need to be provided in the mile from Dodger StadiufTl to Ihe College parking '01 .. Addl vicinity of North Broadway and the foot of Slreel Roil Transil Slalion, many people Ilonal ule or luch fllealalo" would pro Radio Tower Hill. could reach the station on foot following vldtl " hlgh-cap"clly major events faster than they could be podollflan roule be twero" the Pej,e1dona conveyed by transit. For these reasons, Rail LIne and Dodger 2.5 ALTEHNATIVE E this alternallve provides high-capacity ver StadIum. ESCALATOH IWAJ,KWAY tical circulation to assist pedestrians with the 280 foot grade change between Dodger 'i Before and after events at Dodger Sta- Stadium and the Pasadena Line Station, -_._ ..... _----_._----- Route E- Escalator via Chinatown-Lookout Drive 6(U 111.1 t8J DODGlil SIADIUM 'I 575 fl. EscuJalor Palt> r1I 37.5% max. grodo -~---... 475 n. (3: 1 overull) lolul Lei 'gth 4,~>OO feel ij 375 ft. flnvolioll Chollge - 2BD ff't.(~1 1'1.11 Ilcir lJur II Cl(ll I.. 31')% Ij sIA:~)N[8J 275 n -t:::::;=-:~.:i..:~.:i..:====Z=:.:.:,;.:i.:.~:i.:.~~~:..:.;~:..:.;~· I------~- _._ ------f Oft. 2,500n. 5.000 n. 7,500 fl. '; I {H)[H,! [f :>[A!IIUM [ilArJSIl A,CCF.S.5 SltJOV but allows them to walk or be conveyed trians would have a choice of routes be on elevated moving walkways for the re tween the pedestrian overcrosslng and mainder of the route. the College Street Rail Transit Station. An elevated walkway above Bernard Street As shown in Figure 8. an existing pedes could provide a automated walkway con trian overpass above the Pasadena Free necting directly to the roll transit station. way is provided at Bernard Street. It is Conversely. pedestrians could be directed less than 800 feet from this pedestrian through Chinatown where numerous res bridge to the blufftop edge of Dodger taurants. shops and pedestrian ammenl Stadium parking lot #32. however there is ties are provided. A further option would a 200' rise in elevation over this same be to take a DASH shuttle from this point distance. Similar to the historic Angel's directly to downtown. Flight inclined railway. an inclined esca lator could provide automated pedes The total length from Dodger Stadium to trian transport over this distance. Two 48" the College Street Station would be 4.500 wide escalators would have a peak ca feet under this alternative. with an aver pacity of over 16.000 persons per t)Our. age walking time of 13 minutes. This Is There is also very little waiting with this comparable to other alternatives such as technology. thus allowing crowds to dis LRT and AGT where waiting times during Perhap, Ihe be,' vIew. perse qUickly following events. At the peak periods increase travel time. Also. 01 down/own (0' ~ng. foot of the Dodger Stadium hill. pedes- passenger waiting following a game Is /6' ar. 10 be hod (rom Dodf}'" Stadium. rhl. vle-w look, .0uJh (10m th e e d f}e at the blulltop parking lot •• acro.' the Po. adena Fr."way and the exl., lng pede. Irian OVfJr~ cfo,,'ng. toward China town and Ihe CIvIc Center or.a. Alterna live /loute E would provIde acce .. up Ihl. hl/I.,d" Irom Ihe p,, de.'rlan ov.,rcfo •• 'ng 10 allow ped9.IrJan acee •• Irom O.ASH .hulll". and Ih" Pa.ad flna lln_. GRU[N ASSOCIAIES 22 DODG[R 51AOIUM IIU1.NSfi II.CC~SS SJO!J'I' psychologically perceived as being three to four times ionger than actual waiting time, i! ," rh,., ~xl.tlng 8Bfnard SI,oel pede.lrlan OV(f( croJ.lng of the Pa,ad enD Freftway It '&en In this view. 'he 011&1 cro.,'ng could be Improved 10 p,ov'd~ a Ij belter, more Inle,e,', '"g wnlldng (tnvlron men' thaI would con Ii necl 10 an •• coldlor/ parkway conn.cllort 10 Dodge, stadium on 'ho ,i oppo.lte .'de o( rhe Po, adena Frtl9way. j! i, The blu/flOP Dodge, j "'§D Siad/um pa,klng /01. org .ilJon 01 thfJ upper r ~ rlghl 0' /he pholo. ·i .i '! '1 'I ,j 1~ I~ .cj ~ ( I ' II "; " OODGfR STADIUM TRANSIT AC(;[SS STUDY Route E" d (I.Irla n -~DGER PARKING. F,om Ih"..