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Type:
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Informational Report
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Status:
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Agenda Ready
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On agenda:
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9/20/2023
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Final action:
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Title:
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RECEIVE AND FILE status report on the Metro C (Green) Line Extension to Torrance Project.
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Indexes:
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"Hot Spots" Program, 7th Street/Metro Center Station, Air pollution, Air quality, Air transportation, Air travel, Airport Metro Connector (AMC) Station Project, Alignment, Alternatives analysis, Beach Cities Transit, Bids, C Line (Green) Extension to Torrance, California Environmental Quality Act, California State Transportation Agency, Construction, Construction Acquisitions, Council Of Governments, Crenshaw Station, Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Project, Design build, Downtown Los Angeles, Environmental Impact Report, Federal Transit Administration, Grant Aid, Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, Hawthorne, Hawthorne/Lennox Station, Housing, I-405, Informational Report, Inglewood, Lane closure, Lawndale, Light rail transit, Los Angeles International Airport, Measure M, Measure R, Metro Rail B Line, Metro Rail C Line, Metro Rail D Line, Metro Rail E Line, Metro Rail K Line, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Mitigation, National Environmental Policy Act Of 1969, Norwalk El Segundo Transit Project, Outreach, Peak periods, Project, Purchasing, Quiet Zone, Rail transit, Redondo Beach, Redondo Beach Station - North, Redondo Beach Station - South, Redondo Beach Transit Center, Residential streets, Ridership, Safety, South Bay Cities subregion, South Bay Service Sector, Southern California Association Of Governments, Subdivisions, Surveys, Technical reports, Torrance, Torrance Transit Park and Ride Regional Terminal, Transfers, Transit buses, Transit centers, Travel time, Vehicle miles of travel, Vibration, Walking, Zoning
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Meeting_Body PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 Subject SUBJECT: C LINE EXTENSION TO TORRANCE UPDATE REPORT Action ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE Heading RECOMMENDATION Title RECEIVE AND FILE status report on the Metro C (Green) Line Extension to Torrance Project. Issue ISSUE This report provides an update on the Metro C Line Extension to Torrance Project (Project), summarizing regional and local benefits, results from a recent community poll, public comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR), and a technical comparison of the Proposed Project, Options, and Alternatives to the Project studied through the environmental process under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Background BACKGROUND The Metro C Line Extension to Torrance would provide rapid, high-capacity transit connecting the South Bay, a major jobs center, with the rest of LA County's growing Metro rail network. The Proposed Project would extend light rail 4.5 miles south from the Redondo Beach (Marine) Station through the cities of Lawndale, Redondo Beach, and Torrance, terminating at the new Mary K. Giordano Regional Transit Center (Torrance Transit Center). By linking the Metro rail system with two new bus transit centers in the cities of Redondo Beach and Torrance, the Project would extend the reach of transit to the greater South Bay region. The Project has funding from Measure R ($272M in 2008), Measure M ($619M in 2016), and a grant ($231M in 2018) from the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA). The first concept of a rail connection to the South Bay was envisioned as part of the regional rail network in Proposition A (1980) with the goal of connecting LA County via rapid rail service. In 1993, Metro purchased the 26-mile Harbor Subdivision freight corridor from the BNSF Railway (BNSF) predecessor with the goal of providing rail service between Downtown Los Angeles and the South ... Click here for full text
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