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Subject
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Temporary Additional Santa Barbara Service
overview
Overview
At the request of the Ventura County Transportation Commission and the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments, the Los Angeles - San Diego - San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency has been coordinating to support the restoration of peak northbound early-morning service to Santa Barbara and Goleta. This effort has led to two pathways to pursue this service, one utilizing a temporary subcontract with Metrolink for use of Los Angeles - San Diego - San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency track access rights, and the other is expediting Pacific Surfliner plans to implement service expansion to Goleta and San Luis Obispo, which is included the Los Angeles - San Diego - San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency’s Annual Business Plan. Staff seeks Board of Directors’ direction to prioritize expanded Pacific Surfliner intercity service as the pathway to provide future peak-period service while maximizing the value of available operating slots and increasing service across the entire rail corridor.
recommendation
Recommendation(s)
Direct staff to prioritize all efforts to pursue Pacific Surfliner service expansion including the 6th roundtrip to Goleta and 3rd roundtrip to San Luis Obispo as the pathway to provide additional intercity rail service.