BUS RAPID TRANSIT ALTERNATIVE FACT SHEET
DESCRIPTION Gold Line Station; continues north on Atlantic The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) alternative will Boulevard crossing SR-60, I-10, Mission Road, Main provide high speed, high frequency bus service Street, and Alhambra Road to Huntington Drive; then operating with a combination of new, dedicated west on Huntington Drive to Fair Oaks Avenue; bus lanes and existing, mixed flow traffic lanes to proceeding north on Fair Oaks Avenue crossing SR- key destinations between East Los Angeles and 110, California and Del Mar Boulevards to Colorado Pasadena. It is intended to increase transit Boulevard; continuing east on Colorado Boulevard to service and connectivity. Where feasible, BRT Hill Avenue; turning south on Hill Avenue and vehicles would operate in exclusive lanes looping around Pasadena City College and Caltech adjacent to the curb. Local input and coordination, utilizing Del Mar Boulevard and Lake Avenue back to prior to implementation, will be crucial to optimize Colorado Boulevard. performance and minimize impacts to surrounding communities. Proposed refinements to the BRT alternative include supporting bus feeder service and the TSM/TDM elements to enhance performance and improve DESIGN AND SERVICE PLAN connectivity. Exclusive bus lanes would be created generally within the existing right-of-way through a variety of PROPOSED BUS STOP LOCATIONS (17) methods including restriping the roadway, Atlantic Boulevard at Whittier Boulevard prohibiting on-street parking during peak hours, Atlantic Blvd between Pomona & Beverly Blvd and narrowing medians, planted parkways and Atlantic Boulevard at Cesar Chavez Ave./Riggin St. sidewalks. Buses would share existing lanes with other traffic in cases where there is not enough Atlantic Boulevard at Garvey Avenue right-of-way. BRT vehicles would be given transit Atlantic Boulevard at Valley Boulevard signal priority. Additional features such as on-board Atlantic Boulevard at Main Street fare payment and validations are being Huntington Drive at Garfield Road considered. Huntington Drive at Marengo Avenue Initial concept service plans call for sixty-foot Fair Oaks Avenue at Glenarm Street articulated buses to operate every 10 minutes Fair Oaks Avenue at Mission Street during peak hours and 20 minutes during off-peak Fair Oaks Avenue at California Boulevard hours. The proposed route length is Fair Oaks Avenue at Del Mar Boulevard approximately 14 miles. Bus stops would be Del Mar Boulevard at Los Robles Avenue placed at approximately 1/2 mile intervals at major Del Mar Boulevard at Lake Avenue activity centers and cross streets. Bus stop amenities would include new shelters, benches, Del Mar Boulevard at Hill Avenue (1 direction) transit information signage, and trash receptacles. Colorado Boulevard at Lake Avenue (1 direction) Coordination with existing bus service and further Colorado Boulevard at Hill Avenue (1 direction) refinements are planned to avoid and/or minimize parking and other potential impacts are planned. MAJOR TASKS COMPLETED: PROPOSED ROUTE INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS' Route begins at Atlantic /Whittier Boulevards (for CONCEPTUAL ENGINEERING easy transfer to Metro Rapid Line 720) and ALTERNATIVES ANALYSES continues north on Atlantic to the Metro
OCTOBER 2013