1950 information for prospective consultants index traffic transit reports

8/20/2019 1950 Information for Prospective Consultants Index Traffic Transit Reports

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Hap or Proposed Parkway System,H e t ro p o l 1 f ,a n I D s A n g e l e s • • •• f1tU' •(following) 1

I n d e x t o T r a f f i c a nd T r a n s i t

R ep o r t s , 1 9 2 4 - 1 9 4 9 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 0Q 2

Brief Summaries 0r l.os Angelesand los Angeles MetropolitanArea Traffic and TransitR e po r t s , 1 9 2 4 - 1 9 4 9 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • o.Q.o~. 7

A Summaryof Available Originand Des t i nat i on I nf or mat i onby t h e R e gi o n a l P l a n n i n gC o ' l U J D 1 . s s i o n t > • • • • oo ••• •••••• •••••• ••••••• ••••• oo 2 2

Other Ava11able Traffic Survey

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Summaryof Transit SurveysPrepared by the Office of t he Ch i e f Admi n i s t r at i veOf f i c e r o f t h e Co u nt y o f L o s An ge l e s • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • ( f o l l o wi n g) 3 2


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Theinformation contained in this folder relates top a s t t r a n s i t a nd t . r a f f i c s ur veys a n d t o o t h e r a v a i l a b l e t r a f f i cdata 0 It has been compiled for t : P - . . 3 ber:.sfit of engineering .firmsinterested in the proposedTransit Sttney of the loa Angeles14etropoli.tan Areso Mostof the reporte described are cU1"1"entlyon file in the Committee's officeo


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I , . {'> Jrt 0D Compreh0i\sivl':! KelkeI'~ De~ i Cit,y Co.mo:U. T e n a i tPI,nn foo:- u n .r: o w & Co ~ I & . Bo.n d. 01'I [ " ;y ,,,nd G ::mnt.;r 0 ::' Lo8 ISupel"'Vi~()rsI '. > " > o S 1

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Tr fr.o 'nd Tr 'lsit Repor~ lis

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P rE P A R E D I P R E P A R E DDA T E T I T L E B Y IF O R

1 9 3 5 Report. on the Public C a l i f o r n i a Cal i f or ni a 1 0 3Transpor ta tion Requil'ee. Railroad R a i l r o a d 4 3menta in 108 Angeles Co ms s i on Co mmi s s i on

1 93 7 R e po r t o f e o H ig hw ay ~ l. ' a rc :> Count y R e g i o n . • • County R eg ion = > 1 0fic Survey in the COl1ntr al Planning 8 1 Planningot we Angeles Co _ a s i o n C o mmi s s i o n

1 93 7 1'ratf';.c Survey, !.os Ang.• Autombile Club Automobile Club 1 0el es Uet r op ol i t an Arne of Southam o f Southern

C.:llfonlia California

1938 Report on Traffic and W oP oJ .!> II TrailS}:c Citizen's Trans- 11 . 3 4 "=39 Transportation Survey :&:lg1ne0r1ng Bd" portation Surve 43

stone & - Webster COmmittee & CitMadigan=Hyland of los AngelesIDnald V e Baker

1939 A Translt Program fo;' Transportatlon C1tizen e a Tra.'1s 12 7fJthe los Angeles Metro= Engineering Bd() portat1on Surve U

poli tan Area Stone &Webster Committee & CitMadj.gan=Hy1and of IDa Angeles

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1939 An Analysis of Proposals Evan W0 Thomas Un!versi ty of . )to Provide Rapid and California atAdequate :Mass Transp..>i:"t= Los Angelesatien for the loa Anf~ele8Area

1940 General Conclusions 'md Board of Public Board of Public 13 33Recommendations ConcrJm= Utili ties a..'1d Utilities and ing Mass TransportatIon Tranaportat:i.on ~ Transportat1on p1n the loa Angeles A'·ea City of Los City of IDs

Angeles Angeles

1940 Report on Urban Mass California California 14 359Passenger Transpo r't,8:~ion Railroad Railroad 43""scil1ties and Requi;:-e= Commission ColllDdasionments of Los Angeles

1941- Master Plan of High11~ya County Region


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Tr f!ic and Tr&nsitReports

lPAd'EllJ p i l a "P R E P A R E D P.H E P.U lE D I T HI S C O UD A T E T I T L E B Y F OR t i 'OWER S

1941 o P . , A o T r a f f i c S u r v e y County Region- Coun t y Reg i on=- J 1. •=42 a 1 P l a n n i n g a l ' P l a n n i n g

C o mmi s s i o n a n d C o mmi s s i o n1 0 5 0 S h a t t u c k

1942 s s T r a n s i t F a c i l i t i e s C i t y P l a n n i n g C i t y P l a n n i n g 1 5 3a n d t h e Ma s t e r P l a n o f C o mmi s s i o n C o mmi s s i o n ,4P a r k w a y s

1 9 1 0 .2 Results o r Emergency C a l i f o r n i a R a i l . . .Ca l i f o r n i a R a i l = 1 5 T r a n s po r t a t i o n Su r v e y r oad Commi s s i on r o a C1 Co 1l l l l l i s s i on

1 94 3 F r e ewa ys t o r t h e Re gi o n Coun t y Reg i on . . . .' C o u n t y R e g i o n c . > 1 5a l P l 8 n n i . n g a l P l ann i ngCOEs s i o n Co mmi s s i o n

J 9 4 4 Bus i nes s Di s t r i c t s C o u n t y R e g i o n - C o u nt y R e g i o n - 1 6 ,a 1 P l a n n i n g a 1 P l a n n i n g 24Co mmi s s i o n Co mmi s s i o n

1 9 4 4 T r a n s i t S t . u d y, L o s An g - C en t r a l B ue ~ C e n t r a l B u s = 1 6 3a l e s l I e t r opo1 1 t . an Ar ea i ne s s Di s t r i c t i ne s s Di s t r i c t 4

As s o c i a t i o n As s oc i a t i on

1 9 44 P a r k wa y T r a ns i t L i n es Cent r a l Bus = Cent r a l Bus - 1 6

i n t h e l o a A ng e l e s C en t r a i ne es Di s t r i c t i ne s s Di s t r i c tBus i ne s s Di s t r i c t As s o c i at i on As s oc i at i on

1 9 4 5 Rec ommended P r og r am Fo r De I . e u w Ci t y o f l o s 1 6 4I mpr ovemen t o f T r ans


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The los Angeles Trafficand Trane1tPreble

Report on E ngineeringSurYey of Operations andF a c i l i t i e s o t P a c i f i cEleotric Railway Company

Basio Data for Formationo f R ap i d T r a n al t Ac t i o nGroup ,

Rail Rapid Transit Now

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los AngelesTraffic Aaeoc-i a t i o n

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Public Util-ities Commis. -sion**'

I Ds Angel esChamber of COmmerce

1948 Traffio* !DB AngelesTrarrIC Problems in los 'l'raf'fic Assoc-Angeles lietropoli tan Area iatton

1948 AReport on Statistical Arthur CoData and Trends Applying Jenkinsto the T:£'&I1oit Industryo f t h e Un i t e d . S t a t e s

1 9 4 8 Pa oi f i c E l ec t r i c ~s !t o d < = > P ub l i c Se r v i c ee r n i z a t i on P l an S l t r V e y

1948 Passenger !Da.ding Stana- Arthur C()ards=An Analysis of JenkinsTheir &rfact Upon Railand Motor Coach Lines of

P a c i t i c ' E l e c t r i c

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Engineering snd EconomicF e a t u r e s o f P a s s e n g e r T r a ns po r t a t i o n Op e r a t i o n=Venice Short Line" " P a s a d e n a , e t - c Q~es t er n Di st r i ct'='Santa Ana Line

Arthur CoJenkins

P R E P A R E DF OR

IDs AngelesTraffic ASSO(J" "i a t i o n

C a U1 ' o mi aP u b l i c Ut i l . . . .i t i e e C o mmi s -s i o n * * '

IDe AngelesChamber of Commer ce

IDs AngelesChamber of

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los AngelesTraffic Assoc-i at i on

Pac i f i c E l e c =tric RailwayCompany

Pac i f i c E l e c =tric RailwayCompany

P a c i f i c E l e c =tric RailwayCompany

Pacific Elec-trtc P..aUwayCOlrlpeny

* Newsletter published by 108Angeles Traffic Association~or mer l y Cal i f or ni a Rai l r oad Conm: des i on


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Report on Operations)Facilities, Organiz- Iation, Financial Sta-cu sand!!o~e~i:ation. ProgramIo f . P a c ~f 1 C ~l e c t r l c I

~~cnproduct5.veUse of In- !v~S·~nt, Schedule !~~n- Ihour Analyaia and Traffic j 'Da t I

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1949 Supplemntal Dst& Relat- Art11t\r C"ing to Pasi..'>engor LoacJj.ng Jenldm Jstandards and ReS'l.UlW of E - r . l d e n c e o n t h e Subj ect

1949 Application for Authority I Arth1.lr Co

to Make Certain Changes i l JenkinsP a s s e n ge r R a i l a n d Mo t o rCoach. Service, Operationsand F ac i l i t i es

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Pa c i f i e E l e c -tric RailwayCompany

Pa c i f i c E l ec =trio Railwa.yCo tllpany


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Un i v e r s i t y P r es i dent s f Advi so r y Commi t t eeon L os Ange l e s Co unt y Tr anspo r t at i o n P r ob l e ms

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District and by the consult.arr~s in outlj'ing m:easII It :1 8 in'"

t e r e s t i n g t o n o t e t h a t t b e r e wa s a n a p p e n d i x d i s c u s s i n g t h e L e e dfo r g r de ~leparations and a recommendation for the AX' l~OYO SeeoPark ay and a Hill.ver Truck SpeedTlSy" to COlmec Ii the Sa n !t 1 e rn ·- ndoValle~'-\'iith the Ha rb o r A r e ae Thelatter was to parallel rail""road tracks and utilize the bed of the 1,0sAngeles River, thust e n d i n g t o e l i mi n a t e c r o s s t r a f f i c o

The firat, and one of the most comprehensive reports onraptd transit, was presented in 1925 toche Los Angeles CityCouncil and the Board of Supervisors. It, was entitled REPORTAND REC01UJ ENDATI ONS ON A C01WREI 1ENSI VE R \ ~I D TRANS I T PL AN FORTHECITY.ANDCOUNTYOFLOSANGELESand was prepared by theconsulting firm of Kelker, DeL-euwand Companyo It recom:lllsnded a compre~2nsive subwayand elevated rail rapid transit system

ith four routes giving through service between outlying arec.sand passing through the Central Business District. In add=ition, Pacific l!J.ectric Lines not included were to be maintain=ado The report justified the need for rail rapid transit inLos Angeles upon the basis that it is required in all citieswhen they becomereally large. Unificat:Lon of all transitoperations was recommendedo

Use was madeof traffic and t,ransit volume data presonted in the 1924 report and, apparently, the only field study madsspecifically for the 1925 rsport was one of the origin and destination of industrial employees~

The cost was estimated to be approximately $175,000,000,including cars, interest and value of existing propertiesutilized~for the period 1925-1935" Following this, addi'~

't.funal structures were to be builto The financing was to be provided by general bonds of the Cit:ir of Los i~n8eles, special

assessment districts and operating revenues~

The Regional Planning Commissionpublished the first of aseries* of area highway plans in 19299 F~GIONALPLANOF ' HI GH1~YS,SECTION 2=E, SAN GABH.IEL VALLEY" It does not contain inform':-'Sti'ori of p"ci?trCUlarvalue to a transit surveyc.

