Metro - File #: 2017-0480

• File #: 2017-0480
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Filed
• File created: 6/29/2017
• In control: Planning and Programming Committee
• On agenda: 7/19/2017
• Final action: 7/19/2017
• Title: RECEIVE AND FILE report on the Link Union Station project in response to March 2017 Board Motion.
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Arts District, Central Los Angeles subregion, City of Los Angeles, Construction, Downtown Los Angeles, Environmental Impact Report, Environmental impact statements, Eric Garcetti, High speed rail, Hilda Solis, Informational Report, Jacquelyn Dupont-Walker, John Fasana?, Joint development, Jose Huizar, Kathryn Barger, Link Union Station, Los Angeles River, Los Angeles Union Station, Metro Art, Metro Gold Line, Metro Purple Line, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail B Line, Metro Rail D Line, Metro Rail L Line, Metro Red Line, Motion / Motion Response, Outreach, Project, Request For Proposal, Request for qualifications, San Fernando Valley subregion, South Bay Cities subregion, West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor, West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor (WSAB) Project, Westside Cities subregion, Westside/Central Service Sector

Meeting_Body
REVISED
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JULY 19, 2017

Subject
SUBJECT: LINK UNION STATION UPDATE

Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
RECEIVE AND FILE report on the Link Union Station project in response to March 2017 Board Motion.

Issue
ISSUE

At the March 23, 2017 Board meeting, Chair Fasana, Director Barger, Director Solis and Direct Dupont-Walker directed the CEO to develop a new alternative for an outdoor and community-oriented passenger concourse that is above or at-grade with the rail yard and maximizes panoramic views of Union Station and the surrounding areas to passengers and visitors, with the requirement that this alternative be as cost-effective as possible. In addition, the Board Motion included the following:

1. Direct Metro's Joint Development team to lead, in coordination with and in parallel to the Link Union Station project, the release of a Request for Information/Qualifications (RFI/Q) to attract private development opportunities within Union Station and Gateway Plaza, in partnership with the City and County of Los Angeles and the surrounding property owners.

2. Evaluate opportunities to create pedestrian/active transportation linkages to the LA River.

3. Establish a volunteer-based, architectural review panel to offer suggestions and recommendations aimed at ensuring design consistency in and around Union Station that amalgamates the historic and modern elements of the surrounding area while promoting innovative ideas.

4. Develop a comprehensive community engagement strategy designed to capture input that is representative of the cultural diversity in the Union Station service area.

The CEO was directed to report back on all the above during the July 2017 Board cycle. Refer to Attachment A for the March 2017 Board Motion.


Discussion
BACKGROUND
At its March Board meeting, the Metro Board approved the staff recommended "6+2 Phased" alternative that includes 6 run-through tracks f...