Metro Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project Public Comments
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Metro Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project Public Comments - March 2018 - September 2019 Date Received Comment Source Comment 03/04/18 Project Email Are you planning to charge people to use Express Lanes on the 405 between the 10 and the 101? I just did the survey online that I got in my email. The last question asked me about which community I use the 405 corridor to reach, and I assumed I could enter more than one choice, but after clicking on one response option it kicked me to the end. The 405 corridor, for myself and for a lot of other people I know 04/20/18 Project Email who live in the Valley, is sometimes used sporadically, not as a regular commute option, so therefore sometimes I go to LAX and sometimes to a professional meeting, and sometimes to Century City and other times to Santa Monica. Therefore I found it difficult to answer some of the questions! Can I send the survey to other people who I know use the 405 or is it only for people who have subscribed to Metro emails? Please consider extending the Sepulveda transit project further north to the north end of the San Fernando Valley along Sepulveda and/or the 405. I know 04/20/18 Project Email about the east valley line planned for Van Nuts Blvd. But we need something down the middle of the San Fernando Valley, and the 405/Sepulveda street is the dividing line. It also intersects the 118 and the 101, which is perfect for park and ride. At 6am, the 405 in the valley is already a parking lot. There is more than just the problem of traffic across the Sepulveda Pass. There is the fact that those of us who reside in the Granada Hills, Porter Ranch and other areas such as these in LA north-west have no way of going to LAX, Santa Monica, the Beach Cities, Downtown or anywhere on week-ends simply because MTA has reduced, rather than increased Rapid service. Case in point: for us, during the week, we have three choices only: (1) ever so slow Yellow buses westward toward the Orange Line, (2) getting to Reseda & Devonshire to catch the Rapid 744 that will take us to the Orange line to connect to the Red line, or to the 750 on Ventura also heading to the Red line, or (3) all the way eastward to Sepulveda to get to Rapid 734 to the Orange Line or Ventura, and eventually Westwood and down to Pico to the Expo Line for the beach - note: even on week days that is our ONLY route to Santa Monica!! On week-ends, when people do move, or wished they could move, you force them inside: (1) the westward service to the Orange Line is much reduced, (2) the 744 down 04/20/18 Project Email Reseda does not run any longer since Jan 2018, (3) the eastward service to Sepulveda and the 734 is much reduced, and so is the 734. Bottom line: those of us who live in what has now become known as the Second Encino, I mean Granada Hills & Porter Ranch, are second rate LA citizens with respect to MTA: we have a shadow of a service on week days, which becomes nearly inexistent on week-ends. We have no dash service (the Northridge dash could easily be extended to serve Porter Ranch & Granada Hills), we have only 2 Rapid lines down to the Orange Line, Ventura Blvd and the Red Line, one of which does not run on week-ends, and we have only one means of crossing the Sepulveda Pass - Rapid 734. When, I ask, will MTA will consider the fact that for us, residents of the north-west of the city, there is a problem just as gargantuan as the Sepulveda Pass: namely, our daily movement in & through town, particularly on week-ends - we should not be made to stay prisoners in our own home, if, by choice or by force of health reasons, we must depend on MTA. Please consider the needs of your fellow residents between Rinaldi and Sesnon, and Topanga and Woodley, lest we continue to live as outcasts of the LA metro & bus system. I hope you are well. Our team is designing an apartment complex on Sepulveda Blvd, and it is vital to our project to know what type of transportation system Metro is planning for the Sepulveda project. Whether it is a bus or light rail, we would appreciate any details about the plan. Also, we need the specific 04/25/18 Project Email location where the transit system will begin in the valley. This information will only be shared with the City of Los Angeles so that we are eligible for transit oriented project incentives. 04/27/18 Project Email I use it to visit my son and his family. I clicked LAX because on a rare occasion I do use it for that. 04/28/18 Project Email How about a rail line right down the middle of the 405? Should have been done when widening the 45, but will get people out of their cars. 04/28/18 Project Email Why has there not been priority give to rail over/through the corridor. It is a nightmare and getting worse. A project for transit to be completed in 2035!?? That’s about as backwards as continuing to build freeways was- and is- in Los Angeles. We can’t even fully 04/30/18 Project Email know what transportation will look like in almost twenty years. I would neither vote for this, nor support it financially. How many billions of dollars were wasted widening the 405? What did it accomplish? Traveling on as I do I see NO change what so ever. There was NO 04/30/18 Project Email improvement yet billion were spent. Now you’re going to send billions more. Page 1 Metro Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project Public Comments - March 2018 - September 2019 Date Received Comment Source Comment Not to sound too goofy, but you might get better buy in from the Mayor of Los Angeles by seriously considering an elevated rail project (e.g. a monorail down 04/30/18 Project Email the 405). Plus I’m sure tourists would appreciate being able to get a good view on their ride. I just ask that you and Metro please do not forget about bicycles when planning the Sepulveda pass. There are currently 0 ways to get to the valley. Although I know the argument that it is not a heavily used path, but first, that is because there is no path, and second, shouldn’t there be a path option of greater than 0? I counted 200 north / south roads from Santa Monica to Downtown LA, but zero bike lanes except for a few disconnected spots, but even those are 05/01/18 Project Email shockingly absent. I am a proponent of the “Bicycle 405: from Torrance to the Valley”. Imagine if we had a commuter option along the 405 or Sepulveda. It is doable. I looked into it and have support from the Bel Air Beverly Crest Homeowners Association and have discussed it with Paul Koretz via his sustainability officer and he liked the idea as well. My message is simple and I know you agree, it’s one thing to say there is not enough demand, but until there is at least 1 option, this is not a valid reason not to do it. Any progress on a North / South bikeway would be a step forward for West Los Angeles. In addition to connecting to other Metro lines, this should also connect to Metrolink (and Amtrak), so that it can be reached from the Santa Clarita Valley, the Antelope Valleys, and Ventura County. One way to do this would be to make this new line and the proposed line that will run on Van Nuys Blvd (East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor) into a single line, which would run all the way from LAX to the San Fernando-Sylmar Metrolink station (with a connection to 05/01/18 Project Email Amtrak at the Van Nuys train station). Or you might to have it stop at the Burbank Airport train stations, so that it can serve both airports (Lax and Burbank). Also, consider moving the Van Nuys FlyAway terminal (currently at Saticoy and Woodley) to wherever the new line will be, so that passengers can use the new line in one direction and the FlyAway bus in the other direction. 05/03/18 Project Email Please add my name to your email list for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project study. I am a Westside resident and read your announcement seeking public input on the above project. I noticed that you are only seeking input on our travel habits. I believe, as your employers, funders and constituents who will be using and living with the project, the citizens of Los Angeles must be involved in 05/05/18 Project Email the selection of the final project as well. As such, I would like to know how the selection process will be handled and what the scheme for public involvement in the selection will be. Thank you, for all the work you are doing on this enormous and sorely needed project. I grew up in LA (Valley). I now live in OC, but remain connected to LA with family and friends, and an attachment to my hometown. There is no doubt that tunneling through the pass will be an expensive project.