An Analysis Of The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authoritys Ability To Achieve Sustainability As Defined By The Transportation Index For Sustainable Places

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Download or read book Metro Countywide Sustainablity Planning Policy written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) is dedicated to the sustainability of Los Angeles County’s people, environment, and economy. Many people and organizations share these goals and are pursuing visions of sustainability in their own households, neighborhoods, businesses, cities, and region-wide. Metro’s unique role in achieving a sustainable future is to plan, fund, construct, and operate a transportation system that improves residents’ health and well-being, strengthens the economy, and enhances the natural environment. The policy is a complement to Metro’s efforts to improve air quality and increase transportation choices that have been underway for more than two decades. It is a tool for better defining the agency’s long-term, desired sustainability outcomes in order to facilitate greater coordination and collaboration across transportation modes, planning disciplines (land-use, housing, environment, economic development, health, utilities), and government agencies. The policy’s focus on coordination and collaboration with respect to sustainability comes at a time of great opportunity, when Metro is significantly expanding its transit system and implementing highway improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. To successfully implement these projects and gain support for future projects, Metro will be increasingly called upon to quantify its contributions to society, not just in terms of mobility, but with respect to a broad range of social, economic, and environmental indicators. This is evident from the Livability Principles1 that influence funding decisions made by federal agencies, the addition of climate change metrics in Regional Transportation Plans (per Senate Bill 375), and the increased interest from local stakeholders in assessing the health impacts of transportation projects. The policy was developed in consideration of these factors to establish a planning framework for advancing the mission and goals of the agency in concert with a broader set of sustainability priorities.