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REVISED
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
MARCH 24, 2016
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN - DRAFT POTENTIAL BALLOT MEASURE EXPENDITURE PLAN
ACTION: RELEASE EXPENDITURE PLAN DRAFT FOR PUBLIC REVIEW
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. RECEIVING AND FILING the Draft Potential Ballot Measure Expenditure Plan (Attachment A); and
B. AUTHORIZING the CEO to release the Draft Potential Ballot Measure Expenditure Plan, including a 45-year and 50-year plan option, for public review.
Issue
ISSUE
Los Angeles County is expected to grow by 2.4 million people by 2057. Metro is updating its Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) to enhance mobility and quality of life for LA County to position the region for future growth and meet transportation needs.
The foundation for the updated LRTP is a draft Expenditure Plan which provides a vision, through nine categories of funding, for the variety of transit related infrastructure and programs needed to build and operate a balanced multi-modal transportation system.
Specifically, the draft Expenditure Plan identifies major highway and transit projects evaluated and sequenced based on performance metrics approved by the Metro Board of Directors at its December 2015 meeting. The draft Expenditure Plan also includes projects identified by staff that are necessary to improve and enhance system connectivity; promote bicycling and walking; support Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)/paratransit services for the disabled; discounts for students and seniors; investments to fund bus and rail operations; ongoing system maintenance and repair, including repair of bridges and tunnels; and funds for repair and enhancement of local streets and roads. To fund these projects and programs, Metro is considering a ballot measure for November 2016 that would augment the Measure R with a new half-cent sales tax, and extend the current Measure R tax rate to 2057.
Metro has approached the LRTP planning proces...
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