In+Motion_Summer 2022

A PUBLICATION BY LEA+ELLIOTT TRANSPORTATION CONSULTANTS

SUMMER 2022

O’Hare’s newly expanded ATS experiences ridership growth

Chicago O’Hare International Airport’s expanded and upgraded Airport Transit System Image credit: City of Chicago

CHICAGO – The City of Chicago Department of Aviation (the City) capped off the success of its 20-year, $6-billion O’Hare Modernization Program (OMP) with the opening of an expanded and upgraded Airport Transit System (ATS) Nov. 3, 2021. Travel demand on the newly expanded and upgraded ATS has climbed to over 200,000 passengers per week. The ATS originally opened in May 1993, providing landside transportation of passengers between five stations located at Economy Parking Lot E and Terminals 1, 2, 3, and International Terminal 5. The 15-vehicle fleet operated at speeds up to 46 mph on a 24-hour/ day, seven day/week schedule, providing highly reliable service for over 25 years. Starting in 2001, the City took on the massive effort of reconfiguring the airfield to improve aviation operations efficiency at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) during adverse weather. This work,

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Terminal 5 ”, noted the City’s Chief Development Officer, Robert Hoxie. “ The additional functionality of the O’Hare ATS reduces the volume of shuttle buses on our terminal curbsides and roadways and provides a more efficient and reliable journey for hundreds of thousands of airport users every week.” Lea+Elliott, as a subconsultant to DMJM Aviation Partners JV (an AECOM-led JV), has supported the City’s development of the Project, providing planning, conceptual design, procurement, and implementation oversight services since January 2013. Lea+Elliott has also provided engineering consulting services on the ATS since the original opening in 1993. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, when the ATS was first designed and installed, Lea+Elliott provided systems design and implementation oversight services, and has continued providing similar services in the intervening years.

the land use surroundings of Runway 9C/27C were fully compatible, resulted in the development of a Multi-Modal Facility (MMF) housing public parking, a consolidated rental car center, connections to regional rail, and a bus shuttle transfer point. The City’s vision included transporting all MMF users on the ATS (eliminating certain roadway buses), which necessitated an expansion of the ATS to a station at the MMF and certain other ATS upgrades. This led to the O’Hare ATS Expansion & Modernization Project (the Project). The Project included extending the dual-lane guideway terminus approximately 2,000 feet north to the MMF, replacing the original fleet of 15, single-car vehicles with a fleet of 12, married-triplet vehicles; replacing the fixed block Automatic Train Control (ATC) system with an automatic Communications- Based Train Control (CBTC) system; and installing, replacing, and upgrading various other elements of the operating system and fixed facilities. “The extension and modernization of the O’Hare Airport Transit System was essential to supporting a number of major capital projects, including the commissioning of new Runway 9C-27C, the Multi-Modal Facility, and the ongoing expansion of

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Inglewood – the go-to event destination for Los Angeles!

Rendering of Inglewood Transit Connector Market Street Station Image credit: City of Inglewood

CITY OF INGLEWOOD –The Inglewood Transit Connector (ITC) project is scheduled to begin operations in 2028, in time for the 2028 Summer Olympics hosted by the City of Los Angeles. The opening of SoFi Stadium in 2020 expanded Inglewood’s position as a key event destination in Los Angeles. Recently, Inglewood was named as one of the host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The City is also planning to host the NCAA Football Championship and WrestleMania. The ITC will provide this growing city with a necessary LA Metro connection. The City of Inglewood recently shortlisted three Design-Build- Finance-Operate-Maintain (DBFOM) service firms to participate in the project: Elevate Inglewood Partners, Envision Inglewood Connected, and Inglewood Community Connectors. The City also shortlisted six transit system technology suppliers: Bombardier Transportation (Holdings) USA Inc.; BYD Transit Solutions LLC; DCCCA1, Inc.; Leitner-Poma of America, Inc.; Schwager Davis, Inc.; and Woojin Industrial Systems Co., Ltd. The DBFOM service firms and the transit system technology suppliers will self-select to form three DBFOM Developer teams for the competitive procurement process. Draft and Final RFP documents are scheduled for release to the DBFOM Developer teams in Summer and late 2022, respectively. The 2nd Annual Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Summit was hosted by Caltrans and the City of Inglewood Jun. 21, 2022 at SoFi Stadium. Attendees had the chance to meet the shortlisted service firms and technology suppliers and seek potential partnership opportunities. The event was emceed by Deputy Director of Civil Rights at Caltrans David DeLuz and hosted several guest speakers, including Secretary of Transportation

