File #: 2024-0554   
Type: Informational Report Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 8/22/2024 In control: Planning and Programming Committee
On agenda: 10/23/2024 Final action:
Title: RECEIVE AND FILE Countywide Planning & Development Major Projects Status Report.
Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
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Attachments: 1. Attachment A - Project Status Report
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Meeting_Body

PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE

OCTOBER 23, 2024

 

Subject

SUBJECT:                     COUNTYWIDE PLANNING MAJOR PROJECT STATUS

 

Action

ACTION:                     RECEIVE AND FILE

 

Heading

RECOMMENDATION

 

Title

RECEIVE AND FILE Countywide Planning & Development Major Projects Status Report.

 

Issue

ISSUE

 

Countywide Planning and Development’s major projects status report provides highlights of capital projects in planning phases of development. These include transit corridor projects such as rail and bus rapid transit, Measure M active transportation corridor projects, and highway projects.

 

Background

BACKGROUND

 

Metro’s mission is to provide a world-class transportation system that enhances the quality of life for all who live, work, and play within Los Angeles County. Countywide Planning and Development (CPD) oversees the planning of major capital projects to support this mission. The attached Project Status Report (Attachment A) provides an update on the planning progress of Metro’s four Pillar Projects - Southeast Gateway Line, Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2, C (Green) Line Extension to Torrance, and Sepulveda Transit Corridor, as well as other transit and active transportation corridor projects.

 

In addition, the quarterly report includes complete streets and highway projects in various stages of development.

 

Discussion

DISCUSSION

 

The status report provides a quarterly update on major projects as they advance through alternatives and feasibility analyses, technical analyses for environmental certification, selection of preferred projects, cost estimation and funding development, and evaluation of project delivery method. Following environmental planning milestones, projects typically transition from CPD to Program Management and are included in the Program Management Major Project Status report, which is provided on a quarterly basis to the Metro Board’s Construction Committee.

 

This quarter, the reporting on Metro’s Complete Streets and Highways projects has been deferred until January 2025, at which time staff will return with a restructured reporting format to more effectively communicate the various projects’ safety, cost and funding, and community engagement activities.  The Pacific Coast Highway projects in the City of Malibu and the Pacific Coast Highway Master Plan remain in this quarter’s report.  Staff also will take this opportunity to revisit the Equity Assessments for the CSH and transit projects, also to be presented next quarter as described in the Equity Platform section below.

 

Equity_Platform

EQUITY PLATFORM

 

Because this report is provided on a regular basis and includes status updates for multiple projects, equity assessments were provided previously as baseline summaries with subsequent updates when equity conditions changed.  This quarter, any equity-related developments are included in Attachment A.  Next quarter, staff will return with a refreshed set of baseline assessments for all projects. 

 

Implementation_of_Strategic_Plan_Goals

IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS

 

The development of projects included in this report supports Strategic Plan Goal #1 by delivering high-quality mobility options that enable people to spend less time traveling.

 

Next_Steps

NEXT STEPS

 

Staff will continue to advance these projects through the planning phases. The next quarterly update will be provided in January 2025.

 

Attachments

ATTACHMENTS

 

Attachment A - Project Status Report

 

Prepared_by

Prepared by:

 

Michelle Smith, Executive Officer, Complete Streets & Highways (213) 547-4368

Avital Barnea, Senior Executive Officer, Multimodal Integrated Planning (213) 547-4317

David Mieger, Senior Executive Officer, Countywide Planning and

Development, (213) 922-3040

Allison Yoh, Deputy Chief Planning Officer (Interim), (213) 922-4812

 

                                                               

 

Reviewed_By

Reviewed by: Ray Sosa, Chief Planning Officer, (213) 922-2920