In+Motion_Summer 2022

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

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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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