Metro - File #: 2022-0626

• File #: 2022-0626
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Filed
• File created: 9/1/2022
• In control: Planning and Programming Committee
• On agenda: 10/19/2022
• Final action: 10/19/2022
• Title: RECEIVE AND FILE the update on funding and next steps for the Rail to River Active Transportation Corridor - Segment B Project.
• Indexes: Active Transportation Program, Alternatives analysis, Bell, Bicycling, Construction, First/Last Mile, Funding plan, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, Grant Aid, Huntington Park, Informational Report, Local Returns, Los Angeles County Department Of Public Works, Measure M, Metro Active Transport (MAT) project, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Partnerships, Pedestrians, Program, Project, Protection, Public health, Rail to Rail/River Active Transportation Corridor Project, Safety, Strategic planning, West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor, West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor (WSAB) Project

Date	Action By	Action	Result
10/19/2022	Planning and Programming Committee

Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 19, 2022

Subject
SUBJECT: RAIL TO RIVER ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR - SEGMENT B

Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
RECEIVE AND FILE the update on funding and next steps for the Rail to River Active Transportation Corridor - Segment B Project.


Issue
ISSUE

At the August 2022 Board meeting, staff was directed to return to the Board in October with a funding plan to further develop the Rail to River Active Transportation Corridor - Segment B Project, including environmental clearance, design, and construction.

Background
BACKGROUND

The Rail to River Segment B project (Segment B) is the eastern segment of the longer Rail to Rail/River Active Transportation Corridor. The western segment, Segment A, is currently in construction, measures approximately six (6) miles in length, and connects the Metro K Line to the Metro A (Blue) Line. Segment B extends the corridor four (4) miles east from the Metro A Line to the Los Angeles River and traverses a small segment of unincorporated Los Angeles County and the Cities of Huntington Park, Maywood, and Bell. Combined, the two segments span approximately ten (10) miles and represent a significant addition to the regional active transportation network.

In 2017, the Board adopted Randolph Street as the Locally Preferred Alternative for Segment B (Legistar File #2017-0089). Segment B was envisioned to share a segment of the railroad right-of-way (ROW) in the median of Randolph Street with the Union Pacific Railroad and the future West Santa Ana Branch (WSAB) Light Rail Transit Project. It was later determined that the existing railroad ROW could not accommodate Segment B. Consequently, Metro conducted a Supplemental Alternatives Analysis (SAA), which recommended a Randolph Street alignment within the street ROW. In August 2022, the Board approved this recommendation (Legistar File #2022-0129) and the need for coordination...