* This and the 1931 report are the only two of the series whichh a v e b e e n p U bl i s h e d "


12/74

A cm FEREN CE ( ,H 1 'H E ~R A P ID TRANSIT q rlE S ? IQ 1 IT 1'ras called bytl Q iDs'It ~L~ld of c:it:Plami:G1 ge(illi'"' sbfor:ers in 193J

o d r gi e the, e intr..!'ested an opp'rtunity to expres"i v:"e s. '?~rte{\n at 0r, p'l pers were preser t\..d expressi."11;

J'ie~:3 of th~ auttnrs end/or the organizu"'ii.ons which the r re Jnt ...l 0 T L pUblished report containe~ the"'e papers~ ":l t, nolu ions or rec Imtll!?ndation of the Confen.TIce t,s a WhO.l.8o

reo o rt en t.:' tlod, F'ARKS, BEACHESAND PlJI . Y GR OUl mS J asp, ,"':mted :i.n 1930 by F0 .~1iIlSted and Harland- BarthOlomew "L o)ia Cil:i:tZ·C1S r , Commit,tee on .Parks Jl Beaches and Plflyg;:-ounds < >

'l'lh.i.:3 re ,:i.~ was not related t.ot.ransito Houaver, it, di.d r;::c~rlllil'3nd a comprehez.sive plan of "parkwayel1 to connect a large

nu mb s r o f r e gi o nal p ar k s o

R E G IC ;~ II J, PL A N O F HIGffi;AYS, SECTION h, L eN G B E A C H = R E D O N nO~ R E A . '-;'5 p.tb1:Gi',1ed by o the Regional !)lann:'cng COt'iIIl.i.ssion~"'ii 19J1on- c ont ai ns o ve r 200 paGe s o f map s , t ab l e s and t e xt n I t wo ul d

::lb bl'T n t be of value ':"11 a 'liransit su~"Vey


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the transit companies W 1 : r e l l s e d .Q Traff:'c vo lu IT ' ,z cou n t .• c i a : ~a prepared in 1931 b~' the Street T't'at.'fj.c Engineering r:0pi:rt~r.elr~~"'1d a 51 . rvey of parki~lg fac:Uit.i....s in tl'e Central Business

Di.strict by Mr 0 Baker in 1932, were llSet1.. A consJ.dere.blea mo u n t o f t h e p r e l i mi na ~f WQi k wa s done by t h e P a c i f i c 1 1 e c ~trlc C O Y ll..p a n y and various Companyfacili1 ies were made E:Yailableo

R E I - O R T O F A H IG H "W A Y T R A F F IC SURVEY T I > I TH E C O U N T Y O F L O S

M IG E l'E S '-;a s publiShed b Y lfi;'Regrona"~i~:'on - i n193Iio The field l"iOrk was conductsd over a considerable pez-i'>d as a reJ.ief project.. The roport contaj...ns detuiled tra'::·ficVOhlffiB data and a series of reco!l1i1leudat:1.ons not related tot r ansi t 0

P o R E P OR T ON T HE P U BL I C T R ANS P OR T AT I ON R E QU I R E ME NT S OFLOS i IT ~d 1~ I:E Swas prepared b y -'the (~ar:tl'ornj.a h.a:i1road -COmmiss:io n

in 19.35""o~his related to the improvement of the oper8tions of t he Los Angel es Rai l way Company and t he Paci f i c El ect r i c Rai l =way Company. , I t d i d not pr esent a p l an f or r ~pi d t r ansi t . •

T h e Re g i o na l Pl anni ng Gommi ss i oi : 1 pub l : ' s h e ( a r e p o r t i n1?.37 entitled, RE l 'ORl ' OF A H IG H W [l.Y TRAFFIC SURVEY IN THE COUl~TYO J !' LOS ANGEI.ES.--rt" pres8n~Gensi,:;e i,reifflc vol~'1e dat&-;--ar~~ps110wingdriving tim-'3S from the Civic Center, and n serieso~ l'scouri:::ndations relating to highways and parking, but notto tr m:.it.o This report prosents data collected in 19J1~==asa sur vey f i nanced by f unds f r om va r i ous r el i ef ageuci cs ==br oughtu.p to d


14/74

i ~~~pi d ~rr~s·t, C1[ i i~c un t e . z . ~ mrde a ~ ...UC :C . ': •.' Iely :;1--" t,'!'c m~er of .IDS p.ngeles, '~,e 1. 't 'v~j,ngat tte Co"nty :_iviiJ"'~A pr.rk:i.ng atudy "" ':a s made by r. ~:lrB of ')e'i" al ;; 1 .0 ~ogr Iphs of different al~e


15/74

to aid in. :rrl~ch ·.n~co' clusio s co ce""' l inp; types of equipm3ut and t~e .Ioseibili"les of tIsffic contrt>l

in expeditinE movemnto

40 Checks and fmllJ .y s s s of transportation used b y j.ndus·:~rialemplo3rees to de"te:rmine practicCibil:lt~r o r p:rov5.d.i G nddi=t i o n a l D r ~Dr ~d i r o c t f ac i l ~t i €s o

50 Checks and analys'3[~ of dist,ribu.tion of automobil. 0mer"'"

ship and relationship of automohile ovmership to W E -S8t r a n s i t Us e "

6" Count.s of motor vehicles and pass~ng·ers enterinv nnd

le::winf- the Centra~.Busineas D:i.5tri ct 0

70 Check of vehi c l ~s ~n t he cent r a l ar ea t o de t el ~. i ne t heor:~~~.nof -vebicles, the m:~edfor sFecisl highwaJTs f::'Omout,er areas to the Central '~usinesBDistrict, , : :no the.Yequacy of sto'rag,] fa(,lilit.ies f';enera1 l:r •

IlAct.1v:i.ttes indcpenden-, of V;orl~Pro je •.ts Adm.nlstration wereconcerned .~:':'t.hthe pur·t of ~he l".tirk c1ealtne with populo t:'...onrnd communii'jI· d(:Jvelopm~nt, j.ncludin[; a st.udy of:

10 Pop ul at i on t hTOughout t he st udy ar ea conduct ed i n s u c nIDz.nner U:at shifts might. be ev~luated :for the per:i.od

bet ween t he 1930 c~nsus and J 2nuar y 1, 1938, and20 SUffi..'1l81"Y of bonded :~ndebtedneS5of incorporated cities

in IDS Angeles County (except I.valon) as of Janunry 11' 1939011

The second report base ion the ;'cPoJ\o survey wns, A TftANSl'I'.PROGR .4M FOP. T HE L O S : \~ ~ G E L E S i JE T R O P O Ll 'r M l 'AliEf\, publishedI;:i"'!9.39

b : ,T th e " r'Y'an.sportat:r0r1 £ngil1 ~eriili-Eo3rd. (lloyd Aldr~_ch-, Cl'.a.i.~:-m.an.ll~o Char:.e:3 '303n, and ~·tone mc 1ieoster Engineering (~orpo:l'fltion"nd Mad:~.gun=.f{~rland.li '\ssocia :.es) " I'~ hgd the follom.ng to sa..,about, a :i.'ail r - < 3 pj.d trc::nsi + lY'3t,~m:

Il'fhe Board t.herefore dozs not ccns:;.dc1' it an appropriat.(~t:· me fol' rer-oI'u'l..


16/74

...0 ""xistiI ~ P:'C::'C (' ;~l_t.l ~ r'. teq~ T" e, . '1 : ' ay 0'1

BO'll£vnr' ~ ni1 on .;relb "'/ 1 · ': '1 r ..,CCi.~i'Ge:tilg , with Gd1l ene)Pasb, Sant.a Monica 'iZ,l'knl if :lild OlJ JDic Park -.- JJ ', on len:' co ", "'arkHa I.lhrbor P :£"~ay ::;\1'] ••ngle.to;)d .Pa.dm'll; r lso on h,Jrromi Pari ay arC.

g por ' t : lm1 of S}fluson P: : ; , r1 "F o I t a:l.so recom ,~nd~d a J:coaovl:lYsubY'ay and a pedestrian su nay from t.hf; Hill Street Station toBrol:idwa~ro

The report re co m m :: ; l l l : 1 e r1 'ce';anu. 1 U 0lds f o r c o n s 'G l" u ct io n o! tl1e.1011y .••1 '0':.> c l?arkway V '~ t .h tolls'uned 't o f~mmce bondso Catt estimate

for a transit systo;n. were 'lot giveno It fllsc recorJrnended t::-snsitunificl:: '('Ln.

