Meeting_Body
AD-HOC SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE
JULY 15, 2015
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: URBAN GREENING PLAN UPDATE
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE status report on the progress of the Urban Greening Plan for Park and Ride Lots and Station Areas.
Issue
ISSUE
Metro received a grant from the State Strategic Growth Council to develop an Urban Greening Plan for Park and Ride Lots and Station Areas. Consultants were brought on board in fall and winter 2014. Staff provided the first project status update at the May 20, 2015 Ad-Hoc Sustainability Committee meeting.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Urban Greening is one of the sustainability principles and priorities identified in Metro's Countywide Sustainability Planning Policy and Implementation Plan. Development of the Urban Greening Plan is one step in implementing this sustainability priority for Metro.
The second Technical Advisory Committee meeting was held on April 22, 2015. The TAC members discussed and provided technical input on placemaking and greening strategies in each participant's area of expertise. The plan goals were further refined through group discussion. The TAC also discussed criteria for how to select each greening and placemaking strategy.
The third TAC meeting occurred on June 22, 2015. The next Urban Greening Plan update will include a summary of that meeting summary. The update will be presented at the next Ad-Hoc Sustainability Committee meeting.
Next_Steps
NEXT STEPS
The project team will reconvene the TAC and continue to develop and refine the greening and placemaking strategies for the toolkit. The final Urban Greening Plan is anticipated to be released Fall 2015.
Attachments
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A - Urban Greening Plan Technical Advisory Committee Meeting #2 Summary
Prepared_by
Prepared by: Katie Lemmon, Transportation Planning Manager (213) 922-7441
Jacob Lieb, Sustainability Policy Manager (213) 922-4132
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