Metro Adjacent Development Handbook a Guide for Cities and Developers
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Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority metro adjacent development handbook a guide for cities and developers JANUARY 2020 Metro Adjacent Development Handbook | a metro.net amtrak.com Metro & Regional Rail metrolinktrains.com Metro and Regional Rail Map SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY Antelope Valley Line Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Lancaster San Luis Obispo Palmdale Grover Beach LOS ANGELES COUNTY Vincent Grade/Acton SAN BERNARDINO Guadalupe SANTA BARBARA Via Princessa COUNTY Surf COUNTY Santa Clarita Goleta Ventura County Line Newhall Santa Barbara Ventura - East Sylmar/San Fernando Carpinteria Sun Valley Ventura Oxnard CamarilloMoorparkSimi Valley Northridge Van Nuys Burbank/BobAirport HopeBUR Chatsworth Amtrak & Metrolink Burbank - Downtown Nordhoff SAN FERNANDO VALLEY VENTURA Lake Allen Sierra MadreArcadia VillaMonroviaDuarte/CityIrwindale of HopeAzusa DowntownAPU/Citrus College Roscoe GOLD LINE FOOTHILL EXTENSION COUNTY Glendale Memorial Park Sherman Way SAN GABRIEL VALLEY LAX FlyAway Del Mar Canoga De Soto Pierce CollegeTampa Reseda Balboa Woodley SepulvedaVan NuysWoodmanValley CollegeLaurel Canyon North Hollywood Fillmore Universal City/Studio City Los Angeles River Hollywood/Highland South Pasadena Hollywood/VineLAX FlyAway Highland Park Hollywood/Western Southwest Museum CENTRAL LA Vermont/Sunset Heritage Sq Vermont/Santa Monica Lincoln/Cypress Rail Station Chinatown Vermont/Beverly Transfer PURPLE LINE EXTENSION Wilshire/WesternWilshire/Normandie Union Station Station BuswayStation Wilshire/Vermont Amtrak & Metrolink CivicGrandGrandGrandGrand Ctr/Civic Ctr/ParkParkParkPark Metrolink LAX FlyAway LAC+USC MedicalCal State Ctr LA El Monte Westlake/MacArthur Park WESTSIDE El MonteBaldwin ParkCovina Pomona -Claremont North MontclairUpland Rancho CucamongaFontana Rialto San Bernardino Busway Street REGIONAL San Bernardino Line Service CONNECTOR Regional 7th St/Metro Ctr Rail Pico Pershing Inland Empire - Square Orange County Line UNDER Station LATTC/Ortho Soto CONSTRUCTION Institute LittleArts Tokyo/ Dist Indiana Atlantic DOWNTOWN Pico/Aliso Maravilla LA Mariachi Plaza Grand/LATTC East LA Civic Ctr Metro Rail Downtown17th Santa St/SMC Monica26th St/BergamotExpo/BundyExpo/SepulvedaWestwood/RanchoPalms Culver Park CityLa Cienega/JeffersonExpo/La BreaFarmdaleExpo/CrenshawExpo/WesternExpo/VermontExpoPark/USC Pedley EASTSIDE / 37th St/ San Pedro St USC Red Line SANTA North Hollywood to Union Station Montebello/Commerce Riverside Line MONICA Jefferson/USC Washington Industry Pomona - DowntownOntario - East Jurupa Valley Purple Line Riverside - Downtown Wilshire/Western to Union Station Slauson Vernon Blue Line Los Angeles River Angeles Los Riverside - Hunter Park/UCR Downtown LA to Long Beach CRENSHAW/ SOUTH LA Slauson LAX LINE Moreno Valley/March Field Expo Line PACIFIC OCEAN Manchester Florence Riverside - La Sierra Downtown LA to Santa Monica Perris - Downtown Firestone Commerce Green Line Redondo Beach to Norwalk Perris - South 103rd St/ Gold Line Watts Towers Corona - North Main 91/Perris Valley Line East Los Angeles to Azusa Willowbrook/ LAX Shuttle G Crenshaw Harbor Fwy Rosa Parks LAX Aviation/LAXHawthorne/LennoxVermont/Athens Avalon Long Beach LakewoodBl NorwalkBl Metro Busway Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Rosecrans Compton Corona - West Mariposa Buena Park Orange Line Chatsworth to North Hollywood Harbor Artesia El Segundo Gateway Fullerton RIVERSIDE Silver Line Transit Ctr GATEWAY CITIES San Pedro to El Monte Del Amo Douglas Street Service in Downtown LA COUNTY and San Pedro Carson Wardlow Redondo Beach Anaheim Anaheim Canyon Willow St Regional Rail SOUTH BAY Pacific Pacific Coast Hwy Amtrak Coast amtrak.com Hwy Anaheim St Orange ORANGE Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Pacific 5th St Santa Ana COUNTY Metrolink Av metrolinktrains.com San Pedro Downtown 1st St Tustin Antelope Valley Line Long Beach LAX FlyAway Inland Empire - Irvine Orange County Line Orange County Line Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo SAN DIEGO Riverside Line San Juan Capistrano San Bernardino Line COUNTY Ventura County Line 91/Perris Valley Line San Clemente San Clemente Pier Airport Shuttle Oceanside LAX FlyAway Carlsbad lawa.org/flyaway Inland Empire - Orange County Line Solana Beach LAX Shuttle (free) lawa.org Orange County Line Sorrento Valley Old Town San Diego JUNMAY 2018 2016 SubjectSubject toto Change 18-2878MM ©2018 LACMTA Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Metro is currently undertaking the largest rail infrastructure expansion effort in the United States. A growing transit network presents new opportunities to catalyze land use investment and shape livable communities. b | Metro Adjacent Development