~lhi~rep ;...t re J.a!CJed or i 'T . .a r ilv to t.he free,;" ay systeJ an d no . .. .• • & I 0 : . : "

to :::.r.msit.,

P. L . s-'~erls the sis ~nt :~ 'Ued, IlA N ANALYSIS OF PRO?OSAIB TOP ROVIDE HAPID AND f .DEC:UA'iE MASS 'rr-(}mSrOR.'l 'Ar.ITONFOrfHt"L'DS--~


17/74

'PTi'?/\t;fj\ (\;~1 r n:n:lj\i\l tl,(\C'~S r A(~~'iit'lGlf'? n", :rn..:Jr.I;'ij'l ,:1'1."0:,1 V A ' C ""L ' 'T"P~~. ~ • • • \ ; 1 r . J I o \0 Io101 , , '. \." " Q f& 'U .:u"~,,. J, ~.•.wU4\.ii ';1: J.:,)J...,;.t.. .-~_:v0 : . . 1 , ~n ~ ~1.. ' •••. .I,•• .:..J..)J

0 _, L O ·... .~~3-=.1IJ'Q'Kr.~-~~~~ ••••.,. -~ ~.~----~~- ••. 1 ' S "1~Gl!.lIfr'-"was p.ce1?or 0 . bj ;/he .J 1: OTIl18 R l lro:: ld ( "W'UJC1, c:

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18/74

' l id:. ·the height of e.!'t1:dty ~ ~~h~~;110Z"( Pro ~ .c·f.S A d l1 n .n i f r t · : a '/~O:1

lightJ.~r O' )~.•

~0Q'tn.•x n, Thi· fer"' ga'r-~red ant~o7apiledt:-uffic clata l'1t o'!-O:~ 7 5 0 ir .t.0:"S;~ct,ion. T'ha apr.lcialstudir ~1~.nfour busiuniJa d:'.f · i : . : c : i . c t s ~.nel't1dad JL 'l: rva't.iou o.~·app~.'07-:!.m~rt(3J.?,tK lO ,O O O autopobilea :XU'k8d at. tho m l ': . 'c ,1' in gD.J: 'Sg015 a n dlots; pedestrian couri ' ;~S on :-itJ.-W".uks Ilnd in In out of buildings;

'iV6iMm't of people in and Ol..t of oitJ·trlcts; iJ,£


19/74

T~6 Ce nt r a l ' us ~~es s Di s t r i c t As s oc i at i on pub l i s hed ar r t , . ~r gel y de~t ed ~o pi ct ur es nd ms ps, e ~i t l ed,'l.~l"SI't S!I 'UDY~ 191J.h LOS ANG EI_ r~ 1 1 E T .R O P O L I'r A l~ AH.EAo No new

. " f e : . n ,, - ' : f . lS I~~l('~-;·ffiJ.dtbetransIrz:;ntcsde'ignatedr n t l y c o n t e mp l a t e d b s b ut n e t r e i J . r api at r ans i t o

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'1M; year, J.94hthe C",ncral Bu.sinsss Jistrict As•.•c~.• . ton pl'blJ ah ..•d f .noth(;; .•...repOi:'t antitIed, x)Am:WAY TRAWSIT I..~ES.•.. 'Hili Ul_ ANGEL~ C::';iIj.~'L:AL BUSINESS DISTR .IC'r ("*~ i. 'f':ls report, -~~. J. ~.- re1"&tedto 'F -i""Di··Ctransito J:toointed out th

0. • ,·)r terminal faciJ.~·is~ in 'l;,heCentx'al Bnsiness Dist ictotp r ' s E t t A d n o n e w f i e l d dat so

In 1945, anotiMr attempt wes made ~Cl fOrIaulat an < : cce-o~trf.il1 it progTf' .f.'or tho Los Angeles ArcFl.v Three eomnltrnts~


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D' -om : ' : Ca : ':1.1 c: l ,pt ~ r r cOil"':!nd d ~ "~ J . r' pld ",r·'l' "r .~ q ~R ~n~~~n ~ ~~~ ~; t 1 ~ - ~u"., ._v~,) " __._" ., ...•, . .' ••• p _ ~

:·il ..•li:'> T .'O od !lnd Harbl')r ~ Hail l " " ' ; : J : . d 'c ,, , " 'a l l s it . w a s r e c om m nded fo rthosr. froe'•. ys on wh i.ch :5 .twas 1.IDmmit.tae 9!!l:1.noHt:l.g~d:, j,(ms 1"GDult.ed :tn E'!l inc):"easc in t.he gmsoline tf;lX and to' ..' e:;: ay programo

:m'i.'EHIDJIOl'AL, mYJXOJ-JAL, i~'rROPOLITAJ P A s .' AYS IN TFE IDSJ ~ ~ ES AI{E:-:-sr' pl''''sem,ed b~;-"'Fiews Angeres Met~ poll t.Ol- : -- v a r k .W -r.giiiOf.:';:lng Comrnltt.es t.o t.he Collie, "Burns COITw:dt.te~ in M ,"]rcl1,~9t, -~In-9 1 }.\. th....!.cs ..ngelen ~futropolit~n ~ ~ .av Engin sri!g

:...·lice '\ \3 forr, ifor ~.i..e pu.rpoae of ~~dvisingthe Califo::nia". High ~'D'.y l.)pmJ'lt Con'rd. ;tm~o rt was comp?sed of cit.y

.' }lar~:""',; f.m[inec!'.> of th-... C:.'iy of 1013 ft.,JJ;~",les> Mle COUll-{'~y,'~ho (:~.f ,\cr; imedintel;:r odjo:bYt:.1g IDs Angeles 0 i'he c o rm :r , ! : " tte'"

.. '.lod n p.rkt ¥ pl"-l "':;01:. for-rim;' offic:'.al plans for t.h.e I.o:.:0:Lss l§.f~1.ropo::'i1iai1 'iLea 1k 'dch WGS um.mimou~ily edopt.ed hy csid ' · · : cJ " , " 'O '1 Oc-~.ober 2, 194L.~ E°U"l:l'~.n19~6, this Cmmni.ttec 'E'7~UnoeQ b .l.n,,1.tation to ~I:cll).de enginee:r.ing l'eprosentatives 01r:~"lio' en 'Vi ~'h'"n Los AngoloB COU:,1ty.lI C\ud cl'e:r'on:fter, on F s'b :ru ,. 'J lX "'Y '


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7, 1946, the p1en adopted in October, 1944 was unaniJ1l)uslyapprov~d by the expanded com tt.ee., f{ This report recoi1I!mnaed freeway routes and gave economic data and es·timated coat"There 7as no reference to rail rapid transit., Oneor the

recomrnendations was It'rhe parkways should be designed to S6I'V\3as t h~bas i c e l emen t s o f a r ap i d t r an s i t bu s s ys t em wh i ch i tis esM.mated w:tll increase the economic value of the parkwaysb y l O t ) pe r ce~t o"

One of the ,9upp1emsnta to "Transit Study-=1944", was

P A R K W A Y T R A N SI T j. IN E S I N T H E C E N T R A L B US IN E SS D IS TR I C T J pub«>lishsd in 1946 b:r the Central BusiDess DIitrict AssoCIation.,

TFMJSIT F \CILITY IMPROVEUENTSwse presented by tte CentralBiu1nes'7, l)istrlct AssocIation to "augment the Report m-adeby the!.cJs /111gales Ur .:;tropolitsn Parkway Engineering Committee", to theColliej,-Burne Committeeo This report stressed the importance of t::,e Et.8 ' t By-Pasaand the ,incorporation of rails therein (ldth

conneotion to the Sixth And kin Street terminal of the Pad.ficE l e c t r i c Ra i l way ) o Th i s r epo r t a l s o d i s c u s s ed t e r mi na l f a c i l = j~ie6 in tht: Central Business Districto

LOS ANGElES PA RK WA Y AND TRANSIT SYSTEMb prepared by theCentral Busin~lsBDistrict AssocIation, c o m p a r e d the recommend..,stions of sev'3ral previous reports and showed, on maps;I the

r ou t es r eco mr r ended by eac ho

1 9 4 7

A report entitled, 1'HE LOS ANGELES TRAFFIC AND TRANSI'f'PROBLEM"was prepared in 1947 by the Regiona1~g a : . " c roovelopmant3ection of TownHallo


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1 .0 191i7 and 1 9 4 6 , ~,he.rAet.ro~1itan Traffic and l'ransi t

Comt'tee of 'hIla I.c~)Angeles Chamber of Gomru~rc~develop-3d al"ail rapid trSllsit plan and d:rafted enabling State legj.alatioIY=>which was intl'Oducad in the I.egielatlu"aout did not get. o u i;, of 'Conmd,t'Gee~f'or ·the !1)l'Ill8tionof' a transit distr:lct" The transit plan, according to the Commi'!:.tee,was intended only to bs l·3presen·~=~tive of t.~1e plans wr.ich might be possible an d to dGfL:onstra~eeconomicfeasibility of 5. rail rapid transit, netfi{)rk~ It vm.s notirltend~dto be preef~':lt~das t ,he plan m .tl1 w r . ich a trtiDsi tdistrict~o111d pr()c~ed; OOweV\:~T,it was largely BO iu ·terpr.ated.;l This plan~,U~ developed by a g'l 'OUf 'o f ' 1Qs A.ng~lles engineers, tborougbl o t'i\nrll~.ar 'in th local l:ondi tiona, representing various pUblic snd

pri vate agenc:i.es and the tranai t companies" Tworeports werep: r es _ nt ed, BASI C D A T /1 FOR FORMATI ON OF RAP I D TRANSI T ACT I ON GROUPand J:1A!1RAPT]}-T R A N SI T : ·-1lh; 'forIroX' de to P&sadeno!'\ and Uo\'ll"Ovia and to Burbt-Ji,'1k and Glendale" For tbe CentrE.l Bu.. ·:dnesa D:lst:rict, recoi!l1Ilsnclations wereIt r ail line from Sixth a.nd.Main to the East !3y=Pe.S8, exp8ns:ton

of the Hill Straet Subway'S'cation" a B:ro1ld'iJay 3ub',vay" flnd ped~est.rian subways connecting the Broadway subway lti.th Hill C A I;ldSpring S'/jl"ests at esr.:h ~rt,at,iono

Estimated "liOt~l cost, including e.djuatE!3nts to ~,xiatingoper=atoL"S to cover capital 10685a c81. :med by the inetallatoion of ratlrt:pid trD...'l1sit eerv'ics, lrttt exclUding :rolling stoc1{, was est.i~ted t o be $309 D68~, oo Oo

01'085 &11m.lP.l passenger revenue of $$9~150$lOOO m".S aat.:1 ..t\t'.tacto T r . u s , l es3 $7, 70° 9000 col l ect ed f or oper at or s suppl yi ng connect =1.q~ f .lervlce, left $,11)450;10000 '1.'hia sum equalled th0 oatlliJ:l';~d 0:l>:pensea, whi,~h incl\J.ded $12/)180;JOOO l.iS7..aso

Finan"'ling through Rapid Transit District bonds Tia13:r.ecG~?fld=ed, vlth bl.l:nd isaues to be approved by th3 peopleo

The Sep~liembar'=October, 19h8:> issue,! TRAFFIC, pUblished bythe loa Angeles Traffic Assocj.n'tion" "praBente~~ of the resill"s


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of a canvass ot firmu end individuals 'lEAden ken in ol"de:: )'0o b t a i n d a t a u p o n s p e c i f i c t r a f f i c p r o b l e ms d a i l y e nc o~1t ~r ~d by tbose doing business in the loa Angeles Yietropolita.l:l Areal)

"Various r..on-govemmental groups 8.nd agencies WEl1"3 l'(()


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20 R E PO R T O l~ A C IT Y -W ID E T R A F F IC SU R V E Y A N D PR O PO SE DIMPROVEMENT,O I e n d a ie , I 9 '3 " g " " 4 0 ,Works Pro jectsfdiWiistfation.

3 0 C U ST o m T R A F FI C C H E CK , August, 1947, :for longLaen Rea!tors, Issociated, by American ResearchService 0


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A S U M M A R Y O F A V A IIJ 1B lE

O R I G m A N D D E S TI NA T IO N~=::DlOll; " tt 't t • . .. • •. • •••••

C O M PIL ED B Y

R E G I O N A L PLANNING C O W I 5 S I O N

C O U \ 'iT Y O F L O S A N G E L E S

Feb r ua r y» 19 , 0


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A t}ID O N O M IC su aV E ! O F H O L L Y W O O D.

