Metro To Host Active Transportation Workshops
Metro is developing an Active Transportation Strategic Plan to identify needs, resources and strategies to improve and increase walking, bicycling and transit use in LA County, and your input at a series of Open House Workshops will help create a meaningful, effective plan.
The workshops will gather input on improving first and last mile access to transit and improvements to the regional network of walking and bicycling facilities, including shared-use paths and on-street bikeways, and explore opportunities for supporting local and regional partners to get these projects and programs implemented.
The workshops are designed for planners, engineers, traffic safety professionals, public health and injury prevention professionals, advocates, transit riders, transit operators, non-profit organizations, decision-makers, and other interested stakeholders. Each workshop will include information about the overall plan and information specific to the sub-region. We encourage you to attend the workshop specific to your sub-region; however, staff will be available to answer questions and gather input at all workshops.
The Active Transportation Strategic Plan is a county-wide effort to identify needs, resources, and strategies to improve and increase walking, bicycling and transit use in Los Angeles County. It is led by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). The Plan’s policy and infrastructure recommendations will require collaboration between Metro, local and regional agencies, and other stakeholders to ensure implementation. The Plan will focus on improving first and last mile access to transit and propose a regional network of active transportation facilities, including shared-use paths and on-street bikeways, and develop a funding strategy to get them built.
The Plan builds on local and subregional planning efforts. It also serves to update Metro’s 2006 Bicycle Transportation Strategic Plan and to support implementation of Metro’s Complete Streets Policy and Countywide Sustainability Planning Policy. This effort expands on the transit access framework of the agency’s First Last Mile Strategic Plan, and includes rail stations, Bus Rapid transit stops, and other major bus stops throughout the County. Project-level improvements applicable to more than 650 locations will be developed using station access case studies that apply to each type of location in the system. The Plan will also identify projects that promote connectivity between jurisdictions, overcome barriers such as freeways and utility corridors, and close gaps in the regional bikeway network.
Building on local efforts, the Active Transportation Strategic Plan will provide a cohesive strategy for the county to help realize benefits in access to destinations and services, mobility, quality of life, safety, air quality, health, and economy. These benefits will accrue to people across the county, across all modes. The Plan will serve as Metro’s overall strategy for funding and implementing active transportation facilities and programs, seek to maximize the benefits of our region’s transportation investments, and identify opportunities for supporting local and regional partners to get these projects and programs implemented.
Workshop Dates and Locations:
San Gabriel Valley & Surrounding Area
Tuesday, August 4, 2015, 4-6pm
Grace Black Auditorium
3130 Tyler Avenue El Monte, CA 91731
Co-hosted with San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments
Westside & Surrounding Area
Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 4-6pm
Veterans Memorial Building
4117 Overland Avenue Culver City, CA 90230
North County & Surrounding Area
Thursday, August 13, 2015, 4-6pm
Cultural Center Room
38350 Sierra Highway Palmdale, CA 93550
South Bay & Surrounding Area
Monday, August 17, 2015, 4-6pm
Lawndale Community Center
14700 Burin Avenue, 3rd fl Lawndale, CA 90260
Gateway Cities & Surrounding Area
Monday, August 24, 2015, 4-6pm
16401 Paramount Boulevard, 2nd fl Paramount, CA 90723
Co-hosted with Gateway Cities Council of Governments
San Fernando Valley & Surrounding Area
Wednesday, August 26, 2015, 4-6pm
150 N Third Street, Room 104 Burbank, CA 91502
Co-hosted with San Fernando Valley Council of Governments
For more information, visit metro.net/walkbikeroll.