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Public Information Meeting Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project Helping Our Communities Understand the Project Sherman Oaks Senior Center July 29, 2019 Bob Anderson Jeffrey Kalban Board Member and Chair, Transportation Committee Board Member and Chair, PLUM Committee [email protected] [email protected] Sherman Oaks Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association Neighborhood Council 1 Our Goals for Sepulveda Pass Project u Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project is the most critical new route in Metro’s rapid transit system u Initially connects Valley to Westside u Eventually connects Valley to LAX u Must be fast, high capacity, user friendly, and affordable u Must be fair and equitable to all communities Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association - Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council 2 Our Key Concerns u Metro studying four concepts for the Sepulveda Pass u Metro historically chooses the lowest-cost concept within their available budget u Are any BAD concepts being considered? u Are there any viable alternative concepts? Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association - Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council 3 Why Are We Meeting Tonight? u Because Metro Board makes critical final concept selection in December this year – SOON! Metro Studying Four Concepts Today for Sepulveda Pass Metro Board December 2019 Selects Concepts Must Be Cannot Be Concept A Concept B GREAT Concept BAD Concept Environmental Further Public Input Analyses Metro Selects and Builds Final Concept Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association - Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council 4 Metro’s Rapid Transit System in Los Angeles County Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association - Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council 5 Metro’s Many Rapid Transit Options u Subways u Light Rail u Monorail u Busways u Buses u Freeway Improvements § Widening of I-405 freeway § Toll lanes Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association - Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council 6 Metro’s Four Sepulveda Pass Concepts Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association - Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council 7 Metro Four Sepulveda Pass Concepts HRT 1 HRT 2 HRT 3 MRT 1 Heavy Rail Heavy Rail Heavy Rail Monorail Fully Underground Fully Underground Valley Elevated Pass & Valley Elevated Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association - Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council 8 Westside Concepts All the Same u Slightly different routes through Sepulveda Pass u Fully underground subway on Westside whether heavy rail or monorail u Three stations u All construction nightmares for many years u All have expensive underground tunnels and stations Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association - Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council 9 HRT 1 and HRT 2 Subways Very Viable u SOHA and SONC strongly support both concepts u Both concepts are fully underground subways through Sepulveda Pass and Valley u HRT 1 runs under Van Nuys Boulevard u HRT 2 runs under Sepulveda Boulevard u Both have three fully underground stations: Van Nuys MetroLink (Raymer Street); Orange Line (Oxnard Street); and Ventura Boulevard u Both construction nightmares for many years u Both have expensive tunnels and underground stations Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association - Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council 10 Elevated HRT 3 and MRT 1 Not Viable u Both operate elevated 20 feet above Sepulveda Boulevard for five miles – Valley Vista to Raymer u MRT 1 elevated or at-grade in Sepulveda Pass u Both have four above-ground stations (three plus additional at Sherman Way) u Both increase congestion in Sherman Oaks and Van Nuys; encroach on residents and businesses u Both demolish about 100 Sherman Oaks homes u Both destroy community’s light, air, and privacy u Both eliminate left-turn lanes on Sepulveda u Both reduce street parking on Sepulveda u Both could damage water main under Sepulveda u Both construction nightmares for many years u Both have expensive Westside tunnels/stations Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association - Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council 11 Elevated Trains Impact Residents ◆ 5,000 residences – Elevated houses, condos, and apartment buildings – cover three quarters of area within one-half mile of elevated tracks ◆ Residences on Sepulveda front horribly noisy elevated tracks for about four miles Van Nuys ◆ Unfair assault on Sherman Oaks and Van Sherman Oaks Sherman Nuys neighborhoods Elevated tracks Residential homes and apartments Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association - Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council 12 What Could Go Wrong? u Metro Board selects one GREAT concept and one BAD concept Metro Studying Four Concepts Today for Sepulveda Pass Metro Board December 2019 Selects Concepts GREAT Metro HRT 1 or HRT 2 HRT 3 or MRT 1 BAD Metro Concepts Subway Elevated Concepts Environmental Further Public Input Analyses Metro Selects and Likely Cheaper Builds Final Concept BAD Concept Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association - Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council 13 What Would Be Best? u Metro Board selects two GREAT concepts Metro Studying Four Concepts Today for Sepulveda Pass Metro Board December 2019 Selects Concepts GREAT Metro HRT 1 HRT 2 GREAT Metro Concept Subway Subway Concept Environmental Further Public Input Analyses Metro Selects and Either Choice Builds Final Concept a Winner! Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association - Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council 14 HRT 3 – Elevated on Sepulveda in Valley Runs Elevated Above North Sepulveda Boulevard for 5 miles HRT 3 Transitions from Underground to Elevated near Valley Transition from Vista Boulevard Underground to Elevated Elevated on Sepulveda Boulevard Underground-to- Elevated Transition Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association - Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council 15 HRT 3 – Very Intrusive Valley Operation HRT 3 Traveling Northbound on Sepulveda Boulevard Just North of 101 Freeway Elevated More Than 5 miles on Sepulveda Boulevard in Sherman Oaks and Van Nuys This Property Has Been Sold and Multi-Family Development Expected Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association - Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council 16 MRT 1 – Elevated on Sepulveda in Valley Runs Along 405 West Shoulder Through Pass Runs Elevated Above Sepulveda Boulevard Crosses 405 Near Valley Vista Boulevard Sepulveda at Ventura Continues Elevated 5 miles to Van Nuys Metrolink Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association - Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council 17 MRT 1 – Intrusive Valley Operation MRT 1 Traveling Northbound Above Sepulveda Boulevard Near Valley Vista Boulevard Elevated Above Sepulveda Boulevard for 5 miles in Sherman Oaks and Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association - Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council 18 Sepulveda at Morrison Looking East Today Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association - Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council 19 Sepulveda at Morrison Looking East With HRT 3 Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association - Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council 20 Sepulveda at Ventura Looking South Today Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association - Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council 21 Sepulveda at Ventura Looking South With HRT 3 Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association - Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council 22 Ventura at Sepulveda Looking East Today Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association - Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council 23 Ventura at Sepulveda Looking East With HRT 3 Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association - Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council 24 Sepulveda at Greenleaf Looking West Today Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association - Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council 25 Sepulveda at Greenleaf Looking West With HRT 3 Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association - Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council 26 Sepulveda at Sutton Looking South Today Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association - Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council 27 Sepulveda at Sutton Looking South More Than 100 Apartments and Condos Demolished To Allow HRT 3 To Go Underground With HRT 3 Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association - Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council 28 Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project Funding Considerations Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association - Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council 29 Sepulveda Pass Concepts and Funding u SOHA and SONC strongly support HRT 1 and HRT 2 §Both fully underground heavy rail in Valley and Westside §Highest capacity, shortest travel times, and least invasive §Not yet affordable with available Measure M funding u SOHA and SONC vehemently oppose HRT 3 – Not Viable §Heavy rail elevated above Sepulveda Boulevard in Valley §Inequitable – Elevated in Valley – Underground on Westside §Not yet affordable with available Measure M funding u SOHA and SONC vehemently oppose MRT 1 – Not Viable §Monorail elevated in Pass and above Sepulveda Boulevard in Valley §Inequitable – Elevated in Valley – Underground on Westside §Not yet affordable with available Measure M funding CONCERN – Valley Gets Short End of the Stick Again With Elevated Trains on Sepulveda Everyone Deserves Viable and Equitable Route Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association - Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council 30 Measure M Funding Is Not Enough Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project Phase 2 Funding – Valley to Westside (in $2015 billions, from Measure M, Attachment A) Measure M Local, State, Federal, Metro Subregion Funding & Other Funding TOTAL San Fernando Valley $1.270 $1.567 $2.837 Westside $1.270 $1.567 $2.837 TOTALS ($2015) $2.540 $3.134 $5.674 Average U.S. inflation rate of 3.4 percent per year optimistically applied over four years TOTALS ($2019) $2.9 + $3.6 = $6.5 billion Measure M Other Total At Most $6.5 billion ($2019) Available from Measure M, Federal, State, Local, and Other Funding CONCERN – Where Will Metro Find Additional Funds for Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project? Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association - Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council 31 HRT 1 and 2 Are High Cost Per Mile