University of Southern CaliforniaBureau of Business Research

1 9 3 8

As a part of an overall economic surveY', the hom e addressesof automobiles parked of.r-street were secured and interviews wereconducted with a number (If shoppers over a period ot SOIlS tenda,ys. Thereport does net give the total numberof interviews

conduc'ted, but does present in graphic form percentage distribution from1-mile squsrell in the area, and also an indicationin graphic formof the pII~dominant m~deof transportation"

This data is valuabJa froma general pattern reltltionsh1ponl y.

Jity of loa Angeles1939

An intensive study or origin and destination of mass transit passengers constitut.3d III mainpart of this study0- Questionnaireswere completed by soma 427,000 users of mass transportationo'lhasa were classifil\ld int.o districts 8S outlined in the reporto

Spot maps of origin were developed f~r the IDs Angeles CentralBusiness District, HollywoodBusiness District and Wilehire=WesternBus1n

Only the principal transit systeillB 'Were covered in thissurvey, and areas such as Santa :Monica,Culver City, San Pedro"long Beach, Pasadena and Glendale, where local systems were inopers·t,ion, are not includedo

There was some data collected on industrial employees, butthe 88JJ1ple is extremely small and probably not indicative of any

pattern» particularly in vieW' of morecomplete'data being availablein 19420


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R E P O R r O N Ac =.:::=- •

C I'l 'Y = W ID E T R A F F IC S U aV E !- lm d

P R O P OS E D I MP R O V E ME N " S

G.endale, Californin

1 9 3 9 - 1 9 4 0

In AUg'J~t, 1939, records were madeof cars parked at thec u r b i n t h e C n t r a l B l s i n e s s D i s t r i c t o f G l e n d a l e a n d r e g i s =

ration addresses wer~ o b t a i n e d ror some 12,864 carso Thed i s t r i b u t i o n o f t h e s e o u t s i d e t h e Ci t y o f Gl e n d a l e wa s b y p o s t . . • •o f f i c e r a t h e r t h a n by a t r e e t a d d r e s s , w i t h t h e r e s u l t t h a t e x a c torigin 1s difficult to obtain r.nd it is not possible to compare

t h i s d a t a t o o t h e r s l l , d l a r

dat s o

A m a p showing dif;tribution appears on page 108 and support-ing tabular data is on pages : l 1~O ""1 h .3 of the repono

In the fall of 1941, the Regional Planning Commission madedetailed stUdies of four ",ypical business districts; los Angeles,long Beach, Pomonaand WestwoodVi11ageo Liceq .oo numbers of cars

parked either on=streEt or off-street were obtaiiled in eacharea" The California license numbers were processed by therecords of the Motor Vehicle Department and registration addressassumed as point of origin with the business district the pointof destinationC'

These data were distributed to the same residence zones used in the Railrond CommiEsionSurvey of April, 1942.., The summaryof t h e s e d a t a i s a s f o l l o ws :

L OS L ONG WESTWOODF r o m ANGELES BEACH P Ol i ONA V I L l AGE TOTAL

Number % Number % Number ~ Number % number %

Normal Tr8d~ 110,927 89,,5 25,440 89·,2 5,088 91,,3 9,:>494 91~9 150)194989,6ing Area

Other Califor= 7,,596) 29031) 329'1. 412t 10n . 36B

lnia Counties ~ 807 8r.1\ 1005 ( 10,,81,6J . 426f

,104Out of State 5~431i l,o,8?· 1~O71

To t a l 123, 954 28 , 5? 9 S , I S 1 3 lO1l332 l 68 il; . 88

e~24=


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F c e n t . g eC ,.'"

Ga • u t . l l l ' t : L v e L J 1~~~_ . .-O~5 6 6 5 1 9 6000 6000./10 2 9 D E 27 r 6 9 8 6 < ;9 . . •

10 ~ ' : l Q ~6 804 Ct' 3 1~6)9, . . '. , 'ho..1S:;~20 3~760 3,h 9 C L 7 1~4. • .20,30 " ' I J : :. , LO 79~.7 1 .3.\ _, /,.,..1Ove ~ 3 0 3 ~ 0".3 100,,0 l~_

6L.817 I

. ot a) 110~927- .-=-.~-- .'::-'':''- ,--_.:.-=-:;

Or i gi nin Mil·.

li'r'OID

< ;' udy A...

Pe::-cent 1geof C'lll!l.U>

T o t . a l l at i ve

N U I l l . b a r

of Perce. ~(,)f CUim

Tot 1 1.

. 3 .174 62c4 6204 6 5 ·,51.,007 19 0

) 8:?.,2 19c('60 L2 8)··4 lO.,Z

l r o 2J- t . 85,8 2"50 1 9)3 9 5 0 . 6 L7: 20 4 · ,1 1 - 100· 0 O~

'fhe"'re't.ical -.rehicular traffic flo1'1 cl l.art l3 .or the 1' :>1 Y. 'u mess stricta w~ro ..re..ared , Thr.B:) 'ppe r en pa .. ~6 sri

17 of !:~~~~5.ni8trict~~= 1 9 1 1 .4 " d~rJcr -ibedon pag.~16 of thi 8V'. 1').


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j]PU H pr im E 1"ily fo r .1 stt~d;r o~ the tl"ar: .•·~ -lQY~"'f' tn in ut:bria.l p_3 "'s WI • ci Jr3'" Y ' . • • 0 fo r ce . ..." It wats j"- t.e ,fir' ('l't' l,

phmts r&(lched vsak e li1 p J ,O ; J ! ' : m ' t

J 'at, '!'icr t~ t:10 ti1",{l of this surve~ j lockh;led JiiIC P c } ,J .. t"any fl'l Calif)J.~llia Shipb1,:i:ding Compul1y had mads similar S\ rv...,y

' .. t.hoi,r omployeas3 covering some S2flOll~ .:and 21,285 emplo;re~a"}.'esp~.ctively., While t.h.0 nlll~e residence zenea we!'e not used~ it\"'",S poss:rnle to con'Yer-ij t a dat.a to the Bb"Ja base u.sed in t' F . j"l~:rDfld Comm.i.s&ton Survl3Y 0

As- J'f '.fJl'y of t.he distribution of a tota:' of ap1')ro.xilOOtely"~2r 0 e :oyees -rol'kil"'g :i!l S8 indnstri 11 is•...ricts's ava:I.lnblccJetr.';.1 df'.t,~on mOi.:r~ (If t.he plants is alsd available

er IJ d.e of trlh ape rtation data W16 avu.lr·b p; e':.\tomoijilo wu ",,,5, and the l"l;.t:1"~,8ts0 . '" of' th?se T portingG

~Olre of t'le da rei'leot T.31""'t:.ma cond1.ti !IS, the gel" •ont.t n of dist.r:.l. b1lt1on of the r.esid€,noz€ of E~;)lo:yeea G"

to P ('J 0'" e 1plo-rsnt is s'c11l ; p~:i..J.c bl

Ci'tau t061 f c J..on Bese' Ret ilers A":!S" ••. ted

f' I" ort. pr~t:nrod b;}'the r.meri.mm R ..s' ' 'eEn" 'cn Bar-nee, 40' '4 '"est.Bl d :; It:>s Angela. 6, f'nt,itled z "Cuatomar T effie C !'..lc

. .,te or long Je eh etailers t f . . '550 ,iat.ed 1 con,ains pi} ra


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origin and destination data that rill be very usefuL Thissurvey, mad in the long Beachreta11 district for three days

uring AU@lEJt 1947, c:ontains the following data ror 30,000

sbopperst

to Zonee in and around long Beach used as points of originof the )0,000 shoppers SllS1rcring interview queBtionso

bi) 'rotal shoppers from e cb zone for the 3~1 psriodo

c., Zone of origi.n of shoppers by shopping dayso

do !lode of transportation used by shoppers by zones anddays 0

eo Origin of stJ!>Ppers at 21 major storeso

f" Origin, mode of tra.\"'1sportation of shoppers by days, indetail, for £:ach of the 27 major stores 0

sm~ O F D AT A AV AI LAB L EF R O "A l

1 'R A N S : fT CO l fP A N I E S A N D S CH O O LS

Twenty-e1ght; transit companies serving almost all of the metropolitan aren of Los Angeles County were contacted in order to ascer-tain hat data they had which could be used in an origin and destin=a t i on s t udy "

Practically no origin and destinat:i..on data as such exists and where it is to be had, the information 'frill only cover a period of one or two days and 'Will be for one or t-no lines rather than for the whole systemo Hol!eVer, nearly eve~:- companyhas line load data~usually given tor each route by m:mths" Yaps and schedules areavailable for all lines contacted altoough revisions are made con=

tinuous~o

The following table gives the nameof each companycontacted end shows .'hat data tL.ey have sent to the P.egional Planning Com-mission whex-eit is available for study"

!ama of CompaIll

10 Asbury Rapid Trannit20 Ba y C i t i es T r ans i t. 3 0 Belvedere Transit !ne"

40 Benton Bus Lines

Maps Schedules

X XX

Line Load Data EachRoute by Months

X


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L.i .ne load D . S 1 t . a gsch

!~..of C om pE E l Ha p s S c h e d u l e s Route by .:iont' a~

-•••·-"tw· •• ¢P1Il"t rI ~~ =--~

5 0 Crosstown Bus Lines6 0 C u l v e r Ci t y Mun i ci p~l

B-J3 Lines X X1 0 Foster 'lJr l l ns ' . t C om p s 11 Y X X X8 0 Gardena MUll.icipal Bus9 0 Glendale City L .i .n e l ) X

100 Hi g h l a n d T r a n s i t110 Holbrook Transit Company120 Inglewood City Lines X X13" Landier Transi t Compan- j X X

1 4 0 I Ds Angeles Transit Co 0 1SQ long Beach City Linea X X I 16 0 MOn t ebe l l o MUn i c i pa l Bua

L i ne s I17c Pa c i f i c E l ec t r i c1 8 0 P~sadena Ci t y L i nes, Inca X X X19 " San t a Mon i c a Mun i c i pa l

B us L i n ea X Ir o o Southern C i t i es T r ans i ' ~21 0 S o ut h l o s A ng e l e s T r a n s i t

Company22 0 Ssn Pedro Yotor Bus Co ~

2)" Shoreline Transj. t Inc c

2 lt.o SUJ l s et St ages2Sc T e r mi na l I s l a nd T r an s i t

Com93ny I2 60 Torrance thm1cipa1 B us L i n e s27 ~ V a l l G y T r a n s i t L i n e s2 8 0 ~1dt t i Gr Mu n i c i p a l B us L i n e a