~:g 01 Ih" ov.rcro Freeway. an I'a.ad"na Iml/a' 10 Ion- alolof' n Sunkef ".e"". "'f/hl '~Vld" p,,_ ~ III c a u I d e~ ".. I a I h " ",'an a Siadium d.. DOdg KEY 111111 Escalators I Stairways G RUE N ASS 0 r. I ATE S 24 ____c ~c _ DODGER STADIUM TRANSrT ACCESS StUDY IJEVEI.OPMENT AND INITIAL 3.0 SCl(EENING OF ALTERNATIVES The previous chapter described a selected Stadium on Stadium Way East. or over 6% group of technologies that can provide for the longer. more gradual grade along automated transit connection between Stadium Way South. Dodger Stadium and the planned Pasad· ena Rail Line. The alternatives presented A second Important consideration in the were chosen to represent a range of pos selection of any technology for further sible solutions. This chapter broadens the evaluation is the ability of that technol· discussion to discUSS a family of transit ogy to interface with other transit systems technologies that would be possible to that are existing or are being planned for evaluate In future route refinement. envi the downtown area. The ability to con ronmental and engineering studies. The nect Dodger Stadium to downtown Los chapter also provides additional discus Angeles directly has been mentioned In sion of the key factors affecting the se several planning stUdies dating from the lection of a technology to serve Dodger Downtown People Mover in the early 1980's Stadium. through current planning for the Bunker Hill Transit Tunnel/Downtown Circulator 3.1 TOPOGRAPIlH: CONSTUAINTS & transit system. Technologies currently DOWNTOWN CONNECTION being evaluated for Downtown range from COMPATIBILITY simple sidewalk Improvements and mov Ing sidewalk facilities. through coble driven Perhaps the key factor in the selection of technologies. rubber-tired automated a technology to serve Dodger Stadium systems (as have been used In many air are the steep slopes surrounding the ports). steel-wheeled systems and ad Dodger Stadium parking lots that would vanced technology such as monorail and eliminate many types of transit technol mag-lev systems. The following table ogy from consideration at the outset. Any provides a summary of the key character technology to be considered for further Istics of these systems and their general evaluation would need to be able to climb suitability to the topographic requirements grades In excess of B% over the of the Dodger Stadium connection. shortest and most direct route to Dodger GRUEN ASSOCIATES 25 ti ~ ~ *' Capacilie. b8lled on 3~minule head ~ way. (or applicable lechnologiu. Technology Typical Capacity * Maximum Maximum TllIhle adapted (rom lIu.nker Ifill (I'a.senger. I lIour) . Speed (mph) Grndes F 1'ranJIt S.udy; rholf~ 2, LA DOT, LACRA, Sehimpeler-Corre.dino ~ --- Auociale./Delon Hamplon & A..ndale., June 1990. ~ 15% (Sidewalk) Moving Sidewalk f 3.000 - 10.000 2 ~ Escalator 50% (Escalator) r: ~ Rubbor-Ilrod 3.000 - 15.000 30 - 50 10% I! TABLE 2 ------~------o f KEY CIIAHACTEHISTICS Sf 001 Whool f 20.000 50 6 .. 8% ~ Light Roll OF TRANSIT ~ TECHNOLOGIES (UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR ~ DOWNTOWN I.OS ANCEJ.[S Monorail: DISTRIBUTOR SYSTEM) Top-Riding 7.000 . SO,OOO 20 - 70 12% ~ Underslung 3.000 20 ~ ~ Magnetic 9,000 so 8% Levitation ~ I! Coble-Driven 100·20.000 15 .. 20 SO%+ t ~ '---__ • L.. . -'- . , _ LOS ANGELES COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ~ GRUEN ASSOCIATES ~ GANNETT fLEMING 26 .. DODGER STADIUM TRANSIT ACCESS STUDY Moylng Sidewalks/Escalators: Moving side Into trains of several cars to Increase walks are used at major airports to con carrying capacity. The most common vey passengers between the terminal and application to date has been at airports boarding gates. They are also used at the to serve remote terminal and boarding Hollywood Bowland at shopping centers areas. Capacities range from 3.000 to such as the Beverly Connection In West 15.000 passengers per hour at speeds of HollyWOOd to convey passengers from park between 30-50 mph. Such a technology Ing areas to shopping and activity areas. could be used under the Automated Guide Escalators are used outdoors In Downtown way Transit Alternative B In this report. Los Angeles along the skybrldges and pla zas near Arco Plaza. the Bonaventure Ho Steel Woeel Rail: Both the Metro Blue Line tel and the new First Interstate Tower. They and Metro Red Line are steel wheel sys are also used at many transit systems tems. The Metro Red Line Is defined as a throughout the world Including the future heavy-roll system utilizing large. heavy