Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
MARCH 18, 2020
Subject
SUBJECT: OPEN STREETS GRANT PROGRAM CYCLE FOUR
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Metro Open Streets Grant Program Cycle Four Application Package and Guidelines.
Issue
ISSUE
In June 2013 the Board introduced Motion 72 (Attachment A), directing staff to award up to $2 million annually to support Open Streets events. Cycle Four Application and Guidelines (Attachment B) build on the Cycles One, Two, Three and 2020 Mini-Cycle framework and support a competitive, regional, and equitable process. Board authorization of the Metro Open Streets Cycle Four competitive grant program framework and release of competitive application package and guidelines are needed in order to proceed.
Background
BACKGROUND
Open Streets events are one-day events that temporarily close streets to automotive traffic and open them to people walking, bicycling, or rolling. Cycles One, Two, Three, and the 2020 Mini-Cycle of the Metro Open Streets Grant Program were successful in encouraging participants to ride transit, walk and ride a bicycle on urban streets, possibly for the first time. The program contributes to meeting Metro objectives by encouraging future transportation mode shift and encouraging civic engagement to foster the development of multi-modal policies and infrastructure at the local level. The Metro Open Streets Grant Program provides opportunities for economic development and the improvement of public health by getting people out of their cars and onto the streets, patronizing local businesses, while exercising and interacting with their community.
The Metro Outreach booth at Open Streets events also provides a platform for public input on Metro active transportation corridor projects and programs, such as the LA River Gap Closure, Rail to River, and the Metro Bike Share Program, as well as various transit corridor projects throughout Los Ang...
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