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PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEEJULY 16, 2014

SUBJECT: 2014 SHORT RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN

ACTION: ADOPTION OF 2014 SHORT RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN

RECOMMENDATION

Adopt the 2014 Short Range Transportation Plan for Los Angeles County with thechanges identified in Attachment A.

ISSUE

On October 2011, the Board passed a motion directing the Chief Executive Officer toprepare a Short Range Transportation Plan (the Plan) to lay out a realistic frameworkfor the transportation needs and challenges that Los Angeles County will face in theshort term period (Attachment B). A Draft Plan was completed in mid-March 2014 andcirculated for public comment from April 12 through June 18, 2014. Upon considerationof public comments, the Plan is submitted for Board action.

DISCUSSION

Metro is responsible for planning and programming in Los Angeles County and the Planimplements some of these responsibilities. The Plan is a ten-year action planidentifying project priorities and schedules with available resources for theFY2014-2024 time frame (Attachments C and D). Transportation projects in the Planwere approved through the Board-adopted 2009 Long Range Transportation Plan(LRTP) and require further Board approval as they progress through the projectdevelopment process, leading up to project implementation. The Plan addresses thechallenge of accommodating 750,000 more residents in the next 10 years with bettermobility options, demonstrates how we are keeping our existing system in a State ofGood Repair, outlines our Sustainability activities, contains strategies for how we areresponding to our financial challenges, and measures the benefits of the Plan.

Short Range Transportation Plan Content

After existing system needs are provided for, the Plan estimates total public investmentof $88.2 billion in local, state, and federal revenues for all aspects of the publicly-owned

transportation systems, from streets and freeways and from small transit to very largetransit systems, including their operations and maintenance, through 2024. Thisfinancial forecast supports the funding of multi-modal projects and programs, newoperating and maintenance needs, as well as the Countywide Call for Projects. ThePlan's financial forecast is intended to show our potential capital program fundingpartners, at state, federal and local levels, that we have financial and managementresources to meet our financial commitment to projects for which they may providefunds. While the Plan advocates for new funding strategies, it does not program anynew funds for any new projects not already included in the 2009 LRTP per federal airquality regulations, which stipulate that new projects be constrained to resources thatcan reasonably be expected to be available. Any new funding and new projects wouldbe addressed through Board approval of an amendment or update of the LRTP that issupported by legislative or voter approval as necessary.

The Plan also addresses the possibility of accelerating project delivery through variousfunding and financing mechanisms such as the proposed federal America Fast Forwardtax credit bonds and grants, facilitating private sector participation through Public-Private Partnerships (P3), and moving forward with a potential new sales tax measure.

' .WithoutCongressional authorization of the America Fast Forward tax credit bonds, theMeasure R amendment will not take effect, preventing any acceleration.

State of Good Repair

The Board motion specifically requested that the Plan address State of Good Repair(SGR). The Planning and Operations Departments coordinated extensively to updateour asset inventory and analyze the maintenance and rehabilitation needs for Metro'sbuilt rail network and countywide bus service. Through this effort we established SGRneeds that fall into three categories: safety, service delivery, and quality of service. ThePlan dedicates $4.8 billion for SGR over the next 10 years. The requirements forregular maintenance are annually included in Metro's operating and maintenancebudget. Metro needs to look beyond its annual needs, however, to ensure funds areset aside cover the costs of appropriately rehabilitating and replacing capital assets.

Sustainability and Other Plan Benefits

The Plan highlights Metro's role in Sustainability and how we are greening ouroperations and planning for sustainable communities. In a region once known for smogand the endless traffic that contributes to it, Metro is helping to lead a remarkable turn-around. Our agency is among the most environmentally progressive in the nation, andwe consider the environment in every aspect of our operations, construction and long-term regional planning.

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System performance is measured by assessing the benefits of the funded projects andprograms and how they will improve mobility and air quality on a countywide basis.Despite population growth, we hold the line on freeway and arterial speeds whilemoving more people more quickly through our system as we expand our transit system.The projects included in the Plan will reduce both five criteria pollutants as well asgreenhouse gas emissions. The Plan also provides improved access to transit and jobsfor low-income, transit-dependent and minority populations. It also measures the effecton the local economy by creating additional jobs and increasing economic output.

Draft Short Range Transportation Plan Highlights

The Plan is Metro's ten-year action plan identifying project priorities and schedules withavailable resources for the FY2014-2024 period. The following bullets highlight some ofthe Plan's key recommendations and findings:

• Creates almost 193,000 longer-term jobs from increased economic activity andgrows our County's economy by $33 billion

• Completes 6 major transit corridor projects that will expand Metro Rail by 32 miles oftrack, 110 stations and over 120 miles of service. Over 4,000 buses serveapproximately 1.6 million bus passengers daily in Los Angeles County

• Adds an additional 76 carpool lane-miles on the I-5, I-10, I-405 and the High DesertCorridor as well as funds interchange and highway operational improvements

• Dedicates $4.8 billion for State of Good Repair, which addresses safety, servicedelivery and quality of service

• Improves mobility by enhancing peak hour speeds and throughput

• Funds transportation capital improvements through the Biennial Countywide Call forProjects for regionally significant projects

• Invests in projects that enhance Sustainability and reduce greenhouse gasemissions as a majority of funds (87%) support transit, carpool lanes, ridesharingprograms, bikeway and pedestrian linkages

• Identifies possible future funding strategies in order to accelerate transit projecttimelines

Local Outreach

The Plan and its companion Technical Document were released for public review inmid-April, and an extensive local outreach process was initiated. Twenty-seven


outreach meetings were held between April 12 and the close of public comments onJune 18, 2014. These meetings covered all the Subregions and Councils ofGovernments (COGs), seven community meetings across the County, Metro'sTechnical Advisory Committee and respective subcommittees, and other public andprivate stakeholder groups. A list of public outreach meetings is provided inAttachment ~E. Attachment ~F summarizes all comments and responses receivedduring the two-month public review period.

DETERMINATION OF SAFETY IMPACT

The Plan will not have any adverse safety impacts for our employees and patrons. ThePlan's dedicated State of Good Repair funding provides safety assets which are criticalto prevent accidents on our Metro Rail system that has been expanding since the BlueLine to Long Beach opened in 1991. There is a strong linkage between safety andmaintaining our system in State of Good Repair. As the individual parts of the system(the assets) age they can become prone to failure. By committing future SGR fundingin the years needed we can implement asset replacement projects on additional linessimilar to the current Blue Line Rehabilitation project. That project includesreplacement of rail, power, and train control assets. Managing our assets according tothis Plan will maintain our system in a SGR and help ensure that we offer safe,dependable and high quality service.

FINANCIAL IMPACT

The LRTP financial forecast has been updated for the Plan and incorporates Boardactions, capital program changes, updated revenue forecasts, and updated borrowingstrategies. The forecast includes approved capital project cost increases, increasedState of Good Repair costs, increased Federal Transit Administration Section 5337State of Good Repair revenues, minor updates to other revenues, and updatedborrowing assumptions and related debt service payments consistent with Board policyrestrictions on such borrowing. Major transit and highway project funding comparisonsshowing specific changes made since the last financial update in May 2013 wasprovided as a Board Box on April 16, 2014 and as an attachment to Item #51 of theregular Board Meeting of May 2014. All projects and services identified through thePlan will require further MTA Board approval at key milestones in the project andservice development processes leading up to their implementation.

ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED

The Board can approve the staff recommended Plan, or choose a different combinationof projects and programs that the Board believes better meets future mobility needs ofLos Angeles County. For example, the Board could choose not to provide funding, orprovide a lesser amount to State of Good Repair. This would however, increase thelikelihood of operating and safety problems and is not recommended. The staffrecommendation is consistent with the Board-adopted 2009 LRTP and complies withthe SRTP Board motion.


NEXT STEPS

Upon Board adoption of the Plan, a Final Plan will be prepared and will be available forpublic distribution in September. Individual projects will return to the Board for furtheraction at key milestones in the planning, environmental and project developmentprocess.

ATTACHMENTS

A. Summary of Proposed Revisions to the Draft SRTPB. Motion: Oct. 19, 2011 for Short Range Transportation PlanC. Public Transportation Recommended Plan (2014-2024)D. Highways Recommended Plan (2014-2024)

~. E. Summary of Public Outreach Meetings~. F. Public Comments and Responses (letters available upon request to BoardSecretary)

