Metro - File #: 2016-0311

• File #: 2016-0311
• Type: Motion / Motion Response
• Status: Filed
• File created: 4/5/2016
• In control: Planning and Programming Committee
• On agenda: 9/14/2016
• Final action: 9/14/2016
• Title: RECEIVE AND FILE the Los Angeles River Bike Path Gap Closure Feasibility Study Report (Attachment A).
• Sponsors: Planning and Development (Department)
• Indexes: Alignment, Bicycling, Bikeways, Budget, Budgeting, Central Los Angeles subregion, City of Los Angeles, Community Transportation, Construction, Elysian Valley, Eric Garcetti, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, High speed rail, La River Bike Path (Project), LA River Bike Path Gap Closure Project, Los Angeles River, Los Angeles Union Station, Maintenance, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Motion / Motion Response, Nonmotorized transportation, Operations and Maintenance, Pedestrians, Plan, Project, Regional transportation, Safety, San Fernando Valley subregion, South Bay Cities subregion, Technical Advisory Committee, Twenty-eight by '28 Initiative, Vernon, Walking, Westside Cities subregion, Westside/Central Service Sector
• Related files: 2019-0443

Date	Action By	Action	Result
9/14/2016	Planning and Programming Committee

Meeting_Body


PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Subject/Action
SUBJECT: LOS ANGELES RIVER BIKE PATH GAP CLOSURE FEASIBILITY STUDY

ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE FEASIBILITYSTUDY


Heading
RECOMMENDATIONS

Title
RECEIVE AND FILE the Los Angeles River Bike Path Gap Closure Feasibility Study Report (Attachment A).

Issue
ISSUE

In response to the June 2014 Board motion (Attachment B) as well as a related motion by the Los Angeles City Council in the same month (Attachment C), staff took steps necessary to perform a feasibility study to close the 8-mile gap in the Los Angeles River Bike Path between Elysian Valley and the City of Vernon (Attachment D). This effort became known as the Los Angeles River Bike Path Gap Closure (Project). In September of 2014, staff returned to the Board with a recommendation to amend the budget to move forward with the feasibility study (Attachment E) and in May 2015, a contract was awarded to perform the study.

Staff is submitting the Los Angeles River Bike Path Gap Closure Feasibility Study Report which assessed the engineering feasibility, neighborhood connectivity, safety, environmental and permitting requirements, hydraulic impacts, real estate, maintenance and operations, and preliminary cost estimates of the Project. The study finds that the Project is feasible and would help serve the transportation needs of communities neighboring the project area as well as the region. Attachment A includes the Executive Summary of the report. The entire report is available upon request.

Discussion
DISCUSSION

The City and County of Los Angeles have devoted significant time and resources in creating a Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan that would eventually revitalize all 51 miles of the river channel, and include bike and pedestrian facilities as a key element of accessibility and mobility. In June 2016, the Los Angeles City Council approved the US Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE) recommended plan, L...