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PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JANUARY 15, 2020
Subject
SUBJECT: PURPLE LINE EXTENSION SECTION 1, CRENSHAW/LAX AND REGIONAL CONNECTOR FIRST/LAST MILE PLANNING
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to:
A. Prepare First/Last Mile (FLM) plans for Purple Line Extension (PLE) Section 1 stations;
B. Execute Modification No. 3 to Task Order No. AE115994000 with IBI Group for the Purple Line Sections 2 and 3 First/Last Mile (FLM) Plan and Guidelines to accommodate PLE Section 1 FLM planning work in the amount of $378,864 increasing the task order value from $1,171,722 to $1,550,586; and
C. Subsequently initiate planning for stations on the Crenshaw/LAX line and Regional Connector.
Issue
ISSUE
In May 2016, the Metro Board approved Motion 14.1 (Legistar 2016-0442) directing staff to pursue a variety of FLM planning and implementation activities. This direction included integrating FLM into the planning, design, and construction of all Metro transit projects, as well as conducting FLM studies and preliminary design for all existing stations. Staff placed priority for FLM planning on those projects that were in the pre-construction stage when the motion was adopted - Airport Metro Connector, Gold Line Foothill Extension 2B, Purple Line Sections 2 and 3, and East San Fernando Valley. Those FLM plans have been adopted by the Board or are underway and will be brought to the Board in early 2020. For the reasons listed below, staff recommends that the Purple Line Section 1 (PLE Section 1), Regional Connector and Crenshaw/LAX, which were under active procurement or contract for construction at the time of adoption of Motion 14.1, be the next highest priority.
Background
BACKGROUND
Metro's FLM program is intended to facilitate location-specific access and safety improvements around transit stations, recognizing that approximately 85% of Metro transit users get t...
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