Metro - File #: 2017-0554

• File #: 2017-0554
• Type: Motion / Motion Response
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 8/10/2017
• In control: Planning and Programming Committee
• On agenda: 10/18/2017
• Title: RECEIVE AND FILE report on First/Last Mile Program Status in response to Board Motion 51 (July 27, 2017).
• Sponsors: Planning and Programming Committee
• Indexes: Active Transportation Program, Airport Metro Connector (AMC) Station Project, Budgeting, Capital Project, First/Last Mile, Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority, Gold Line Foothill Extension 2B, Grant Aid, Guidelines, Inglewood, James Butts, Local Returns, Measure M, Metro Affordable Transit Connected Housing Program, Metro Blue Line, Metro Crenshaw Line, Metro Gold Line, Metro Purple Line, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail D Line, Metro Rail K Line, Metro Rail L Line, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Motion / Motion Response, Outreach, Pedestrians, Procurement, Program, Project, San Fernando, San Fernando Valley Service Sector, San Fernando Valley subregion, South Bay Cities subregion, South Bay Service Sector, Transit Oriented Community, Twenty-eight by '28 Initiative, Walking, Westside Subway Extension/Purple Line Extension Phase 2, Westside Subway Extension/Purple Line Extension Phase 3
• Related files: 2017-0523

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PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 18, 2017

Subject
SUBJECT: FIRST/LAST MILE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
UPDATE

Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
RECEIVE AND FILE report on First/Last Mile Program Status in response to Board Motion 51 (July 27, 2017).

Issue
ISSUE

This report responds to Metro Board Motion 51 (July 27, 2017) which required a report to the Planning and Programming Committee on progress implementing previous Board direction related to First/Last Mile. Specifically, the Board adopted Motion 14.1 in May 2016 calling for a range of First/Last Mile planning, funding, and implementation activities and Motion 14.2 in June 2016 allowing for local implementation of First/Last Mile for new transit project to be counted toward fulfilling the 3% local contribution for rail projects. This report follows a December 1, 2016 report to the Board establishing a slate of new program activities and delineating resource needs.

Discussion
DISCUSSION

On December 1, 2016, the First/Last Mile Motion Response identified new projects/programs which organize and operationalize direction given by the Board in Motions 14.1 and 14.2. The December 1, 2016 report further delineated resource needs including staffing and consultant budget necessary to carry out the work. In updating progress, this report follows the program structure described in that prior report which grouped First/Last Mile activities as follows:
* Transit Capital Projects Guidelines to Integrate First/Last Mile
* Countywide First/Last Mile Planning
* Purple Line Sections 2 & 3 First/Last Mile Planning and Design
* Matching Grant Funding / Grant Technical Assistance

At this stage, staff has taken steps to establish each of these program areas. Of note, the Countywide Planning and Development Department structure now includes a dedicated First/Last Mile Planning group which is organized as part of a larger Transit Oriented Communities (T...