Regional Connector Transit Project Community Leadership Council

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1 Regional Connector Transit Project Community Leadership Council Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill Station & Flower St/Financial District Committees May 9,

2 COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP COUNCIL UPDATE 2

3 CLC Executive Committee Structure Little Tokyo/Arts District Station Historic Broadway Station Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill Station Flower St/Financial District At-Large Chris Aihara, Co-Chair Russell Brown, Executive Chair Dave Thompson, Co- Chair Leia Jensen, Co- Chair Chair, Vacant Jay Chen, Co- Chair Co-Chair, Vacant Co-Chair, Vacant Co-Chair, Vacant Chair, Vacant COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP COUNCIL 3

4 CLC Co-Chair Nominations > To be considered at June 15 th Quarterly CLC Meeting > Nominations: Flower St/Financial District Joanne Danganan, Central City Association Historic Broadway Station Vahn Babigian, Metropolitan News COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP COUNCIL 4

5 CLC At Large Chair Appointments > At Large Chair Definition > To be considered at June 15 Quarterly CLC Meeting > Appointments to be considered: Tom Jung, Los Angeles Central Library Ron Lozano, Engineer COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP COUNCIL 5

6 EAT SHOP PLAY LOCAL 6

7 Catering to our Businesses > Promotion of ESP restaurant catering opportunities to Metro departments and contractor > Year to date: Over $2,500 in catering order referrals 5 ESP partners supported Café Dulce, Cherry Pick Café, Etchea Café & Bakery, Frances Bakery, Public School more orders in the works for May restaurants registered as Metro Vendors > Need a catering referral? EAT SHOP PLAY LOCAL 7

8 Video Spotlight: After One Year Quinceañera EAT SHOP PLAY LOCAL 8

9 Targeting the Right Audience > Defining the demographic of the business Female, 14 to 45 years old, who live within a 20 mile radius of downtown Use Spanish as their main language on Facebook > Results: Approximately 15K views within 1 week Total Reach: 31K people 21 shares EAT SHOP PLAY LOCAL 9

10 Let s Meet Up at Café Pinot! > Join Metro for happy hour! > When: Thursday, May 25 th > Time: 5:30pm to 7:30pm EAT SHOP PLAY LOCAL 10

11 Connecting Transit Riders to Downtown Destinations > Partnership with Metro On the Move Riders Club > Target Audience: Active Senior Transit Users > Upcoming: Explore Little Tokyo Construction Windshield Tour Curated Eat Shop Play Experience in Little Tokyo Anticipated late May/early June 2017 EAT SHOP PLAY LOCAL 11

12 Video Campaign Update > Video series > Social media campaign > Target Audience: LA County > Launch: Early Summer 2017 > Will feature: 3 Little Tokyo Businesses 3 DTLA Businesses EAT SHOP PLAY LOCAL 12

13 Upcoming & Ongoing Opportunities > July 20 th : Summer Metro Headquarters > Trip.com partnership Blogger Events EAT SHOP PLAY LOCAL 13

14 Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill Station CONSTRUCTION UPDATE 14

15 Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill Station Ongoing/Look Ahead Schedule Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill Station MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT Floor Construction Welcome of TBM Build Station Wall & Concourse GRAND AV ARTS/BUNKER HILL STATION 15

16 Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill Station > Tunnel Eye Installation > TBM Station Crossing Preparation > TBM Breakthrough, May 2017 > Station wall and concourse GRAND AV ARTS/BUNKER HILL STATION 16

17 Flower St/Financial District CONSTRUCTION UPDATE 17

18 Flower St/Financial District Ongoing/Look Ahead Schedule Activity MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT 24 waterline relocation south of 6th St. (nights) Deck installation 4th 5th St. and 5th St. intersection (weekends only) Pre-trenching (weekdays) & piling 5th 6th St. (East & West) COMPLETED COMPLETED 6 th St. Closure Power Relocation TBM Retrieval (two lanes on Flower St. weekend closures) FLOWER ST/FINANCIAL DISTRICT 18

19 6 th St. Closure at I- 110 FWY > To begin June 2, 2017 with grinding and restriping > Thru traffic maintained > K-rail stored against easterly curb 19

20 6 th St. Closure at I-110 FWY > Five month closure will allow relocation of network > Plan Ahead, Use Alternate routes > Local Access will be maintained 20

21 Bus Operations-Eastbound Detour The Regional Connector Construction Closure will impact Eastbound Lines 16, 17, 18, 316 & 720 Buses will operate via Wilshire Bl between Valencia and Hope St and return to regular route at 6 th St. Stops will be established on Wilshire Bl at Witmer St, Lucas Av and St. Paul Av. Return service and stops will remain unchanged. FLOWER ST/FINANCIAL DISTRICT 21

22 Bus Operations-Northbound Detours The Regional Connector Construction Closure will impact Northbound Lines 442, 910 & 950 and Westbound Line 460 Buses will operate via Hope St between Olympic Bl and 6 th St. Stops will be established on eastbound Olympic Bl at Figueroa St and on northbound Hope St at Wilshire Bl, and then return to regular route at 6 th St. Return service and stops remain unchanged. FLOWER ST/FINANCIAL DISTRICT 22

23 TBM Removal at 4 th St/Flower St > Gantry crane assembly, TBM retrieval, and crane disassembly > Anticipated June 17, 2017 > Approx. eight weekends of intersection closures > Flower St reduced to two lanes at 4th/Flower St on weekdays FLOWER ST/FINANCIAL DISTRICT 23

24 TBM Removal at 4 th St/Flower St Figueroa St 4 th St Flower St FLOWER ST/FINANCIAL DISTRICT 24

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