Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
Subject
SUBJECT: REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AMENDMENTS
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPROVE the amendments to the Regional Transportation Improvement Program as shown in Attachment A.
Issue
ISSUE
In March 2024, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) adopted the 2024?State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), which included the Regional Transportation Improvement Plan (RTIP) for Los Angeles County. In July 2024, the Board approved changes requested by the City of Los Angeles to State Route 710 Mobility Improvement Projects (SR-710 MIPs) that are currently programmed in the RTIP. The Board action necessitates changes to the RTIP to consistently reflect the updated MIPs, including partially deprogramming STIP funds from the Soto Street Widening Project and reallocating the STIP funds to other MIPs.
Background
BACKGROUND
The STIP is a five-year capital improvement program for transportation projects that is?updated every two years. Metro?is responsible for submitting the RTIP to every two-year STIP cycle and managing the RTIP in between STIP cycles. To manage the RTIP, Metro may request amendments to change the scope, cost, or program year of existing RTIP projects and propose new projects.
Two MIPs are currently programmed in the RTIP: the City of Los Angeles' Soto Street Widening Project and the County of Los Angeles' USC Medical Center Mobility Improvements [Valley Blvd Multimodal/Safety Improvements]. The Soto Street Widening Project is programmed with $26.3 million of STIP and will reconfigure Soto Street to increase travel lanes, introduce protected bicycle facilities, and widen and construct new sidewalks between Multnomah Street and Mission Road. The USC Medical Center Mobility Improvements [Valley Blvd Multimodal/Safety Improvements] is programmed with $27.3 million of STIP and will improve transit, bicy...
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