Metro - File #: 2018-0317

• File #: 2018-0317
• Type: Project
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 5/15/2018
• In control: Planning and Programming Committee
• On agenda: 9/19/2018
• Title: CONSIDER: A. RECEIVING AND FILING the Green Line Extension to Torrance Supplemental Alternative Analysis (SAA) Report; and B. AUTHORIZING the CEO to carry forward the following two build alternatives (modified): 1. Alternative 1: Metro right-of-way (ROW) and overcrossing, without a station at Manhattan/Inglewood 2. Alternative 3: Hawthorne to 190th Street, without a station at Hawthorne/166th Street; and C. AUTHORIZING the CEO to initiate the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/ Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the two build alternatives as modified.
• Sponsors: Planning and Programming Committee
• Indexes: Alignment, Alternatives analysis, Artesia, C Line (Green) Extension to Torrance, Environmental Impact Report, Environmental impact statements, Environmental justice, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, Grade separations, Hawthorne, Lawndale, Light rail transit, Los Angeles International Airport, Maps, Measure M, Metro Equity Platform, Metro Green Line, Metro Rail C Line, Minorities, Outreach, Procurement, Project, Redondo Beach, Redondo Beach Station - South, Redondo Beach Transit Center, Safety, South Bay Cities subregion, South Bay Service Sector, Torrance, Torrance Transit Park and Ride Regional Terminal, Transit centers, Travel time, Twenty-eight by '28 Initiative
• Related files: 2018-0673

Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Subject
SUBJECT: GREEN LINE EXTENSION TO TORRANCE

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. RECEIVING AND FILING the Green Line Extension to Torrance Supplemental Alternative Analysis (SAA) Report; and

B. AUTHORIZING the CEO to carry forward the following two build alternatives (modified):

1. Alternative 1: Metro right-of-way (ROW) and overcrossing, without a station at Manhattan/Inglewood

2. Alternative 3: Hawthorne to 190th Street, without a station at Hawthorne/166th Street; and

C. AUTHORIZING the CEO to initiate the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/ Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the two build alternatives as modified.

Issue
ISSUE

With the passage of Measure M in November 2016, which included funding for the Green Line Extension to Torrance Project (Project), Metro reinitiated the planning studies for the Project in spring 2017 with this SAA. The SAA is focused on a 4.5-mile segment of the Harbor Subdivision ROW from the existing Redondo Beach (Marine Avenue) Station to the Torrance Transit Center (TC), currently under construction by City of Torrance.

Its goal was to gain consensus on a revised Alternative(s) for presentation to and approval by the Metro Board to be carried forward in the next phase of environmental studies. Attachment A contains the Executive Summary, inclusive of goals, performance, travel and cost information. The full report is available on the project website: https://www.metro.net/projects/green-line-extension/ The SAA recommends two alternatives to be carried forward for environmental analysis. Board action is needed in order to proceed forward with the environmental analysis. The Measure M groundbreaking date is Fiscal Year (FY) 2026.
Background
BACKGROUND

Measure M Project Description
The Project is identified in Measure M as an extension of the existing Metro Green Line light rail tran...