Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 17, 2016
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: VERMONT AND NORTH HOLLYWOOD TO PASADENA BUS RAPID TRANSIT
CORRIDORS (OPERATION SHOVEL READY)
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE update on the status of the advanced Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) technical studies for the Vermont and North Hollywood to Pasadena corridors in response to the July 24, 2014 and October 23, 2014 Board directives.
Issue
ISSUE
At the July 24, 2014 meeting, the Board approved a motion (Attachment A) directing staff to begin advanced technical work on the Vermont and North Hollywood to Pasadena corridors as a result of recommendations from the Los Angeles County BRT and Street Design Improvement Study. This was further supported through a subsequent motion approved by the Board at the October 23, 2014 meeting (Attachment B). This report updates the Board on the advanced technical work for the two corridors and the outreach efforts conducted to date.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Background
In December 2013, staff completed the Los Angeles County BRT and Street Design Improvement Study. Staff presented the study findings to the February 2014 Planning and Programming Committee, which identified nine potential BRT candidate corridors.
Vermont
Since the last quarterly update in November 2015, the project team has made significant progress. The project team completed an inventory of corridor characteristics, including traffic and parking conditions, physical constraints and street geometrics. This evaluation will help identify opportunities to implement dedicated running ways, either curbside or median running BRT, as well as all-day or peak-only dedicated bus lanes. The project team also examined the corridor's demographics, including its population and employment densities and transit markets. The results from this analysis were shared with TAC members in November 2015. ...
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