Tr-e Pacific El.ectric has made SOIOO origin nnd destination studieson four of their lines, namely: OakKnoll, Venice Short Line,. Ioonrc.l'rlu,and the Santa AnDLine 0 Tt~ questions were such that a d.etailed pic=t1.lI.'e flOuld not be too 1',,!!liab100 Unfortunately, the informaJ~ion. 'Wasleft in its original atnte and hils not bean summarized except. as 1;.00load data" Maximumload data is available on every line for every

tr:'J.p made e!\ch day0 This consists 0f a passenger cou.'1t at certainf:L"tOd locations where,it is believed, p nil be found the maxiwJ.m nu .'l'f:lber of riders on each tripo In addition to this information, there arenumerous spot checks llW .d .e for particular studies",

Tt.ie IDs A.l'lgalss Tranait Company OOSnot made sny origin and destination studieso Line load data is available for each route inthe system and it is compiled on v. monthly and, sometimes, on a 'fleekly

basis 0 As has been done on the Pacific Electric, there are elso spot,checks made for individual studies in connection with scheduling or rate increlUJeS"

In add:i.tion to information that can be found in the various

tre.Jlsi tcompanies, ther~ is D.vailab1e E l . certain amount of data in some


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of the junior colleges and universitiev which might be usedoGe r lly, it consists of the students' 11> 100 addres8 classified

by either postal zones or high scmal districtso

Where trip data is not available at the Regional PlanningCo saion, it can general):! be picked up from work recorda of t transit companiesor schools" althoughthis will entailquite a bit of lfOrkr;


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OTHER AVAIU.BlE

T R A FF IC S U R VE Y DATA


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10 CIlJ.ifornia Div.:tsion of Eigh:ra~rs

a" Ar..i..ual't~fflc ccun+ i n m i d · , " J v . l y " , .. ,g 'Q I1 d a y and o r d y'~

at '. prorl nata:. - 80 st tiona

h I ' 16-t'


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. 3 ~ City of Glendale

4 Huntington Park

Cc,. lIaywood

d.? Jlonrovia

e o SOut h Pasadena

f O) Whittier

2 0 City o f !.Ds Angeles

8" The report entitled, RECREATIONALD E V E L O P H m T OFT H E L O S A N G E L E S AR E A ?m O R E L IN E , by Ldlgan=HY1and~COTlSU1tiIigengineers of New'fork, contains trafficvolumeand origin-dest.ination information relating

to beachvisitors 0


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SU~~Y OF TRANSI T SURVEYSPREPARED BYOFFI CE OF THE CHI EF- ADMI N1ST RATI \ ~ OFFI CER

- - _ . - O F TH ECOUNTY O F L OS ANGEL ES

T her e hav e been i nn umer abl e s ur v ey s mad e at t h ec os t o f t h e t ax pay e r s as we l l as o f p r i v at e b us i ne s s i nt e r -es t s . I n t he f o l l o wi ng p ag e s ap pe ar s u mmar i e s o f e ac h s u c hs u r v ey . T he s e s u r v ey s al l t e nd t o c ome u p ~. , it h . t he s amea ns we r : p r a c t i c ~l l y al l t h e f i r ms , g r o u p s 0 f f i r ms , t h eCal i f or ni a Publ i c ut i l i t i es Cor nmi s s i or . , cons ul t ant s , ando t h e r s a pp e ar t o b e i n a gr e e me nt t h at t h er e s h o u l d b e r ai lr ap i d t r a ns i t a s we l l as b us s e r v i c e an d t h e u . t i l i z a t i o nof f r eeways .

I n t h e s e l e c t i o n o f an eng i ne e r i ng o r o t h er c o n-cer n t o make anot h er t r ans i t sur v e~r , i t i s b e l i e v e d t h atwe i g h t s h o u l d b e g i v e n t o t h e d at a wh i c h h av e al r e ad ~r b e e ncol l ect ed.

T her e i s a be l i e f al s o t h at t h e s t u dy o f o r i g i na nd d e s t i na t i o n, i f r e qu i r e d i n o r d e r t o d e t e r mi ne a p l a n,s h o ul d be mad e b y g ov e r nme nt and no t be a p ar t o f t h e c o s t

o f t h e s u r v e y.Whi J . e $300, 000 h as been appr . op r i a t ed by t h e Boar d

o f S up er v i s o r s f o r s u r v e ys , e ng i ne er i ng o r o t h er wi s e , i th as no t b ee n ap pr o p r i at e d s o l e l y f e r t h e t r ans i t s u r v e y .I t i s t h e o p i n i o n o f t h e o f f i c e o f t h e Ch i e f A dmi n i s t r a t i v eOf f i c e r t h at t h e ~~o p e o f t h e t r an s i t s u r v e y a nd p l a n s h o u l db e p r e s e n t e d t o t h e Uni v e r s i t y P r e s l d e nt s ' Co mmi t t e e s o a st o enabl e cons l der at i r . >n' " ) ft he amcunt of t he f ee t o be j us t i -f i ed.

T he o f f i c e o f t h e Ch i e f Ad mi ni s t r at i v e Of f i c erh as f o l l o we d t h i s c u s t o m i n t h e p c 9. St ,par t i cu l ar l y wi t h

r e g ar d t o au d i t s , s u g g e s t i ng t h at t h e v a r l o · i . l sc o n c er ns i n-d i c at e t h e s c o p e. . ' l ' h i sme t h o d h as s a v e d t h e t a x pay e r s v a s ts u ms i n t h e p as t . As t h e Ch i e f Ad mi ni s t r at i v e Of f i c e r s e e st h i s p r o b l e m, t h e r e i s t h e ne e d t o h av e a r e p o r t a nd r e c o m-me nd at i o n o n a p l a n, a nd a ny e ng i n ee r i n g c o n c er n wi l l h av emade avai l abl e t o ' i t t h e r e po r t s o f t h e Ci t y o f L o s Ang el e sa s we l l as t h e d e t a i l e d r e p o r t s a nd d at a. obt a i ned at muchc o s t b y t h e Cal i f o r n i a. Publ i c Ut i l i t i es Commi ss i on.


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Be s i c Da t a f o r F o r ma t i o n o f Ra pi d T r a ns i tAct i on Gr oup ( Co l t Repor t ) .Mas s r . r r ans por t pt i onSubcommi t t ee , Met r opo l i t an T r Bf f i c and T r ans i t Co mmi t t e e, L os Ange l esChamber of Commer ce.Au gu s t 2 2, 1 947 .Met r opo l i t an Ar ea

T i t l e o f Re por t :

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DI lt e of Repor t :Ar ea Repor t ed On:

T hi s r e por t r e c ommend s i n br i e f t h~t a r Bp i d r Bi l t r ans por t at i ons y s t e m b e e s t ab l i s h e d i n t h e c e nt e r o f e x pr e s s way s and t h at a f u l l -t i me a c t i o n g r o u p c o mp o s e d o f a l l p ar t i e s i nt e r e s t e d b e e s t a bl i s h e d .

Ra i l r a pi d t r a ns i t ( t h e mo v e me n t o f p e o pl e o v e r s u b s t a n t i e ldi s t ances wi t hi . na me t r oGol i Vm I 3 r e a i n CA r s o r t r a i ns o n

r a i l s f r ee f r om any i n t er s ect i ng t r a f f i c ) wou l d :(A ) Move mor e peoo l e i n oner . ; 8nt er o f en ex pr es s way t h l 1na 1 0- l a ne e x o r e s s wa y f o r a ut o s o r t wo 4- l a nee x pr e s s way s f o r bu s s e s .

( B) El i ml na te conges t i on i n dOv1! lt o wn s t r e e t s . I f b us s e so r s t r e e t CRr s al o ne ar e u 8e d , t wi c e as many ar ene e d e d a s a t p r e s e n t . ( 1 , 3 UO a s c o mp ar e d t o 7 60 . )

(e) Be c h e l 3 p e r t o c o ns t r u c t t h An s u bwa y , e l e v at e d o rex pr es s wl 3y devot ed ent i r e l y t o aut os .

( 1) T he i ni t i al c os t o f a c ent e r s t r i p r ai ll i ne i s c h ea pe r t h , g n an e l e v at e d , o p en c u to r s u b wa y . ( $1 , 1 65 , 0 00 p e r mi l e a s c o mp ar e dt o $9 , 0 00 , 0 00 , $3 \ 6 50 , 0 00 , a nd $2 , 5 00 , OOO p e r

mi l e r es pec t i vel y. )( i i ) T he c os t p er p as s e ng er mi l e i s $13 5 f o r r ai lr ap i d t r ans i t i n a cent er ' s t r i p AS co mpe r edt o b us s e s ( $2 50 p e r p as s e ng e r mi l e ) and p r i v at ea ut o s ( $5 65 p e r o as s e ng e r mi l e . )

Ra pi d r a i l t r a ns p o r t a t i o n h as b e en i ns t a l l e d i n mo s t e l ll e r g e c i t i e s e nd i s ne c e s s Bf , y t o pr event t he d i s i n t egr at i onof t he met r opo l i t an ar ea.

Rapi d r ai l t r ADs por t , qt i o n h o s b e en r e c o mme nd e d b y a l l p as ts t udi es.

T he s ubc ommi t t e e r e c ommend s dev e l opment o f p l ans f o r r api d r ai lt r ans i t i mmedi ' 3t e l y on t he f o l l owi ng expr es s wf l ys : The San t aMoni ca- Hol l ywoo d Par kway " t he East By - P ' 3ss , t he Sant a Moni caPar k way wes t o f t he i n t er s ect i on wi t h t he Ho l l ywood Par k way,t he I ngl ewood Par k way, t he Har bor Par k way t o I l h t h S t r eet , andt he Ol ympi c Par kwa, Y ' . S e v er a l d o wn t o wn s u b wa y s wo u l d b e u s e df o r d i s t r i b ut i o n o f p as s e n~e r s . T h e T r a f f i c Cl i ni c r e c o mme nd e d :(1) A s u bway u nder Br oDdway f o r t r a i ns f r om t he Ol ympi c , I ng l ewoodand Har bor Par kwn. y s ; ( 2) A s u bwa y u nd e r S pr i ng S t r e e t f o rt h e f o l l o wi ng s t r e et c ar l i ne s : No s . 5, 7, 8, 9, W, F , andP ; (3) T r a i ns f r om t he va l l ey : Sant a Moni ca, and Ho l l ywood wou l du s e t h e p r e s e nt Hi l l S t r e e t T e r mi nal , and ( 4) Al l no r t h e r n and


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s o u t h e r n P ac i f i c E l e c t r i c t r a i n s wo u l d u s e t h e E as t By - p as s

i n t o t he I S t h S t r ee t Me i n Te r mi na 1.I mme d i a t e a c t i o n i s n ec e s s ar y o n r a pi d r a i l t r an s i t o n t h eHo l l y wo o d P ar k way a nd E as t By - p as s b e c au s e t h e S t at e i sacqni r i ng l and and bu i l d i ng t h em now.

