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AD HOC 2028 OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC GAMES COMMITTEE
JANUARY 15, 2025
Subject
SUBJECT: 2028 MOBILITY CONCEPT PLAN - WORKSTREAM HIGHLIGHTS
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE ORAL REPORT
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE oral report on the Mobility Concept Plan Workstream Highlights.
Issue
ISSUE
This is an oral report to highlight the work completed in two Mobility Concept Plan workstreams: First/Last Mile/Open Streets and Mobility Hubs. There are currently 12 subcommittees led by Metro and other members of the Games Mobility Executives, as follows:
1. Games Enhanced Transit Service (GETS)/Zero Emission Bus
2. Games Route Network (GRN) and Traffic Management
3. Mobility Hubs
4. Countywide Bus Only Lanes
5. First/Last Mile Improvements/Open Streets
6. Key Stations/LRT Improvements
7. Regional Rail
8. Communications and Outreach
9. Travel and Freight Demand Management and Universal Basic Mobility
10. Accessibility - Universal and Inclusive Design
11. Wayfinding
12. Heat
At each Ad Hoc Committee meeting, Metro will highlight two of them in greater detail.
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EQUITY PLATFORM
Staff continues to work with the Office of Equity and Race (OER) to ensure that programs and projects identified within the Mobility Concept Plan (MCP) follow Metro’s Equity guidelines. Staff emphasized equity in the prioritization of the project list with a weighted score of 40 percent. Projects with higher equity scores ranked higher overall and were included in the 2022 MCP Prioritized Project List. Over the past twelve months, staff worked with OER to pilot the Equity Planning & Evaluation Tool (EPET) as part of the development of implementation plans, inclusive of both the First/Last Mile and Mobility Hubs workstreams.
As part of the EPET process staff connected broad MCP policy goals like access, air quality, and infrastructure to community results of improving accessibility, environmentally justice, and interconnectivity. Staff also identified concrete key performance indicators (KPI), such as increased Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance for new infrastructure, reduced vehicle miles traveled (VMT) normalized by census population to calculate reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, and increased number of crosswalks added and/or improved wayfinding signage, miles of bike lanes, improved sidewalks, etc. Last, staff identified data sources and methodology by which to evaluate the KPIs as well as leads responsible for implementation and monitoring.
The guidance stemming from these reports will steer further development of any project under these workstreams, in particular those funded via the Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) grant. Further, the work will support staff in identifying existing disparities that might impact how different users experience the MCP projects and inform project design to better address their unmet needs, reduce negative or unintended impacts, and improve access to opportunity. As part of these efforts, Metro staff will prioritize enhancements to first/last mile and mobility hubs to create more seamless and inclusive user experiences, both leading up to and following the 2028 Games. These improvements aim to leave a lasting legacy for Angelenos by fostering equitable and sustainable access to transportation across the region.
Prepared_by
Prepared by: Jacqueline Torres, Senior Director, Office of Strategic Innovation, (213) 547-4208
Kasey Shuda, Senior Director, Office of Strategic Innovation, (213) 454-6479
Ernesto Chaves, Executive Officer, Office of Strategic Innovation, (213) 547- 4362
Marcel Porras, Deputy Chief, Office of Strategic Innovation, (213) 922-2606
Reviewed_By
Reviewed by: Seleta Reynolds, Chief Innovation Officer, (213) 922-4656
