Meeting_Body
REVISED
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 17, 2016
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: FIRST/LAST MILE STRATEGIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE status report on activities to implement the First/Last Mile Strategic Plan.
Issue
ISSUE
Metro Director Eric Garcetti requested that staff provide an update on the implementation of Metro's First/Last Mile Strategic Plan (adopted April 2014). An update was last provided by staff on June 17, 2015.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
As reported to the Planning and Programming Committee on January 20, 2016, through the Active Transportation Strategic Plan effort, staff estimated preliminary annual active transportation needs, including first/last mile needs, in Los Angeles County in the range of $549 million to $1.48 billion. This high-level estimate reflects regional and local active transportation networks, first and last mile access to major transit stations, Metro bike services (capital costs, operations and maintenance), and education and encouragement programs. A component of the overall figure, the first/last mile access to major transit stops/stations has an estimated annual range from $457 million to $872 million. These preliminary cost estimates will be further refined as staff develop the Active Transportation Strategic Plan.
Near Term Highlights
* Innovative Partnership - Metro staff has been negotiating a pilot partnership with ride-hailing service Lyft to address first/last mile issues. The basis of the partnership is to test ride-hailing as a first/last mile solution at selected Metro station locations through marketing. The potential benefits of this partnership for Metro are improving ridership and transit customers' experience, improving overall mobility and convenience, and sustainability policy objectives for reduced dependence on driving alone. The details of the agreement are being finalized...
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