Metro Red Line stations In Downtown Los vehicles running on full weight ralls. Heavy Angeles. Outside escalators are also used roll systems would not be appropriate to at Dodger Stadium to convey fans from serve Dodger Stadium because of slope different levels of the terraced parking limitations associated with this technol facilities. Such systems operate continu ogy. Light roll systems. such as the Metro ously at about 2 miles per hour and be Blue Line currently running between Down cause of their continuous operation. can town Los Angeles and Long Beach. have carry large numbers of people. The ac lighter vehicles and lighter weight tracks. tual capacity depends on the width of They run at slower speeds. and are ca the walkway Installed but ranges between pable of negotiating tighter turns than 3.000 and 10.000 people per hour for each heavy roll systems. The future Pasadena walkway provided. Moving sidewalks have Roll Line will be such a light roll systems. limited applications for climbing grades Maximum climbing grades for light and with a maximum slope of about 15%. Es heavy roll systems are about 6% for prac calators routinely handle 2: 1 slopes ex tical applications. This would preclude ceeding 50%. Such a system has been the use of this technology along Stadium Identified as Route Alternative E In this Way East at Dodger Stadium and would stUdy. necessitate the longer route along Sta dium Way South described as the Route C Rubber-TIred: Typical rubber-tired systems alternative In this report. run on a dedicated right-of-way that Is usually elevated In urban areas. Vehicles Monorail: Southern Californians are fa range In size from small minibus size to miliar with monorail technology as one of streetcar size and can usually be linked the earliest applications was at Disneyland 27 GRUEN ASSOCIATES DODGER STADIUM TRANSIJ ACCESS STUDY -----_.------ In the late 1950·s. Since that time. mono to hold vehicles above the guideway. rail technology has progressed. and al thereby providing smooth. frictionless though only the Seattle World Fair and travel. Mag-levs have high speed Inter DlsneyWorld monorail have been built In city application at speeds exceeding 300 the United States. over 40 miles of urban mph, but have also been demonstrated route service Is currently In operation In to have lower speed downtown applica Japan. This technology requires approxi tions. such as the Japanese HSST urban mately 1/3 of the structure of comparable maglev system. This system can handle LRT and rubber-tired elevated systems be grades of 8% which would be marginally cause of its relative light weight. Mono acceptable for the route to Dodger Sta rails can be configured as either top-rid dium. ing or underslung. Top-riding monorails usually utilize a concrete or steel box beam. Cable Drlyen: Two types of cable-driven with a rUbber-tired vehicle riding on top systems exist for downtown urban appli and guide wheels at the sides. Under cations. The first type can run on steel slung monorail systems are similar In ap ralls, rubber tires or other support mecha pearance to ski resort cable cars. with ve nism and be pulled by cable. The second hicles suspended below a single slender type Is supported by an overhead cable steel track. Vehicle size can range from and also driven by cable. These systems small 'personal" vehicles through heavy operate at relatively low speeds of 15-20 roll size cars. Train capacity ranges from mph and have capacities that are gener 7,000 to 50.000 passengers per hour at ally limited to between 1,000 and 4,000 speeds ranging from 20 to 70 mph. Me passengers per hour. Very few applica dium capacity monorail systems can tions of this technology exist In the United generally climb grades of 10-12% which States In urban areas, although the tech would make them appropriate for use at nology has been used extensively In ski Dodger Stadium along the shortest, most resorts and amusement parks. Applica direct route along Stadium Way East. Such tions In downtown Los Angeles are gener a system would be suitable as an Auto ally being considered for the Bunker Hill mated Guideway Transit (AGT) Alternative Transit Tunnel over a distance of less than B In this