Prepared by: David Yale, Managing Executive Officer, 213-922-2469Brad McAllester, Executive Officer, 213-922-2814Heather Hills, Deputy Executive Office, 213-922-2821


~~~~Martha Welborne, FAIAChief Planning Officer

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Arthur T. LeahyChief Executive Officer


ATTACHMENT A

SUMMARY OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE

DRAFT 201

4 SHORT RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN

NOTE: The Draft 201

4 SRTP was distributed for review and comment between Apr

il 12, 201

4 and Jun

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Jun

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201

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Sec

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14 rotation.

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r-Te

rm Pri

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Honor the

near-term pri

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2009 LRTP. The Pla

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will

be implemented ov

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nex

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wit

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sche

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Pla

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Board mot

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LRTP Con

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Tra

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Projects.

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funded. The Metro Boa

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see

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additional fun

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for p

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the

LRTP-fun

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the

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Coun

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a component of t

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firs

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years to promote a greater share

of ac

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tra

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projects.

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moUi

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publ

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25

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K includes Propositions A and C.

25

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L.

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nat

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to a new era

with

America Fa

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fiz

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acceleration and

unfunded pro

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ado

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9 Long Range Transportation Pl

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TP).

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funding from all feas

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County. "

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Motion by Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, Supervisor Don Knabe, SupervisorMichael Antonovich and Councilmember DuBois

Metro Planning and Programming CommitteeOctober 19, 2011

Metro Short Range Transportation Plan

The Metro Board (the Board) unanimously adopted the Long Range Transportation Plan

(LRTP) in October 2009 that provides regional rationality and equity with an appropriate

balance of projects and priorities. Over the past two years Metro has experienced

changes to its revenue projection from local sales taxes, the State budget and the

Federal budget. A Short Range Transportation Plan (SRTP) is warranted that lays out a

realistic framework for the next five years that prioritizes our needs and allocates

available resources.

A SRTP is a key element of Metro's planning process, identifying the short-term

transportation needs and challenges that Los Angeles County will face over the next

five years. It is imperative that Metro respond to changing circumstances, particularly at

the Federal level. The SRTP should be updated annually to ensure that we can

respond to changing conditions, whether it is funding shortfalls, emerging transportation

solutions, or other issues which cannot be anticipated.

The SRTP will provide the Board with a framework for decision-making by providing

financial context and potential impact from recommendations. The cost for priorities

should be defined and identified; the SRTP provides afive-year baseline for decision-

making. That ensures decisions will be made in a comprehensive manner and that short

term solutions can be fiscally sound and realistic.

WE THEREFORE MOVE, THAT:

1. Direct the CEO to report back to the Board, no later than 90 days, with a

Short Range Transportation Plan (SRTP) for Board consideration.

2014 Draft Short Range Transportation Plan Attachment B Pagel

2. The SRTP should examine the following, but not be limited to:

■ Status of Measure R and other major project initiatives.

■ State of good repair.

■ Review of industry practices and Federal Transit Administration best

practices on rehabilitation.

■ Revised five-year cash flow outlook.

■ Revised Federal assumptions.

■ Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) viability.

■ Status of New Starts assumptions and Federal assumptions.

■ Operations and Maintenance Funding Plan.

3. The CEO should return to the Board with any policy recommendations or

changes.

Attachment B Page 22014 Draft Short Range Transportation Plan

ATTACHMENT C

Here's our ten-year transit and highwayinvestment plan.

FIGURE B

TOTAL PROJECT COST $ IN MILLIONS OPEN YEARZESCALATED TO YEAR OF EXPENDITURE

BU$PS 3

Metro Bus $1,4113 2014-2024

Muni Bus "~5 $2,140.6 2014-2024

Transit Corridors'

Exposition LRT Phase II: Culver City to Santa Monica~R~ $1,511.2 2016

Metro Gold Line Foothill LRT Extension Phase ZA6.s~R~ $851.1 2016

East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridors ~R> $170.1 2018

Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor (LRT)'~~R~ $2,058.0 2019

Regional Connector~R~ $1,399.5 2021

Westside Purple Line Extension ~R~$2,485.7

Section 1 to La Cienega 2024

Regional Rail

Los Angeles/Palmdale Corridor (Enhanced Metrolink Service) $ 2019

High Speed Rail for Southern California Region 9 $225 ray

Metrolink-subsidy10~~R~ $1,T313 2014-2024

Other Miscellaneous Public Transportation Projects

Access Services Incorporated (paratransit)—Metro Subsidy $1,177.4 201A-2024

Safety Net (Immediate Needs) Program $114.7. 2014-2024

Metro State of Good Repair $4,769.6 2014-2024

Metro Rail System Improvements'•~R~ $257.5 201'4-2024

~ Listed by Open Year.z Fiscal Year Quly to June).

3 Capital costs only

° includes rehabilitation and capital costs.

5 Does not include Muni Operators Measure R potential acquisitions:

6 Measure R funds estimated to fund initial segment, including yard and vehicles~ ~:.... .,.:,..:.., c ..,..... r....a:.;,. ~;. ,.i,...~ ...... s:...a:..,...:.....

8 Funds included in Metrolink-subsidy line item.

9 Federal High Speed Rail funds assumed for Los Angeles County Region..

70 Includes rehabilitation and capital; does not include Metrolink fares and othernon-Metro funds:

~R> Projects included in Measure R.

Attachment C Page 1

ATTACHMENT C

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Attachment C Page 2

FIGURE D

ATTACHMENT D

TOTAL PROJECT COST $ IN MILLIONS OPEN YEARZESCALATED TO YEAR Of EXPENDITURE

Freeway Improvements and Gap Closures

1=5 Nor#h Capacity Enhancements: Phase 1 from SR-14 toPico Canyon' ~R~

SR-138 Widening (remaining 7segments)'~~R~

High Desert Corridor'

SR-138 Capacity Enhancements (additional segments)'~~R>

-710 Early Action Projeds',~a~Carpool Lanes

-405 NB Carpool Lanes: I-10 to US-101

-5 Carpool Lanes: SR-170 to SR-134

-5 Carpool Lanes: SR-118 to SR-170

-10 Carpool Lanes: Puente Av to Citrus Av

-10 Carpool Lanes: Citrus Av to SR-57

-5 Carpool &Mixed-Flow Lanes: I-605 to Orange County Line~R~

Freeway Interchanges

-5/Carmenita Rd Interchange Improvement~R~

-405, I-110, t-105 and SR-91 Ramp and Interchange Improvements in South Bay'•s,6,~R~

-605 Corridor "Hot Spot' Interchanges in Gateway Cities',6,~R~

Other Freeway Improvements

Countywide Soundwalls (Metro regional list and Monterey Park/SR-60) 3'6,7,(R)

Highway Operational Improvements in Arroyo Verdugo Subregion'•5,6,~R~

Highway Operational Improvements.in Las Virgenes/Malibu Subregion'~s,6,~R~

Freeway Rehabilitation

Caltrans-administered SHOPP

Highway Operations

Freeway Service Patrol

SAFE

Goods Movement

Alameda Corridor East (Metro Funds) Phase 16

Alameda Corridor East Grade Separations Phase 113.6,~R~

BNSF Grade Separations in Gateway Cities',b:~R~

1~` Grade SeparationRemaining three Grade Separations

~ Listed by Open Yeac

2 Fiscal Year duly to June).

The Plan assumes other local, State and federal funding, inducting opportunities to fund with fees,publio-private. partnerships or tolls. See Technical Document for more funding details.

4 Total project cost includes funding for all phases of project.

5 Subregions) COG project lists are periodically updated by the Subregional COGS and approved bythe Board.

6 Projects not mapped on Figure f.

~ Includes Measure R funding of $250 million.IRI Projects ~nduded m Measure R.

FIGURE E

$217.1

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$325.0

$720.0

$1,149.4

$608.4

$2293

$195.6

$234.9

$1,514.5

$379.8

$1,512.4

$3,050.8

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$259.6

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2017

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MODAL CATEGORY CONSTRAINED PLAN

PER.. YEAR 207s~:202s}2

Regional Surface Transportation Improvements $29:2 $353.5

Goods Movement Improvements $26.2 $319.8:

Signal Synchronization &Bus Speed Fmprovements $339 $4039

Transportation Demand Management $6 $74.1

Bicycle Improvements $11.7 $134.6'

Pedestrian Improvements $11.7 $134.63

Transit Capital $15.7 $185.1

~ Unescalated dollars (in millions)Z Escalated dollars (in millions)3 Reduction ofthe Transportation Alternatives fund by federal legislation, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21),

technically reduces the total funding for these modes.

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Attachment D Page 2

SUBREGIONS/COGSApril 15, 2014, SamLas Virgenes/Malibu -COG6165 Spring Valley Rd.Hidden Hills, CA 91302

ATTACHMENT ~E

Summary of Public Outreach Meetings

April 30, 2014, 10amGoverning Board North County Transportation Coalition

Santa Clarita City Hall23920 Valencia BI.Santa Clarita, CA

April 16, 2014, 11:30amSouth Bay Cities - Infrastructure Working GroupBlue Water Grill655 N. Harbor Dr.Redondo Beach, CA 90277

April 17, 2014, 4:OOpmSan Gabriel Valley COG - Transportation CommitteeUpper San Gabriel Valley MWD602 E. Huntington Dr. Suite BMonrovia, CA 91016

April 21, 2014, 12pmSan Gabriel Valley COG - Public Works TACEmbassy Suites211 E. Huntington Dr.Arcadia, CA 91006

April 24, 2014, 12pmSan Gabriel Valley COG - Planning Directors TACMonrovia Community Center119 W. Palm Ave.Monrovia, CA 91016

April 28, 2014, 11amNorthern Corridor Cities300 North Buena VistaBurbank, CA 91505

COMMUNITY MEETINGS

April 23, 2014, 6pmSan Fernando ValleyMarvin Braude Constituent Service Center6262 Van Nuys BIVan Nuys, CA 91401

April 29, 2014, 6:30pCentral/Metro Los AngelesMetro Headquarters Board Room - 3`d fl.One Gateway PlazaLos Angeles, CA 90012

April 30, 2014, 6:30pmNorth Los Angeles CountyAmerican Heroes Park -Community Building642 W. Jackman St.Lancaster, CA 93534

May 1, 2014, 6:30pmWestside CitiesPlummer Park Community Center7377 Santa Monica BIWest Hollywood, CA 90046

May 7, 2014, 4pmGateway Cities COG - Transportation Committee16401 ParamountParamount, CA 90723

May 7, 2014, 6pmGateway Cities COG - Governing Board16401 ParamountParamount, CA 90723

May 15, 2014, 12pmWestside Cities COG - Governing BoardMunicipal Gallery, 2"d fl455 N. Rexford Dr.Beverly Hiiis, CA 90210

June 17, 2014, 4:OOpmSan Gabriel Valley COG - Transportation CommitteeUpper San Gabriel Valley MWD602 E. Huntington Dr. Suite BMonrovia, CA 91016

July 7, 2014, gamArroyo Verdugo COG - Governing Board1327 Foothill BI.La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011

May 6, 2014, 6:30pmSan Gabriel ValleyEI Monte Metro Bus Station - 3~a fl3449 Santa Anita Ave.EI Monte, CA 91731

May 7, 2014, 6:30pmGateway CitesSalt Lake Park -Recreation Center Lounge3401 E Florence Ave.Huntington Park, CA 90255

