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Recommendation to increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $195,500, offset by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) grant funds for the Atlantic Avenue Corridor Study; and
Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $195,500, offset by a transfer of Metro grant funds from the Capital Grant Fund. (Districts 1,6,8,9)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to increase appropriations in the Capital Grants Fund Group in the Public Works Department for the Atlantic Avenue Corridor Study, to be accomplished by Toole Design Group, Inc.
The Atlantic Avenue Corridor Study (Corridor Study) will identify traffic safety and complete streets improvements along the two segments of Atlantic Avenue identified on the City of Long Beach’s (City) high-injury network, which are also within Metro-designated Equity Focus Communities. The Corridor Study will focus on two segments of Atlantic Avenue: (1) between Ocean Boulevard and Willow Street (2.6 miles in length and spanning over Districts 1 and 6), and (2) between Del Amo Boulevard and Atlantic Place (2.4 miles in length and spanning over Districts 8 and 9).
The Corridor Study is supported by Metro’s Transit Oriented Communities Technical Assistance Program (TOC TAP). This is a competitive funding program that supports building municipal staff capacity in TOC area and fund TOC feasibility studies and plans in Los Angeles County. The total cost of the study will not exceed $203,000.
The TOC Policy includes the following goals:
1. Increase transportation ridership and choice
2. Stabilize and enhance communities surrounding transit
3. Engage organizations, jurisdictions, and the public
4. Distribute transit benefits to all
5. Capture the value created by transit
On October 11, 2016, the City Council adopted Resolution RES-16-0099 authorizing the City Manager to execute all Funding Agreem...
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