Metro - File #: 2019-0292

• File #: 2019-0292
• Type: Project
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 4/30/2019
• In control: Planning and Programming Committee
• On agenda: 6/19/2019
• Title: CONSIDER: A. RECEIVING AND FILING the North San Fernando Valley BRT Corridor Alternatives Analysis Study Report; and B. AUTHORIZING the CEO to initiate the Environmental Study based on the recommended project with design variations.
• Sponsors: Planning and Programming Committee
• Indexes: Access Services Inc., Activity centers, Alignment, Alternatives analysis, Budgeting, Bus rapid transit, California Environmental Quality Act, Central Los Angeles subregion, Chatsworth, City of Los Angeles, Construction, Las Virgenes/Malibu subregion, Measure M, Metro Busway G Line, Metro Equity Platform, Metro Gold Line, Metro Orange Line, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail B Line, Metro Rail L Line, Metro Red Line, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, North Hollywood, North Hollywood Station, North San Fernando Valley Brt Improvements (Project), North San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor, Northridge, Outreach, Panorama City, Project, Ridership, San Fernando, San Fernando Valley Service Sector, San Fernando Valley subregion, South Bay Cities subregion, Strategic planning, Sylmar, Transit buses, Travel time, Twenty-eight by '28 Initiative, Westside Cities subregion
• Related files: 2019-0525

Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JUNE 19, 2019

Subject
SUBJECT: NORTH SAN FERNANDO VALLEY BUS RAPID TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. RECEIVING AND FILING the North San Fernando Valley BRT Corridor Alternatives Analysis Study Report; and

B. AUTHORIZING the CEO to initiate the Environmental Study based on the recommended project with design variations.

Issue
ISSUE

The North San Fernando Valley (SFV) Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Improvements Project is a Measure M project, with a projected opening date between FY 2023 and FY 2025. Currently $180 million in Measure M funds is allocated for this project. This project is also included in the Twenty-Eight by '28 Initiative adopted by the Board in January 2018.
To meet the Measure M schedule, a Proposed Project for the corridor needs to be identified and environmentally cleared through an Alternative Analysis (AA) and environmental review study, respectively. This report includes the findings from the initial AA Phase and a recommendation for what to advance into environmental review.
Figure 1 shows where we are in the Project Development Process. Within the Planning Process, specifically, the project has completed the Alternatives Analysis and with this Board action would begin the Initial Study and Draft Environmental Clearance document. Final Environmental Clearance is the last step of the planning process.






Figure 1: Project Development Process - Current Status

Background
BACKGROUND
Metro is building an extensive transit network to connect the San Fernando Valley to the greater Los Angeles Region. The North SFV BRT project will close a significant gap in Metro's current transit network in the San Fernando Valley. The addition of a high-capacity, east-west transit service to provide access will enable people to spend less time traveling between key activity centers, including California State University...