May 8, 2014; 6:30pmSouth Bay CitiesHawthorne Memorial Center3901 W EI Segundo BIHawthorne, CA 90250

2014 Draft Short Range Transportation Plan Attachment ~E Page 1

ATTACHMENT ~E

Summary of Public Outreach Meetings

April 2, 2014, 9:30am April 21, 2014, 10:30amMTA Technical Advisory Committee Los Angeles County Jobs and Labor SummitOne Gateway Plaza Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown HotelLos Angeles, CA 90012 711 S. Hope St.

Los Angeles, CA. 90017April 15, 2014, 9:30amBus Operators Subcommittee April 30, 2014, 2:OOpmOne Gateway Plaza Regional Service CouncilLos Angeles, CA 90012 One Gateway Plaza

Los Angeles, CA 90012April 17, 2014, 9:30amStreets and Freeways May 14, 2014, 10:OOamOne Gateway Plaza General Manager GroupLos Angeles, CA 90012 One Gateway Plaza

Los Angeles, CA 90012April 17, 2014, 1:30pmLocal Transit Systems Subcommittee June 18, 2014, 10:OOamOne Gateway Plaza TDM/Air Quality SubcommitteeLos Angeles, CA 90012 One Gateway Plaza

Los Angeles, CA 90012

2014 Draft Short Range Transportation Plan Attachment ~E Page 2

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ATTACHMENT ~F

RESPONSES TO COMMENTS RECEIVED ON THE

DRAFT 2014 SHORT RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN

NOTE: The Draft 2014 SRTP was distributed for

review and comment bet

ween

April 12, 2014 and June 18,

201

4. The following reflects

staf

f responses to

wri

tten

comments rec

eive

d on the

Draft SRTP thr

ough

let

ters

.

-.

..

- -. •

Chris Holden, Ca

lifo

rnia

Assemblymember

05/2

9/20

14Forty-First Di

stri

ct

The plan ignores the co

mple

tion

of th

e Gold Line Fo

othi

ll Ext

ensi

on to

Cons

iste

nt with Bo

ard

poli

cy, Metro continues to

exp

lore

add

itio

nal

Claremont. The Measure R Statute and Ord

inance specifies Cla

remo

nt fu

ndin

g so

urce

s th

at could be

util

ized

to fu

nd Phase 2B of the

Foot

hill

as an end

poin

t and the

Met

ro Board ide

ntif

ied

it, alo

ng with the

Extension. The map on page 9 of the Pl

an will be rev

ised

to re

flec

t th

eCrenshaw Line, as fi

rst i

n li

ne for

any new funding sou

rces

. Neither the

Gold Line Fo

othi

ll Phase 2B project to Claremont as wel

l as other

cost

, no

r th

e go

al, of the

Gold Line project to Cl

arem

ont is

inc

lude

d.

unfunded strategic projects.

As the

purpose of the SRTP is to

ide

ntif

y pr

ojec

ts and programs over

the ne

xt ten yea

rs (2014-2024) in

acc

orda

nce with the

2009 LRTP's

project priorities and fun

ding

plan, the SRTP does not propose new

fund

ing or to re

dist

ribu

te LRTP funds. The SRTP does ack

nowl

edge

the need for

add

itio

nal funds and potential fun

ding

strategies. A

paragraph

will

be added to page 5 of the Pl

an to cl

arif

y th

is int

enti

on.

~F-1

'.

Paul M. Eat

on, Mayor

06/0

2/20

14City of Mo

ntcl

air

Although the Cit

y of

Mon

tcla

ir is

not par

t of Los Angeles Cou

nty,

or

elig

ible

for

Measure R funds, the Gold Lin

e from Azusa to Claremont

and Mon

tcla

ir is im

port

ant to

us.

Update the

SRTP to in

clud

e the Azusa

to Cla

remo

nt segment in

pla

nnin

g, maps, project li

st, assumed new

funding sources, and fun

ding

assumptions.

Elizabeth Re

illy

, Mayor

06/03/2014

City

of Du

arte

Update the SRTP to in

clud

e co

mple

tion

of th

e Gold Lin

e to

Claremont

within the

70-year tim

e frame, in the "F

utur

e Projects" p

roje

ct li

st and

map, in

assumed new fun

ding

sources, and in fu

ndin

g assumptions.

•.

-• •

Cons

iste

nt with Bo

ard

poli

cy, Metro continues to exp

lore

add

itio

nal

funding sources th

at could be uti

lize

d to

fund Phase 2B of th

e Fo

othi

llExtension. The map on page 9 of th

e Pl

an will be rev

ised

to re

flec

t th

eGold Line Fo

othi


l as other

unfunded strategic pro

ject

s.

As the


ide

ntif

y pr

ojec


the ne

xt ten

yea

rs (2014-2024) in

acc

orda

nce with the 2009 LRTP's


ding

plan, the SRTP does not

propose new

funding or to redistribute LRTP fun

ds. The SRTP does ack

nowl

edge

the need for

additional fu

nds and potential fun

ding

strategies. A

paragraph

will


an to cl

arif

y th

is int

enti

on.

Cons

iste

nt with Bo

ard

poli


exp

lore

add

itio

nal

fund

ing sources th

at could be

util

ized

to fund Phase 2B of the Foothill

Extension. The map on page 9 of th

e Pl

an wil

l be rev

ised

to re

flec

t the

Gold Lin

e Fo

othi


l as other


ject

s.

As the purpose of the SRTP is to

ide

ntif

y pr

ojec


the next ten

yea

rs (2014-2024) in

acc

orda


project priorities and

fun

ding


propose new

fund

ing or to redistribute LRTP funds. The SRTP does ack

nowl

edge

the ne

ed for

additional funds and potential fun

ding

strategies. A

para

grap

h wi

ll be added to page 5 of the Pl

an to cl

arif

y th

is intention.

~F-2

'.

Don Kendrick, Mayor

06/03/2014

City of La Verne

Upda

te the SRTP to include co

mple

tion

of th

e Gold Line to

Cla

remo

ntwithin the 10-year tim

e fr

ame,

in the "Future Projects" pr

oject list and

map, in

assumed new funding sou

rces

, and in funding as

sump

tion

s.

Jose

ph M. Lyo

ns, Mayor

06/0

4/20

14City of Cl

arem

ont

Upda


mple

tion

of th

e Gold Line to

Cla

remo

ntwithin the

70-year tim

e fr

ame,

in the "Future Projects" pr

oject list and

map, in


rces

, and in funding assumptions.

•.

-. •

Cons

iste

nt with Bo

ard

poli


exp

lore

add

itio

nal

fund

ing so

urce

s th

at could be

util

ized

to fu

nd Phase 2B of th

e Fo

othi


e Pl

an wil

l be rev

ised

to re

flec

t the

Gold Lin

e Fo

othi

ll Phase 2B project to Cl

arem

ont as wel

l as oth

erunfunded strategic pro

ject

s.

As the


ide

ntif

y projects and

programs over

the ne

xt ten

yea

rs (2014-20

24) in acc

orda

nce with the

2009 LRTP's


ding


fund

ing or to re

dist

ribu


nowl

edge

the ne

ed for

add

itio

nal funds an

d potential fu

ndin

g strategies. A

paragraph

will

be added to page 5 of th

e Pl

an to cl

arif

y th

is intention.

Cons

iste

nt with Bo

ard

poli


exp

lore

add

itio

nal

fund

ing so

urce

s th

at could be

util

ized

to fu

nd Phase 2B of th

e Fo

othi


e Pl

an wil

l be rev

ised

to re

flec

t th

eGold Line Fo

othi


arem

ont as wel

l as other



ide

ntif

y pr

ojec


the next ten

yea

rs (2014-20

24) in acc

orda

nce with the

2009 LRTP's


ding

plan, the SRTP does not pro

pose

new

fund


nowl

edge

the need for

additional funds an

d potential fu

ndin

g strategies. A

para

grap

h wi

ll be added to page 5 of th

e Pl

an to cl

arif

y th

is int

enti

on.

~F-3

•.

Ed Her

nand

ez, California State Senator

06/06/2014

Twen

ty-Fourth Se

nate

Dis

tric

t

The cos

t and goa

l of extending the

Foo

thil

l Gold Line to

Cla

remo

nt is

not in

clud

ed in th

e Dr

aft SRTP, nor

is it

ide

ntif

ied in

assumed new

funding so

urce

s. Please include as a priority.

Bill Bog

aard

, Mayor

06/0

9/20

74City of Pasadena

Upda


mple

tion

of th

e Go

ld Line to

Cla

remo

ntwi

thin

the 10-year tim

e fr

ame,

in the "F

utur

e Projects" p

roject li

st and

map, in


rces

, and in funding as

sump

tion

s.

•.

-. •

Cons

iste

nt with Board

poli

cy, Me

tro continues to

exp

lore

add

itio

nal

fund

ing so

urce

s th

at could be

util

ized

to fund Phase 2B of th

e Fo

othi

llExtension. The map on page 9 of the Pl

an wil

l be rev

ised

to re

flec

t th

eGold Lin

e Fo

othi


l as oth

erunfunded str

ateg

ic projects.

As the


ide

ntif

y pr

ojec


the next ten

yea

rs (2014-2024) in acc

orda

nce with the

2009 LRTP's


ding


propose new

fund

ing or to redistribute LRTP fun


nowl

edge

the need for

add

itio


ding

strategies. A

paragraph

will

be added to pa

ge 5 of th

e Pl

an to cl

arif

y th

is int

enti

on.

Cons

iste

nt with Bo

ard

poli


exp

lore

add

itio

nal

fund

ing so

urce

s th

at could be uti

lize

d to

fund Phase 2B of the Fo

othi


e Pl

an wil

l be rev

ised

to re

flec

t th

eGold Lin

e Fo

othi

ll Phase 26 project to Claremont as wel

l as other


ject

s.

As the

purpose of th

e SRTP is to

ide

ntif

y pr

ojec

ts and

programs over

the ne

xt ten

yea

rs (2014-2024) in acc

orda

nce with the

2009 LRTP's


ding


propose new

fund


nowl

edge

the need for add

itio

nal funds an

d potential fu

ndin

g strategies. A

para

grap

h wi


an to cl

arif

y th

is int

enti

on.

~F-4

Joseph R. Ro

cha,

Mayor

City

of Az

usa

06/0

9/20

14

Upda


mple

tion

of the Gold Line to

Cla

remo

ntwi

thin

the 10-year tim

e frame, in the "Future Projects" p

roject li

st and

map, in

assumed new fun

ding

sou

rces

, and in fu

ndin

g assumptions.

Bob Huf

f, Cal

ifor

nia State Se

nato

rTwenty

-Ninth District

06/1

0/20

74

The pla

n ignores the completion of the Gold Line Fo

othi

ll Extension to

Clar

emon

t. The

Mea

sure

R Sta

tute

and Ord

inan

ce specifies Cla

remo

ntas an end

poin

t and the Metro Board identified

it, alo

ng wit

h the

Crenshaw Lin

e, as fi

rsf i

n li

ne for any new fun

ding

sou

rces

. Ne

ithe

r the

cost

, no

r the go

al, of th

e Gold Line project to Cla

remo

nt is

inc

lude

d.

L. Den

nis Michael, Mayor

City

of Rancho Cucamonga

06/7 0/20

7 4

Upda


mple

tion

of the Gold Line to

Claremont

with

in the 10-year tim

e frame, in the "Future Pr

ojec

ts" p

roject li

st and

map, in

assumed new fun

ding

sou

rces

, and in fu

ndin

g as

sump

tion

s.

Consistent wit

h Bo

ard

policy, Metro continues to exp

lore

additional

funding so

urce

s th

at cou

ld be

util

ized

to fu

nd Phase 2B of th

e Foothill

Exte

nsio

n. The map on pa

ge 9 of the Pl

an will be revised to reflect th

eGold Lin

e Fo

othi


arem

ont as

well as

other

unfu

nded

str

ateg

ic projects.

As the

purpose of the SRTP is to ide

ntif

y pr

ojec

ts and pro

gram

s ov

erthe ne

xt ten

years (2014-2024) in

accordance wi

th the

2009 LRT

P's

proj

ect pr

iori

ties

and funding plan, the SRTP doe

s no

t propose new

funding or

to re

dist

ribu

te LRTP funds. The SRTP doe

s ac

know

ledg

ethe need for additional funds and

potential funding st

rate

gies

. A

para

grap

h wi

ll be ad

ded to page 5 of th

e Pl

an to cl

arif

y th

is intention.

Consistent wit

h Bo

ard

policy, Metro co

ntin

ues to exp

lore

additional

funding so

urce

s th

at could be

util

ized

to fu

nd Phase 2B of th

e Foothill

Exte

nsio

n. The map on pa

ge 9 of th

e Pl

an wil

l be revised to reflect t

heGold Lin

e Foothill Phase 2B pro

ject

to Cl

arem

ont as well as other

unfu

nded

strategic projects.

As the

pur

pose

of the SRTP is to identify pr

ojec

ts and pro

gram

s ov

erthe ne

xt ten yea

rs (2014-2024) in

accordance wi

th the

2009 LRT

P's

proj

ect pr

iori

ties

and funding plan, the

SRTP doe

s no

t propose new

funding or to redistribute LRTP funds. The SRTP doe

s ac

know

ledg

eth

e need for additional fu

nds and

pote

ntia

l funding st

rate

gies

. A

para

grap

h wi

ll be ad

ded to page 5 of th

e Pl

an to cl

arif

y th

is int

enti

on.

Cons

iste

nt wit

h Bo

ard


lore

additional

funding so

urce

s th

at cou

ld be

util

ized

to fu

nd Phase 2B of th

e Foothill

Extension. The map on pa

ge 9 of th

e Pl

an wil

l be revised to reflect t

heGold Lin

e Foothill Phase 2B pro

ject

to Cl

arem



As the

purpose of the SRTP is to ide

ntif

y pr

ojec

ts and pro

gram

s ov

erth

e ne

xt ten years (2014-2024) in

accordance wi

th the

2009 LRT

P's

~F-5

'•

Mari

na Khubesrian, M.D

., Mayor

06/17/2014

City of So

uth Pasadena

Upda


mple

tion

of th

e Gold Line to

Cla

remo

ntwi

thin

the 10-year tim

e fr

ame,

in the

"Future Projects" pr

oject list and

map, in


rces


John Wuo, Mayor

06/17/2014

City of Ar

cadi

a

Upda

te the

SRTP to include co

mple

tion

of th

e Gold Line to

Cla

remo

ntwi

thin

the 70-year tim

e fr

ame,

in the "F

utur

e Projects" p

roject li

st and

map, in

assumed new fun

ding

sou

rces


•.

-• •


ding

plan, the

SRTP does not

propose new

funding or to redistribute LRTP funds. The SRTP does ack

nowl

edge

the ne

ed for

add

itio


ding

strategies. A

paragraph

will


an to cl

arif

y th

is int

enti

on.

Cons

iste

nt with Bo

ard

poli


exp

lore

add

itio

nal

fund

ing sources th

at could be

util

ized


e Foothill


e Pl

an wil

l be rev

ised

to re

flec

t th

eGold Lin

e Fo

othi


l as other



ide

ntif

y pr

ojec


the ne

xt ten

yea

rs (2014-2024) in acc

orda



ding


propose new

fund



nowl

edge

the ne

ed for

add

itio


ding

strategies. A

paragraph

will


an to cl

arif

y th

is int

enti

on.

Cons

iste

nt with Bo

ard

poli


exp

lore

