TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION



Draft EIR/EA Public Hearings Set for March 9 and 10. Click here for more info.

Message from Mayor Villaraigosa:
As you know, support has been building for our 30-10 initiative to accelerate construction of the 12 mass transit projects funded by the voter-approved Measure R. Our goal is as ambitious as it is critical to LA’s transportation, environmental, and job creation needs: get all 12 projects built in 10 years, instead of 30. And we have good news! Washington DC has been listening, and shares our goal of creating a more livable Los Angeles.Read the Washington Post piece that says our 30-10 plan should be a model for a national recovery.

Senator Barbara Boxer has asked me to testify before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works tomorrow in Washington DC. The hearing, titled “Federal, State and Local Partnerships to Accelerate Transportation Benefits,” is going to explore implementing innovative programs like 30-10. The Committee will focus on maximizing federal investment in transportation infrastructure by partnering with cities and counties where voters have raised local taxes to build more mass transit like LA County.

In my meetings with federal officials, I have been asking--and will continue to ask--for two things:
1. Help us maximizethe investment that LA County voters made when passing Measure R by accelerating our mass transit projects.
2. Help us rebuild our local economy with support for creating good jobs.

Late tonight, I'll take a red eye from LAX, arive in DC at 6:30AM Thursday morning and head to Capitol Hill and Senator Boxer's Committee.

About 6 hours later I'll head back to the airport for my flight home. I'll keep you posted on our progress throughout my trip via my twitter page.

Best,
Antonio Villaraigosa

New Information on ATSAC system for San Pedro
Construction begins November 2009. For latest information from the council office, click here.

MTA Board Considers Adoption of Long Range Transportation Plan
The MTA Board of Directors will considered adoption of the Draft Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) for Los Angeles County at its October meeting. 
The LRTP will determine the major commitments and priorities for transportation projects and programs through the year 2040. The plan will incorporate projects identified in Measure R, approved by the voters of Los Angeles County in November 2008.  Information about the Long Range Transportation Plan is available here:
Item 10: 2009 Long Range Transportation Plan
http://www.metro.net/board/Items/2009/10_October/20091014P&PItem10.pdf http://www.metro.net/board/Items/2009/10_October/20091014P&PItem10Handout.pdf
You may also be interested in Item 9: Public Private Partnerships:
http://www.metro.net/board/Items/2009/10_October/20091014P&PItem9.pdf

Harbor Subdivision Transit Corridor Community Update Meetings
You are invited to attend a project update on the Harbor Subdivision Transit Corridor Alternatives Analysis (AA). In April and May 2009, Metro held public meetings to obtain your feedback on the four project alternatives to be carried forward through the duration of the study. Based on comments received at those meetings as well as more detailed technical analysis, Metro has completed the AA and will present the results at a series of community meetings this fall.View Map | Versión en español
Learn more about the project and share your comments with us at one of the following meetings:
October 21, 2009, 6-8pm, Jackie Robinson Academy Auditorium, 2750 Pine Av, Long Beach, CA
October 22, 2009, 6-8pm, Hyde Park-Miriam Matthews Library, 2205 Florence Av, Los Angeles, CA metro.net/harborsubdivision

Subject: Bike Plan Update
Read more here...

Answers to Questions Posed to Caltrans
Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council posed several questions to Caltrans, Mr. Jackson & Michelle Quan, Questions which were answered by email. Read more here...

Public Transportation Plan Input Sought

Metro has released their Draft Long Range Transportation Plan for a 45-day comment period.  The plan looks out to 2030 and forecasts what the County's residents, businesses and visitors will need to get around the County.  It also provides updates to reflect changes that have occurred since the last LRTP was adopted in 2001.  This comment period is your opportunity to give your input to the plan. Comments are due by April 25 and may be sent by e-mail to metroplan@metro.net or by US Mail to:

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Countywide Planning & Development
Attn: Robert M. Cálix, Transportation Program Manager
One Gateway Plaza
Mail Stop: 99-23-2
Los Angeles, CA 90012-2952

Here is a link with more information about the Draft LRTP:http://www.metro.net/projects_studies/lrtp_input.htm
A copy of the press release about the Draft Plan can be found here:http://www.metro.net/news_info/press/metro_037.htm
A PDF copy of the draft LRTP is available here:http://www.metro.net/projects_studies/images/2008_draft_lrtp.pdf
metroplan@metro.net.

Metro will hold a public hearing on their proposed plan on April 3, 2008: 6 p.m., South Bay Cities, Carson Community Center, Room 107, 801 East Carson Street Carson,

Transportation Planning in the City of Los Angeles, Findings and Recommendations, prepared by Maria Lorena Nunez, Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs. Click here.

What is Your Opinion of our Airports?

Gail Goldberg’s Verbal Report to City Council on Transportation and Traffic in Los Angeles.
Verbal Report to City Council.
Transportation Day Verbal Remarks.

Ponte Vista Proposed Development:
Traffic consultant's analysis.
Developer's Traffic Study.

San Pedro Traffic Improvements scheduled to begin in May. The San Pedro ATSAC system is to be completed by February 24, 2009.

The City has received funding for and expects to begin installing ATSAC, short for Automated Traffic Surveillance and Control, at the following 57 intersections in San Pedro.  Installation is expected to begin in May '08 and be completed in Feb. '09.