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PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
Subject
SUBJECT: INTRODUCTION TO COUNTYWIDE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT'S FISCAL YEAR 2018 WORK PROGRAM
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE the Countywide Planning and Development Fiscal Year 2018 Work Program.
Issue
ISSUE
This is an introduction to Countywide Planning and Development's Fiscal Year 2018 Work Program, which initiates future quarterly updates on significant projects and programs.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Countywide Planning and Development (CPD) is responsible for planning the Los Angeles County's regional transit system and programming federal, state and local transportation funds for the county's transit system, highway program and locally-sponsored, regionally-significant projects for all modes of transportation and related programs. As such, it is at the forefront for many of Metro's planning and policy efforts, along with having a significant role in the continuing implementation of those efforts through numerous programs. Direction and decisions about these significant policy and planning efforts come from the Metro Board of Directors.
This introductory overview of Countywide Planning and Development's Fiscal Year 2018 Work Program provides the foundation for future quarterly updates to keep the Board informed about the Board's prior and future decisions.
Countywide Planning and Development is comprised of four sections:
Long Range Transportation and Transit Corridors Planning
* maintain and update the Long Range Transportation Plan and its near-term capital investment plan (short range transportation plan)
* study, plan, design and environmentally clear new and substantially modified transit corridors involving a robust public process
* perform transportation modeling services
* provide research services
* facilitate subregional planning
Community Mobility Planning
* active transportation
* shared mobility
* sustainabili...
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