Meeting_Body
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
JANUARY 18, 2017
Subject
SUBJECT: TWENTY-EIGHT BY '28 PROJECT LIST-
TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT GUIDE IN
TANDEM WITH THE 2028 OLYMPIC AND
PARALYMPIC GAMES
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPROVE the Twenty-Eight by '28 list provided in Attachment A.
Issue
ISSUE
At the September Board Meeting, Chair Garcetti announced the "Twenty-Eight by '28 Initiative" to highlight projects for completion by the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. At the direction of the Chair, staff developed a draft candidate list of projects that included Measure R, Measure M and other projects already slated for completion by 2028, as well as "aspirational" project schedules that propose to be accelerated by 2028 ("aspirational" is defined as a project that has a current delivery date later than 2028).
At its November Board Meeting, the Board received and filed the draft list of projects. The Board discussed that the initiative is helpful in articulating a vision for what Metro seeks to achieve by 2028, which facilitates obtaining needed support from Metro's many partners in delivering a transformative transportation investment program for Los Angeles County by the commencement of the 2028 Games. Investments on this list are distributed countywide, demonstrating proactive regional coordination. Furthermore, the Board noted that any post-2028 project not on the list could still be considered for schedule acceleration per the Board's Early Project Delivery Strategy.
Pursuant to the Measure M Ordinance, project acceleration may only occur if doing so does not delay the delivery of any other project. Accordingly, the 2028 Games presents an opportunity to advocate for accelerated resources, particularly from the state and federal government, to achieve early project delivery of the aspirational schedules and additional projects.
By identifying projects with aspirational schedules alongside pro...
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