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PLANNING & PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JANUARY 15, 2020
Preamble
Motion by:
DIRECTORS HAHN, SOLIS, BUTTS, GARCIA AND NAJARIAN
Related to Item 8: Los Angeles County Goods Movement Strategic Plan
Development Status Update
After a decade of extensive community outreach and environmental studies, the Metro Board of Directors voted to adopt Alternative 5C as the Locally Preferred Alternative to advance into the Final Environmental Document for the I-710 South Corridor Project in March of 2018. However, as a condition of its passing, Directors Janice Hahn and Hilda Solis led the introduction of two motions, 5.1 and 5.2, that provided Metro staff with direction to focus their efforts on implementing early action projects that would provide the most immediate mobility and air quality relief. Most notably, both motions directed staff to convene working groups consisting of all relevant stakeholders and industry experts to develop a Clean Truck Program to incentivize the transition to clean truck technology along the I-710, including an increase in the program funding target from $100 million to $200 million.
As part of the environmental review process, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is evaluating the draft environmental document and has sent Metro and Caltrans feedback on the Clean Truck Program. The EPA requested the identification of funding sources to guarantee the program is viable. In terms of improving air quality, the I-710 Clean Truck Program is the most critical of all the operational elements that comprise the build alternatives evaluated in detail in the I-710 EIR/EIS. While motion 5.1 increased the program funding target from $100 million to $200 million, no funds have been committed to date. This lack of commitment has disincentivized other agencies from also pledging funding for this purpose and as a result has stalled the overall development of the program.
Metro staff is currently developing the Los Angeles County G...
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