The c o mmi t t e e po i nt s o ut t h e h i gh c o s t o f pr i v at e f i nanc i ngdue t o r i sk And i n t E : r est r a t es and t h e I OvTer cos t o f pub l i cf i nanc i ng . T h ey p o i nt o u t t h at p ub l i c f i nanc i ng h as b ee nus e d i n par t 1n New Yo r k , Ch i c ag o, P hi l ad e l p h i a , a nd Bo s t o nwher e pr i vat e f i nanci ng WRS u s e d a t t h e b e gi nn i n~, b ut p u bl i cf i nanc i ng was ne c e s s a r y 1 13 t e r f o r e x pans i o n. T h ey s u g ge s t b ondi s s u es t c be amo r t i z e d o v e r 40 y e ar s as t h e me t h o d o f f i n an c i n g

t h e c 8 pi t al i nv e s t me nt , b ut p o i nt o u t t hat t h e ur ge nc y o f t h es i t uat i on r equi . r es i mmed i At e ac t i o n s o a l mm f r o m t h e Ci t y o f L o s Ang el e s i s ne c c - s s l 3 i ' yi n t h e i n t e r i m b e f o r e a b o nd i s s u e c a nbe ap pr o v ed . T he y b el i e ve t he r ap~d t r an~l r woul d at t r acte no u g h r i d e r s t o b e s e l f - s u p p o r t l n~.

The bal anc e o f t h e r e por t out l i ne s t ~e d u t i e s o f t h e r ap i dt r ans i t gr o up t o : ( 1 ) r e c ommend t'l r . 1 - 9 s t erpl An, ( 2 ) r ecommendf e e de r l i ne s ( b us s e s ) anl t e r mi nAl f ac i l i t i e s , And (3) devel opt h e c o s t s and f i nanci n~.


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To Whom Mad e:DAt e o f Repor t :Ar ea Repor t ed On:

Ci t y o f L os Ange l es , Recommended P r o~r am f o r I mpr oveme nt o f T r a ns p o r t a t i o n a nd T r af f i c F 8 c i l i t i e s i n t h eMet r op ol i t an Ar e~.Cons ul t ' : J n1; S : De L euw, Ca t h er & Co . , Ch i cAgo; Har o l dM. L e wi s , Ne w Y o r k ; J o e R. Ong , Ci nc i nnAt i .May o r and Ci t y Co u nc i l o f L o s Ang el e s .Dec embe r , 1 9 4 5 .Lo s Angel es Met r opol i t an Ar ea.

T hi s r e po r t s pec i f i c al l y r e c o mmend s t h . 3t pr ovi s i on be m~de f orr a pi d t r a ns i t b y r ai l a s we l l 83 mo t o r c o ac h : t h at mo d er ni z 8 t i o n o f mo t o r e qu i p me nt o n l o c a l t r a ns i t l i n es b e ma de p r o mp t l y ; t h at o f f -s t r eet p ' 3r k i ng f aci l i t i es be augment ed Rnd i mpr oved; and t h ' 3t uni f i -c a t i o n o f o p e r At i o n a nd o f t h e f ' 3 r e s t r u c t u r e b e a c c o mp l i s h e d . On l yt h e f i r s t r e l a t e s d i r e c t l y t o t h e p r o b l e m o f r A pi d t r a ns i t .

T he s ur v ey ant i c i pAt es an ul t i mAt e po pul at i o n o f 6, 000, 000 per s ons

f o r L o s Ang el e s Co u nt y And p r o p os e s a t e n- y e Ar p r o g r Am f o r p r o v i d i ngadequa t e t r ans por t ! ' ]t i on f ac i l l t i es t o s ubur ban ar ' eas consi s t en t wi t ht h e i r expec t ed r 8 t e o f g r owt h .

RB. i l R ap i d T r f l . ns i t :W8S r ecommended on t he Hol l ywood, Sant A Moni CAOl ympi c, I ng l e ' wood, and Har bor Par kways . A l s o r ecommended con t i nua t i onof ex i s t i ng r a i l r OAd oper - 9 t i on on p r i VAt e r i g h t o f wa y s , n o w p ar t i a l l yg r ad e s e p ar at e d, o n t h e L o ng Be ac h , P as a de nA, Gl e nd o r a, and Co v i nar o u t e s t o t h e s o u t h e as t , no r t n ea s t , Rn d e as t an d t h e Gl e nd ql e r o u t eon t h e nor t h .

E x p r e s s Bu s Op ~r at i o n : He s b e en r e c o mmend ed o n s e v e r al r ad i ala s we l l a s c r o s s - t o wn e x l s t i n g a nd p r o p o s e d f r e e w~y r o u t e s wh e r e t h e i r

u s e wo u l d no t b e b ur d e ns o me t o v e h i n ul ar t r ~f f i c . S ug g es t e d r ampl a y o ut s a r e i nd i c a t e d t o p r o v i d e ad e qu at e p Rs s e ng e r l o ad i ng f a c i l i t i e s .

T he r o ut e s pr o po s ed o n whi c h t r a f f i c i s no w s uf f i c i ent t o war r antexpr ess oper at i on i nc l ude t h e f o l l OWi ng: A l l esandr o P ar kway,Cr ensh aw P ar kway, Gl enda l e P ar kway, Nor mand i e P ar kway, Sant a AnaP ar kway, S l a. us on Par kway and Whi t nal l Par kwR. y . T e n ad di t i o nal e x pr e s sr o u t e s a r e p r o p o s e d t o b e d e v e l o p e d a s p o p ul a t i o n ne e d s war r a nt .

T he s ur v ey f ur t h er t r e ~t s r e l At ed pr o bl ems t o r api d t r ans i t wi t hs p e c i al e mp h as i s o n e x p r e s s wp. y d e s i g n; c o n ne c t i o n s wi t h t h e c e nt r a lbus i ness d i s t r i c t , t r a f f i c movement wi t h i n t h e cent r a l bus i nessd i s t r i c t , and one- way s t r eet r out i n~.

T he au t h or s c onc ur r e d t h at t h e Ac t ual pr o bl em Rn d i t s s o l ut i onh ad b ee n we l l t r e at e d i n a 1939 r epor t o f t h e Tr ans por t a t i on Engi neer i n.Bo ar d , a nd t h e 1944 t r A ns i t s t u d y o f t h e Ce nt r al Bu s i n es s Di s t r i c tAss oci at i on, s ummar i zed -9S f o l l o ws : " T he r e i s ne ed f o r a v as t l y i m-p r o v e d t r an s i t an d t h i s s h o u l d b e b r o u ~h t ~b o ut b y : mo d e r n i ZAt i o n o f equ i pment ; deve l opment o f A l i mi t ed number o f r api d t r ans i t t r unk-l i ne s ; t h e u s e o f s e c t i o ns o f t h e p ~r k way s y s t e m f o r t r ans i t , Rndg r a du al r e d uc t i o n o f r ad i a l l o c al l i n es A c c o mp an i e d b y t h e i n s t al l a t i o no f ad d i t i o na l c r o s s t o wn s e r v i c e t o p r o v i d e e c o mp r e h e ns i v e n et wo r k o f t r ans i t l i nes s er vi ng t he i mpor t Ant out l y i ng commer oi a l cent ef t s andAl s o f u nc t i o ni ng A S f e e d er s t o t h e r ap i d t r an s i t t r u nk - l i n es .


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1. Repor t by De L euw, Cat her and CompAny, Chi cago- -Recommendl " l t i ons f or I mmedi at e Act i on.

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Pu r chase ~nd oper at i on o f moder n equi pment on t he ent i r et r ans i t s y s t e m r e g ar d l e s s o f p r e s e nt o wner s hi p.Deve l opmen t o f a ma s t er p1F l n f or r api d t r ans i t as r equi r edb y t h e Ci t y Char t er .P r e p ar a t i o n o f p l ans f o r t h e d e v el o pme nt o f t r , l ' l nsi tf aci l i t i ef 'f r om t i me t o t i me t o k eep pace wi t h p l anni ng o f par k - v l ays . T he pl anni ng And negot i , gt i on of an Rgr eement f o r t r ans i tuni f i cA t i on.Pr epar at i o n o f a s p e c i f i c p l a n f o r f i na nc i ng r Rp i d t r a ns i t~md ot her neces s ar y t r anspo r t ~ t i on i mpr ove ment s .

Pl anni ng and z o ni ng new r e s i de Y1 t l l ' 1 l ,c ommer ci 13 1 andi nd u s t r i e l d e ve l cp8ent s t h r o ug ho ut t h e ~r e a s o as t op r o v i d e F l dequ et e f ac i l i t i e s f o r t r Rns i t pAr k i ng, de l i ver yand s h i p me nt o f g o od s , and f r ee movement o f pass engerveh i c l es .

2 . Re p or t b y Har o l d M. L e wi s , Ne w Yo ? ~~-Concl usi ons and Rec ommenC: at i ons .

T he pr o pos ed par k way s ys t em i s " l e l l p l a nne d a nd a s t a r to n i t s c o ns t r u c t i o n i s u r g e nt l y ne e d e d.P ar t s o f t he s y s t e r n s h o ul d b e d e s i , g ; nedt o s er ve pu bl i ct r ans por t at i on. ( Exnmpl e: Hol l ywood Fr eew~y. )

Cons t r uct i on pr ogr am s h o u l d g i v e p r i o r i t y t o t h o s e r o ut e swhi ch wi l l r e l i eve pr es s u r e i n t he downt own d i s t r i c t . T hr o ugh- t r af f i c wi l l bene f i t d i r e c t l y f r o m t he pr o pos edr o ut e s , and l o c al b us i ne s s and r e s i d ent i al ar e as wi l lb e ne f i t i nd i r e c t l y b y r e d uc t i o n o f c o ng e s t i o n.E x p r e s s wa ys s h o u l d b e d e s i g ne d f o r mo d e r A t e c ap ac i t i e s( co mf or t abl e FI nd s af e d r i v i ng c o nd i t i o ns ) r a t h e r t h anmax i mu m capac i t i es t hat occu r u nder ex t r eme pr es s u ~es .P r o p os e d l o o ps ar o u nd t h e c e nt r a l b us i ne s s d i s t r i c t wi l ld o ub l e c a pa c i t y o f no r t h and s o u t h r o ut es and i nc r e as ec ap ac i t y o f eas t Rnc wes t r o ut e s 63%. T he t e r mi nal pr o bl em i s par t o f t h e e x pr e s s way p r o bl e me nd mu s t be p l anned wi t h i t .