add

itio

nal

fund

ing sources th

at could be

util

ized

to fu

nd Phase 2B of th

e Fo

othi


e Pl

an wil

l be rev

ised

to re

flec

t th

eGold Line Fo

othi


l as other


As the

purpose of th

e SRTP is to

ide

ntif

y pr

ojec


the ne

xt ten

yea

rs (2014-2024) in acc

orda

nce with the

2009 LRTP's


ding


propose new

fund

ing or to re

dist

ribu


nowl

edge

the ne

ed for

add

itio


ding

strategies. A

para

grap

h wi


an to cl

arif

y th

is int

enti

on.

~F-6

Ed Chau, California Assemblymember

06/16/2014

Forty-Ni

nth District

The plan ignores th

e co

mple

tion

of th

e Gold Line Fo

othi

ll Ext

ensi

on to

Claremont. The Measure R Statute and Ord

inan

ce specifies Cla

remo

ntas an end

poin

t and the Metro Board ide

ntif

ied

it, alo

ng with the

Crenshaw Line, as fi

rst i

n li

ne for any new funding sou

rces

. Ne

ithe

r th

eco

st, no

r the go

al, of the Gold Line project to Cl

arem

ont is

inc

lude

d.

Tim Spohn, Mayor

City of In

dust

ry06/16/2074

Include the SR-57/SR-60 Mixed Flo

w In

terc

hang

e due to project

readiness, emi

nent

job creation, and rel

ief t

o th

e re

gion

, national goods

movement, and Congressional support.

Curt

is Mor

ris,

Mayor

City of San Dimas

06/1

6/20

7 4

The SRTP must be upd

ated

to include co

mple

tion

of the Fo

othi

ll Gol

dLine to Cl

arem

ont,

as summarized by the Foo

thil

l Go

ld Line

organization and its

member age

ncie

s.

Cons

iste

nt with Bo

ard

poli


exp

lore

add

itio

nal

fund

ing sources th

at could be uti

lize

d to

fun

d Phase 2B of th

e Fo

othi


e Pl

an will be rev

ised

to re

flec

t th

eGold Lin

e Fo

othi


l as oth

erunfunded strategic pro

ject

s.

As the

pur

pose

of th

e SRTP is to

ide

ntif

y pr

ojec

ts and

programs over

the ne

xt ten yea

rs (2014-2024) in acc

orda

nce with the

2009 LRTP's


ding


propose new

funding or to re

dist

ribu


nowl

edge

the need for

add

itio

nal fu

nds and potential fun

ding

strategies. A

paragraph

will


e Pl

an to cl

arif

y th

is int

enti

on.

As the

pur

pose

of th

e SRTP is to

ide

ntif

y pr

ojec

ts and

programs over

the ne

xt ten

yea

rs (2014-2024) in acc

orda

nce with the

2009 LRTP's


fun

ding


propose new

funding or to redistribute LRTP fun

ds. Since th

e LRTP ide

ntif

ies th

eSR-57/SR-60

Mix

ed Flow In

terc

hang

e Pr

ojec

t opening

in 202

9, it

is

outs

ide of

the

timeframe of the SRTP.

The SRTP does ack

nowl

edge

the

nee

d fo

r additional fun

ds and

pote

ntia

l fu

ndin

g strategies. A par

agra

ph wil

l be added to page 5 of th

ePl

an to cl

arif

y th

is int

enti

on.

Cons

iste

nt with Bo

ard

poli


explore add

itio

nal

fund

ing sources th

at could be

util

ized

to fu

nd Phase 2B of th

e Fo

othi


an wil

l be rev

ised

to re

flec

t th

eGold Lin

e Fo

othi


l as oth

erunfunded strategic projects.

As the


ide

ntif

y pr

ojec


the next ten

yea

rs (2014-2024) in acc

orda



fun

ding


propose new

fund

ing or to re

dist

ribu


nowl

edge

~F-7

'.

Elliott Rothman, Mayor

06/7

7/20

74City of Pomona

The Pomona Cit

y Council un

anim

ousl

y vo

ted to

include com

plet

ion of

the Gold Lin

e to

Claremont wit

hin the SRTP, in

the

"Fu

ture

Pro

ject

s"pr

ojec

t list and map, in assumed new fun

ding

sources, and in fu

ndin

gassumptions.

Michael T.

Dav

itt,

Mayor

06/7

8/20

14Ci

ty of La Canada Fli

ntri

dge

The SRTP sho

uld include the Gold Lin

e Phase 28 to Cl

arem

ont fo

rpo

tent

ial funding.

•.

- -• •

the need for additional fu

nds and

potential funding strategies. A

para

grap

h will be ad

ded to page 5 of the Pl

an to clarify th

is int

enti

on.

Consistent wit

h Bo

ard

poli

cy, Metro continues to exp

lore

additional

funding so

urce

s th

at could be

util

ized

to fu

nd Phase 2B of the

Foothill

Exte

nsio

n. The map on page 9 of th

e Pl

an will be revised to reflect th

eGold Lin

e Foothill Phase 2B project to Cl

arem


unfu

nded

str

ateg

ic projects.

As the

purpose of th

e SRTP is t

o identify pro

ject

s and pr

ogra

ms ove

rthe ne

xt ten

yea

rs (2014-2024) in

accordance wi

th the

2009 LRT

P's

proj

ect pr

iori

ties

and funding plan, the SRTP doe

s no

t propose new

funding or

to re

dist

ribu


s ac

know

ledg

eth

e ne

ed for additional fu

nds and

pote

ntia

l funding strategies. A

para

grap

h wi

ll be ad

ded to page 5 of th

e Pl

an to cl

arif

y th

is int

enti

on.

Cons

iste

nt wit

h Bo

ard


lore

additional

funding so

urce

s th

at could be

util

ized

to fu

nd Phase 2B of th

e Foothill

Extension. The map on pa

ge 9 of the Pl

an wil

l be revised to reflect th

eGold Lin

e Foothill Phase 2B project to Claremont as well as other

unfu

nded

str

ateg

ic projects.

As the

pur

pose

of the SRTP is to identify pr

ojec

ts and pro

gram

s ov

erthe ne

xt ten yea

rs (2014-20

24) in

accordance wi

th the

2009 LRT

P's

proj

ect pr

iori

ties

and funding plan, the

SRTP doe

s no

t propose new

funding or

to re

dist

ribu


s ac

know

ledg

eth

e ne

ed for additional fu

nds and

pote

ntia

l funding strategies. A

para

grap

h wi

ll be ad

ded to page 5 of th

e Pl

an to cl

arif

y th

is int

enti

on.

~F-8

'.

Mike Gatto, Ca

lifo

rnia

Assemblymember

06/1

8/20

14Forty-Third District

The Los Ang

eles

Cou

nty Metropolitan Transportation Au

thor

ity should

reconsider it

s Short Range Transportation Plan by including the

Foothill Gol

d Line Pro

ject

as pr

iority for fun

ding

and to renew its

comm

itme

nt to constructing the sec

ond segment of the Fo

othi

ll Gold

Line fro

m Az

usa to Cla

remo

nt.

Caro

l Liu, Cal

ifor

nia State Se

nato

r 06

/09/

2014

Twen

ty-Fifth District

The pl

an ignores the com

plet

ion of th

e Gold Line Foothill Ext

ensi

on to

Clar

emon

t. The Mea

sure

R Statute and Ord

inan

ce specifies Claremont

as an end

poin

t and the Metro Board ide

ntif

ied

it, alo

ng wit

h the

Crenshaw Lin

e, as fi

rst i

n li

ne for any new fun

ding

sources. Neither the

cost

, no

r the go

al, of th

e Gold Line project to

Cla

remo

nt is

inc

lude

d.

•.

. •

Cons

iste

nt with Bo

ard

poli


exp

lore

add

itio

nal

fund

ing sources th

at could be

util

ized

to fu

nd Phase 2B of the

Foot

hill


e Pl

an wil

l be rev

ised

to re

flec

t th

eGold Lin

e Fo

othi


l as other


As the


ide

ntif

y pr

ojec

ts and

programs over

the next ten

yea

rs (2014-2024) in acc

orda

nce with the

2009 LRTP's


ding


propose new

fund

ing or to re

dist

ribu


nowl

edge

the ne

ed for

add

itio


ding

strategies. A

paragraph

will


e Pl

an to cl

arif

y th

is int

enti

on.

Cons

iste

nt with Bo

ard

poli


exp

lore

add

itio

nal

fund

ing so

urce

s th

at could be

util

ized

to fu

nd Phase 2B of th

e Fo

othi


e Pl

an wil

l be rev

ised

to re

flec

t th

eGold Line Fo

othi


l as other


As the


ide

ntif

y pr

ojec

ts and

programs over

the ne

xt ten

yea

rs (2014-2024) in acc

orda

nce with the

2009 LRTP's


fun

ding

plan, the

SRTP does not

propose new

fund

ing or to re

dist

ribu


nowl

edge

the need for additional funds and potential fun

ding

strategies. A

para

grap

h wi


e Pl

an to clarify th

is int

enti

on.

~F-9

Claire Bowin, Senior City Planner

05/01/2074

Los Angeles Department of City Pl

anni

ng, Policy Planning Division

The Plan aligns very st

rong

ly with th

e City's long range vi

sion

for

transportation in the

city. We hope tha

t Me

tro considers the specific

poli

cies

in the Ci

ty's

Gen

eral

Pla

n when prioritiz

ing future

transportation improvements throughout the

cit

y.

Metr

o projects will p

rovi

de tremendous transportation, ec

onom

ic and

envi

ronm

enta

l benefits to the Ci

ty's

residents and to th

e region as a

whol

e.

Chri

s Je

ffer

s, City Manager

City of Glendora

06/0

3/20

14

Upda


mple

tion

of th

e Gold Line to

Cla

remo

ntwi

thin

the

10-year tim

e fr

ame,

in th

e "Future Projects" p

roject li

st and

map, in

assumed new funding sources, and in fu

ndin

g assumptions.

John Davidson, City Manager

06/0

4/20

74City of Irwindale

Upda


mple

tion

of th

e Gold Line to

Cla

remo

ntwi

thin

the

70-year tim

e fr

ame,

in th

e "F

utur

e Projects" p

roject li

st and

map, in


rces

, and in fu

ndin

g as

sump

tion

s.

We are pleased that th

e SRTP ali

gns st

rong

ly with th

e Ci

ty's

vis

ion and

will

continue to

work co

oper

ativ

ely with the City on transportation

improvements.

Comment noted.

Cons

iste

nt with Bo

ard

poli


explore add

itio

nal

fund

ing so

urce

s th

at could be

util

ized


e Fo

othi


e Pl

an wil

l be rev

ised

to re

flec

t th

eGold Lin

e Fo

othi


l as other


As the


ide

ntif

y pr

ojec


the next ten

yea

rs (2014-2024) in acc

orda



fun

ding


propose new

fund



nowl

edge

the need for

add

itio


ding

strategies. A

paragraph

will


e Pl

an to cl

arif

y th

is int

enti

on.

Cons

iste

nt with Bo

ard

poli


exp

lore

add

itio

nal

fund

ing so

urce

s th

at could be

util

ized

to fu

nd Phase 2B of th

e Fo

othi


e Pl

an will be rev

ised

to re

flec

t th

eGold Lin

e Fo

othi


l as other



ide

ntif

y pr

ojec


~F-10

'•

Steve Si

zemo

re, Acting City Manager

06/0

4/20

14City of Monrovia

Upda

te the

SRTP to include co

mple

tion

of the Go

ld Line to Cla

remo

ntwi

thin

the 70-year tim

e fr

ame,

in th

e "F

utur

e Projects" p

roject li

st and

map, in

assumed new fun

ding

sou

rces

, and in funding as

sump

tion

s.

Tomas Car

ranz

a, Sen

ior Tr

ansp

orta

tion

Engineer

06/0

4/20

74City of Los Angeles Dep

artm

ent of Tra

nspo

rtat

ion

Ongoing col

labo

rati

on between the City and Metro is es

sent

ial.

The

allocation of future funding sho

uld be better aligned with Cit

y, Cou

nty

and State goa

ls and policies relative to Co

mple

te Streets. The goa

lsand improvements id

enti

fied

in Mobility Element of the Ge

nera

l Pl

anar

e consistent with Metro's po

lici

es and programs. The SRTP sho

uld

highlight th

e Integrated Mobility Hubs pro

gram

.

••

the ne

xt ten

yea

rs (2014-2024) in acc

orda

nce with the

2009 LRTP's


ding


propose new

fund


nowl

edge

the need for

add

itio

nal fu

nds an

d po

tent

ial fu

ndin

g strategies. A

paragraph

will


e Pl

an to cl

arif

y th

is int

enti

on.

Cons

iste

nt with Bo

ard

poli


exp

lore

add

itio

nal

fund

ing sources th

at could be

util

ized

to fu

nd Phase 2B of th

e Fo

othi


e Pl

an wil

l be rev

ised

to re

flec

t th

eGold Line Fo

othi


l as other


As the


ide

ntif

y pr

ojec

ts and

programs over

the ne

xt ten yea

rs (2014-2024) in acc

orda

nce with the

2009 LRTP's


ding


fund


nowl

edge

the need for additional fu

nds an

d potential fu

ndin

g strategies. A

para

grap

h wi


e Pl

an to cl

arif

y th

is int

enti

on.

We concur with the imp

orta

nce of

collaboration between the City an

dMetro and not

e th

at col

labo

rati

on occ

urs on many programs and

proj

ects

. Wh

ile the SRTP does not

propose new fun

ding

or to

redi

stri

bute

LRTP fun

ds, we con

cur with supporting complete str

eets

.For instance, the Re

gion

al Surface Tra

nspo

rtat

ion Improvement (RSTI)

cate

gory

of the Call for

Pro

ject

s en

cour

ages

com

plet

e street projects.

In the

2013 Call fo

r Pr

ojec

ts process, 100 per

cent

of RSTI pro

ject

swere complete st

reet

s. The Sus

tain

abil

ity se

ctio

n of the SRTP wil

l al

sobe upd

ated

to re

flec

t mobility hub pro

gram

s.

~F-11

•

'.

Denny Zane, Executive Dir

ecto

r 05/18/2074

Move LA

Whil

e th

e plan is pr

inci

pall

y about tr

ansi

t and highway inv

estm

ents

,there

is little discussion about oth

er infrastructure

Inve

stme

nt opportunities such as bik

e an

d pe

dest

rian

imp

rove

ment

s,expansion of

tra

nsit

ser

vice

s, mobility im

prov

emen

ts on arterials,

enhancing and modernizing Metrolink, and eff

icie

ncy,

ser

vice

, an

dsafety upgrades to

the rail sy

stem

.

The SRTP should assume a bro

ader

mix

of fu

nds beyond tra

diti

onal

sour

ces

is "reasonably foreseeable" and should be con

side

red

"con

stra

ined

fun

ding

". Funds could be used for

an expanded

transportation program inc

ludi

ng bicycle and pedestrian in

vest

ment

s,cr

eati

ng a "gr

and boulevard ne

twor

k", en

hanc

ing Metrolink, and add

ing

stations to existing Metrorail ser

vice

.

Would lik

e to

see more information abo

ut per

form

ance

measures and

what is ne

cess

ary to

meet greenhouse gas goa

ls.

