File #: 2022-0115   
Type: Motion / Motion Response Status: Passed
File created: 2/18/2022 In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
On agenda: 2/24/2022 Final action: 2/24/2022
Title: APPROVE Motion by Directors Solis, Sandoval, Barger, Bonin, Garcetti, and Najarian that directs the CEO to take the following actions: A. Find that new mobility improvement are eligible as both standalone projects and as components of larger projects, as follows: * On-street bus priority infrastructure including but not limited to bus lanes, signal prioritization, queue jumps, bus boarding islands/curb extensions, and bus stop improvements. * Class I, II, III or IV bikeway projects. * Sidewalk improvements, including but not limited to, widening, shade trees, and curb ramps. * Pedestrian safety improvements, including but not limited to bulb-outs, refuge islands, midblock crossings, pedestrian signals/beacons, raised intersections/pedestrian crossings, and scramble crosswalks. * Any recipient of MIP Measure R funding that proposes a project which requires a reduction in vehicle lanes should first make a determination that the proposed project is consistent with the purpose and need ...
Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
Indexes: Ara Najarian, Curbs, Environmental Impact Report, Environmental impact statements, Eric Garcetti, Hilda Solis, I-710, Kathryn Barger, Measure R, Mike Bonin, Monterey Park, Motion / Motion Response, Pedestrians, Project, San Gabriel, Tim Sandoval, Transportation system management
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REGULAR BOARD MEETING
FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Preamble
Motion by:

DIRECTORS SOLIS, SANDOVAL, BARGER, BONIN, GARCETTI, and NAJARIAN

Clarifying Eligible Uses for SR-710 North Mobility Improvement Projects Motion

The SR-710 North Mobility Improvement Projects (MIP) were created as an alternative to the SR-710 Gap Closure project following the Board's adoption of the Transportation System Management/Transportation Demand Management (TSM/TDM) alternative in 2017 for the SR-710 project. Since its creation, some recipients of MIP funding have expressed the desire for more flexibility, and on February 16, 2022, the Monterey Park City Council decided to forego any action related to adding lanes to Garvey Avenue under their Garvey Avenue Improvements Project in favor of seeking other improvements.

As stated in the Environmental Impact Report/ Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS), the purpose of the 710 N Project is "to effectively and efficiently accommodate regional and local north-south travel demands in the study area of the western San Gabriel Valley and east/northeast Los Angeles." The purpose continues and highlights certain considerations, including "[improving the] efficiency of the existing [...] transit networks, [reducing] congestion on local arterials adversely affected due to accommodating regional traffic volumes, [and minimizing] environmental impacts related to mobile sources."

Direction from the Metro Board of Directors is necessary to clarify, based on the EIR/EIS, what kinds of MIPs are eligible for Measure R funding. This motion proposes to clarify that the following three categories of improvements are consistent with the purpose and need of the 710 N Project, support the adopted TSM/TDM alternative, and are subsequently eligible for MIP Measure R funds available for the SR-710 N Gap Closure project:

1) Bus Infrastructure Improvements: The TSM/TDM alternative includes transit service improvements which support efficiency of existin...

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