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REGULAR BOARD MEETING
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
Preamble
Motion by:
Garcetti, Kuehl, Butts, Solis and Hahn
Item 32.3: Congestion Pricing
As Los Angeles County continues to grow, the region should consider every strategy to provide accessible and affordable transportation for everyone. Congestion Pricing is a promising strategy to accomplish the region’s mobility goals.
MTA must undertake a Congestion Pricing Feasibility Study that thoroughly and deliberately investigates all potential congestion pricing models and examines their effects on mobility, equity, and environmental sustainability, so that the Board has the information to make a fully informed decision.
Mobility and access to opportunity are fundamental to achieving social equity and fostering a thriving regional economy. It is important that MTA understand and prioritize the mobility benefits of congestion pricing and other traffic reduction strategies for our region. Accordingly, revenue generation should not be the primary reason to study congestion pricing.
Subject
SUBJECT: CONGESTION PRICING
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APPROVE Motion by Garcetti, Kuehl, Butts, Solis and Hahn that the Board direct the CEO to:
A. Move forward with a Congestion Pricing Feasibility Study entitled “The Re-Imagining of LA County”;
B. Ensure the Congestion Pricing Feasibility Study fully addresses and incorporates the parameters identified in the January 2019 Motions 43.1 (Butts) and 43.2 (Solis, Garcetti, Dupont-Walker, Butts, Hahn), which include, but are not limited to, a detailed implementation timeline, cost estimates, sources of funding, and an equity strategy execution plan;
C. Move forward to explore fees for Transportation Network Company (TNC) trips in Los Angeles County; and
D. Report back on the all the above at the April 2019 Board cycle.