It would be

important to

note whether the SRTP puts us on cou

rse to

meet SCAG's

greenhouse gas goals.

••

~ • •.

~

The pur

pose

of th

e SRTP is to

provide a "sn

apsh

ot" of

pro

ject

s and

programs implemented ove

r the ne

xt ten

yea

rs (2014-2024) in

acco

rdan

ce with the 2009 LRTP's project priorities and fun

ding

plan.

The plan references many mul

ti-modal programs throughout the

docu

ment

. The Call fo

r Pr

ojec

ts program is di

scus

sed on pag

e 8 and

fund

s are identified on page 12.

The Call is

the

fun

ding

source fo

rbi

cycl

e, pedestrian an

d ar

teri

al projects. Me

trol

ink is

bri

efly

ref

eren

ced

on page 8 and fun

ding

is included in th

e fu

ndin

g ch

art on page 10.

Pages 14 -17 and

the

Technical Document reference Sta

te of Good

Repa

ir eff

orts

nec

essa

ry to maintain our

existing bu

s an

d rail sys

tem.

The plan al

so ack

nowl

edge

s th

e need for

additional funding. The

assessment of transportation needs that would re

quir

e ad

diti

onal

fund

ing

will

be con

side

red as part of

the LRTP update pr

oces

s.

The SRTP foc

uses

on ide

ntif

ying

how Met

ro is meeting

its commitment

to implement nea

r te

rm LRTP pro

ject

s, including tho

se pro

ject

s funded

with Measure R, an

d is

based on con

serv

ativ

e as

sump

tion

s ab

out

fund

ing from exp

ecte

d so

urce

s. Thi

s is

con

sist

ent with fed

eral

prog

ramm

ing requirements for

Transportation Im

prov

emen

t Programs,

whic

h use a res

tric

tive

definition of

"reasonably available" fu

ndin

g fo

rth

e short te

rm pro

gram

ming

per

iod.

As the SRTP not

es the

nee

d fo

rad

diti

onal

res

ourc

es, we hope tha

t th

e SRTP beg

ins th

e discussion of

unfunded needs and how additional fu

ndin

g could be sou

ght.

The SRTP incorporates performance measures whi

ch assess th

ePl

an's

system

benefit in

terms of mobility, air qu

alit

y, greenhouse

gases, access to

transit for

minority and transit dependent rid

ers,

and

economic ben

efit

. More inf

orma

tion

on the

se measures is included in

the Technical Document. A

ll 2009 LRTP pro

ject

s an

d programs were

incorporated int

o the 2012 RTP/SCS. SCAG has ack

nowl

edge

d th

at

~F-12

-.

•.

• ..

•

the LRTP, with th

e pa

ssag

e of

Measure R, was essential in me

etin

ggreenhouse gas red

ucti

on tar

gets

not

just for

Los

Ang

eles

County, but

for th

e entire SCAG reg

ion.

As the

SRTP is a sub

set of

the

LRTP, the

SRTP is essential to

meeting SCAG's RTP/SCS greenhouse gas

redu

ctio

n co

mmit

ment

s.

A ful

ler discussion of the context in

which Met

ro's

fun

ding

dec

isio

ns are

The Technical Document Financial Cha

pter

wil

l be updated to describe

made cou

ld help the Board and the

pub

lic be

tter

understand

the cu

rren

t fu

ndin

g situation unique to Lo

s Angeles as a result of

local

transportation choices and inv

estm

ents

moving ah

ead.

fund

ing,

and the

changing challenges and opportunities for

federal,

stat

e, and oth

er funding.

Habi

b L. Bal

ian,

Chief Executive Off

icer

05

/30/

2014

Metr

o Gold Line Fo

othi

ll Ext

ensi

onCo

nsis

tent

with Bo

ard

poli


exp

lore

add

itio

nal

The com

plet

ion of the

Foo

thil

l Gold Line project to its

sta

tute-defined

fund

ing so

urce

s th

at could be

util

ized

to fu

nd Phase 2B of th

e Fo

othi

ll

endp

oint

of Cl

arem

ont is

absent from the

SRTP. I

t is the on

ly Measure


e Pl

an will be rev

ised

to re

flec

t th

e

R transit

capital project with a funding gap not

inc

lude

d in

the plan for

Gold Line Fo

othi


l as other

completion.


ject

s.

The Construction Authority Board of Di

rect

ors requests the following

As the

purpose of th

e SRTP is to

ide

ntif

y pr

ojec

ts and

pro

gram

s over

chan

ges:

the next ten

yea

rs (2014-2024) in acc

orda

nce with the

2009 LRTP's

1. Include co

mple

tion

of Fo

othi

ll Gold Line to Cl

arem

ont in

the

10-


fun

ding


year

timeframe.

fund

ing or to re

dist

ribu

te LRTP fun

ds. The SRTP does acknowledge

2. Include the Azusa to Claremont segment with the "F

utur

eth

e ne

ed for

add

itio


ding

strategies. A

Projects-T

ransit and Hig

hway

s" pr

oject list and map.

paragraph

will


an to cl

arif

y th

is int

enti

on.

3. Include th

e Azusa to Cl

arem

ont segment for

full fun

ding

the

port

ion of the SRTP tha

t assumes new fun

ding

sou

rces

.

4. Up

date

the

funding ass

umpt

ions

to reflect statue-defined

endp

oint

of Cl

arem

ont.

The cos

t estimate to complete the

Foothill Gold Line is $1.86

bill

ion,

with a com

plet

ion ye

ar of

2022.

5. Page 26 of th

e plan ref

erri

ng to new fun

ding, does not

include

Figure M, "P

ossible Transit Pr

ojec

t Acceleration" on page 26,

will

be

deleted to

avoid confusion.

~F-13

ment

ion of the second segment of th

e Fo

othi

ll Gol

d li

ne

Amanda Eak

en, De

puty

Dir

ecto

r 06

/10/

2074

Natural Resources De

fens

e Council

Bill Sadler, Con

sult

ant

Urba

n Solutions, Nat

ural

Res

ourc

es Defense Cou

ncil

Autumn Ber

nste

in, Director, ClimatePlan

Chanell Fletcher, Policy Coordinator, Cl

imat

ePla

nLa

ura Ba

ker,

Policy Associate, Coalition for

Clean Air

The SRTP sho

uld be ali

gned

with the 2072 RTP/SCS and Joi

nt-Work

Prog

ram.

More fun

ding

sho

uld be provided for ac

tive

transportation to

meet regional greenhouse gas targets.

The SRTP app

ears

to in

crea

se greenhouse gases by 15 per

cent

from

2074 to 2024.

This increase does not

ali

gn with th

e 9 per

cent

GHG

redu

ctio

n target of the 2072 RTP/SCS.

Metro has wor

ked very closely with SCAG in developing our

res

pect

ive

long range plans and

in the SCS development pro

cess

from

its

begi

nnin

g. A

ll pro

ject

s an

d programs included

in our

2009 Long Range

Tran

spor

tati

on Pla

n are included in SCAG's 2012 RTP/SCS. They

prov

ided

the

transportation framework up

on whi

ch the

SCS was

deve

lope

d, and the bas

is of SCS lan

d use analysis. Metro pr

ogra

msand projects were ins

trum

enta

l to

SCAG in attaining th

eir gr

eenh

ouse

gas red

ucti

on targets. SCAG has ack

nowl

edge

d the im

port

ance

of

Metro's LRPT/SRTP programs an

d pr

ojec

ts in achieving greenhouse

gas red

ucti

on targets for the

ent

ire region. Bo

th SCAG and Metro

ackn

owle

dge th

e need to seek additional fu

ndin

g for ac

tive

transportation. Wh

ile the SRTP is co

nstr

aine

d by

existing funding, the

SRTP also points toward th

e need for

additional funding.

A summary of ou

r work with SCAG on the

Joint-Work Pla

n wi

ll be

added to th

e Sustainability section of th

e Pl

an and

the

Sustainability

Chapter of

the

Technical Document to be

tter

ref

lect

the

se activities.

Metro defers to SCAG's methodology for

calculating greenhouse gases

for th

e region, as the

ir methodology was dev

elop

ed in ac

cord

ance

with

SB 375 and Cal

ifor

nia Air Re

sour

ces Bo

ard re

quir

emen

ts. SCAG's

2012 RTP/SCS greenhouse gas red

ucti

on analysis di

d, however,

inco

rpor

ate

all of

Met

ro's

2009 LRTP pro

ject

s an

d programs, including

all projects and

programs in

the

SRTP. The discussion on greenhouse

~F-14

'•

•

The SRTP does not

adequately invest in

act

ive tr

ansp

orta

tion

, shared

use mobility and oth

er alt

erna

tive

transportation options.

There is

very

litt

le men

tion

of ridesharing, bik

e sh

arin

g, car sha

ring

and

othe

r new and eme

rgin

g mobility opt

ions

.

••

• • •.

~

gas performance on page 30 of th

e SRTP and in the Technical

Document, whi

ch was based on a previous sketch planning

methodology an

d not SCAG's SB 375 met

hodo

logy

. Discussion of

greenhouse gas reductions

will

be co

rrec

ted

in the SRTP and

Technical Document to pr

oper

ly ref

lect

SCAG's met

hodo

logy

and

greenhouse gas reduction target achievement.

The purpose of the SRTP is to

ide

ntif

y pr

ojec

ts and

programs over the

next

ten

yea

rs (2014-2024) in acc

orda

nce with the

2009 LRTP's project

priorities and fun

ding

plan. The SRTP does not pro

pose

new funding

or to re

dist

ribu

te LRTP fun


nowl

edge

the need

for ad

diti

onal

fun

ds and pot

enti

al fun

ding

strategies. A par

agra

ph wil

lbe added to page 5 of the Pl

an to cl

arif

y th

is int

enti

on.

The SRTP's Act

ive Tr

ansp

orta

tion

Funding Str

ateg

y in

clud

es $500

mill

ion for bicycle an

d pedestrian linkages and oth

er active

transportation projects. The SRTP als

o id

enti

fies

an ad

diti

onal

$35

3.5

mill

ion fo

r th

e Re

gion

al Surface Tra

nspo

rtat


Call cat

egor

y, whi

ch enc

oura

ges complete street projects. Future Cal

lswi

ll also en

cour

age

Firs

t/Last Mil

e strategies in

all ap

plic

able

cate

gori

es.

The new State and

regional Active Tra

nspo

rtat

ion programs pro

vide

afurther fu

ndin

g opportunity for Sa

fe Routes to

Schools and

other Act

ive

Tran

spor

tati

on projects. F

inal

ly,

it should be not

ed tha

t cities are

esti

mate

d to

receive over $10 bil

lion

in Local Re

turn

funds (P

ropo

siti

onC, Measure R, STP-L

funds) over the

next te

n ye

ars wh

ich ca

n be used

for local mobility nee

ds, including Active Tra

nspo

rtat

ion

priorities.

We wil

l update our

Sustainability Chapter (pages 18-19) to

fur

ther

disc

uss Metro's very suc

cess

ful ri

desh

arin

g and vanpooling programs,

as wel

l as the pot

enti

al for

oth

er eme

rgin

g mobility opt

ions

.

~F-15

Mark Hardyment, Director

06/71/14

Transportation &En

viro

nmen

tal Programs

Burb

ank Glendale Pasadena Airport Authority

Ther

e are a number of maps contained in th

e draft plan showing the

Metr

o multi-modal transportation sys

tem al

ong with major

transportation centers/h

ubs.

The final plan sh

ould

include Bob Hope

Airport al

ong with the

Cit

ies of Burbank and Glendale on all sys

tem

maps.

Metro is

pursuing a robust Regional Rail Program inc

ludi

ng a ran

ge of

commuter and int

erci

ty rai

l improvements. Key elements of the

Program sho

uld be inc

lude

d in

the narrative and sys

tem maps.

Bob Hope Air

port

, Metro, and other agencies are engaged in

development of a ground access plan and pro

gram

to pr

omot

eco

nnec

tivi

ty between the

air

port

and the reg

ional transportation

system. Re

ques

ts inc

ludi

ng or referencing program el

emen

ts inc

ludi

ngthe Regional Int

ermo

dal Tr

ansp

orta

tion

Center, Empire Pedestrian

Bridge, Physical Imp

rove

ment

s to

Exi

stin

g Station, and Hollywood Way

Metrolink Station.

Rona

ld Whi

ttem

ore,

Ass

ista

nt Executive Director

06/1

2/20

14In

dust

ry Manufacturers Cou

ncil

The Azusa to Cl

arem

ont ex

tens

ion is

env

iron

ment

ally

cleared and will

be ready for des

ign/build in

207 7.

The sys

tem maps are conceptual and ref

lect

the

reg

iona

l transit and

highway system. We will add Bob Hope Airport and

oth

er Los Ang

eles

Coun

ty com

merc

ial airports to ou

r system maps to re

flec

t th

eim

port

ance

of Bob Hope and

oth

er commercial airports as par

ts of th

ere

gion

al transportation sy

stem

. Se

vera

l locations on the map are als

oshown to id

enti

fy points of

geo

grap

hic or

ient

atio

n, mos

tly related to

the

orig

in and destination points of

the

fix

ed gui

dewa

y sy

stem

. Pasadena

is listed because of

the cur

rent

ter

mina

tion

of th

e Gold Lin

e.

We will include re

gion

al rail as one of th

e components of the re

gion

altransportation system

in par

agra

ph one on page 8. Regional rail lines

are included on system maps.

Metro ac

know

ledg

es our

clo

se wor

king

relationship with Bob Hope

Airport and oth

er age

ncie

s on air

port

gro

und ac

cess

/ co

nnec

tivi

typr

ojec

ts. The SRTP identifies on

ly tho

se pro

ject

s funded in th

e ne

arterm from 2009 LRTP.

Cons

iste

nt with Bo

ard


lore

add

itio

nal

funding so

urce

s th

at could be

util

ized

to fu

nd Phase 2B of the Foothill


e Pl

an wil

l be rev

ised

to re

flec

t th

eGold Lin

e Fo

othi


l as other


Amend the SRTP to include the co

mple

tion

of th

e Azusa to Cl

arem

ont

I As the


ide

ntif

y pr

ojec

ts and

programs over

portion.

the ne

xt ten

yea

rs (2014-2024) in acc

orda

nce with the

2009 LRTP's

~F-16

•

'.

•

Dan Med

ina,

Chair

06/13/2014

South Bay Cities Council of Governments

City

of Gardena, Councilman

Notes that the pu

rpos

e of the

SRTP is to

identify short te

rm cha

llen

ges,

fund

ing,

and inv

estm

ents

. Encourages Met

