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Restoration of Historic Streetcar Services in Downtown Los Angeles APTA A quick overview August 2, 2011

Restoration of Historic Streetcar Services in Downtown Los Angeles APTA A quick overview August 2, 2011. Context: Downtown L.A. Central Business District. Project Study Area (PSA). Back to the Future. Original Los Angeles. Where Will it Go. Started with Core Service Area. 8.

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Restoration of Historic Streetcar Services in Downtown Los Angeles APTA A quick overview August 2, 2011

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  1. Restoration of Historic Streetcar Services in Downtown Los AngelesAPTA A quick overviewAugust 2, 2011

  2. Context: Downtown L.A.

  3. Central Business District

  4. Project Study Area (PSA)

  5. Back to the Future

  6. Original Los Angeles

  7. Where Will it Go Started with Core Service Area 8

  8. Alternatives evaluated in Initial Screening

  9. Vehicle Options Historic Modern Replica • New Cars • Quiet, smooth ride, and ADA compliant • Best transportation vehicle • Portland, Seattle, Tacoma • New Cars Built to Antique Design • Good tourist attraction • Tampa, Little Rock, Charlotte, San Pedro • Actual Antiques • Very nostalgic • Expensive to maintain • Philadelphia, Seattle, Memphis, San Francisco

  10. Introduction • Key players • Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) • Los Angeles Streetcar, Inc. (LASI) • City of Los Angeles (CLA) • Federal Transit Administration (FTA) • Metro (MTA)

  11. Purpose and Need • Project purpose? • Restore historic streetcar service • Connect activity centers and districts • Improve surface transit circulation • Support population and employment growth • Support economic revitalization • Support alternative modes of travel within downtown

  12. Streetcar 101 • What is a streetcar? • Fixed-guideway electric rail system • Operates in mixed traffic or pedestrian zones • Can be articulated for tight radii turns • Compatible with on-street parking • Shares lanes and stops with buses • Can be low floor with multiple doors • Bicycles accommodated on board • Capacity ranges from 80 to 130 passengers/vehicle • ..OR A BUS ON METAL WHEELS

  13. Transit & More • Last Mile Solution • Easily integrates with current and future transit systems • Community and Economic Development • 24/7 Neighborhoods • Round the Clock Activity • Eyes on the Street / Safety • Less demand for parking

  14. Advantages The Streetcar is seen as a catalyst to increase investment in the older sections or underutilized sections of downtown LA. It creates a permanent physical presence with in-street rail and catenary wires. It supports the area bus system. It’s a local circulator designed for short trips.

  15. Initial Screening Evaluation criteria:

  16. Expectations The proposed alignments should support 20,000 + riders a day. A big number for streetcars, a small number for downtown bus lines. It will INCREASE bus and rail ridership. One more layer of transit service in an area heavily accessed through transit.

  17. Economic Development

  18. Cost & Funding Estimates Capital Cost = $110MM Operating Cost = $5MM

  19. Development Perspective • Fixed rails promote investor confidence • Encourages, inspires, and attracts mixed-use development • Enhances resident and business owner sense of pride • Attracts visitors who normally would not travel through the area • Encourages multi-modal activity and exploration (and therefore discretionary spending)

  20. Stimulating the Local Economy • Economic Development • 35 million sfis entitled, approved, or planned in DTLA = 100,000+ additional permanent jobs • 90 million sf of developed space within ¼ mile of alignment • DTLA needs “stimulus” of our own and a Streetcar is the vehicle to do it

  21. The Changing Housing Market ¼ of Renters and Buyers will be Looking for Housing in Neighborhoods like Downtown LA Because of Demographic Changes and Traffic • Households are older and smaller • Single households are becoming the majority • Households are more diverse • Technology trends spur transit choices • Unending traffic and congestion

  22. Affordability Translates to Demand Living with One Less Car = $8,500 in Annual Savings • Median income households in Southern California spend $12,000/year on transportation and $12,240 on housing = 52% of household budget • Owning one less car per median income household could reduce housing plus transportation costs to 41% of budget

  23. Instant Marketing Investment Density of People and Activity = Will Increase Property Values and Sales Taxes Received • Projected 10,000 daily ridership used for financial analysis. • More Residents • More Businesses • More Visitors • More Activity

  24. Portland Example In Portland’s Pearl District • 140 projects worth $3.5 billion: 10,000 housing units with 5.5 million sf retail • City met 20-year housing goal in 7 years • 25% of housing is affordable • 11,000 Streetcar riders a day • 400 new businesses along the line: 90% locally owned with mostly women and minority ownership • Major increase in pedestrian traffic

  25. Public / Private Partnerships

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