Metro - File #: 2015-0433

• File #: 2015-0433
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Filed
• File created: 4/30/2015
• In control: Planning and Programming Committee
• On agenda: 6/17/2015
• Final action: 6/17/2015
• Title: RECEIVE AND FILE report on implementation of the First/Last Mile Strategic Plan.
• Sponsors: Planning and Programming Committee
• Indexes: Active Transportation Program, Barriers (Roads), Board approved a Motion, Budgeting, Call For Projects, Central Los Angeles subregion, City of Los Angeles, Construction, Countywide Sustainability Planning Policy, Duarte, Eric Garcetti, Expo/Bundy Station, First/Last Mile, Grant Aid, Guidelines, Informational Report, Metro Blue Line, Metro Exposition Line, Metro Rail E Line, Motion / Motion Response, Pilot studies, Plan, Professional Services, Program, Ridesharing, Safety, San Fernando Valley subregion, Shared mobility, South Bay Cities subregion, Southern California Association Of Governments, Strategic planning, Training programs, Transit System, Vehicle sharing, Westside Cities subregion

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/17/2015	Planning and Programming Committee

Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JUNE 17, 2015

Subject/Action
SUBJECT: FIRST/LAST MILE STRATEGIC PLAN

ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
FIRST/LAST MILE STRATEGIC PLAN

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
RECEIVE AND FILE report on implementation of the First/Last Mile Strategic Plan.

Body
ISSUE

Metro Board Chair Garcetti requested staff provide an update regarding the implementation of the First/Last Mile Strategic Plan (Plan). This report details progress made to date since the adoption of the Plan.

Discussion
DISCUSSION

Since the April 2014 Metro Board adoption of the First/Last Mile Strategic Plan, staff and local agency partners have made several strides in implementing first/last mile improvements.

Background
The Plan was adopted by the Metro Board of Directors in April 2014. The goals of the Plan are to expand the reach of transit through infrastructure improvements, maximize multi-modal benefits and efficiencies, and build on the Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS) and the Metro Countywide Sustainability Planning Policy (CSPP). Based on these goals, the Plan established a planning methodology to identify and correct barriers to accessing transit. Metro staff reported to the Ad Hoc Sustainability Committee in October 2014 regarding proposed implementation concepts (see Attachment A).

Award Recognition
Since Board adoption, the Plan has received three awards recognizing the value and benefits of the Plan. In April 2015, the American Planning Association awarded Metro the "National Planning Excellence Award for a Best Practice;" this is the highest planning award in the country for this category. The American Planning Association particularly called out the ease of use of the document, its focus on safety, and its commitment to making Los Angeles County more sustainable. In June 2014, the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Planning Asso...