ro not to add new projects

beyond the

LRTP fun

ding

pla

n. New projects sh

ould

come through the

Mobi

lity

Matrix planning pro

cess

.

Andre Col

aiac

e, Deputy Exe

cuti

ve Off

icer

06

/17/

2014

Access Ser

vice

s

Metro sh

ould

pre

pare

for

the

inc

reas

ed demand for

par

atra

nsit

services. The SRTP commits to fu

ndin

g of $1.78 billion over ten ye

ars,

but Access estimates cos

ts (based on HDR Engineering Inc.

estimates) of $1.97 bi

llion over the next ten ye

ars.

•.

~ • ..

•


fun

ding


pro

pose

new

fund



nowl

edge

'the

need fo

r ad

diti

onal

funds and potential fun

ding

strategies. A

paragraph

will


e Pl

an to cl

arif

y th

is int

enti

on.

The recommendations for the

final SRTP do not

pro

pose

new fun

ding

or add

itio

nal projects. Me

tro intends to

work with the

sub-regions

thro

ugh the Mo

bili

ty Mat

rix pr

oces

s.

American's with

Disa

bili

ties

Act

(ADA) se

rvice re

quir

emen

ts wil

l be a

national challenge as trans

it operators nationwide are compelled to

bala

nce th

e needs of th

e tr

ansi

t de

pend

ent with ADA service

requ

irem

ents

. Metro is

no exception to th

is national tr

end:

The

anti

cipa

ted ADA service shortfall is understood to ex

ist,

but the

combination of

service efficiencies and add

itio

nal fu

ndin

g resources

nece

ssar

y to

clo

se the

gap has not yet

been

iden

tifi

ed. The SRTP

actually ide

ntif

ies a tot

al of $1.27

bill

ion for Access Services, including

$655 mil

lion

in fe

dera

l an

d $615 mil

lion

in local funding (w

hich

als

oin

clud

es fares and oth

er fun

ds).

As Met

ro wor

ks with

its national and

regi

onal

par

tner

s to

add

ress

fut

ure ADA service nee

ds,

it will be

important to

rec

ogni

ze the need fo

r re

gion

al coo

rdin

atio

n in

both th

eid

enti

fica

tion

of service efficiencies and add

itio

nal fu

ndin

g re

sour

ces

through ongoing planning pro

cess

es.

~F-17

'•

Paul Sim

on, M.

D., M. P. H

06/18/2014

Dire

ctor

and Hea

lth Officer

Los Angeles Cou

nty De

part

ment

of Public Health

Incr

ease

the allocation fo

r ac

tive

transportation fu

ndin

g in

the SRTP.

The SRTP sho

uld include aten-

year

investment plan for act

ive

transportation projects ov

er and above the biennial Call for

Projects

and sho

uld include first and last mi

le improvements at tra

nsit

stations

••

• • •.

~

The purpose of the SRTP is to ide

ntif

y projects and pro

gram

s ov

er the

next

ten years (2014-20

24) in

accordance wi

th the 2009 LRT

P's pr

ojec

tpr

iori

ties

and funding pla

n. The SRTP doe

s no

t propose new fun

ding

or to re

dist

ribu


s ac

know

ledg

e th

e need

for additional funds and pot

enti

al funding strategies. A par

agra

ph will

be add

ed to page 5 of the Pl

an to cl

arif

y this int

enti

on.

The SRTP's Act

ive Tr

ansp

orta

tion

Funding Str

ateg

y in

clud

es $500

million for bi

cycl

e and

pede

stri

an lin

kage

s and other ac

tive

transportation projects. The SRTP also identifies an

additional $353.5

million for th

e Regional Surface Tra

nspo

rtat

ion Improvement (RS

TI)

Call cat

egor

y, which encourages complete str

eet projects. Fu

ture

Cal

lswi

ll also en

cour

age

Firs

t/Last Mil

e st

rate

gies

in

all applicable

cate

gori

es.

The new State and reg

iona

l Ac

tive

Tra

nspo

rtat

ion pr

ogra

ms provide a

furt

her funding op

port

unit

y for Sa

fe Routes to Sch

ools

and other Active

Tran

spor

tati

on projects. F

inally,

it sh

ould

be noted th

at cities ar

ees

tima

ted to rec

eive

ove

r $10 bil

lion

in Local Re

turn

fun

ds (P

ropo

siti

onC, Mea

sure

R, STP-L funds) ov

er the

nex

t te

n years wh

ich ca

n be used


ds, including Ac

tive

Tra

nspo

rtat

ion

priorities.

Clar

ific

atio

n of the

se Act

ive Tr

ansp

orta

tion

funding opportunities wil

l be

adde

d to the

Sustainability Se

ctio

n of the

SRTP.

The SRTP rec

ogni

zes th

at more funding is ne

eded

for many mul

ti-

modal transportation nee

ds, and

identifies str

ateg

ies th

at cou

ld be us

edto see

k ad

diti

onal

funding.

~F-18

'.

•

Rye Baerg and Jessica Meaney

06/17/2074

Safe

Rou

tes to

Sch

ool Na

tion

al Partnership

(add

itio

na15

7 organizations, age

ncie

s, bus

ines

ses,

and individuals

sign

ed the letter)

The SRTP does not pro

vide

a cle

ar Act

ive Tr

ansp

orta

tion

Fin

ance

Stra

tegy

to address the Fi

rst/

Last

Mile Plan, th

e up

comi

ng Com

plet

eStreets Po

licy

, the upcoming Cou

ntyw

ide Safe Rou

tes to

School Pl

anor the

upc

omin

g Co

unty

wide

Act

ive Tr

ansp

orta

tion

Pla

n.

•.

• • •.

•

The purpose of th

e SRTP is to

identify pr

ojec

ts and

programs over the

next

ten

yea

rs (2014-2024) in acc

orda

nce with the 2009 LRTP's project

priorities and

fun

ding

plan. The SRTP does not pro

pose

new fun

ding

or to redistribute LRTP fun


nowl

edge

the

need

for ad

diti

onal

fun

ds and

potential funding strategies. A paragraph wil

lbe added to page 5 of the Pl

an to cl

arif

y th

is int

enti

on.

The SRTP's Act

ive Tr

ansp

orta

tion

Funding Str

ateg

y in

clud

es $500

mill

ion for bicycle and pedestrian linkages and

oth

er act

ive


o identifies an

addi

tion

al $35

3.5

mill

ion fo

r th

e Re

gion

al SurFace Tra

nspo

rtat


Call cat

egor

y, whi

ch enc

oura

ges complete street pr

ojec

ts. Future Calls

will

also en

cour

age

Firs

t/Last Mile strategies in

all ap

plic

able

cate

gori

es.

The new State and regional Active Tra

nspo

rtat

ion programs pro

vide

afurther fu

ndin

g opportunity for Sa

fe Routes to

Schools and other Active

Tran

spor

tati

on projects. F

inally,

it should be not

ed tha

t cities are

esti

mate

d to

receive over $10 bil

lion

in Local Re

turn

fun

ds (P

ropo

siti

onC, Measure R, STP-L funds) over the

next ten years wh

ich can be used


ds, including Active Tra

nspo

rtat

ion

priorities.

Clar

ific

atio

n of

the

se Act

ive Tr

ansp

orta

tion

fun

ding

opportunities wil

l be

added to th

e Sustainability Section of the SRTP.

~F-19

The SRTP proposes to

spend onl

y $500 million of th

e $88.2 billion, or

The SRTP recognizes th

at more fun

ding

is ne

eded

for

many multi-

appr

oxim

atel

y .6 per

cent

. More fun

ds sho

uld be spent on act

ive

moda

l transportation nee

ds, and ide

ntif

ies strategies tha

t could be used

transportation giv

en 39 per

cent

of roadway fa

talities and tha

t 19

to seek add

itio

nal funding. But we question wh

ethe

r the statistics

perc

ent of tr

ips are made by the

se modes.

mentioned are meaningful in helping Metro de

term

ine appropriate

Acti

ve Tra

nspo

rtat

ion fu

ndin

g amounts for fut

ure ne

eds.

For example, the

2009 National Household Travel Sur

vey re

flec

ts 19%

of al

l da

ily trips in Los

Angeles Cou

nty are bicycle (

1 %) and walking

(18%), whereas dur

ing the commute per

iod 5% of commute trips are

bicycle (2 %) and wa

lkin

g (3%) in Los

Angeles Cou

nty.

Thi

s in

form

atio

nis

a very ge

nera

l description of existing us

e, not

fut

ure ne

eds.

It does

not

tell

us th

e ma

gnit

ude of

local and

rec

reat

iona

l uses tha

t are th

ere

spon

sibi

lity

of cities or the magnitude of

reg

iona

lly si

gnif

ican

t uses

that

are eli

gibl

e fo

r Metro funding. SCAG has par

tici

pate

d with

Calt

rans

in a 201

1 Ca

lifo

rnia

Household Travel Su

rvey

and pre

sent

edits results as part of

its 2016 RTP /SCS update pr

oces

s. We will work

with SCAG to see if

more inf

orma

tion

can

be gleaned from th

is new

surv

ey to determine local and reg

iona

l bi

ke and

walk characteristics

and how tha

t relates to

fut

ure re

gion

ally

sig

nifi

cant

nee

ds.

This comment does not

fully describe Metro's investment in act

ive

transportation in the SRTP. Page 20 of the SRTP notes tha

t $500

million, or .9% of th

e $56.7

bill

ion th

at Met

ro controls are allocated to

bicycle and pedestrian projects. Th

is is a con

serv

ativ

e es

tima

te, as it

does not include act

ive transportation components funded

in oth

ermo

dal categories of th

e Call (i

.e. RSTI complete st

reet

s, TDM, si

gnal

synchronization, and

tra

nsit

capital). We not

e th

at the ent

ire Call wil

lon

ly rec

eive

$1.6

bill

ion in

the SRTP, or 2.8% per

cent

of Metro

cont

roll

ed fun

ds. The Board, however, has made a dra

mati

c in

crea

sein Act

ive Tr

ansp

orta

tion

inv

estm

ents

in re

cent

yea

rs.

In fact, Metro's

Acti

ve Tra

nspo

rtat

ion in

vest

ment

thr

ough

the Call has in

crea

sed from

9.7% of th

e 1995 Call to

55.6% of the 2013 Cal

l. The Sus

tain

abil

ity

Chapter

will

be re

vise

d to more fully ref

lect

Metro's investment in

act

ive

transportation pro

ject

s an

d pr

ogra

ms.

Opportunities fo

r ad

diti

onal

fund

ing

will

be co

nsid

ered

thr

ough

the

LRTP update pr

oces

s.

~F-20

'.

•.

• ..

The SRTP pro

vide

s a poo

r nexus to Me

tro'

s Countywide Sustainability

Metro has wo

rked

very cl

osel

y with SCAG in developing our

res

pect

ive

Plan

ning

Policy and SCAG's 2012 RTP /SCS or la

nd use and

long range plans and in the SCS development pro

cess

from

its

transportation integration

begi

nnin

g. A

ll pro

ject

s an

d programs included

in Metro's 2009 Long

Range Tra

nspo

rtat

ion Pl

an are included

in SCAG's 2012 RTP/SCS.

The 2009 LRTP pro

vide

d the transportation framework upo

n wh

ich th

eSCS was dev

elop

ed, an

d th

e basis of

SCS lan

d use analysis. Metro

programs and

projects were ins

trum

enta

l to

SCAG in attaining their

greenhouse gas red

ucti

on targets. SCAG has ack

nowl

edge

d the

impo

rtan

ce of Me

tro'

s LRTP/SRTP programs and pro

ject

s in ach

ievi

nggreenhouse gas targets for the

ent

ire region.

The SRTP als

o supports Metro's Countywide Su

stai

nabi

lity

Planning

Poli

cy (CSPP) by providing th

e transportation framework for

sust

aina

bili

ty efforts. The CSPP ack

nowl

edge

s su

ppor

t fo

r SCAG's

effo

rts to

imp

leme

nt reg

iona

lly adopted transportation str

ateg

ies,

in

part

, th

roug

h "continued inv

estm

ents

to im

prov

e the transportation

system through 2035 as reflected in th

e plans of

the

Cou

nty

Tran

spor

tati

on Commissions"

. Given th

at 87 per

cent

of SRTP funding

promotes alternatives to

the sin

gle occupant aut

omob

ile,

the nex

usbetween the SRTP, Metro's CSPP, and the SCAG 2012 RTP is st

rong

.

The SRTP poorly incorporates the

preliminary per

form

ance

measures

As the

SRTP is a sub-

set of

the

2009 LRTP, the

SRTP incorporates th

edr

afte

d in

the

CSPP and Met

ro has yet to de

velo

p a cou

ntyw

ide sy

stem

system wide pe

rfor

manc

e measures of the 2009 LRTP. These

of performance measures through any for

mal pr

oces

s.performance measures assess th

e Plan's sys

tem

benefit in terms of

mobility, air qu

alit

y, greenhouse gases, access to

transit for

minority

and

tran

sit de

pend

ent ri

ders

, and eco

nomi

c be

nefi

t. D

iscussion of the

performance measures used

in the

SRTP can be found on pages 28-

31 and in the SRTP Technical Document. These measures have be

endeveloped over tim

e consistent with best pla

nnin

g practice. They are

also

consistent with the

performance measures used by

SCAG in the

2012 RTP/SCS. Our performance measures hav

e gone thr

ough

pub

lic

review and Board rev

iew

in the

dev

elop

ment

of the 2009 LRTP. They

are al

so part of

the public review process for

the

SRTP. Per

form

ance

~F-21

'.

•

The four step transportation model does not

accurately reflect the full

spectrum of transportation as it

does not

acc

ount

for act

ive

transportation trips.

Paul Li

ttle, President and CEO

06/7

8/20

14Pasadena Chamber of Commerce

The Board of Directors of the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce

strongly supports co

mple

tion

of th

e Gold Line Fo

othi

ll Ext

ensi

on to

Claremont. The Board is disappointed the

project is

not

inc

lude

d in the

Draf

t Short Range Tra

nspo

rtat

ion Pl

an (SRTP) as it

is currently written.

..

• • ..

•

measure use and practice continues to

evo

lve to

meet a variety of

need

s, including sustainability. Metro will continue to review and update

performance measures for

future plans, programs, and

projects as the

stat

e of

the

art

of performance measures continues to be dev

elop

ed.

Metro's four step transportation mod

el has been developed to

com

ply

with federal transportation mo

deli

ng req

uire

ment

