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 ...
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