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MEASURE M INDEPENDENT TAXPAYER OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Subject
SUBJECT: MEASURE M ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION UPDATES
Action
ACTION: ORAL REPORT
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE oral report on Measure M Active Transportation, programmed revenues, and uses to support discussion on the effective and efficient use of funds.
Issue
ISSUE
To support the discussion for the effective and efficient use of funds, this quarterly presentation provides the committee with the status of Metro activities in active transportation related to Measure M projects including the LA River Waterway & System Bike Path, the Metro Active Transport Program, Multi-Year Subregional Program, and the First/Last Mile Program.
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EQUITY PLATFORM
The Measure M related activities for active transportation include the Active Transportation Strategic Plan (ATSP) and subsequent Metro Active Transport, Transit and First/Last Mile (MAT) Program, as well as two projects in the Measure M Expenditure Plan that will connect the pathway along the Los Angeles River. Metro also engages in First/Last Mile planning for the benefit of communities with existing and future major transit stops. Equity is built into Metro's approach to all of these activities.
The 2023 ATSP identified and prioritized a regional active transportation network based on criteria including overlap with Equity Focus Communities (EFC). Projects on the ATSP regional network are eligible for funding from Cycle 2 of the MAT Program. MAT Cycle 2 project applications will also be evaluated based on factors including robust participation of Community-based Organizations (CBO). Projects that were submitted for Cycle 1 of the MAT Program in 2020 were given bonus points for location within EFCs and all selected projects that are being developed using Cooperative Agreements with Metro include CBO participation.
The LA River Project - Central City section directly serves seven EFC Census Tracts ...
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