report. one mile. Because of the low speed, it would be difficult to achieve any effec Magnetic Leyltation: The 'M-bahn" sys tive linkage between Dodger Stadium and tem in Germany is currently the only downtown Los Angeles using this technol application of this technology although ogy. The Gondola Tram alternative D has prototype systems have been demon been Included In this study to provide a strated for several years. Mag-lev tech comparison with the other alternatives nology utilizes electromagnetic resistance and because of Its potential application GRUEN ASSOCIATES 28 ------DODGER STADIUM TRANS" ACCESS STUDY In providing on attraction In Its own right was provided. Waiting times were then for the City North Development Area. calcuated based on the time thot It would Elysian Park and Dodger Stadium. take each different transit mode to move 4.000 riders to the Pasadena Line Station at College and Spring Street. :1.2 STAIHUM EXITING, (JOAIWI NG & TIlAVEt TIME Typical transit technologies were se lected to estimate system loading capaci A unique feature of transit service at Dodger ties. The following typical technologies Stadium that would not occur to the same were used: degree at other locations In the Down town area. Is the peak loading of any Route A- Shuttle Bus: Standard RTD buses transit system that would occur following were assumed that can handle up to 60 baseball games and other major events. persons per bus. Maximum headways of Any technology used will develop queues 30 seconds were assumed yielding a peak hour exiting capacity of 7.200 passengers with people waiting to board trains. buses per hour. or simply exit the parking lots In their cars. Table 3 presents a comparison of the Route B- AGT Shuttle: A medium-capacity technologies to determine waiting and monorail technology was assumed. Such travel times for the alternatives. In order technologies could theoretically accom to develop the analysis. the following modate 90 second headways during peak periods configured In standard 6-car trains. assumptions were mode: Up to ten car trains would be possible. although such a configuration would • Average waiting times and travel times require larger station platforms over 400 were developed based on the assump feet in length. 6-car train configurations tion that approximately 10% of an aver would more closely match station plat age crowd (40.000 attendees) would use form lengths used on the Pasadena Roil Line and would accommodate up to 450 transit to exit the stadium In the peak period passengers per train. Boarding of 4.000 following on event at the Stadium. This passengers would therefore require 10 would mean that 4.000 persons would arrive trains. or 15 minutes. and queue up at approximately the same time to board whatever mode of transit Route C- lRT Sour: The light roll transit vehicle being planned for use on the Poso- 29 GRUEN ASSOCIATFS DoDGlR STADIUM TRANSfl ACCESS STUDY KEY 10 Wi! Existing and Boarding ~ TravelTime A. SHUTTLE BUS 43 minutes 60 persons/bu. *' Travel timCi from (lodger 3O-secoOO headway. Sladium lo ()...dcna tine 14 3 al 4,000 p."cngcn. ~~s= 17 m'oules I>-car trains at 7~ pass./cO/; Ilr'Jka 450 passengeB/traln ~ C. LRT SPUR 25 minutes 3-mlnute haadwoy> 3-<:ar tralna at 237 poss,/COl 700 pa....ngelS/traln 6 D. GONDOLA TRAM 92 minutes 2 t25-person cablecalS Dlslance-2.llOO ,"'" TABLE 3 30-"",. terminal "ma' 2.BOO poss./hr. I[Jl E. ESCALATOR BOARDING AND TRAVEL 2-48' wide escalator. and J .tollWay at 8.000 pelliOOS/hr. TUIE BY ALTERNATIVE each; 24.000 pelSans/ hr. o 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 MINUTES I LOS ANGELES COUNTY TO"NSPORT""0N COMMISSION 1" GRUEN "SSOCI"'ES GANNEII FLEMING 30 .. --- _------DODGER STADIUM TRANSIT" ACCESS STUDV dena Roll Line was assumed. Such ve waiting time and boarding time Is more hicles can accommodate up to 237 riders critical In the evaluation of a connector per car configured In three-car consists. system to Dodger Stadium than the ac At 3-mlnute headways, boarding of 4,000 passengers would require 6 trains, or 18 tual travel time required to cover the one minutes. mile to the College & Spring Station. The AGT shuttle Is both the shortest transit route, Route D - Gondola