San Gabriel Valley June 2007 service change meeting

February 12, 2007

6:00 pm

Metro has posted its proposed June 2007 service changes for all five service sectors. These are the proposed changes for the San Gabriel Valley service sector, which includes two route cancellations, one route consolidation and several route augmentations. The public hearing is 6 p.m. February 12 at the Metro San Gabriel Valley Sector Office, 3369 Santa Anita Ave., El Monte. This is located at the El Monte Bus Center, which is served by Metro Express lines 484, 490 and 577X, and Local lines 70/370, 76/376, 170, 176, 267, 268, 270 and 287; Foothill Transit Express lines 480/481, 482, 486, 488, 492 and 494, and local lines 178 and 269; and El Monte Trolley Lines Yellow and Green and Metrolink Express Shuttle. 170-287: Cancel line and replace with modification to Line 287. Extend Line 287 to Montebello Towne Ctr via Ramona Boulevard, Tyler Avenue, Rush Street, Rosemead Boulevard, Garvey Avenue, Walnut Grove Avenue, and San Gabriel Boulevard to Montebello Towne Center. 176: Discontinue service between Highland Park Station and Glassell Park, removing service from Avenue 50, El Paso Drive and Division Street. Establish western terminal near the Highland Park Gold Line Station. 260/361: Discontinue service south of Atlantic Avenue and Alondra Boulevard. 684: Cancel line due to low ridership. 686-687: Consider combining lines. Service proposed to operate via Los Robles Avenue, Colorado Boulevard, Fair Oaks Boulevard, Glenarm Drive, Raymond Avenue, Colorado and Allen Avenue. 751: Establish southern terminal at Palm Place and Seville Avenue in South Gate. Service south of South Gate to Lynwood replaced by new Rapid Line 760. Improve peak-hour service to every 10 minutes. Comments are turned off for this subject. Opinions about service changes should be delivered directly to Metro, not to this board. E-mail the governance council with “June 2007 Service Changes” in the subject line or snail-mail to: Metro Customer Relations One Gateway Plaza, 99PL4 Los Angeles, CA 90012-2932 Attn: Service Changes June 2007 Comments may also be faxed to (213) 922-6988.