for CalSTA Toks Omishakin, District 7 Director Tony Tavares, incoming Caltrans Director Randy Warden, the acting deputy division administrator for California, and many more. City of Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts mentioned the transformation he hopes to achieve for the City, before handing it off to Lisa Trifiletti who highlighted the evolution of the ITC project, the Mayor’s leadership, and the support received from all partners in allowing the ITC project to move forward successfully. The event held a Q&A session with local business leaders on how they can get involved with future opportunities and what resources are available so they can advance their business to the next level. The ITC will be a 1.6-mile-long, elevated, state-of-the- art automated transit system. The ITC will provide significant connectivity, traffic reduction, economic prosperity, and quality of life benefits to the City. Mayor Butts is determined to continue bringing economic prosperity to the City. Furthermore, the ITC is also projected to create approximately 500-700 construction jobs directly related to the Project, and over 10,000 indirect jobs throughout the region. “Inglewood residents deserve access to sustainable public transit, clean air and good jobs, and the Inglewood Transit Connector is bringing them all three,” said Mayor Butts. As the Operating System Consultant, Lea+Elliott supported the EIR for the project and is the technical advisor for current project development, the FTA process and on-going RFP preparation work. Lea+Elliott is working closely with the City of Inglewood and the ITC project team to finalize the project requirements to facilitate a system selection that best suits the City and the region.

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PHX Sky Train®: The Final Stage PHOENIX – Stage 2 of the PHX Sky Train® is in its final phase of testing and commissioning and scheduled to open later this year. The final stage will complete Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport’s vision to reduce terminal frontage road congestion and provide state-of- the-art landside access between terminals, regional light rail, economy parking, and other modes of ground transportation. Stage 2 extends passenger connections to Economy Parking and the Rental Car Center, significantly reducing trip times

PHX Sky Train ® Image credit: L+E

and improving the passenger experience. It is comprised of 3-car consists operating at 3-minute headways, an additional 2.5 miles of dual lane guideway, expansion of the Maintenance and Storage Facility (M&SF) and an additional 24 vehicles. When it opens, all Airport shuttle buses will be removed from the roadway and terminal core, helping to relieve increasing roadway and curbside congestion. The PHX Sky Train® opened for passenger service in April 2013. Stage 1 connected the metro light rail system and economy parking to Terminal 4, the largest and busiest terminal at the Airport. Stage 1A opened the following year in December and provided a connection to Terminal 3. The PHX Sky Train® is a key asset within the ground transportation system at Phoenix Sky Harbor. The PHX Sky Train® System has been instrumental in enhancing the passenger experience at the world’s friendliest airport. As the APM System Consultant for all three stages of the system, Lea+Elliott led the initial planning studies, planning, development of the contract documents, procurement, contract negotiations, manufacturing and construction oversight, implementation, and integration testing of the PHX Sky Train® System. Transit Initiatives in Atlanta Moving Forward ATLANTA – The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) and the Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority (“The ATL”) recently selected multi-disciplined engineering and planning consultant teams to support the progressing of various transit project initiatives in the Atlanta area. MARTA’s Infrastructure Architectural and Engineering Consulting Services program provides for on-call support for

communications systems and electrical engineering, operations and maintenance engineering, architectural engineering, and landscape architecture design for projects involving new and existing facilities throughout MARTA’s public transit system. Lea+Elliott is supporting this contract as a subconsultant to Pond & Company, with technical specialists in communications, signals, train control and traction power engineering, as well as vehicles and safety. The Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority’s General Planning and Technical Services Consulting Program contracts with multi- disciplinary consultant teams for the support of projects in the areas of general planning and conceptual design; operations and innovation; research and policy; and funding, finance and administration. Lea+Elliott is supporting this contract as a subconsultant to VHB. “The ATL” was created by the Georgia Legislature in 2018 to serve as a regional transit planning, funding and policy oversight authority for the Atlanta region. BART’s transition to CBTC in final design SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) District’s Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) Contractor, Hitachi Rail STS USA, Inc. is proceeding into their final design. BART’s CBTC project will implement a system-wide upgrade of their train control system across over 130 miles of track and 50 stations. The CBTC project is part of the Core Capacity Program to increase capacity from 24 trains per hour to 30 trains per hour through the core of BART’s system. The CBTC project will dramatically improve future BART service and positions the agency to continue to serve as the backbone of the region’s

