Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JANUARY 17, 2024
Subject
SUBJECT: COUNTYWIDE PLANNING MAJOR PROJECTS STATUS REPORT
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE Countywide Planning & Development Major Projects Status Report.
Issue
ISSUE
Countywide Planning and Development's major projects status report provides highlights of capital projects in the planning phases of development. These include transit corridor projects such as rail and bus rapid transit, Measure M active transportation corridor projects, and highway projects.
Background
BACKGROUND
Metro's mission is to provide a world-class transportation system that enhances the quality of life for all who live, work, and play within Los Angeles County. Countywide Planning and Development (CPD) oversees the planning of major capital projects to support this mission. The attached Project Status Report (Attachment A) provides an update on the planning progress of Metro's four Pillar Projects -- West Santa Ana Branch, Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2, C (Green) Line Extension to Torrance, and Sepulveda Transit Corridor, as well as other corridor projects in transit and active transportation. In addition, the quarterly report also includes major highways and complete streets projects in various stages of development.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
The status report provides a quarterly update on major projects as they advance through alternatives and feasibility analyses, technical analyses for environmental certification, selection of preferred projects, cost estimation and funding development, and evaluation of project delivery method. Following environmental planning milestones, projects typically transition from CPD to Program Management and are included in the Program Management Major Project Status report, provided on a quarterly basis to the Metro Board's Construction Committee.
Additionally, this quarter's report includes a response to Boar...
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