s ne

cess

ary to

obt

ain

fede

ral funding ap

prov

al, in

clud

ing FTA New Sta

rts gr

ants

. Our tra

vel

demand mod

el has bee

n ex

tens

ivel

y re

view

ed by FTA and has

received high ma

rks as one of the na

tion

's leading mod

elin

g efforts. I

norder to

address act

ive tr

ansp

orta

tion

, th

e Bo

ard has di

rect

ed sta

ff to

deve

lop an Act

ive Transportation mod

elin

g component. Thi

s ef

fort

is

currently un

derw

ay. The fi

rst ph

ase of th

is effort, whi

ch is a sketch

planning tool, is now com

plet

e an

d is

being sha

red with cit

ies.

The

seco

nd pha

se of th

is effort wi

ll cre

ate an Act

ive Tr

ansp

orta

tion

component of th

e Metro tr

avel

demand mod

el and wil

l be complete

in20

15.

Cons

iste

nt with Bo

ard

poli


exp

lore

add

itio

nal

fund

ing so

urce

s th

at could be

util

ized

to fu

nd Phase 2B of th

e Fo

othi


an wil

l be rev

ised

to re

flec

t th

eGold Line Fo

othi


l as other


ject

s.

As the


ide

ntif

y projects and programs over

the ne

xt ten

yea

rs (2014-2024) in acc

orda

nce with the

2009 LRTP's


ding

plan, the

SRTP does not

propose new

fund


nowl

edge

the need for

add

itio

nal funds and potential funding strategies. A

paragraph

will


an to cl

arif

y th

is int

enti

on.

~F-22

•

'•

Luis H. Marquez, Cha

irma

n 06/78/2014

ECO-RAPID Transit Authority

The SRTP sho

uld discuss th

e benefits of project ac

cele

rati

on.

Metr

o is

pursuing a robust Re

gion

al Rail Program inc

ludi

ng a ran

ge of

commuter and int

erci

ty ra

il imp

rove

ment

s. Key ele

ment

s of th

eProgram sho

uld be inc

lude

d in

the

nar

rati

ve and sys

tem maps.

Bob Hope Air

port

, Metro, and other agencies are engaged in

development of a ground access plan and pro

gram

to pr

omot

eco

nnec

tivi

ty between the

air

port

and the regional transportation

syst

em. Re

ques

ts inc

ludi

ng or referencing program el

emen

ts including

the Regional Int

ermo

dal Tr

ansp

orta

tion

Center, Empire Pe

dest

rian

Bridge, Physical Imp

rove

ment

s to

Exi

stin

g Station, and Hollywood Way

Metr

olin

k Station.

Cynthia J. Kurtz, Pr

esid

ent &CEO

06/18/2014

San Gabriel Val

ley Economic Partnership and 14 Other Member

Agencies

The San Gabriel Val

ley Economic Partnership and Chambers from

across the region are very con

cern

ed tha

t Me

tro

will not

keep its

prom

ise to

the vot

ers who app

rove

d Measure R to complete the Gol

dLine to Cl

arem

ont.

••

~ • •.

•

The new fun

ding

cha

pter

broadly dis

cuss

es the

ben

efit

s of

project

acce

lera

tion

if a

ddit

iona

l fu

ndin

g becomes available. The Plan,

however, wi

ll not dis

cuss

project acc

eler

atio

n fo

r specific pro

ject

s.

We wil

l in

clud

e Regional Rail as one of the components of th

e re

gion

altransportation system

in par

agra

ph one on page 8.

Regional rail li

nes

are included on system maps.

Metro ac

know

ledg

es our

close wor

king

relationship with Bob Hope

Airport and oth

er age

ncie

s on air

port

ground ac

cess

/ co

nnec

tivi

typrojects. The SRTP ide

ntif

ies on

ly tho

se pro

ject

s funded in th

e near

term from the 2009 LRTP.

Cons

iste

nt with Bo

ard

poli


exp

lore

add

itio

nal

fund

ing sources th

at could be

util

ized

to fu

nd Phase 2B of th

e Fo

othi


e Pl

an will be rev

ised

to re

flec

t th

eGold Line Fo

othi


l as other


ject

s.

As the

pur

pose

of th

e SRTP is to

identify pr

ojec


the next ten

yea

rs (2014-2024) in

acc

orda

nce with the

2009 LRTP's


fun

ding


propose new

fund


nowl

edge

the ne

ed for additional funds and potential fun

ding

strategies. A

para

grap

h wi


an to cl

arif

y th

is int

enti

on

~F-23

'.

•.

• ..

Tony Lima, Pre

side

nt

06/78/2074

Gateway Cit

ies Council of Governments

The Dra

ft SRTP and acc

ompa

nyin

g Technical Document are the

Comment noted.

roadmap for how transportation funds are al

loca

ted throughout the

coun

ty in the next ten yea

rs. The GCCOG has an int

eres

t in

the most

effe

ctiv

e and efficient dev

elop

ment

of the county's transportation

infr

astr

uctu

re.

Ther

e is

discontinuity bet

ween

the

SRTP Plan Document and the

dat

aThe SRTP highway project lis

t footnotes tho

se pro

ject

s th

at "assume

in the Technical Document. Highway pro

ject

s are li

sted

in th

e Pl

another local, Sta

te and

fed

eral

funding, in

clud

ing opportunities to

fun

dwith funding targets and opening yea

rs; however the

Technical

with fees, public-

private partnerships or to

lls.

" Th

is is consistent with

Document reveals tha

t th

e majority of f

unding for

hig

hway

ini

tiat

ives

is

the Technical Document, whi

ch provides greater detail. The fin

anci

alunfunded and unk

nown

. The phrases "In

vest

ment

Plan" and "large

fore

cast

ref

lect

s th

e best available estimate of

rev

enue

s and cos

ts and

scale ITS implementation" are vague.

is con

stra

ined

to th

e fi

nanc

ial resources reasonably exp

ecte

d to

be

avai

labl

e. The SRTP fin

anci

al for

ecas

t provides a fiscally sound

base

line

for

decision-making and

is a key strategic financial planning

element of

the 2009 LRTP.

The Sustainability se

ctio

n is

wel

l wr

itte

n and thought out, however, the

The SRTP does not propose an Ac

tive

Tra

nspo

rtat

ion network. Active

sugg

esti

on for

an expanded net

work

of alternative transportation

transportation pro

ject

s are funded primarily thr

ough

the Cal

l fo

rmodes is no

t clearly defined. I

s th

is network outside of th

e freeway

Proj

ects

process and

can

als

o be funded by

cities th

roug

h local return

and transit networks? Needs more exp

lana

tion

of th

is network and how

funds.

it is capable of re

duci

ng fue

l consumption and auto us

age.

The MTA is no

t th

e proper agency for set

ting

pub

lic he

alth

goals. MTA

Comment noted.

shou

ld dis

cuss

engaging with pub

lic he

alth

ent

itie

s to

enhance public

heal

th benefits from Metro transportation initiatives.

Will

the "traffic safety imp

rove

ment

s" be financed through Lo

cal Return

MTA does not

have a specific tr

affi

c sa

fety

imp

rove

ment

fun

ding

Funds or will MTA create a pro

gram

with fu

ndin

g fo

r th

is act

ivit

y?program. T

raffic saf

ety im

prov

emen

ts are typically funded by

the

owner/operator at the State, reg

iona

l and local level.

~F-24

'•

•

Is the "Urban Greening Program" se

para

te from Measure R and other

LRTP inf

rast

ruct

ure co

nstr

ucti

on? Wi

ll it

be incorporated in

MTA

programs or cr

eate

d, ope

rate

d and funded se

para

tely

?

Ther

e is

no men

tion

of "Smart" hi

ghwa

y possibilities su

ch as tru

ckpl

atoo

ning

, ad

apti

ve ramp metering, connected corridors, zero

emission trucks, smart park and rid

e, and tra

in travel ti

me sig

nage

.These technologies are readily available and can be demonstrated

within the SRTP tim

efra

me. Zero emission dr

ayag

e is

not

men

tion

ed,

yet has large, quantifiable improvements in GHG reduction, bu

t they

are no

t mentioned.

The Technical Document does not

detail th

e lo

ss of Measure R

revenue due to th

e recession.

The impending los

s of the

Fed

eral

Highway Trust Fund and hig

hway

funding sh

ould

be rec

ogni

zed as a threat to

the Cou

nty'

s mobility

program.

New urb

an rai

l does not

make manufacturing or ot

her employment

cent

ers more attractive to bus

ines

ses which re

ly on on-

time

del

iver

y of

mate

rial

s and shi

pmen

ts.

•.

~ • •.

Urba

n gr

eeni

ng is referenced in the Technical Document Sus

tain

abil

ity

Chapter as a principle of th

e Countywide Sus

tain

abil

ity Planning Policy.

It is no

t a specific funded program, but a principle guiding sus

tain

abil

ity

policy and planning throughout our

pro

gram

.

Whil

e we would con

cur with the potential benefit of various smart

highway st

rate

gies

, no funds are com

mitt

ed in the SRTP or LRTP for

smart highway purposes. The opportunities for

smart highway

strategies wil

l be con

side

red through th

e LRTP update pr

oces

s.

The SRTP does not

detail the loss of Measure R revenue due to th

eeconomic recession because we bel

ieve

such in

form

atio

n wo

uld be out

of dat

e and irrelevant. For

exa

mple

, th

e Technical Document

references the

mos

t cu

rren

t LRTP Fin

anci

al Forecast prepared in

supp

ort of

the

SRTP pro

cess

. The LRTP Fin

anci

al For

ecas

t, in

tur

n,re

lies

on the

most up -

to-d

ate UCLA And

erso

n School for

ecas

t of

Measure R rev

enue

s, whi

ch have included the

reductions ex

peri

ence

din

the

las

t ec

onom

ic rec

essi

on for

several yea

rs.

We agree. A discussion of

the

threat of

a Fed

eral

Highway Tru

st Fund

shor

tfal

l wi

ll be included

in the Technical Document Financial Chapter

in the

Fin

al Pla

n re

leas

ed in Fa

ll 201

4. We believe, however, tha

t th

ePl

an sho

uld be based on Metro's already con

serv

ativ

e as

sump

tion

s of

fede

ral funding. Using a dra

mati

call

y reduced forecast consistent with a

Fede

ral Highway Tru

st Fund sho

rtfa

ll exp

oses

us to

low

ered

expe

ctat

ions

tha

t we have found ca

n le

ad, in tur

n, to lo

wer re

venu

es.

Comment noted.

~F-25

'.

Do the add

itio

nal 88

, 400 Revenue Service Hours for bus ser

vice

repr

esen

t ad

diti

onal

service on exi

stin

g li

nes or new ser

vice

s su

ch as

addi

tion

al BRT cor

rido

rs?

Is the

add

itio

nal bus division mentioned in

the

Tech Doc in 2020 to

2023 a new bus div

isio

n beyond Division 13 cur

rent

ly und

erco

nstr

ucti

on?

The East San Fernando

Vall

ey Transit Cor

rido

r is

shown as opening in

2078 buf mode, pla

ceme

nt or funding is

not

iden

tifi

ed, th

is is

problematic.

The Plan assumes tha

t ar

ticu

late

d and extended length buses will be

phased out

. That any increase in

operating cos

ts from

this

action

will

be off

set by a reduction in acquisition and mai

nten

ance

costs.

This

requ

ires

more explanation as maintenance is a component of operating

costs. There has been a substantial investment in

inf

rast

ruct

ure to

accommodate the art

icul

ated

buses (i

. e.,

3-post hoists); what is

the

cost

of re

plac

ing th

ese fa

cili

ties

? Is

it assumed tha

t the Orange Line

will continue to

utilize articulated units or will it

be con

vert

ed to 40

'units?

..

• • ..

•

The SRTP forecast of

rev

enue

service hou

rs relates to th

e existing

Metro system.

The Pla

n identifies a new Bus Division

in the

2020 to 2023 timeframe.

It is no

t Division 13 currently und

er con

stru

ctio

n.

Metro is

currently in the ea

rly ph

ase of pre

pari

ng the

Dra

ftEn

viro

nmen

tal An

alys

is for the Eas

t San Fernando Valley Transit

Corr

idor

. During the transit corridor study planning process, specific

righ

t-of-way ali

gnme

nts an

d modes are considered. The Board has

taken no act

ion on selecting the

Locally Pre

ferr

ed Alt

erna

tive

.

Metro's high capacity buses in

clud

e both 60 fo

ot Articulated and 45 foot

Compo Bus

es. Metro currently has over 1,0

00 hig

h capacity buses in

its op

erat

iona

l fl

eet.

Metro wil

l continue to op

erat

e hi

gh capacity buses

for an extended pe

riod

of ti

me. The cur

rent

60 fo

ot art

icul

ated

buses

have between five an

d seven years' service lif

e re

main

ing and wil

l be

used throughout their planned service

life.

The art

icul

ated

buses ser

ving

the

Orange Line

will

be replaced with

high capacity buses at the end of th

eir service

life

in or

der to

maintain

and meet the

Orange Line op

erat

iona

l service re

quir

emen

ts. Metro

isevaluating improved technology (a

ll ele

ctri

c) art

icul

ated

buses as

Orange Lin

e re

plac

emen

t ve

hicl

es in th

e ne

ar fut

ure.

As Metro continues to de

velo

p and imp

leme

nt it

s Light and Heavy Rai

lsystems, some of th

e service currently op

erat

ed by hi

gh capacity buses

will

shift to co

mple

ment

ary

rail service and

the

tot

al number of hi

ghcapacity buses in Metro's fl

eet will adj

ust over tim

e. How

ever

, Metro

will

continue to

use hig

h ca

paci

ty buses to meet the

ser

vice

demands

of our

customers.

~F-26

'.

•.

• • ..

The Pla

n and Technical Document lac

ks descriptive ana

lysi

s or

The Call for Pr

ojec

ts is the primary source for fun

ding

goods movement

fore

cast

ing fo

r goods movement pla

nnin

g, act

ivit

ies or pro

ject

s.projects and thi

s is

identified in the

SRTP. A full discussion of Goods

