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Recommendation to adopt resolution approving the Traffic Mitigation Program Seventeenth Annual Report (Fiscal Year 2007-08); making findings relative thereto; and amending the Traffic Mitigation Program to add the following projects:
Initiate traffic corridor studies to evaluate and implement comprehensive traffic improvements for all transportation modes (vehicles, transit, pedestrian and bicycles) on the following streets:
1. Del Amo Boulevard from west city limits to Atlantic Avenue
2. Bellflower Boulevard from 7th Street to Stearns Street
3. 2nd Street from Bay Shore Bridge to Studebaker Road
Upgrade and modernize four intersections to include pedestrian indications, left turn signalization, and new traffic signals at the following locations:
1. Pacific Avenue and Spring Street
2. Woodruff Avenue and Willow Street
3. Claremore Avenue and Wardlow Street
4. Palo Verde Avenue and Metz Street
(Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The Traffic Mitigation Program Seventeenth Annual Report (Exhibit A of the attached resolution) summarizes the status of implementation of the citywide Traffic Mitigation Program (TMP), and provides detailed information on development, capital improvement, and financial activity related to the program. This report covers the fiscal year ending September 30,2008.
The TMP is the City's program for implementing the transportation improvements needed to meet increased traffic resulting from economic growth using a combination of public funds, such as gas tax and federal grants, and impact fees from new development. The TMP was designed as the mechanism by which the City could implement its basic access strategy to support economic growth and maintain mobility.
In FY08, the City issued permits for 350 residential units, 11,231 gross square feet of industrial development, and 760,820 gross square feet of commercial development, which will generate an estimated 2,439 evening peak hour trips each weekday.
As a result of the above development...
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