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Type:
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Project
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Status:
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Consent Calendar
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On agenda:
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1/27/2022
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Final action:
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1/27/2022
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Title:
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CONSIDER:
A. APPROVING the Los Angeles Union Station (LAUS) as the terminus for the 19.3-mile West Santa Ana Branch (WSAB) Project; and
B. APPROVING the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) as Slauson/A Line (Blue) to Pioneer Station with the Maintenance and Storage Facility located in the City of Bellflower; and
C. ACCELERATING the Slauson/A Line to LAUS segment before Measure M Expenditure Plan FY 41-43 by:
* Identifying a cost-effective alignment route in lieu of the all-grade separated configuration currently assumed for the Slauson/A Line (Blue) to Union Station segment;
* Reengaging the community to best define a project, including alignment profile, station locations, and design, that meets the changing mobility needs of Little Tokyo, Arts District, LAUS and surrounding area residents, employees, and businesses;
* Preparing a separate environmental document for this segment; and
D. IDENTIFYING interim bus connections to connect Slauson/A Line to Union Station, as part of t...
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Indexes:
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7th Street/Metro Center Station, Alignment, Artesia, Arts District, Bellflower, Budgeting, Capital Project, Central Los Angeles subregion, Cerritos, City of Los Angeles, Construction, Downtown Los Angeles, Draft EIS/EIR was published, Environmental Impact Report, Environmental impact statements, Federal Transit Administration, Funding plan, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, Grade separations, Grand/LATTC Station, Huntington Park, I-105, Light rail transit, Little Tokyo, Little Tokyo/Arts District Station, Long range planning, Long Range Transportation Plan, Los Angeles Union Station, Maintenance, Maintenance facilities, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail B Line, Metro Rail C Line, Metro Rail D Line, Metro Rail E Line, Metro Rail L Line, Minorities, New Starts Program, Notice Of Preparation, Paramount, Pico Station, Plan, Project, Public private partnerships, Railroad commuter service, Record Of Decision, South Gate, Station 0702, Station 0704, Storage facilities, Surveys, Technical Advisory Committee, West Santa Ana Branch Corridor - Administration (Project), West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor, West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor (WSAB) Project, Westside/Central Service Sector, Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station
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Meeting_Body PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE JANUARY 19, 2022 Subject SUBJECT: WEST SANTA ANA BRANCH TRANSIT CORRIDOR PROJECT Action ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS Heading RECOMMENDATION Title CONSIDER: A. APPROVING the Los Angeles Union Station (LAUS) as the terminus for the 19.3-mile West Santa Ana Branch (WSAB) Project; and B. APPROVING the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) as Slauson/A Line (Blue) to Pioneer Station with the Maintenance and Storage Facility located in the City of Bellflower; and C. ACCELERATING the Slauson/A Line to LAUS segment before Measure M Expenditure Plan FY 41-43 by: * Identifying a cost-effective alignment route in lieu of the all-grade separated configuration currently assumed for the Slauson/A Line (Blue) to Union Station segment; * Reengaging the community to best define a project, including alignment profile, station locations, and design, that meets the changing mobility needs of Little Tokyo, Arts District, LAUS and surrounding area residents, employees, and businesses; * Preparing a separate environmental document for this segment; and D. IDENTIFYING interim bus connections to connect Slauson/A Line to Union Station, as part of the Slauson/A Line to LAUS Segment study. Issue ISSUE Metro is the lead agency for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) EIR clearance, and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is the lead agency for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) EIS clearance. The Draft EIS/R is a combined document satisfying the NEPA and CEQA requirements. Board action on the selection of an LPA is needed to prepare the Final EIS/EIR to avoid schedule delays. The Measure M Ordinance identified a "FY28-30" segment, an approximately 6-mile segment for $1 billion with the opening date of 2028 to 2030, and a "FY41-43" segment for approximately $3 billion (in 2015 dollars) with an opening date of 2041 to 2043. This 6-mile first segment delineation was included in the Measure M E... Click here for full text
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