TITLE
Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and any necessary documents including any subsequent amendments, including any amendment to the award amount, with the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), to accept a grant for access to professional planning services to study curb space management. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The City of Long Beach (City) was awarded a grant through the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) for the 2020 Sustainable Communities Program - Smart Cities & Mobility Innovations Award (SCMI). SCAG will manage the grant and provide a consultant who will study curb space management in Long Beach and two additional cities. The award amount for the study, which will be shared across other participating cities, will be determined after a scoping and procurement process is completed. City staff anticipates an allocation to the City for the curbside study in an amount of approximately $300,000.
In 2013 the City adopted a new Mobility Element containing strategies to address climate change, leveraging technological innovations, and redefined the modern street as a “Public Room," providing the opportunity to enrich the streetscape by diversifying outdoor public spaces. As demand increases for curb space in our "Public Rooms," competition will inevitably increase among the evolving list of users (delivery vehicles, motor vehicles, transportation network companies, e-scooters, bicycles, transit, and pedestrians). To better prepare to manage curbside challenges, the City needs to establish a strategy for curb space usage based on a consistent vision and public policy that standardizes curb space governance for diverse user groups with competing demands.
This study will provide staff with a clearer understanding of current curb space demand, best practices for ensuring equitable curb space allocation for competing needs (mobility, pedestrians, commerce, activation), review of exi...
Click here for full text