Handbook Table of Contents Quick Overview 1 Background 2 Metro Purview & Concerns 4 Metro Coordination Process 6 Best Practices 8 1. Site Plan & Conceptual Design 11 1.1 Supporting Transit Oriented Communities 12 1.2 Enhancing Access to Transit 13 1.3 Building Setback 14 1.4 Overhead Catenary System (OCS) Clearance 15 1.5 Shared Barrier Construction & Maintenance 16 1.6 Project Orientation & Noise Mitigation 17 1.7 At-Grade Rail Crossings 18 1.8 Sight-lines at Crossings 19 1.9 Driveway/Access Management 20 1.10 Bus Stop & Zones Design 21 2. Engineering & Technical Review 23 2.1 Excavation Support System Design 24 2.2 Proximity to Tunnels 25 2.3 Protection from Explosion/Blast 26 3. Construction Safety & Management 29 3.1 Pre-Construction Coordination 30 3.2 Track Access and Safety 31 3.3 Construction Hours 32 3.4 Excavation/Drilling Monitoring 33 3.5 Crane Operations 34 3.6 Construction Barriers & Overhead Protection 35 3.7 Pedestrian & Emergency Access 36 3.8 Impacts to Bus Routes & Stops 37 3.9 Utility Coordination 38 3.10 Air Quality & Ventilation Protection 39 Glossary 40 Metro Adjacent Development Handbook | c d | Metro Adjacent Development Handbook Quick Overview Purpose of Handbook RULE OF THUMB: 100 FEET The Metro Adjacent Development Handbook (Handbook) is intended to provide information and guide Metro’s Development Review process applies to coordination for projects adjacent to, below, or above projects that are within 100 feet of Metro transit Metro transit facilities (e.g. right-of-way, stations, bus facilities. stops) and services. While the Handbook summarizes key concerns and Overarching Goal best practices for adjacency conditions, it does By providing information and encouraging early not replace Metro’s technical requirements and coordination, Metro seeks to reduce potential conflicts standards. with transit services and facilities, and identify potential synergies to expand mobility and improve access to Prior to receiving approval for any construction transit. activities adjacent to, above, or below Metro facilities, Third Parties must comply with the Metro Intended Audience Adjacent Construction Design Manual, available on The Handbook is a resource for multiple stakeholder Metro’s website. groups engaged in the development process, including: • Local jurisdictions who review, entitle, and permit development projects, Contact Us • Developers, For questions, contact the Development Review Team: • Property owners, • Email: [email protected] • Architects, engineers, and other technical • Phone: 213.418.3484 consultants, • Builders/contractors, • Utility companies, and Additional Information & Resources • other Third Parties. • Metro Development & Construction Coordination website: Handbook Content https://www.metro.net/devreview The Handbook includes: • Introductionof Metro’s Development Review • Metro GIS/KML ROW Files: coordination process, common concerns, and typical https://developer.metro.net/portfolio-item/metro- stages of review. right-of-way-gis-data • Information on best practices during three key coordination phases to avoid potential conflicts or • Metrolink Standards and Procedures: create compatibility with the Metro transit system: https://www.metrolinktrains.com/about/agency/ • Planning & Conceptual Design, engineering--construction • Engineering & Technical Review, and • Construction Safety & Monitoring. Metro will continue to revise the Handbook, as needed, • Glossary with definitions for key terms used to reflect updates to best practices in safety, operations, throughout the Handbook. and transit-supportive development. Metro Adjacent Development Handbook | 1 Background Who is Metro? The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) plans, funds, builds, and operates rail, bus, and other mobility services (e.g. bikeshare, microtransit) throughout Los Angeles County (LA County). On average, Metro moves 1.3 million people each day on buses and trains. With funding from the passage of Measure R (2008) and Measure M (2016), the Metro system is expanding. Over the next 40 years, Metro will build over 60 new stations and over 100 miles of transit right-of-way (ROW). New and expanded transit lines will improve mobility across LA County, connecting riders to more destinations and expanding opportunities for development that supports transit ridership. Metro facilities include: Metro Rail: Metro operates heavy rail (HRT) and light rail (LRT) transit lines in underground tunnels, along streets, off-street in dedicated ROW, and above street level on elevated structures. Heavy rail trains are powered by a “third rail” along the tracks. Light rail vehicles are powered by overhead catenary systems (OCS). To support rail operations, Metro owns and maintains traction power substations (TPSS), maintenance yards, and other infrastructure. Metrolink/Regional Rail: Metro owns a majority of the ROW within LA County on which