Exhibits J, Grade Crossings Standards Manual - Metrolink

NOTES:PEDESTRIAN CROSSING SHOULD PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLISTS AND PERSONSWITH DISABILITIES WHILE NAVIGATING THE CROSSING. DURING THE DESIGN OF THE CROSSING, THE DESIGNENGINEER SHALL CONSIDER FACTORS SUCH AS PRESENT OF STATIONS IN THE VICINITY, ESTABLISHMENT OFQUIET ZONES, NUMBER OF TRACKS, TRAVEL DISTANCE ACROSS TRACKS TO REACH A SAFE REFUGE LOCATION,SKEW AND VERTICAL PROFILE ACROSS THE CROSSING, VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS, VOLUME OF PEDESTRIANACTIVITY, CURRENT AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN AND AROUND THE CROSSING AND RIGHT-OF-WAY.IN THE DISCUSSION OF THE DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS, THE TERM "FULL PEDESTRIAN TREATMENTS" SHALLINCLUDE SIGNAGE, MARKINGS, CHANNELIZATION, ACTIVE WARNING DEVICES WITH GATES AND SWING GATES.SCRRA’s POLICY AND PRACTICE IS TO APPLY FULL PEDESTRIAN TREATMENTS TO HIGHWAY RAIL CROSSINGS.THE ATTACHED FIGURE GRAPHICALLY SHOWS THE DECISION STEPS THAT SHALL BE FOLLOWED DURING THEDESIGN OF THE PEDESTRIAN TREATMENT AT CROSSINGS. THIS PROCESS SHALL BE SIMILAR FOR ANY TYPEOF PEDESTRIAN CROSSING AND DEFINES THE SCRRA RECOMMENDED APPROACH TO THE APPLICATION OFPEDESTRIAN TREATMENTS AT CROSSINGS.DECISION POINT 1THE EXISTENCE OF PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY SHALL BE DETERMINED. THIS INCLUDES SIDEWALKS LEADING UP TOTHE RIGHT-OF-WAY, OR EVIDENCE OF PEDESTRIANS CROSSING AT THE LOCATION. SCRRA STANDARDS CALLFOR THE ADDITION OF PEDESTRIAN TREATMENTS IF PEDESTRIANS UTILIZE THE AREA FOR CROSSING. THEDESIGN ENGINEER SHALL TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS WHEN EVIDENCE OF ACTIVITY EXISTS WITHOUTPEDESTRIAN FACILITIES:DETERMINE IF THE PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY IS LEGAL.WORK WITH THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY TO IMPLEMENT SIDEWALKS.IF WARRANTED, THE DESIGN SHALL PROVIDE SIDEWALKS OVER THE RIGHT-OF-WAY.IF WARRANTED, TAKE STEPS TO PREVENT POSSIBLE TRESPASSING.DECISION POINT 2IF THE CROSSING IS TO BE INCLUDED IN A QUIET ZONE, THE CROSSING SHALL RECEIVE FULL TREATMENTFOR SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS AND QUIET ZONE SIGNAGE SHALL BE INSTALLED.DECISION POINT 3THE TYPE OF PEDESTRIAN CROSSING IS ANALYZED AT THIS STEP. A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING WITHIN ASTATION - OR A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING ASSOCIATED WITH A VEHICLE CROSSING ADJACENT TO THE STATION -REQUIRES FULL PEDESTRIAN TREATMENT.DECISION POINT 4IS THE CROSSING LOCATED WITHIN A 10 MINUTE WALKING DISTANCE OF A SCHOOL, HOSPITAL, OR OTHERFACILITY THAT CAN BE EXPECTED TO SUPPORT DISABLED PEOPLE? IF THE ANSWER IS YES TO ANY OF THELISTED FACILITIES, THEN THE CROSSING REQUIRES FULL PEDESTRIAN TREATMENT. IF THE ANSWER IS NO,THEN IS THERE SIGNIFICANT PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY AT THE CROSSING? IN ORDER TO ANSWER NO TOWEATHER THERE IS SIGNIFICANT PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY, THE DESIGN ENGINEER SHALL CONDUCT A STUDY OFTHE CROSSING, IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE VOLUME OF PEDESTRIANS USING THE CROSSING BOTH ON-PEAKAND OFF-PEAK HOURS, THE TYPES OF PEDESTRIANS (i.e. SCHOOL CHILDREN, ELDERLY, DISABLED, BIKERIDERS, etc.) AND THE BEHAVIOR PATTERN OF THE PEDESTRIANS (ARE THE PEDESTRIANS BEHAVING IN ASAFE MANNER IN USING THE CROSSING, COGNIZANT OF POTENTIAL TRAIN ACTIVITY), AND THEN DISCUSSTHE RESULTS OF THIS STUDY WITH SCRRA AND CPUC FOR CLEAR CONSENSUS WITH THE SAFETY REVIEWTEAM AS TO THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF SIGNIFICANT PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY. FULL TREATMENTS