Metro - File #: 2021-0176

• File #: 2021-0176
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Filed
• File created: 3/23/2021
• In control: Planning and Programming Committee
• On agenda: 6/16/2021
• Final action: 6/16/2021
• Title: RECEIVE AND FILE monthly report on the Major Capital Projects in the environmental planning phase by the Chief Planning Officer.
• Sponsors: Planning and Programming Committee
• Indexes: Alignment, Bus rapid transit, C Line (Green) Extension to Torrance, Capital Project, Central Los Angeles subregion, Commerce, Crenshaw Northern Extension, Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Project, Eagle Rock, East Los Angeles, Environmental Impact Report, Environmental impact statements, Federal Transit Administration, Informational Report, Light rail transit, Metro Busway G Line, Metro Equity Platform, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail B Line, Metro Rail C Line, Metro Rail E Line, Metro Rail K Line, Metro Rail L Line, Montebello, North San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor, Outreach, Pasadena, Pre-Development Agreement, Project, Project Status Report, Torrance, Transit buses, West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor (WSAB) Project, Westside/Central Service Sector

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/16/2021	Planning and Programming Committee

Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JUNE 16, 2021

Subject
SUBJECT: COUNTYWIDE PLANNING MAJOR PROJECT STATUS REPORT

Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
RECEIVE AND FILE monthly report on the Major Capital Projects in the environmental planning phase by the Chief Planning Officer.

Discussion
DISCUSSION

This month's Major Project Status Report provides the regular update for Metro's four Pillar Projects and the North Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project. This report also includes new updates on recent developments for a project that has reached critical milestones recently: Crenshaw Northern Extension.

* West Santa Ana Branch Corridor (WSAB)

Metro staff is working on submitting the third and final round of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIS/EIR) to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The third administrative will be submitted to FTA on June 9, 2021. FTA is currently expected to authorize public circulation of the Draft EIS/EIR by mid-July 2021.

In April, the Project team conducted two Stakeholder Working Group (SWG) meetings, to share the latest details on the project alternatives, environmental process and next steps, including the anticipated release of the Draft EIS/EIR this summer. The SWG provides feedback from a community perspective and serves as a communication liaison/ambassador. The participants include business, community, education, environmental justice and faith-based organizations.

Public outreach will be conducted this spring and summer during the release of the Draft EIS/EIR, including the official 45-day comment period. Both in-person open houses and virtual public-hearings are being contemplated at this time. The date and time of these meetings will be finalized by end the of this month. To enhance project awareness and access to the latest updates, several multi-media tools will be launched to inform users about the projec...