Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) metro.net State Discretionary Grant Funding Request

METROLINK LINE IMPROVEMENTS

TIRCP GRANT LOCAL TOTAL REQUEST MATCH PROJECT COST . .  . MILLION MILLION MILLION

The Antelope Valley Line Capital and Service Improvements include: Four Major Capacity Enhancing Capital Projects - • Balboa Double Track Extension • Lancaster Terminal Improvements • Canyon Siding Extension • Brighton to McGinley Double Track

The Project also includes a Zero-Emissions Multiple Unit (ZEMU) Pilot to test new zero-emission technology on a Metrolink rail corridor challenged with steep terrain, tight curves, signi cant temperature variations, and high train volumes. Metro and Metrolink are committed to testing and implementing zero-emissions trains throughout County and Southern California service area.

Metrolink’s Antelope Valley Line serves . million people along twelve stations in the corridor. With state funding, local funds will be leveraged to improve commuter Metro is partnering with Metrolink in this request for funds to deliver rail service – taking thousands of cars off of the I and SR- highways daily. These service improvements will allow commuters access to better connections to Burbank faster and more frequent, reliable service from Los Angeles Airport, and future Metro bus rapid transit service to the . to Lancaster, while reducing particulates and greenhouse gas emissions.

Michael Turner Desarae Jones Deputy Executive O cer Senior Manager, Transportation Planning Government Relations Government Relations .. .. [email protected] [email protected] CAPITAL PROJECTS ARE TIED TO NEW SERVICE ON THE ANTELOPE VALLEY LINE Antelope Valley Line CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS In , the rst small service increment – one late-night HIGHER result in... RIDERSHIP + round trip per week – will attract an annual average of GHG REDUCTIONS + More frequent, , new Metrolink trips, through . REVENUES reliable SERVICE - for next round of... which leads to... With the completion of the Balboa Double Track project, Service Scenario  will begin in , providing regular ZEMU PILOT -minute bi-directional service with  new round trips VIRTUOUS CYCLE Providing Zero-Emissions per day. This will attract an annual average of , Mobility with Cost Savings net new riders over baseline, between  and . SUSTAINED Increased AND EXPANDED Supporting New Service on the AVL RIDERSHIP... SERVICE carried in part on In , completion of the AVL Project allows Metro which yields... to deploy -minute service, which will yield over . million new riders in its rst year, due to saturated, reliable and clockface schedules, better transfers and POTENTIAL Zero-Emissions one-seat rides through LAUS. COST SAVINGS Multiple Unit (ZEMU) (from Fuel + O&M) which o†ers... Additionally, in , a year-long ZEMU pilot will assess allowing... the potential of operational flexibility and cost savings related to emerging clean rail technology.