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transportation system. Initial construction to install CBTC on test tracks is scheduled to begin in late 2022. Work at BART’s central control facilities is forecast for 2023. Lea+Elliott is proud to work with BART and other CBTC team members as a subconsultant on all Design Support During Construction (DSDC) consultant teams. Lea+Elliott staff provide commercial and technical expertise on a range of items including network design, integration with BART vehicles, existing systems and facilities and installation design. Lea+Elliott looks forward to continuing this work as the project moves from construction into testing and commissioning. LAX reaches major milestone on the APM System LOS ANGELES – Transformation continues at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) with major achievements on the APM system. With the structural completion of the 2.25- mile guideway and progress on the passenger stations– travelers at LAX can see the long-awaited APM system coming to life. Construction of the Maintenance & Storage Facility (M&SF) continues with preparation for electrification, which will power the facility to allow train car testing operations to begin later this year. When complete, the M&SF will serve as the hub of operations and maintenance of the APM trains and system. Earlier this year, placement of the third of six pedestrian bridges that will connect airport terminals to APM stations in the CTA was completed. Los Angeles World Airports’ Deputy Executive Director, Landside Access Modernization Program (LAMP), Jake Adams said, “As the Airport continues to undergo major landside and airside modernization efforts, these pedestrian bridges are a prelude to the future of connected travel at LAX.” In the next few months, systems testing is set to begin as train cars arrive at the M&SF.

Mayor Eric Garcetti, center, unveiled the first APM train car at an event Aug. 2, 2022. Image credit: LAWA

Inside the new APM Maintenance & Storage Facility Image credit: LAWA

As the APM System Consultant, Lea+Elliott is providing design and construction oversight support to LAWA for the APM Operating System, which includes guideway, stations, M&SF, and power at LAX as well as vehicle manufacturing, wayside equipment manufacturing, and software development for the Automatic Train Control system.

Diane Woodend Jones appointed to Vice Chair of Eno Center for Transportation’s Board of Directors

Lea+Elliott Chairman Diane Woodend Jones has been appointed as Vice Chair of the Eno Center for Transportation’s Board of Directors. The Eno Center for Transportation’s Board of Directors are all distinguished leaders from the public and private sectors across all modes of the transportation industry. Eno Center for Transportation is respected for providing expert research and independent perspective on transportation policy as well as exemplary professional development and leadership programs for transportation industry professionals. Diane is the Chairman of the Board and Executive Vice President of Lea+Elliott. Throughout her career, she has

led large-scale infrastructure programs in the public transit and aviation sectors. In addition to her corporate governance and management role with Lea+Elliott, Diane’s service on several other transportation industry boards includes the Mineta Transportation Institute and WTS International.

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Meet Larry Miller

Larry Miller is a problem solver. As a matter-of-fact, that’s the favorite part of his job. Tackling a problem or issue and finding root causes and workable solutions—those are the brain teasers that make him excited about work every day. “Breaking problems down for a client and putting them in relatable terms; being able to summarize problems and solutions. Those are as important as finding a problem in the first place,” he says. “I enjoy the back-and-forth with clients,” he adds. “It’s so important to understand their priorities and find out what’s meaningful for them.” One of the highlights of his 20 years with Lea+Elliott is the 13 years he spent providing guidance on the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project, a 23-mile extension of Washington’s Metrorail system, involving 11 new stations through the heart of northern Virginia and implemented in two phases. As a native of the area, he says it was exciting to work on a project in his own backyard. “ It’s meaningful to contribute on a major resource in an area you know well—a place where you grew up.” With a master’s degree in civil engineering and a minor in city and regional planning, he feels that the understanding of

both disciplines helped make his work on this project particularly successful. “I’m an engineer who can do planning,” he says. “I can do numbers and big picture.” Recently, Larry was engrossed in his work on the Boston Logan International Airport APM project, analyzing solutions to reduce landside traffic challenges. “Besides having great people to work with at our prime, AECOM, and at Massport, it is a challenging problem to solve given the physical constraints and the magnitude of the traffic issues,” he says. “Massport is a leader in addressing issues of airport mobility including encouragement of HOV access and managing transport network companies such as Uber and Lyft. The dynamics associated with that mode of access are complex, especially pre-pandemic.” Massport has been looking at a comprehensive solution to prioritize the use of curbside roadways through the introduction of an APM. Larry is also the project manager for the General Engineering Capital Programs contract for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). He led an independent design review for a commuter rail fiber optic resiliency project that led to further work to procure design-build services for implementation of the first package to install a reliable underground fiber optic communications network on 75 miles of commuter rail lines. This systemwill support the Positive Train Control and Automatic Train Control systems along those lines. Throughout his commutes from Virginia to Massachusetts, Larry and his wife Denise could envision a life in Boston and made the commitment to move to the area. Now settled into a New England lifestyle, they spend their free time in what Larry calls “active relaxation”—kayaking, biking, golfing, hiking, visiting interesting places and simply relaxing at the beach. Larry believes his success is founded on his ability to apply a holistic approach to his work. “It’s important to understand context and the potential ripple effects of solving even the smallest of problems,” he says. “Engineering is a whole lot more than addressing numbers. It’s important to communicate and understand technical issues; to develop good reports and presentations; to put your work inside the big picture. I bring objectivity to everything I do; I’m objective to a fault and that helps me every day.”

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