P ar k s , p l a ygr ounds , And ai r f i e l d s o ug ht t o be l o c at e da l o ng e x p r e s s way r i ght s - o f - way .MAp l e gi s l at i o n s h o u l d b e ad o pt e d t o k eep l ar ge bui l d i ngsou t o f r i ght s - o f - way.

3. Re p o r t b y J o e R. Ong , Ci nc i nna t i - -Summ, l 3r y.

( 1 ) L o s Ang el e s has ne ed f or al l t h r e e t y pes o f l o c al t r ans i tv e hi c l e s : s t r e e t c ar , t r o l l e y c o ac h , and mo t o r b us .

( 2 ) T h e t a s k i s t o c o o r d i na t e t h e m i nt o a n e f f e c t i v e s y s t e m.


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(3) S t e p s ne e d t o b e t ak e n t o r e l i e v e d o wnt o wn c o ng e s t i o n:

I B ) Under ~r ound s t r ee t car t er mi nalb l Rest r i ct i on of t ur n i ng movement sc E l i mi na t i o n o f s t r e e t p ar k i ngd Of f s e t l ane s

( e De v e l o p me nt o f o ne - way s t r e e t s

( 4) Cr i t e r i o n o f r : t nys o l u t i o n s h o u l d b e nu mb er o f p e op l ebenef i t t ed r at her t hAn number of vehi c l es i nvol ved.

( 5) T o be a bi g c i t y L o s Ang el e s mus t be p r e pAr e d t o s p endbi g mor . e y .


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To WhomMade:Date of Report:AreA Reported On:

A TrMlsit Program for the Los Angeles Metropolitan ArcTransportAtion Engineering Board, City of Los Angeles(LLoyd Aldrich, Ch8irm~n; K. Charles Bean; Stone and

Webster Engineering Corp.: Madigan-Hyland, ConsultingEngineers)

Mayor BowronDecember 7, 193 9Entire Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Title of Report:By WhomMade:

BASIC PROGRAM AND RECOMMENDATIONS( 1 ) Non-stop express highways are required for private and public

passenger vehicles.(2) Grade separa tions to be cons truc ted only where in tensi ve use

justifies high cost.(3) Rapid transit busses and surface transit facilities should be

well coordinated.(4) All transit operations to be under commonmanagement in which

the public interest is continuously represented.(5) Rapid r!'Jil transit wiJ.l be necess'1ry for the heaviest lines of

travel.

CONCLUSIONS(1) "As far as mass transportC1 tion is concerned, the ultima te

solution of the rapid tr ansl t problem in a large "3.nddensely populated area CAn be f'o:md only in rIJil rapid trl'Hlsi t, and thereis no doubt but tha t St~C·:l p solution will even tually be necessaryin portions of the Los Angeles Mec:ropoli tan area. II

(2) IIIn the inte!'mediate stAge. .. a sntisf actory alternative is-'1vailable, because the ;J:~"'ovisionof ex pr ess highways and theoperation of suitable busses thereon mnk es it possible to providethe desired rapid transit simultaneously for both private and

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Dat e o f Repor t :

A r ea Repor t ed on:

A R ap i d T r ~n s i t S y s t e m ~o r L o s A ng e l e s , Ca l i f o r n i aDonal d M. Baker , Consul ~~ng Engi neerCe nt r a l Bu s i ne s s Di s t r i c t A s s o c i a t i o n( J . F . L a r t o r i , P r e s i d e nt ; F r e d L . Mo wd e r , S e c r e t a r y )November 15, 1933

Ci t y o f L o s Ang e l e s and s u r r o u nd i ng ar e a

T i t l e o f Re po r t :By Who m Made : T o Who m Mad e:

T hi s i s c o ns i der e d an i mp o r t ant s t u dy . I t i nc l u de s mu c h b as i cdat a And many r ecommendat i ons used s ubsequent l y . A l t h ough 16 ye ar so l d , many o f t h e b as i c c o nc e pt s o f t h e r e po r t a. r e s t i l l appl i cabl e.

Ne e d f o r F ur t h e r T r ans i t Deve l opment I nc l ud i ng Rap i d T r gns i t T he v i c i o us s p i r a l , r a i l r i der s t o au t o s , mo r e au t o s , mo r e c o n-

g es t i o n, s l o we r r ai l s ched u l e s , a nd a ga i n mo r e r a i l r i d e r s t o a ut o s ,event ua l l y l eads t o g r ade ~epar at i ons and e l evat ed} or s ubway t r ans i t .

P l an o f I ni t i al Rap i d T r ans i t Ro u t e s P r o p o s e dI n i t i a l deve l opment i s f o r i n~ed i at e (1933) ne e ds and wi l l s e r v e

as f r amewor k f o r f u t ur e deve l opment t h r ough g r ade s epar at i ons , s ubways ,and el e ~! at ed s t r uc t ur es .

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c o ns i s t s o f f o ur r o ut e s f r o m L o s Ang el e s :P asadena and Sen Gabr i e l V~l l eySou t heas t er n and s(m - Cher nDor t i on of t he Me t r opo l i t anar ea ( Whi t t i er t o San P edr e ) .We s t L o s Ange l es )emu Sant , ! ' )Moni ca Bay r eg i on ( Redondo t oSan t a Moni c a) .San Fer nando Va l l ey , Bur bank and Gl endal e .

E f f e c t o f P r o po s e d Rap ! d T r a. n§ i t L i neR- - - - - r ~e o f au t o s t o and f r o m t h e c e nt r al ar e a wi l l b e r e du c ed .

( 2 ) Us e o f d o wnt o ~m s t r e e t s b y P . E . R. R. wi l l b e r e d uc e d wi t hr e s u l t i n g b e t t e r s e r v i c e .

(3) Combi n i ng s t r eet car l i nes wi t h r ap i d t r ans i t l i nes wi l li nc r e as e r i d i ng b ec au s e o f f as t e r s e r v i c e .

(4) Cr o wd i ng o n l i ne s no w f e d b y c e r t ai n b us l i ne s wi l l b er e d uc e d and t h e s h o r t h au l r i d e r s wi l l b e i nc r e as e d .

(5) Bu s l i n es c o mp e t i n g wi t h s t r e e t c a r s s h o u l d b e u s e d a sf e e d e r s t o t h e r a pi d t r a ns i t l i n es .

(6) T h e u s e o f s t e am r ai l way l i ne s b y b us s e s i s o nl y r e mo t e l yp o s s i b l e .

Met h od o f F i nanci ngCombi na, t i o n of (B ) f eder a 1 gr an t under t he Na t i onal I ndus t r i a l

Re c ov e r y Ac t , and ( b ) b ond i s s u e~ Bo nd i s s u e wo ul d be r e t i r e d i n40 year s ( 1935- 1974) . T o t al c o s t o f p r o j e c t was e s t i mat e d ( 1933) at$3 7, 2 00 , 0 00 . Wh e t h e r ap pl i c at i o n f o r f e d er al g r ant and l o a, n i s t ob e mad e b y Ci t y o f L o s Ang el e s o r s o me o t h er p ub l i c ag enc y i s ama t t e r o f pub l i c po l i cy .


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" Repor t on Eng! neer : : ' ng and E c o no mi c f e at u r e s o f P A. s s enger t r l 1r \ s por t l lt i on Oper a.t i o ns , S er v i c e andf 8 c i l i t i e s o n' t he : P r : : s adenaSh or t L i ne , P 8s A de naOak Knol l L i n~, Monr ovi f J - Gl e ndo r A L i ne , S i e r r aMad r e L i ne , Si e r r a Vi s t a L o c al L i ne , And t h eBal d- wi n Par k ~. ~ne o f P aci f i c El ec t r i c Rai l way

CompAny"Ar t h u r C. J e nk i ns , Co ns u l t i ng E ng i ne e rMr . O. A . Smi t h , P r es i dent , Pac i f i c E l ect r i c Rai l wayCompany

J anuar y 15, 1949Lo s An~el es Met r opo l i t an Ar e a

By Whom Made: T o Whot . ' - 'Made:

Da t e o f Repor t :Ar ea Repor t ed On:

GENERAL- - - r r h i s r e p o r t c o mpar e s p r e s e nt r ai l o pe r at i o ns v i t h : ( a) r a i loper at i ons wi t h one- man P . C . C . car s and ( b) wi t h moder n i zed mot orCOAch oper at i ons .

T he gr e ~t e s t me as u r e o f b ene f i t i n t h e ag gr e g at e t o b ot ht h e p u bl i c a nd t h e Co mp any wi l l be p o s s i b l e t h r o u ghs ubst i t ut i on o f mo t o r c o ac hes ,:'01'" r a i l c a r s o n t h e No r t h e r nDi s t r i c t L i ne. T her e i s no hope t hnt deve l opmen t i n t h e a r e a s e r v e d wi l le v er p r o du ce s u f f i c i e nt r e v e nu e t o j u s t i f y c o nt i nu ed r ai lp as s e ng er o pe r a t i e r ! on t he l i nes i nv o l v e d .' l h e t r af f i c s t i mul A - c l ng pos s i b i l i t i e s , i f any , o f new P . C. C.t y p e c a r s wo u l d p r o babl y no t s u r pAs s t h o s e o f mo d er n mo t o rcoaches.

T he s hor t e r s er v i c e l i f e o f mot o r c oac h es wi l l mak e i tposs i b l e t o pr o , r i de t he pu b l i c wi t h new equi pmer . t o f mos tl at e d e s i g n o r mo r e f r e qu e nt i nt e r v a l s t h e n wo u l d b ep o s s i b l e i f r ai l c ar s wi t h mu c h l o ng e r s e r v i c e l i ne s we r et o b e u s e d .Ne i t h e r t h i s c ar r i e r no r any o t h er c an r e as o nabl y bee x pe c t e d t o p r e s e r v e r ai l l i ne s t h at a r e p e r s i s t e nt l yoper at ed at heav y d ef i c i t s f o r t h e p ur p os e o f i nsu r i ng t hep ubl i c o f t h e av a i l a bi l i t y o f r i g h t - o f - wa y s f o r r a i l r a pi dt r a ns i t l I ne t he t mRy never mat er i a l i z e. I f s uc h pr e s er v a t i oi s t o be e f f e c t e d by p ubl i c d es i r e t h en i t s h o ul d bea c c o mp l i s h e d t h r o u gh e x p e nd i t u r e o f p u bl i c f u nd s .

Rec ommend Rt i onsMad e i n p u r s u a nc e o f t h e a f o r e - me nt i o ne d c o nc l u s i o n.


