Long Range Transportation Plan Video
Part 1 (3 minutes)
Part 2 (3 minutes)
Part 3 (2 minutes)
Part 4 (2 minutes)
Part 5 (2 minutes)
Part 6 (2 minutes) | Version en Español
Strategic Plan: Unfunded List
New Funding Sources Needed
Part 7 (3 minutes)
Part 6 - Video Transcript
The next part of the plan that I want to talk about is called our strategic plan. The strategic plan identifies projects that we could do if we had more money and this component of the plan is divided into two tiers.
The first tier consists of projects that have had a significant amount of study and are candidates for new funding if funding becomes available. Examples of some of the major transit projects in this category include the regional connector through down town L.A. which could connect existing light rail lines, the West Side Extension to West L.A. which could extend beyond the existing subway, the Foothill Extension which could extend beyond the existing Go Line to Pasadena out through the San Gabriel Valley and an East Side Extension which could extend beyond the portion of the East Side currently under construction out to Atlantic Pomona. We’re also recommending in this category the green line extension which could extend the green line to LAX, the South Bay Galleria and to Norwalk. And there are other projects identified in this category.
Now the highway section of the strategic plan first tier include projects such as improvements to Interstate 710, connecting the ports to distribution centers within L.A. and throughout the region, the Route 710 gap project in the San Gabriel Valley, as well as other projects on the 101 corridor, Interstate 5, Route 14 and even new roadways for the High Desert corridor in North County. And the plan does identify other projects in this category.
The second tier of the strategic plan consists of projects that are less defined than the first tier and require much additional study and those are listed in the plan.
Now any of the strategic projects I just discussed would require new funding sources and Metro is looking at the feasibility of new ways to fund new projects. Some examples of potential funding strategies include sales tax, congestion pricing, congestion mitigation fees on new development, as well as public private partnerships. Clearly meeting Los Angeles County’s future needs requires more funding and the long range plan is beginning that discussion, looking at new approaches to funding. Exploring new funding is always difficult but it’s an important part of our plan because it’s really investing in our transportation future and a future in which we all benefit.