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Enhancing Access to Metrolink Stations

This toolbox provides resources and strategies to improve access to Metrolink stations, promoting ridership and benefiting Southern California's residents. The toolbox includes information sharing, partnerships, guidance, tools, and funding opportunities.

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Enhancing Access to Metrolink Stations

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  1. Enhancing Access to Metrolink Stations Toolbox Tuesday August 30, 2016

  2. Metrolink Today • 7 routes • 388 mile network • 60 stations • Average weekday riders: 40,840 per day (Q4 FY15-16)

  3. Metrolink in an important backbone of service for transit travel in Southern California

  4. Metrolink provides service efficiently

  5. The Metrolink Network and Southern California’s Population and Employment • 6.9 million people (28% of the 5-county population) live within three miles of a Metrolink station. • 3.2 million jobs (30% of the 5-county total employment) are located within three miles of a Metrolink station.

  6. Better access is critical to support Metrolink ridership and to provide value for the Southern California’s residents • Transit is the primary station egress mode, but accounts for only 8% of station access • 23% of Metrolink riders have a car available at both their origin and destination stations • Walking and biking account for 6% of station access modes and 20% of station egress modes Source: Metrolink 2010 Origin-Destination Survey

  7. While Ridership has grown consistently in the past, it has stabilized recently Ridership Growth (in millions) +1% +27% 12.3 • Ridership grew 27% from FY2004 to FY2008, but has remained approximately flat since, likely due to the recession and other factors. 12.1 12.0 12.0 11.3 11.1 11.0 10.6 9.9 9.5 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013

  8. Local cities and member agencies have supported the development of a park-and-ride system for Metrolink About 30,000 parking spaces at Metrolink stations, most of them free Parking Capacity (April 2013)

  9. More than half of all station parking is at or near capacity

  10. Metrolink serves a high level of low-income riders who need better station access % Ridership by Income Class (HHs less than $50k) • SCRRA serves a disproportionately high level of low-income riders, given the percentage of low-income HHs in the region • ~29% of riders on Metrolink come from <$50k HHs, while 43% of HHs in the region are from the same economic class • Just 4% and 19% of riders on VRE and MBTA come from low income HHs • Caltrainalso serves a high level of low-income riders, VRE MBTA Caltrain Metrolink Rail System (% of Riders from <$50k HHs) Rail Region (% of <$50k HHs in Region Rail Serves)

  11. As a Joint Powers Authority of 5 member agencies (Metro, OCTA, RCTC, SanBAG, and VCTC), Metrolink has a limited role in Station Access compared to station cities and other transit systems

  12. Enhancing Coordination • Information sharing • Guidance • Partnerships with other providers (e.g., transit agencies, bikeshare, rideshare,…) • Tools • Pursuit of funding

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