[Proposal as agendized]...Motion by Garcetti, Hahn, Garcia and Dupont-Walker that the MTA Board direct the CEO to:A. evaluate and implement short-term Blue Line and Expo Line improvements, especially service reliability and schedule adherence improvements on at-grade sections of Washington Boulevard, Flower Street, and the downtown wye, including but not limited to signal optimization, signal priority, signal preemption, and consideration of street closures;
B. study long-term Blue Line improvements, including but not limited to:
1. creating Blue Line Express service between Long Beach and Downtown Los Angeles during peak hours, including:a. provide information on current freight usage along the right-of-way,
b. provide a preliminary estimate on upgrading the right-of-way to light trail transit standards,
c. provide an operations plan to accommodate express service,
d. quantify travel time savings for peak hour trains;2. optimizing the Washington Boulevard wye by grade separating the Blue Line on Washington Boulevard and the Expo Line on Flower Street, including a full grade separation of Pico Station;
3. explore the feasibility for a full grade separation and/or station relocation including additional parking at Wardlow Station;
4. study of additional grade separations along the entire Blue Line alignment that would improve service reliability and schedule adherence; and
C. report back on all the above to the Construction Committee during the July 2017 Board cycle.
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