Tram: The Roosevelt and the one reqUiring the shortest wait. Island Aerial Tramway In New York City The Escalator/Walkway Alternative how was used as a comparable model for the ever, compares favorably with other al Dodger Stadium system. Roosevelt Island utilizes two cablecars that travel over a ternatives In total travel time due to the distance of 3,100 feet. The Dodger Sta short route length and the short waiting dium route would cover a distance of 2,800 time Involved. feet under similar conditions. Capacity of the New York system Is about 1.500 passengers/hour. By Increasing the size 3.3 ENVIltONMENTAI, ISSUES of the cablecars and Increasing speeds, a peak hour capacity of 2.800 persons per hour could be achieved, At this rate Each of the alternatives considered would of boarding, It would take 86 minutes to have environmental Impacts associated board 4,000 passengers following an event with the construction and operation of at Dodger Stadium. these systems. A summary of potential environmental Impacts associated with Route E - Escqlator Walkwqy: Two 48" each alternative InCludes the following: wide escalators would accommodate up to 8.000 passengers/hour each. or 16,000 passengers/hour total. A stairway would Route A- Shuttle Bus: The provision of an also be necessary that would accommo Increased number of shuttle buses serving date a similar number of walkers going Dodger Stadium would add to congestion down the slope following an event at In Downtown and Chinatown during PM Dodger Stadium would Increase the total peak hour periods when evening rush hour capacity to 24,000 persons/hour. At this traffic overlaps with pre-game arrivals at rate. 4,000 persons arriving at the top of the Stadium. the escalator/walkway could be accom modated in 10 minutes, Route B- AGI Shuttle: The construction of an aerial guideway structure along either From this analysis, It can be seen that the Bernard Street or Cottage Home Street would require the reconstrucllon and re- G f.1 II f. N AS:; () (: IA, f !I 31 DODGER SfADIUM TRANSIT ACCESS STUDY configuration of a two-story parking struc Route D- Gondola Tram: This alternative ture located on the east side of North would require the displacement of at least Broadway. The guideway structure would one home along North Broadway to allow also require the displacement of one lane for the cablecar right-of-way between the of traffic (probably a parking lane) on Central City North Development Area and Bernard Street with Option B1 or Cottage Radio Tower HilI. The visual Impact of the Home Street with Option 2. Visual and cablecars and their support towers would noise Impacts would be greater with Option need to be evaluated for possible Impacts B2 than with Option B1 due to the proxim to Elysian Park and adjacent residential ity of Cathedral High School and more properties on North Broadway. residential structures along Cottage Home Street than along Bernard Street. Con Route E- Escalator WalkWaY: This alterna struction of the aerial gUideway above tive would require the displacement of the Pasadena Freeway could require some one home on Lookout Drive to allow for temporary lane closures during the con the escalator/walkway right-of-way con struction period to allow for the place nection between the Dodger Stadium ment of guideway beams. Depending upon parking lot #32 and the pedestrian bridge the technology selected. and the type of crossing of the Pasadena Freeway. grades that are possible. the height of the aerial guideway could potentially reach 30 to 40 feet In height due to clear 3.4 N EXT STEPS ance and grade requirements associated with the freeway crossing creating visual This Initial feasibility study has presented Impacts for adjacent land uses In China town. several possible connector options be tween Dodger Stadium and the planned Route C- LRT Spur Environmental Im Pasadena Line Rail Transit Station at Col pacts of this alternative would be similar lege and Spring Streets. Basic data In to Route B with regard to potential Im volVing technology. slopes. costs. and en pacts along Bernard Street and at the vironmental factors have been reviewed. crossing of the Pasadena Freeway. Addi tionally. this alternative would require some grading at the edge of the bluffs along Before further technical work can be under Stadium Way South to allow for flattening taken. a review of the Ideas presented Of the grades of the LRT aerial guideway herein should be undertaken between the structure as it enters the Dodger Stadium Dodgers and affected local agencies. This parking lots. would Include the Los Angeles City Coun- GRUEN ASSOCIATES 32 --_..