tc) oor sue astingor 0020001 202/962294 Abit of coum, Maw no February 5, 2018 VIA EMAIL, The Honorable Brian Feldman ‘The Honorable Ariana Kelly The Honorable Susan Lee ‘The Honorable Andrew Platt The Honorable Richard Madaleno ‘The Honorable Ana Sol-Gutierrez The Honorable Craig Zucker The Honorable David Moon The Honorable Kumar Barve The Honorable Jheanelle Wilkins The Honorable Anne Kaiser The Honorable Kirill Reznik The Honorable Kathleen Dumais The Honorable Charles Barkley The Honorable Marc Korman The Honorable Shane Robinson Dear Senators Feldman, Lee, Madaleno and Zucker and Delegates Barve, Kaiser, Dumais, Korman, Kelly, Platt, Sol-Gutierrez, Moon, Wilkins, Reznik, Barkley and Robinson: | want to update you on the actions underway to increase train frequency on the Red Line between Metro's Grosvenor-Strathmore and Shady Grove Rail Stations, In previous correspondence with Montgomery County, | indicated that a number of capital improvements would ultimately be required to support reliable service increases ‘on this end of the Red Line, as well as additional operating funding for equipment and personnel. While these improvements are not a predicate to increasing service, staff is working with an external consultant to study what infrastructure and operational improvements are required to operate the enhanced service from Shady Grove to Grosvenor in a reliable manner. Also, the aforementioned development and evaluation projects, which include infrastructure and station upgrades, are required to support future capacity growth and inform the capital program, Management is also refining operating expense estimates based on the rail service plans under consideration, and we are moving forward to present options to the Board of Directors according to the following schedule: * March 8, 2018 - Present Red Line major service change alternatives analysis to WMATA Board’s Customer Service, Operations, and Security (CSOS) Committee as proposed below. Alternative A: Full elimination of Grosvenor turn back with 15 trains per hour at Shady Grove, Rockville, Twinbrook and White Flint Alternative B: Partial elimination of Grosvenor turn back to increase peak period service from about seven trains per hour to 12 trains per hour at Shady Grove, Rockville, Twinbrook, and White Flint stations Alternative C: No changeRed Line Frequency Page 2 ‘* March-April 2018 - Develop hearing and outreach materials reflecting Board input ‘+ April-May 2018 - Conduct public outreach consistent with WMATA's Public Participation Plan * June 15, 2018 - Complete Title VI equity analysis + July 12, 2018 - Present staff report, including Title VI equity analysis, to Board CSOS Committee and present amendment to FY19 Budget to Board Finance Committee * July 26, 2018 - Board votes on service change, Title VI equity analysis and budget amendment ‘+ July-December 2018 - Hire/train additional operators and supervisors. + December 2018 - Advertise service changes to customers and begin enhanced service * Design and evaluation for vertical circulation and cross over improvements at Shady Grove station will be completed by the end of FY19, and will inform the scope, schedule, and budget for major capital projects. This schedule is aggressive but achievable, and enables management to comply with Board policy for major service changes (Board Resolutions 2013-27 and 2017-38), as well as the Title VI equity analysis mandated by the Federal Transit Administration, Sincerely, See . “Balik winbafeled Paul J. Wiedefeld General Manager and Chief Executive Officer cc: County Executive Isiah Leggett Montgomery County Council Montgomery House Delegation Montgomery Senate Delegation WMATA Board of Directors