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1953 Express Buses On Freeways
1953 Express Buses On Freeways
1953 Express Buses On Freeways
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H. H. WINTER
CHAS. E. CHANDlER
LA\iARW. GARDNER
GERTRUDE E. LUTES
Bureau of Engineering
R. F. McNALLY
DALE HARLAN
CHAS. B. BENNETT
EDWARD E. RONDOT
Director,
MILTON BREIVOGEL
SAMUEL CLAUSON
Director,
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CITY ENGINEER
LLOYD ALD~ICH,
L. A. TRANSIT
MITCHELL.
P. CLARK,
K.
ROBERT
EUGENE
W,
WM.
a GENL.MGR.
LINES
P.
FLEMING.
O.
A.
SMITH.
R.
M.
BATE.
BROWN. MANAGER
NATIONAL. AUTOMOBIL.E CL.UB
B. CL.EVEs. VICE_PRESIDENT
YEL.LOW CAB CO.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEMBERS
LOS ANGELES ~ffiTROPOLITAN TRAFFIC ASSOCIATION
HERNANDO COU"TRIGHT,
PRESIDENT
BEVERLY HILLS HOTEL
STEPHEN
W. CUNNINGHAM,
PUB, IItEL.
R.
F. DEANE. P"ESIDENT
LE ROI"IX
MACHINE~Y CO.
A.
M. DELAUNEY. VICE_PIltEsIDENT
PACIFIC FINANCE COIitP.
RALPH T.
DORSEY. TRAFFIC
ENG.
O. FLEETWOOO, PUBL.ISHER
E. L.. A. TRI8UNE-GAZETTE
EXEC. VICE_P~ES.
COMPANY
PAUL O. H"'ROING
"'SS'T STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEE"
J. L.
HAUGH, PIltESIDENT
METROPOLITAN COACH LINES
HELLMAN.
REAL.TOR
F. INGOL.D, PRESIDENT
LOS ANGELES INVESTMENT
CO.
a.
Mass Transportation in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area is now accomplished by a system of street
cars, trolley coaches and motor buses;
b.
c.
The routes and operating units are governed primarily by that portion of the population which prefer public transportation to private automobiles;
d.
e.
SAM R. KENNEDY,
TH.
"OAD COM'R
R. KNUDSEN. PRESIDENT,
KNUOSEN CREAMERY OF CALIF.
CITY MANAGER
PRESIDENT
COULTER'S
J. C. MEACHAM. GENERAl.. MANAGER
HOTEL ST
TI..ER
J. W. MII..LER,
CITY M"'NAGER
OFFICER
O. A. SMITH, PRESIDENT
PACIFIC ELECTRIC RAILWAY CO.
ROBERT L. SMITH.
PUBl.ISHER
MGR. L . DIVISION
EODY UTT,
ATTORNEY
EXEC, VICEPRES.
F"'''MS.
INC.
submitted,
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VICEPRESIDENT
TREASURER
ROBT. S. BREYER.
VICEPRESIDENT
JR.,
LINDERSMITH,
STUART
PRESIDENT
VICE-PRESIDENT
VICEPRESIDENT
B. CLEVES.
W.
W.
KENDRICK,
SECRETARY
CHIEF
MANAGER
ENGINEER
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a. Existing Line s
b. Replacing Rail Lines
c. Lines on Freeways
1. Master Plan of Freeways
2. State Highways
3. Motor Coach Lines on Freeways
4. Suggested Express Motor Coach Service
5. Capacity of Freeways -- Coach Spacing
a.
b.
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2-3
6-7
8-9
10-11
12-13
14-15
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For study and discussion purposes (but not included in this report)
the coach lines of the two principal operators -- the Los Angeles
Transit Lines and the Pacif~c Electric Lines and its successor the
Metropolitan Coach Lines -- have been emphasized by special indications on a separate print of the Map, all other lines, private company or municipally operated, not being specifically identified.
However, this study makes possible a rather adequate estimate of
the public transit possibilities, and is believed to show that no
extensive and costly investigation or survey is required to determine the need for additions and betterments of coach line coverage.
The various systems are where they are because there is need for
the service -- obviously they would not exist unless they were needed and were making a profit for SOlIE one.
The principal need for evaluation and study
possibilities is in those portions where no
even here it is possible to arrive at quite
by a study of traffic flows -- quantitative
may affect them.
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The map on pages 6 and 7 is a graphic presentation of certain of the Pacific Electric Lines
now operated as passenger rail lines which will
be replaced by motor coach operation.
Modern motor coaches can be operated over a
substantial portion of the existing rail lines
on practically the same routes.
However, there are also rather long stretches
of private rights-of-way along which there are
no immediately available surface street routes.
It is necessary, therefore, to carefully examine
the possibilities which may exist for motor coach
routes in order to serve the present patrons of
the rail lines.
It is expected that routings can be found or created for the coach lines Which will result in much
time-saving and improvement of service as well.
Since this map was reproduced, the Van NuysCahuenga Pass rail line has been abandoned,
and application made to abandon the Hollywood Boulevard rail line.
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Follows companion map -- pages 14 and 15 -- indicating for the Suggested Express Motor Coach Service on
the various freeways, the POINTS OF INGRESS AND EGRESS (for local distribution off the freeways), OFFLANE STOPS PROVIDED and OFF-LANE STOPS SUGGESmD.
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coaches in order to carry 6000 persons in one direction on busy
city street must be spaced 200 feet apart -- on the freeway,
only a single lane of travel with the units spaced 2300 feet apart need be utilized to move the same number of persons during
the hour of maximum travel, and since the units are not delayed
by stop lights and cross traffic they can move about eight
times faster.
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All engineering analyses of transit proposals have found that density of population
in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area will not justify high speed and high capacity
trunk rail lines for any but the most heavily populated areas, and that veryextensive feeder bus lines would be necessary to make the trunk lines serviceable. Due
to the relatively low density of our region, mass transportation cannot be expected
to provide the extent and coverage that would persuade people to do away with their
automobiles in this automobile center of the world, even if the money is found to
finance rail rapid transit, regardless of what type is provided. However, when the
rosy dream of having rail rapid transit just as they have it in New York, London or
Paris comes up against the cold realism of "who is going to pay for it" all such
proposals meet and have met with insurmountable obstacles. Since the above map indicates also the approved freeway system upon which it is proposed to operate express coaches, it may be utilized as an aid in reaching conclusions regarding rapid
transit possibilities of the freeway express system.
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POPULATION
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VEHICLE
REGISTRATIONS
OF LOS ANGELES
AUTOS
%INC. TRUCKS
%INC. OTHERS
TOTAL
132,554
152,496
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136,5983.1144,564
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The Chart above shows that Metropolitan New York (New York-Northeast-New
Jersey)
leads in density per square mile with 9,810 population;
Los Angeles trails with
a population density per square mile of only 4,587. Cities now having mass rail
rapid transit facilities include New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and Boston -all high density cities. Reduced to per acre density, the population densities
compare as follows: New York 15.3, Chicago 15.0, Philadelphia 14.7 and Boston
10.1. Estimates for Los Angeles 1970 population shows that some of the more centrally located statistical areas may reach these volumes: Hollywood 14.3 density
per acre, Wilshire 28.8, Adams 18.1, North East 21.2 and Central 31.2.
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COACH LINES
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