HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-05-24 - AGENDA REPORTS - HWY CORRIDORS STUDY (2)CONSENT CALENDAR
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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
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May 24, 2005
ADOPT A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE NORTH COUNTY
COMBINED HIGHWAY CORRIDORS STUDY
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council adopt a resolution supporting the North County Combined Highway Corridors
Study, a multi -modal transportation plan for the northern portion of Los Angeles County,
addressing both short-term (2010) and long-term (2025) requirements on Interstate 5, State Route
14, and State Route 138.
BACKGROUND
The North County Combined Highway Corridors Study was conducted by the Los Angeles
County Metropolitan Transportation Authority in cooperation with the cities of Lancaster, Los
Angeles, Palmdale, Santa Clarita, and the County of Los Angeles. For approximately two and a
half years, a Technical Advisory Committee met monthly to review progress of the Study. This
committee was composed of representatives of the sponsoring agencies: Caltrans, the Southern
California Association of Governments, and the Federal Highway and Transit Administrations.
The North County Transportation Coalition, composed of elected officials from Los Angeles
County, North County cities, and the California State Legislature, provided policy oversight for
the Study.
Each corridor is unique in function, capacity, operational, and safety issues. Broadly speaking,
the Interstate 5 is a goods movement corridor linking the Central Valley with the Ports of Los
Angeles/Long Beach. In contrast, State Route 14 is generally described as a commute corridor
with an anticipated tripling of the commute population. A key feature of the geography of State
Route 138 makes it a bypass corridor, which could help avoid congestion in the central region by
routing traffic around congested Los Angeles freeways. The three North County Corridors must
function together to serve the collective transportation needs in northern Los Angeles County.
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The Study reflects the consensus of the North County, provides input for future updates of the
Short Range Transportation Plan, Long Range Transportation Plan, and Regional Transportation
Plan, and will enable Caltrans, Los Angeles County, and the North County cities to submit
technically supportable grant applications in future Call -for -Projects.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no immediate fiscal impact from adopting the proposed resolution.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution
Executive Summary of the North County Combined Highway Corridors Study available in the
City Clerk's Reading File