~~------~----- DODGE" st.... DIUM TRANS" ACCESS stuOY ell. the Deportment of Transportation. the Los Angeles City Planning Deportment. the Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency. and Caltrans. The provision of a transit cannectlon would benefit the Dodgers by providing Increased access to Dodger Stadium. Additionally. the connector could benefit others and other sources of funding may be avail able. Peripheral parking for Downtown Los Angeles Is one potential benefit of the connector that could occur on week days when no events are scheduled at the Stadium. Figures 9 and lOon the following pages Illustrate two of the potential connector concepts that have parllcular merit fol lowing Initial screening. In the short term. the escalator walkway would permit pedestrian access to Dodger Stadium coupled with park enhancements In Ely sian Park. In the longer term. the AGT Shuttle connector would provide high capacity direct transit that would link Dodger Stalum to Downtown Los Angeles and the entire 150 mile rail transit system under construction by the LACle. In tandem. these two alternatives could function together and provide on Impor tant urban link that would serve the Dodg ers. the City. and the greater Los Angeles Region. GRUEN ASSOCIATES 33 FIGURE 9 oIAcre ALTfRNATlVF. F TRANSIT LOS ANGELEs COUNTY ACCE SSSTr DY ESCALATon / WALKWAY CONCEPT TRANSPOIHA.TION COMMISSiON CI\U;" ,\SSOCI \TES I "". '-r '0, ."',.' "'.~~' !. J';; 34 AGT Includes a number of different technologies. Monorail Is shown tor Illustrative purposes as ~I ,-...one such AGT technology. I)G , • 0 .~. • ~ •• '.~ • ~, .:; 35 PREPAHERS HEFERENCES • LOS ANGELES COUNTY TIlANSI'OIlTATION COMMISSiON A Plan For City North. Los Angeles Design Action Planning Team Report. Los Angeles NEIL PETERSON. Executive Director City Planning Department. Urban Design Advisory Coalition. National Endowment CENTRAL CITY AHEA DEVELOPMENT TEAM tor the Arts. December 1989 A.R. DE LA CRUZ. Area Project Director NANCY MICHALI. ProJect Manager Bunker Hili Transit Study. Phase 2: Initial Evaluation / Screenings of Alternative Uses for the Bunker Hili Transit Tunnel. OTII EH LACTC CONTHIBUTORS LADOT. LA Community Redevelopment SUSAN ROSALES Agency. Schlmpeler Corradino Associates I RICHARD STANGER Delon Hampton & Associates. June 1990 Hollywood Bowl Connector Study Technical Memorandum. SCRTD. Parsons. Brinkerhoff • GRUEN ASSOCIATES Quade & Douglas. Inc.. March 1988 6330 SAN ViCENTE BOULEVARD LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA 90048 213.937,4270 JOHN STUTSMAN. AICP. Project Manager DAVID L, MIEGER. AICP. Assistant Project Manager RHONNEL SOTELO. Planner BARBARA RIECHERS. Graphic Designer FREDERICK ABELSON. Landscape Designer MICHAEL DECHELLIS. Renderings • GANNETT FLEMING JOHN Q. HARGROVE DON STEELEY, P.E. 36 Tommy Hawkins met with Antonovich's staffrecently regarding the Downtown Connector proposal. The proposal was originally prepared by Gruen Associates back in August, 1990. In the past, Mr. Hawkins has submitted the attached proposal to eRA, LADOT and MTA. Mr. Hawkins, via Antonovich's office is requesting assistance from MTA to provide modeling/ridership numbers and to waive the service fee. Per Jim de la Loza, providing modeling assistance at this time would not be feasible for the following reasons: • current focus is on the Regional Transit Alternative Analysis modeling through October; and maybe through December. • modeling is labor intensive and can take anywhere from two-four weeks to complete one scenario, depending on the number ofvariables involved. • the lead modeler (Deng-Bang Lee) for the MTA left the organization via the last layoff. Planning has not replaced him with another individual. Keith Killough is now having to feel in while they go through a recruitment.