FINAL P.FPORT for MILESTONE 12 SYSTEM PLAN r:: ~. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT 425 South Main Street Los Angeles, California 90013 ~~ RTL7 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF TABLES LIST OF FIGURES FOREWORD EXECUTIVE' SUMMARY xv 1. PROJECT OVERVIEW 1 Background 1 Com~:un t7 Participation Program Metro Rail System Goals 4 Preliminary Engineering 8 Metro Rail System Description 9 2. METRO RAIL SYSTEM POLICIES 13 Community-Impact Policies 13 Corr.munity Participation 14 Environmental Impacts 14 Right-of-Way Acquisition and Relocation 15 Utility Relocation 18 Land Use and Development 19 Corridor-Scale Institutional Framework 19 Station Area Master Planning 21 Joint Development 21 Value Capture 22 System Design and Operations 23 Service Levels 24 Safety and Security 25 Cost-Effectiveness 28 Integration With Other Modes 29 Stations 32 Subsystems 36 Future Development 38 3. METRO RAIL SYSTEM-LEVEL REQUIREMENTS Transportation Requirements 40 Passenger Demand 40 Service Characteristics 41 Ultimate Capacity 48 Passenger Comfort 48 Aesthetics 49 Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning 49 iii Lighting 49 Noise and Vibration 50 Special Access Provisions 50 Safety 50 Fire/Life Safety 52 Security Sc Dependability 55 Operating Environment 5ti Seismic Conditions 57 Subsurface Oil and Gas 5~ Electrical Interference ti0 =.. WAYS AND STRUCTURES 6i Alignment h2 Union Station to Wilshire/Vermont Station 52 Wilshire/Vermont Station to Fairfax/ Beverly/Station 63 Fairfax/Beverly Station to Hollywood/ Cahuenga Station F4 Hollywood/Cahuenga Station to North Hollywood Station 54 Tunnels 55 Tunnel Cross Sections and Liners h5 Crossover and Pocket Tracks 66 Trackwork 58 Tunnel Ventilation 71 utner nixed ~aci~ities 72 Power Substations 72 Central Control Facility 74 Construction Methods 74 Cut-and-Cover Construction 74 Tunneling Methods 8i Muck Disposal 83 5. STATION DESIGN AND DESCRIPTIONS 85 Design Approach 86 General Architectural Features 87 Functional Components 90 Station Descriptions 95 Union Station 95 Civic Center Station 97 5th/Hill Station 99 iv 7tnj~lower ~ta~ion lei Wilshire/Alvarado Station 103 Wilshire/Vermont Station 103 Wilshire/Normandie Station lOC Wilshire/Western Station 108 Wilshire/Crenshaw Station 110 Wilshire/La Brea Station 110 ~~di?shire/Fairfax Station 113 Fairfax/Beverly Station 113 Fairfax/Santa Monica Station 116 La Brea/Sunset Station 118 Hollywood/Cahuenga Station 118 Hollywood Bowl Station 121 Universal City Station 123 North Hollywood Station 123 5. MP.I'~ YnRD A?~D SHOPS 12° Storage Yard 129 Main Shop Building 132 Vehicle Clean~na Facilities 134 Maintenance-of-Way Shop 134 Maintenance Equipment 134 7. SUBSYSTEMS 137 Passenger Vehicles 137 Carbody 138 Operator's Cab 139 Passenger Doors and Door Operation 139 Couplers 140 Trucks 140 Propulsion 140 Friction Brakes 140 Auxiliary Electrical Power 141 Miscellaneous Equipment 141 Automatic Train Control 141 Functions 142 Equipment 145 Fail-Safe Design and System Safety 146 Communications 146 Radio Service 147 Telephone Service 147 Public Address Service 149 Fire and Security Service 149 Closed-Circuit Television Service 149 Intercom Service 150 Data Transmission Service 150 Cable Transmission Service 150 v Electric Power I50 Utility Company Service 151 Primary Power Distribution 151 Traction Power 151 Auxiliary Power 153 Standby Power 153 Controls and Protective Equipment 153 Fare Collection 154 Equipment 154 Types of Fares 156 Revenue Collection 158 Auxiliary Vehicles 158 Locomotive 158 Self-Propelled Crane 159 Small On/Off Rail Car Mover 159 Emergency Pumping Equipment 15~ Rail Grinding Equipment 159 Tunnel Cleaning/Maintenance Vehicle 150 Flatcars 1h0 Passenger Vehicle Rerailing Equipment 160 Q. i~TiM~mii ~v~i~~ ~Lri~LUL~~ ANll r'UNJ~~G 151 Capital Costs 161 Operating and Maintenance Costs 164 Implementation Schedule 168 Funding Requirements 171 APPENDIX A. GLOSSARY A-1 Definitions of Key Terms A-1 Abbreviations and Acronyms A-7 APPENDIX B. BIBLIOGRAPHY B-1 APPENDIX C. PUBLIC COMMENTS AND SCRTD RESPONSES C-1 APPENDIX D. SCRTD RESPONSES TO UMTA MILESTONE ADVISEMENT MEMORANDUM N0. 12 D-1 vi LIST OF mABLFS Table Pane 1-1 Timetable for Milestone Reviews 5 3-1 Projected Frequency of Service and Train Size, Year 2000 46 3-2 Estimated Peak Hour Travel Time Between Stations 47 3-3 System Ambient Conditions 58 5-1 Summary of Station Access Features 92 8-1 Estimated Capital Costs of the Metro Rail System 165 8-2 Estimated Annual Operating and Maintenance Costs of the Metro Rail System 159 LIST OF FIGURES Figure Page 1-1 SCRTD Metro Rail Project Route Alignment and Station Locations 10 3-1 Daily Passenger Hoardings by Station in the Year 2000 42 3-2 Average One-Directional Weekday Link Volumes in the Year 2000 43 3-3 Projected Morning Peak 15-Minute Link Volumes,. Southbound to Union Station in the Year 2000 44 3-4 Classification of Potential Subsurface Gas Hazards Along the Metro Rail Alignment 59 4-1 Alignment from Yard and Union Station to Wilshire/Vermont Station 62 4-2 Alignment