Movement ana

lysi

s is

found in th

e 2009 LRTP and

wil

l be considered

ina fut

ure LRTP update.

The Plan and Technical Document lac

ks description of ac

tive

The fed

eral

Act

ive Tr

ansp

orta

tion

Pro

gram

is ad

mini

ster

ed by the

transportation programs or pro

ject

s or funding available thr

ough

the

California Tra

nspo

rtat

ion Co

mmis

sion

, with a por

tion

of fu

ndin

gfederal government's Act

ive Tr

ansp

orta

tion

Pro

gram

.administered by SCAG. C

lari

fica

tion

of th

ese Ac

tive

Transportation

fund

ing opportunities

will be added to th

e Su

stai

nabi

lity

Sec

tion

of the

SRTP.

Ther

e sh

ould

be an explanation in th

e Technical Document of th

eThe SRTP does not

pro

pose

a fun

ding

plan fo

r project acceleration, but

impa

cts of pr

oject ac

cele

rati

on. For exa

mple

, if the West San

ta Ana

only

hig

hlig

hts the op

port

unit

y to

accelerate pr

ojec

ts if

fun

ds are

Branch (Eco-Rapid Transit Line) or Met

ro Gol

d Line Eas

tsid

eavailable.

Extension Phase 11

are to be completed in 2025, j

ust outside the SRTP

time

fra

me, th

en there needs to be discussion on fun

ding

the

irplanning/design and con

stru

ctio

n wi

thin

the

SRTP period.

The Plan re

fers

to $35 bi

llio

n for "highways, roa

dway

s, sig

nal and

This

cat

egor

y fu

nds th

e major highway capital pr

ojec

ts identified in the

bicycle and pedestrian programs" wi

thou

t any specifics as to th

ePlan, th

e Ca

ll for

Pro

ject

s modes, and local return funds.

fina

ncia

l modal sp

lit or all

ocat

ion process ot

her th

an the Call fo

rPr

ojec

ts.

Barbara Messina, President

06/20/2014

San Gabriel Val

ley Council of Governments

We support the changes to the SRTP as li

sted

in th

e June 17t" letter

We ack

nowl

edge

tha

t the changes identified in CEO Art

Lea

hy's

let

ter

from Metro CEO Art Leahy to Metro Board of Di

rect

or John Fasana.

to Dir

ecto

r Jo

hn Fasana wil

l be incorporated in

to the SRTP.

~F-27

•

'.

•.

~ • • ..

~

Jerard Wright and Dar

rell

Clarke, Co-C

hairs

06/18/2014

Sier

ra Club Angeles Chapter Tr

ansp

orta

tion

Committee

Recommends Fir

st-M

ile/La

st Mile co

nnec

tion

with bicycle and

The Boa

rd adopted the

Fir

st/Last Mile Str

ateg

ic Pla

n at

the

Apr

il 2014

pedestrian fun

ding

as wel

l as enhanced bus service which better f

eeds

Bo

ard Meeting and als

o adopted a series of motions to further di

rect

Measure R investments.

staf

f regarding implementation of the Plan. We als

o no

te tha

t first/last

mile str

ateg

ies wi

ll als

o be enc

oura

ged

in a

ll mod

al categories of fu

ture

Call

for

Pro

ject

s pr

oces

ses.

Enhance customer ex

peri

ence

with TAP by increasing ca

rd sales,

There are about 22 million transactions pe

r month on TAP. TAP use

distribu

tion

and usa

ge, and mak

ing TAP car

ds and mul

ti-d

ay passes

on bus

com

pris

es about 64% of Metro's tr

ansa

ctio

ns. In

comparison

more acc

essi

ble by allowing ca

rds to be sol

d at supermarkets and

abou

t 28% of Metro's cu

stom

ers use cash (8%tr

ansf

ers and

drugstores

acco

mpan

ied

children). Of cou

rse on r

ail only TAP is accepted.

Metro

continues to

act

ivel

y im

plem

ent an

d improve th

e TAP program, through

stra

tegi

es including website imp

rove

ment

s, exp

andi

ng card sa

les

loca

tion

s, and use of sa

les by

mobile phones. There are currently over

400 locations in Lo

s An

gele

s Co

unty

tha

t se

ll TAP car

ds and far

eproducts.

In add

itio

nal th

ere are 80 ra

il and

Orange Lin

e stations tha

tse

ll TAP. Metro is pilot testing a mobile phone application and have

made many imp

rove

ment

s to

the

TAPTOGo.net web site. We are in

the pr

elim

inar

y st

ages

of re

sear

chin

g how to of

fer TAP car

ds and

products sim

ilar

to gift car

ds now sol

d at

dru

g, and

grocery

stor

es. Recently Metro welcomed Lon

g Beach Tra

nsit

as its new

est

TAP par

tner

. Th

is yea

r 16 municipal transit age

ncie

s wi

ll join TAP

including Sa

nta Mo

nica

and Pasadena.

Cons

ider

str

ateg

ic planning of mobility hubs at key exi

stin

g and future

The City of

Los Angeles has included

mobility hub

s in the

ir Mob

ilit

yMe

tro ra

il stops.

Elem

ent.

Given tha

t cities are responsible for dev

elop

ment

around

stat

ions

, Metro

will

coo

rdin

ate with cities where appropriate on

deve

lopm

ent around stations. C

urrently, Metro

is wor

king

with both the

City of Los Ang

eles

and

the City of Lon

g Beach with a needs

assessment for

var

ious

rail and bus

sta

tion

s to

det

ermi

ne the location

of fut

ure mobility hub

s. Thi

s work is funded th

roug

h th

e FTA Jobs

Access and Reverse Commute Pro

gram

(JARC) to facilitate j

obaccessibility fo

r lo

w income individuals. The project als

o functions to

prov

ide new Fir

st Mile/Last Mile tr

ansp

orta

tion

s op

tion

s at

designated

mobility hub

s.

Supp

orts

ana

lysi

s and future planning of en

hanc

ing and exp

andi

ng

As the SRTP is a sub

set of

pro

ject

s funded in th

e 2009 LRTP, studying

capacity alo

ng the Orange Lin

e. Find

it perplexing th

at Metro is

the ex

pans

ion of

the

Orange Line

is beyond th

e sc

ope of

the

SRTP.

anticipating red

ucin

g th

e need and demand for

the

60 foot ar

ticu

late

d Metro

is pro

posi

ng to continue to use ar

ticu

late

d buses on the

Orange

buses of th

is cor

rido

r.

Line

.

~F-29

'.

•.

•-

Lawrence Sob

el

04/26/2014

Private Citizen

Requ

ests

tha

t se

rvic

e fo

r Me

tro Bus Line #761 rem

ain un

chan

ged.

Comment wi

ll be forwarded to

Met

ro Tra

nsit

Service Planning

Staf

f.

Anne Chesterman

05/04/2014

Private Citizen

Fast

Trak

generates revenue and benefits th

ose th

at use FastTrak, but

Comment noted.

it does not

reduce

traffic. Removing trucks at rus

h ho

ur wou

ld reduce

traffic.

~F-30

•

'.

•.

•

Mike Behen, Tra

nspo

rtat

ion /GIS Manager

05/79/2014

Publ

ic Works, City of Palmdale

Plea

se include all

of th

e No

rth L.

A. Cou

nty Measure R projects in

the

All LRTP and Measure R pro

ject

s and programs to be opened by 2024

SRTP.

are included in th

e SRTP.

Why are

n't th

e AV Met

roli

nk Line Im

prov

emen

ts represented in th

e Al

l Bo

ard-approved Ant

elop

e Va

lley

Met

roli

nk pro

ject

s to

be opened by

Cons

trai

ned Plan?

2024 are included

in the

SRTP Con

stra

ined

Plan.

Clarify proposed funding strategies.

The pro

pose

d fu

ndin

g st

rate

gies

will accelerate existing pr

ojec

ts and

programs or fund additional projects and

pro

gram

s. These str

ateg

ies

may be further defined by

a fut

ure Me

tro Bo

ard action.

~F-31

'.

•.

.- .

~ •

John McCready

04/14/2014

Priv

ate Citizen

Millions are

inv

este

d in

lig

ht-rail, the

Plan does not

inc

lude

bus

The SRTP ide

ntif

ies al

most

$25.5 bil

lion

for

bus

capital and operations.

expa

nsio

n.

Dan Wentzel

04/1

7/20

14Pr

ivat

e Citizen

Metr

o sh

ould

plan to

build the lig

ht-rail subway to/through West

Comment noted.

Hollywood as men

tion

ed in the Westside Subway Extension final

report.

If the

Crenshaw/LAX is

extended north to Hollywood it

sho

uld be

Comment noted.

exte

nded

nor

th through West Hollywood via

Fairfax or La Cie

nega

and

not La Bre

a.

Morl

ey Hel

fand

04

/25/

2014

Private Citizen

Metr

o sh

ould

invest in

plastic-fab

rica

ted fencing al

ong pl

atfo

rms wh

ere

Comment noted. Th

is wil

l be for

ward

ed to the Op

erat

ions

Dep

artm

ent.

the trains stop fo

r loading and discharging of passengers.

Alexander Fr

iedm

an

05/0

1/20

14Private Citizen

Metr

o sh

ould

continue op

erat

ing 60 -

foot articulated bus

es. Replacing

Metro is

pro

posi

ng to pr

ovid

e more frequent service so the

reduction of

60-

foot

buses with 40- foo

ters

will r

esult in

immediate and severe

60 foot ar

ticu

late

d buses

will

not

result in over-cr

owdi

ng.

over

crow

ding

, and wil

l no

t save Metro money.

~F-32

'.

Tim Bu

resh

05/12/2014

Private Citizen

The Plan overstates the

financial resources available and understates

the expenses.

All of the available fun

ding

will go to im

plem

enti

ng the Los Angeles

City- centric rai

l program.

The vas

t majority of hi

ghwa

y improvements are pass-through programs

funded locally or by Cal

tran

s.

The Plan overstates the

benefits to

the loc

al are

a of it

s en

tire

tra

nsit

program and hid

es the

subsidies tha

t ar

e re

quir

ed to operate, mai

ntai

n,and build bus and rai

l sys

tems

.

Alex

ande

r Fr

iedm

an

05/19/2014

Priv

ate Citizen

The Plan sh

ould

con

side

r in

corp

orat

ing el

ectr

ic tro

lley

bus

es.

Rena Ga/v

ez

06/0

7/20

14Private Citizen

Plea

se continue th

e fu

ndin

g as promised fo

r th

e Go

ld Line from Azusa

to Montclair.

•.

.-

The fin

anci

al forecasts are based on Metro's technical analyses us

ing

its f

orecasting model.

The SRTP funds a multimodal countywide transportation program.

Comment noted.

The SRTP ide

ntif

ies more tha

n 45 sources of federal, state and local

reve

nue,

anticipated over th

e ne

xt ten yea

rs.

Comment noted.

Cons

iste

nt with Bo

ard

poli


exp

lore

add

itio

nal

fund

ing sources th

at could be

util

ized


e Fo

othi


an wil

l be rev

ised

to re

flec

t th

eGold Lin

e Fo

othi


l as other


As the


ide

ntif

y pr

ojec

ts and

programs over

~F-33

~F-34

~F-35

•

'.

•

~

Jackson Lam

05/06/2074

Bike

San Gabriel Val

ley

San Gabriel Valley Community Mee

ting

More ded

icat

ed bicycle and ped

estr

ian funding is

needed. With 47% of

trips 2 miles or le

ss, we need to make it

eas

ier fo

r pe

ople

to choose

walk

ing and biking as their fi

rst c

hoic

e.

Andrew Yip

05/06/2014

Bike

San Gabriel Val

ley

San Gabriel Val

ley Community Mee

ting

More funds need to be allocated to bicycle and pedestrian

infr

astr

uctu

re. More eff

ort sh

ould

be made in making it

more eff

icie

ntfo

r pe

ople

to walk and bik

e to

tra

nsit

stations.

•.

• • •.

~

The Pla

n su

ppor

ts Bic

ycle

and Pedestrian im

prov

emen

ts as part of

amu

lti-mo

dal transportation sys

tem.

The SRTP's Act

ive Tr

ansp

orta

tion

Funding Str

ateg

y includes $500

mill

ion for bicycle and pedestrian li

nkag

es and

oth

er active


o identifies an

addi

tion

al $35

3.5

mill

ion fo

r th

e Re

gion

al Surface Tra

nspo

rtat

ion Im

prov

emen

t (RSTI)

Call cat

egor

y, whi

ch enc

oura

ges co

mple

te street projects. Fu

ture

Calls

will

als

o en

cour

age

Firs

t/Last Mil

e st

rate

gies

in

all ap

plic

able

cate

gori

es.

The Pla

n supports Bic

ycle

and

Pedestrian im

prov

emen

ts as part of a

mult

i-mo

dal transportation system.

The SRTP's Act

ive Tr

ansp

orta

tion

Funding Str

ateg

y in

clud

es $500

mill

ion fo

r bicycle and pedestrian linkages and oth

er act

ive


o id

enti

fies

an

additional $353.5

mill

ion fo

r th

e Re

gion

al Sur

Face

Tra

nspo

rtat


Call cat

egor

y, whi

ch enc

oura

ges complete street pr

ojec

ts. Future Cal

lswi

ll als

o en

cour

age

Firs

t/Last Mil

e st

rate

gies

in

all ap

plic

able

cate

gori

es.

~F-36

'.

•.

.-

Nate

Zab

len

04/23/2074

Private Ci

tize

nSan Fernando

Vall

ey Community Mee

ting

There is

an urgent need for

improvement in

tra

nsit

mobility and

Comment noted. Th

is wil

l be for

ward

ed to the Op

erat

ions

Department.

accessibility in

the San Fernando

Vall

ey region. Fre

quen

cy sho

uld be

impr

oved

to bus lin

es on Woodman, Balboa and Tampa.

There needs to be better bus connectivity from the San Fernando

Valley to

Griffith Par

k, Gle

ndal

e, and Burbank.

Comment noted. This wil

l be forwarded to th

e Op

erat

ions

Dep

artm

ent.

Soni

a E. McIntosh

04/29/2014

Private Citizen

Cent

ral Los Ang

eles

Community Mee

ting

Want to see more bus ser

vice

improvements in

Alhambra and

Comment noted. Th

is wil

l be for

ward

ed to the Op

erat

ions

Department.

Pasadena, esp

ecia

lly after 10:00 p.

m. and on wee

kend

s.

Ther

e is

no end to the projects, fu

ndin

g, and construction bu

t Me

tro

Comment noted.

shou

ld be in the transportation business on

ly and also fu

nd gre

enin

gpl

ants

alo

ng all roadways.

Don't increase our

far

es or pass cha

rges

.Comment noted.

Andrew Wang

05/06/2074

Private Citizen

San Gabriel Val

ley Community Mee

ting

This

is a dream come true and I loo

k forward to

the

pro

ject

s.Comment noted.

~F-37

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