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PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JULY 14, 2021
Subject
SUBJECT: COUNTYWIDE PLANNING MAJOR PROJECT STATUS REPORT
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE monthly report on the Major Capital Projects in the environmental planning phase by the Chief Planning Officer.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
This month's Major Project Status Report provides the regular update for Metro's four Pillar Projects and the North Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project. This month, the report also includes an update on the Rail to River Project, in response to a Public Comment request made at the June 2021 meeting of the Planning and Programming Subcommittee.
* West Santa Ana Branch Corridor (WSAB)
Metro staff submitted the third and final round of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIS/EIR) to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on June 9, 2021 and is working on incorporating final comments. FTA is currently expected to authorize public circulation of the Draft EIS/EIR by late July 2021.
Public outreach will be conducted during the release of the Draft EIS/EIR, including the official 45-day comment period. Both in-person open houses and virtual public-hearings are being contemplated at this time. Date and time of these meetings will be finalized in the coming weeks. To enhance project awareness and access to the latest updates, several multi-media tools will be launched to inform users about the project corridor and environmental process. Communications Toolkits also will be shared with community leaders to support their engagement with constituents, and presentations and project updates are available by request.
At the June 2021, meeting of the Planning and Programming Committee, Director Solis requested an update on Metro outreach thus far in the Little Tokyo community. Outreach in Little Tokyo has involved representatives from Arts District/Little Tokyo Ne...
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