Metro - File #: 2023-0716

• File #: 2023-0716
• Type: Motion / Motion Response
• Status: Withdrawn
• File created: 11/16/2023
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 11/30/2023
• Final action: 11/30/2023
• Title: APPROVE Motion by Directors Bass, Hahn, Solis, Mitchell, Dutra, and Najarian that the Board direct the Chief Executive Officer to: A. Amend goal #4 of the 2024 Legislative Program's State Goals to include provisions for the reimbursement of transit-related services/expenses incurred during a federal or state emergency declaration. B. Promote ridership through regional coordination: 1. Coordinate with the City, County, State, and Federal agencies to take the necessary action to support the recovery phase for the communities impacted by the I-10 freeway fire and subsequent closure. 2. Collaborate with Tier 1 transit operators and Metrolink to expand and coordinate services affected by the freeway closure to encourage and promote ridership. 3. Collaborate with local jurisdictions to increase opportunities for bus priority lanes and bus signal prioritization on lines affected by the closure. 4. Collaborate with local jurisdictions and Caltrans on E-Line & A-Line signal prioritizatio...
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Ara Najarian, California State Transportation Agency, Central Los Angeles subregion, City of Los Angeles, Cleaning, Downtown Los Angeles, Fernando Dutra, Grant Aid, Hilda Solis, Holly J. Mitchell, I-10, Janice Hahn, Karen Bass, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail E Line, Motion / Motion Response, Program, Ridership, San Fernando Valley subregion, Shared mobility, South Bay Cities subregion, Transit System, Vehicle sharing, Westside Cities subregion
• Related files: 2023-0682

Date	Action By	Action	Result
11/30/2023	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting

Meeting_Body
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Preamble
Motion by:

DIRECTORS BASS, HAHN, SOLIS, MITCHELL, DUTRA, AND NAJARIAN

Related to Item 19: 2024 Legislative Program

Just after midnight on Saturday, November 11th, a destructive fire erupted below the Interstate-10 freeway (I-10) in a pallet yard in the 1700 block of East 14th Street on the outskirts of Downtown Los Angeles. This fire has resulted in a full freeway closure of the I-10 between Alameda Street and Santa Fe Avenue, stretching nearly two miles within the City of Los Angeles. This freeway closure, although temporary, has substantial impacts on travelers by severely impacting access through the core of downtown Los Angeles for the entire Southern California region. It is estimated that over 300,000 motorists traverse this corridor daily, and until this two-mile stretch of the I-10 is reopened, people who live, work, and travel in the region will have to adjust their travel patterns and commutes.

While there is good news regarding expected build times, the urgency that we must continue to bring to our ongoing efforts to help mitigate the traffic impacts on communities and commuters will remain the same. Caltrans is working around the clock with CAL FIRE, California Highway Patrol, Los Angeles County, and local agencies to reopen the I-10 as quickly as possible. Governor Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency in Los Angeles County to facilitate clean-up and repair work to support this critical transportation corridor's timely re-opening and directed Caltrans to formally request assistance through the Federal Highway Administration's Emergency Relief Program, as appropriate. Additionally, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is anticipated to take action to activate County Departments to support Caltrans and the City of Los Angeles in their efforts to conduct freeway repairs, and support impacted communities in the recovery phase as well as direct inter-jurisdictional integrated cor...