CITY MANAGER’S UPDATE for the Montclair Segment. SBCTA staff asked for a cooperative agreement (Memorandum of Understanding) and controlling oversight for project design and construction. Ultimately, the Construction Authority and SBCTA were unable to come to terms on levels of responsibility, leading to a lack of resolution on the cooperative agreement. 4. Parallel running of Metrolink and A Line from Pomona to Montclair. Several SBCTA Directors consider extension of the A Line from Pomona to Montclair a redundancy because the Metrolink San Bernardino Line already runs between Pomona and Montclair, and that parallel running of the two rail lines would ultimately harm farebox recovery for both systems, and cost additional dollars in ongoing maintenance and operations. Metro studies demonstrate that between Claremont and Montclair, the A Line is projected to add up 7,800 additional daily boardings, and Metrolink would pick up 2,500 to 5,000 additional daily boardings. These estimates are supported by an independent market analysis demonstrating that an estimated 33,000 San Bernardino County residents who work in A Line corridor cities live in and around Montclair including in the cities of Upland, Ontario and Chino; and 24,000 Los Angeles County residents living in cities along the A Line corridor work in the Montclair area, including in the cities of Upland, Ontario and Chino. These cross-county workers represent a pool of potential riders for the A Line into and out of the Montclair Transit Center— riders who would contribute greatly to improving the farebox recovery ratio, resulting in reduced maintenance and operation costs for SBCTA, if not actually produce profitability for light rail services in San Bernardino County. The independent market analysis also demonstrates that San Bernardino County could annually expect to gain $1.4 million for every $1 million they invest in construction of the Montclair A Line extension, and $3.5 million for every $1 million they invest in operation of the line. These benefits are in addition to the jobs and labor income associated with activities both during and after construction of the A Line extension to the Montclair Transit Center. The independent market study estimates do not include the positive economic impacts for Montclair stemming from planned and anticipated transit-oriented developments in and around the future Montclair A Line station. Montclair anticipates that a separate economic analysis related to future development projects in Montclair will be completed in December 2025. Parallel running of the A Line and Metrolink systems between Pomona and Montclair has also been identified as an advantage because Metrolink will absorb A Line ridership demand that exceeds passenger capacity. The A Line currently operates at capacity, and Metro has determined that the A Line must add additional train cars or increase operating headways from 8 minutes to every 5 minutes in order to meet growth in ridership demand. The four new A Line stations in Glendora, La Verne, San Dimas and Pomona, alone, are projected to add 11,400 additional riders each day; Claremont and Montclair stations are projected to add 7,800 additional daily riders. Growth in A Line ridership demand necessitates a combination of solutions that include additional A Line train cars, improved headways, and parallel operations between Metrolink and the A Line from Pomona to the Montclair Transit Center — the only transit station outside of Union Station that has the size, parking capacity and ground transit services (Omnitrans, Foothill Transit, Riverside Transportation Agency, and Greyhound) capable of meeting the growing demand for regional transit services.
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