AREREQUIRED IN THE EVENT OF A YES ANSWER TO ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS.DECISION POINT 5DOES THE CROSSING HAVE THREE OR MORE MAIN OR CONTROLLED SIDING RAILROAD TRACKS? IF THE ANSWERIS YES, THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSING SHALL BE GRADE SEPERATED. THE GRADE SEPERATION CAN BE ANOVERHEAD OR UNDERPASS.DECISION POINT 6DOES THE CROSSING HAVE TWO MAIN RAILROAD TRACKS? THIS DECISION POINT IS ARRANGED SO THAT AYES ANSWER FOR THIS QUESTION ACCOUNTS FOR TWO TRACKS IN RURAL AREAS THAT SEE FEW PEDESTRIANS.IN THIS CASE, IT MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE TO INSTALL FULL PEDESTRIAN TREATMENTS, BUT SHALLNEED APPROVAL FROM SCRRA. IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT, HOWEVER, FULL TREATMENTS ARE REQUIREDWHEN MULTIPLE TRACKS ARE IN A LOCATION WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY.DECISION POINT 7DOES THE CROSSING LOCATION HAVE RESTRICTED VISIBILITY? FULL TREATMENTS ARE REQUIRED WHENTHERE IS LIMITED VISIBILITY AT CROSSINGS.DECISION POINT 8IS THE RIGHT-OF-WAY NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH THE MANUAL UNOBTAINABLE? IF NOT, THEN FULL PEDESTRIANTREATMENTS ARE REQUIRED. SCRRA STANDARD DRAWINGS INCLUDE VARIATIONS TO THE STANDARD CONFIGURATIONDEPENDING ON THE AVAILABLE RIGHT-OF-WAY. IN CASES WHERE THE RIGHT-OF-WAY REQUIRED FOR THE USE OFONE OF THESE STANDARD APPLICATIONS CANNOT BE AQUIRED DUE TO EXISTING PROPERTY USES, OR BECAUSEOF OTHER CONDITIONS, THE DESIGN ENGINEER SHALL REQUEST A DEVIATION FROM STANDARD, AND DESIGN A NONSTANDARD APPLICATION.CROSSING CONSIDERED FORQUIET ZONE{2VEHICLE/PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGWITH ADJACENT PASSENGER STATION(INCLUDING LIGHT RAIL)SCHOOL ZONEHOSPITAL ZONENOTE 1ADJACENT ADA FACILITY }SIGNIFICANT PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITYLEVELS ACCUR3 OR MORE MAIN OR CONTROLLEDSIDING TRACKSTWO MAIN TRACKSVISIBILITY RESTRICTED ON APPROACHSTANDARD PASSIVE-NOTE 3FEATURES{FULL STANDARDTREATMENTSBEGINNOEXISTING PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITYDECISIONSIDEWALKS LEADING TO THEPOINTRAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY1YESPROVIDE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS/CHANNELIZATION{NODECISIONPOINTYESNODECISIONPOINT3YESNODECISIONPOINT4YESNODECISIONPOINT5YESNODECISIONPOINT6YESNODECISIONPOINT7YESNOCONSTRAINED RIGHT OF WAY - NOTE 2DECISIONDECISIONNOUNABLE TO FIT PEDESTRIAN GATE(s)POINTPOINT8A8BYESYESNO SPECIAL PEDESTRIAN TREATMENT REQ.(ADD SIGNAGE TO DISALLOW PEDS)AND PASSIVE WARNING DEVICESPROVIDE SWING GATESPROVIDE ACTIVE WARNING DEVICESPROVIDE PEDESTRIAN GRADE SEPARATIONNOTES:1 11. TEN MINUTE WALK RULE - CROSSING LOCATED WITHIN TEN MINUTES WALK ( TO MILE WALK).3 22. SCRRA APPROVAL REQUIRED.3. FOR PASSIVE WARNING DEVICES, THE DESIGNER SHALL USE THE FOLLOWING ORDER FROM LEAST THE MOST:A. SIGNAGE (IF NO SIDEWALKS ARE PRESENT OR PLANNED).B. SIGNAGE AND DETECTABLE STRIP.C. SIGNAGE, DETECTABLE STRIPS AND SWING GATES.D. SIGNAGE, DETECTABLE STRIPS, SWING GATES AND CHANNELIZATION.PRE-FINAL SUBMITTAL- - -- -REV.DATEREVISIONSDESCRIPTIONDES.ENG.DRAWN BY: A. CARLOS DATE:12/12/09APPROVED BYMANAGER: CIVIL ENGINEERINGDIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTIONTHE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAREGIONAL RAIL AUTHORITYOR ITS OFFICERS OR AGENTSSHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLEFOR THE ACCURACY ORCOMPLETENESS OF THISPLAN SHEETSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL RAIL AUTHORITY700 SOUTH FLOWER STREET, 26TH FLOORLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90017ENGINEERING STANDARDSPEDESTRIAN CROSSING DESIGNCONSIDERATION TABLESTANDARDSCALE:REVISION SHEET4004NONE- 1 OF 1CADD FILE:ES4004