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By \ - l h omMade: T o Whom Mad e:

Da t e o f R ep o r t :Ar ea Repor t ed On:

R ep o r t o n E ng i ne e r i n g an d E c o no mi c F e at u r e s o f P ~ss enger T r ans por t Bt i on Oper at i ons , Ser v i ce andF Ac i l i t i e s o f t h e We s t e r n Di s t r i c t , P . E . Rai lL i ne s S ub way - S ant a Moni c a Bl v d. - ' tN. Ho l l ywood -S a n Fer nand o Val l e y S ub W8 y - Ho l l y wo o d Bl v d . -

San. ' i i cent e Bl vd . - Gl enda l e - Bur bank andS An F e r n and o Val l e y Mo t o r Co ac h L i ne o f P ac i f i cEl ect r i c Rai l way CompanyAr t h u r C. J e nk i ns , Cons ul t i ng Engi neerMr . O. A . S mi t h , P r e s i d e nt , P ac i f i c E l e c t r i c Rai l wayCompany J anu B: - y 31.. 1949L os r ~ngel e s ~1et r op ol i t an Ar ea

T he r e c o mmend a t i o ns AS mad e i n t h e r e po : : . " tpr ovi de f or moder ni ze-t i o n o f o p er at i o ns t h r o u gh r e~r r ang eme nt o f r Ai l s e r v i c e i n p ar t ,r e pl ac e me nt o f r ai l s e r v i c e b y mo t o r c OAc he s i n p ar t and t r ans f e r o f

S an F e r na nd o Val l e y l o cal mo t o r c ORc h l i ne s t o ~) not her car r i er .

Sal i ent Conc l us i ons(1) Due t o U- ; . eRubs t an t i R 1 f i nanc i p 1 l o s s e s i nc u r r e d o n t h e

Wes t er n Di s t r i ct pes s e nger l i nes of' P ac i f i c F l e c t r i c , i t i sess en t i a l t ha t i mmedi . ! 3t e s t e P: : l t - e t ak e n t o r e v er s e t h es el o s s es by es t Abl i s h i ng a t y pe o f s e r v i c e t h at c an b eoper at e d o n a p r o f i t abl e bas i s .

(2) Und e r t he p r o p os e d p l an t h e ne c es s ar y e x pe nd i t u r e s f o r t r ac kr ' ec ons t r 1. l c t i onwi l . L be r educed by $2,217,000.

(3) I n v i e w o f p r e s e nt ear n i ng c o nd i t i o ns , t h e Co mp any s h o u l dno t b e e x pe c t ed t o r e t ai n r ai l f ac i l i t i e s i n t h e e x pe c t at l o no f t h ei r p os s i bl e f u t u r e u s e i n c o nne c t i o n wi t h r a i l r ap~d

t r ans i t . P r e s e r v at i o n o f r ai l l i nes f o r s uc h pur po s es , i f c o ns i d er e d t o b e ne c eS SAr y , s h o ul d b e t h e r e s p ons i b i l i t y o f t h e p u bl i c and no t t h e c o mp Rny .

(4) I n v i ew o f t h e i ndust r y - wi de t r end i n mass t r ens por t a t i onaway f r om t r ans i t veh i c l es t o t h e p r i vat e aut omObi l e , t h er ei s no p r o b ab i l i t y t hat S an F er nand o Val l e y wi l l e v en be i na p os i t i o n t o s u pp or t r ai l p - 3 s s e ng e r t r A. ns por t Bt i on on anendu r i ng And p r o f i t abl e bBSi s beyond Nor t h Ho l l ywood.

Rec o mmend at i on sSpeci f i c r ecommendAt i ons i n pur s uance o f f o r ego i ng conc l us i ons .


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ENGINEERING AND ECONONIC FEATURES OF

PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS )SERVICE, AND FACILITIES ON THE SANTA

ANA LrNE OF THE P ACIFIC ELECTRIC RAIL-

ROAD.

A RTHUR C. JENKINS, CONSU&TING ENGINEER

N R. O . A. SNTTH, PRESIDENT OF PACIFIC liLECTRIC

JANUA. RY 31, 1949 Los A NGELES CITY TO SANTA ANA

By W HO N J1A D E :To WHOJ1 fJA DE:

DATE OF REPORT:

AREA REPORTED UPON:

(1)

(2)

THAT R A I~ PASSE NG ER SERV ICE B E DISCONTINUED ENTIRELY

ON THE S A NTA. A N A LINE~

THAT " EX PE D ITED PEAK-HOU R LIl1 ITED-SCHEDULE SERVICE"

BE ESTABLI S HED BY 1102'OR CO. / 1CH BETWEEN Los. ANGELES

A ND SANTA ANA.

REASONS

(1)

(2)

PROFITABL E OPE RATION OF R"l IL SERVICE NOT POSSIBLE

ON T H IS LINE.

f J OTO R COACH SUBSTITUTIONS WOU l,D l1E A N A NET F .!NANCIAL

Il1PROVEl1 ENT OF ,p"206., 000 ANNUALl. ,Y.


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By ?IHon !1ADE:To W Hon i1ADE:

DATE OF REPORT:

AREA REPOR'l'E;D ON:

TRAFFIC--CONSTRUCTION UNDEFi J .IAY IN

DISTRICT Vii OF STATE DIVISION OF H IGH-T.4AYS DURING 1948. Los ANGEL E S 'TRAFFIC jSSOCIATION l'1 El'fBERS OF L.A.TRAFF .rC ASSOCIATION

JAN., FEB., 1949 DISTRICT Vii, STATE DIVISION OF HIGHl1AYS •

SANTA ANA PARKWA Y

HOLLYWOOD PARKWA:r

ARROYO SEGO PARKWAY

TERl1INAL ISLANDFEDERAL AID SECO N DARY P ROJECTS

RIDGE ROUTE

HARB OR PARKil- IA Y

OTHER PROJECTS

.'~3483 2 0 0'iJ ., .,9 . , 8 0 4 - . , 4 0 0

808, 800

2.,574. ,900399 . .700

4,522,000

522,000 _ & ~§rd . 000


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To \ ~' homMad e:Dat e o f Repor t :Ar ea Repor t ed On:

Oper at i ons, Faci l i t i es , Or gani 7. at i on, r i nanci alSt at us and Moder ni zat i on Pr ogr am of Paci f i cE l ect r i c Rai l wey Co mpany - L o s A nge l es , Ca l i f .A r t h u r C. J enk i ns , Co nsu l t i ng E ng i neer ,San Fr ~nci s co, Cal i f or ni aO. A. S mi t h . P r e s i d en~ o f P ac i f i c E l e c t r i c R. R. Co .Febr ua~y 2 8, 1 94 9L o s A nge l es &Adj oi ni ng cOUi i t i es.

S i ng l e i s s u e i n e y es o f P ac i f i c E l e c t r i c i s r e pl ac e me nt o f mo ne y - l o s i n g r ai l p as s e ng e r s e r v i c e l ~i t h pr o f i t abl e mot or coaches,and i f s u c h i s no t d one , s e r v i c e mu s t b e c ur t ai l e d t o o ut l y i ngco mmuni t i es ,

Fr e i ght r at es l ' l ou l d have r equ. i r ed 32% i ncr ease i n 1 947 t o o f f setpassenger l osses! and 49 . 5% t o net a r ea so na bl e p r o f i t .

Gr o ss a nnua l co mbi ned r evenu a f o r 1948 was $34, 300, 000, anci t ot alo per a t i ng ex penses a pp- ; : , oxi ma~e ( l$J l , ' ) OO, OOO, not i ncl Udi ng $2, 400, 000

t axes. Appr ox i mat e l y 124, 000, 000 pa ssen~e~s ar e car ~i ed annual l yover 433 r , r . m~. l es anl i 853 mi l es o f mo+: . orcoach ! ' out es. About8, 800, 000 c ar mi l e s ar e o pe r at ed annual l ; y t i n f ! ' e i ght ser v · i cE l ,20, 900, 000 mo t o r co a ch, a nd 14, 500, 000 mi l es e l ect r i c nass ~nger ca rs e r v i c e . Co mp any o per a t es 4 12. co ach es , L:: j ;·a8 sen~er I ' a1 l car s ,1,384 f r e i gh t ca r s , .5:t- f r ei gh t . l oc omot i veE, and emp10; y' sappr ox i mat el y5, 460 per sons .

Net 1 0' 3s o f $218 , 879 i n 1 9 4 5 ca used a pp l i ca t i o n f o r i ncr - easen.pass engex - f a r es , g r a nt ed Ju::'y : 31, 1946. l J e t l as s o f $1, 760, 000i n 1947 caused. s e c o nd a pp l i c at i o n f o r p as s e ng e 1' r at e ~. ncr ear ; e ,gr a nt e d e f f e c t i v e F eb . 1, 1948.

Thr e e mot i vat i ng f o r c es ' be hi . ndcompany' s pr oj ect ed moder ni zat i onpr ogr am ar e (1) l oss es f r om pass enger t r anspor t at i on, (2) l ar ger eco nst r u ct i o n co st s f o r ccnt i nued ~a i 1 o per a t i o n , (3) i mpos s i bi l i t yo f p ~o f i t s f r o m p as s e ng e r r a i l s e r v i c e i n f u t u r e . Co mp any s h o u l dno t f e e l o b l i g ~t e d t o Go nt i nu e o p er at i n g at l o s s i n o r n. er t o i nsur ~t h e pu bl i c o f t r a nspo r t a t i o n ~e! · v i ce.

St udy r egar d i ng maj or r ehabi l i t at i on pr ogr am i ndi cat cn t hatannual l o s s e s o f $2 , Ol 7 , 500 c a n b e c o n' r er t ed t o $750~000 pr of i t ,l ~i t h r equi r ed f aci l i t i es i nvest ment o f $4, 500, 000. Cont i nued r ai lser v i ce " . l o u l di ncur a nnua l J . c s s c s o f $2,.000,000 a hd i nvo l ve$11, 000, 000 f aci l i t i e5 i mpr ovement s as o~n. e ! ' edby Publ i c Ut i l i t i esCommi ssi on.

I n 1937 and 193$ t h e co mpany a pp l i ~d f o r i ncr eased r a t es a nd P . U. C.engi neer s made a t hQr ot 1gh anf l . l ys i sof company' s oper at i ons, a f t erwhi ch P. E . began a Cbmpr ehensi ve moder ni zat i on pr ogr am, deal i ngmai n l y wi t h r a i l way pass enger l i n~s.

P . U . •C. ma de a no t h er t h o r o u gh i nvest i gat i o n o f co mpany i n 1 947 - 48 ,anci s et down cer t ai n r ecommenn. ed i ~pr ovement s i n f aci l i t i es ann.ser v i ce, a f t er l ~hi ch company beg~n a maj or s ys t emwi de moder ni zat i onand r ehabi l i t at i on st u( l y ear l y i l l :: '948. T hh r e po r t de al t , . . r it h t hef ol l o l l J i ngf act or s :

(1) ' Ser v i ce s t a ndar ds a nd l o a d f a ct o r

(2) Ser v i ce s t a ndar ds a nd t r a f f i c vo l ' J me(Cont.)

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