from Wilshire/Vermont Station to Fairfax/Beverly Station 63 4-3 Alignment from Fairfax/Beverly Station to Hollywood/Cahuenga Station 64 4-4 Alignment from Hollywood/Cahuenga Station to North Hollywood Station 54 vii -5 ~Typicai Tunnel Coss Section 6~ 4-5 Location of Pocket and Crossover Tracks ti7 4-7 Typical Double Crossover 68 4-8 Typical Pocket Track h8 4-9 Curved Track with Superelevation 69 4-10 Typical Resilient Rai? Fastener 70 4-11 Typical Resiliently Supported Rail Ties 70 4-12 Typical Floating Slab Track Support System 71 4-13 Location of Electric Power Substations 73 4-14 Methods of Underpinning 75 4-15 Contractor's Surface Operations ?7 4-16 Sheeting Installation 78 4-17 Excavation and Bracing 7; 4-18 Structure Installation and Bracing Removal 80 4-19 Backfilling and Surface Restoration 81 4-20 Soft-Ground Tunnel Borer 82 4-21 Hard-Rock Tunnel Borer 83 5-1 General Station Features 88 5-2 TyYicai metro xaii center platform 94 5-3 Union Station 95 5-4 Civic Center Station 98 5-5 5th/Hill Station 10 ^u 5-6 7th/Flower Station 102 5-7 Wilshire/Alvarado Station 104 5-8 Wilshire/Vermont Station 105 5-9 Wilshire/Normandie Station 107 5-10 Wilshire/Western Station 109 viii 5-11 ~~ilshire/Crenshaw Station 'il 5-12 Wilshire/La Brea Station 112 5-13 Wilshire/Fairfax Station 114 5-14 Fairfax/Beverly Station 115 5-15 Fairfax/Santa Monica Station 117 5-16 La Brea/Sunset Station 119 5-17 Hollywood/Cahuenga Station 120 5-18 Hollywood Bowl Station 122 _-~~i l~?'?1V °rSai ~lt~' ~~~}lOr 1~1 5-20 Universal City Station Overall Site Developmenr 125 5-21 North Hollywood Station 12r 6-1 Northeast View of Main Yard and Shops 130 6-2 Yard and Shop Facilities 13~ 6-3 General Facility Layout--Main Shop Building 133 7-1 Typical Rail Transit Passenger Vehicle 13R 7-2 Typical Passenger Vehicle Interior 139 7-3 Automatic Train Control Subsystem 143 7-4 Communications Subsystem 148 7-5 Electric Power Subsystem 152 7-6 Fare Collection Subsystem 155 7-7 Auxiliary Vehicle--Locomotive 159 8-1 Comparison of Capital Costs of Metro Rail and Other Transit Systems l5h 8-2 Preliminary Implementation Schedule of the Metro Rail Project 170 8-3 Anticipated Annual Commitment of Funds 172 ix FOREWORD F~REL^.CORD The Netro Rail project, undertaken by the Southern California Rapid Transit District, will have a significant role in the future development of the Los Angeles region. As part of the 196 Regional Transpor*atior. Development Program, Metro Rail i~ designed to helms solve the increasing transportation problems o~ Los Angeles' high-density urban center--the regional core. When Metro Rail goes into operation, it will have passed through the five conventional stages of rapid transit development: (1) planning and alternatives analysis; (2) preliminary engineering/ environmental impact analysis; (3) final design; (4) construc- tion; and (5) operational testing. The firs phase of the project--planning and alternatives--ran from 1977 to 1980. In June 1980, the preliminary engineering phase was initiates. This phase had three major objectives: tc define and resolve major design and engineering issues; to provide precise location and design data for detailed environ- mental analysis; and to produce reliable cost estimates. Durino this intensive effort, which concluded in fall 1983, the merits of all sound alternative configurations and designs have beer. investiga*ed. This effort has encompassed the selection of a precise route alignment (where the trains will go), station locations (where the trains will stop), preliminary station designs (what the stations will look like), vehicle designs (whet size the cars will be and how they will .look), and construction methods. Simultaneous with the preliminary design work has been an extensive, detailed analysis of the possible environmental impacts of this project on the communities along Metro Rail's downtown-to-North Hollywood route. The project has now entered continuing preliminary engineering, a phase of continued design development, while obtaining finalization of local, state, and federal funding commitments. Upon completion of the continuing engineering phase and pending acquisition of necessary capital funding, the final design phase will commence. This will be followed by a 4- to 6-year construc- tion period culminating with system inspection and testing. The preliminary engineering phase has proceeded under the policy direction of the SCRTD Board of Directors: Mike Lewis, President; Ruth E. Richter, Vice President; Jan Hall; Marvin L. Holen; John F. Day; Nate Holden; Nick Patsaouras; Jay Price; Charles H. Storing; Gordana Swanson; and George Takei. The effort has been under the general direction of the SCRTD General Manager and under the administrative and technical management of the Assistant General Manager for Transit Systems Development. SCRTD has also engaged the professional services of the following consulting firms for specialized consulting work: Daniel, Mann, Johnson, & Mendenhall/Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade and Douglas, xi Inc.