Workshop to learn about best practices and provide input on Metro’s Transit

Please attend a workshop to learn about best practices and provide input on Metro’s Transit Supportive Planning Toolkit. Metro is hosting a series of hands-on workshops for staff from local jurisdictions and policy-makers in July and August to unveil the draft Toolkit and obtain feedback on how to improve it–we need your input! The workshop will also include an overview of the Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability’s A Greater LA: A Framework for Climate Action and Sustainability. The content of each workshop will be similar, so you have the option of choosing the workshop that is most convenient for your schedule.

Workshops Tuesday, July 26th, 10am to 11:30am San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District 602 E Huntington Dr, Monrovia, CA 91016

Wednesday, July 27th, 1:30pm to 3pm Gateway Cities Council of Governments Clearwater Building, 2nd floor 16401 Paramount Blvd, Paramount, CA 90723

Thursday, July 28th, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Metro Headquarters Gateway Conference Room (3rd floor) One Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Online Webinar Thursday, August 18th, 12pm to 1:30pm

RSVP Please RSVP at the links below by Wednesday, July 20th. Workshops http://metrotransitsupportiveplanningtoolkit.eventbrite.com Online Webinar https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1528596416146648580 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

About the Toolkit Metro is finalizing the development of a toolkit website with policy and regulatory tools aimed at facilitating transit-supportive planning through­out Los Angeles County. The Toolkit is targeted to planning professionals and policy-makers and will include tools, case studies and research on “making the case” for transit-supportive places. Through case studies and examples, the Toolkit provides information that will help communities in Los Angeles County: Implement transit supportive policies and regulations, including Development Standards, Overlays, and Specific Plans Inspire support from elected officials and your community on transit supportive places Revitalize and renew industrial and commercial areas Identify revenue and funding sources, including State and Federal grants and other funding programs The Transit Supportive Planning Toolkit website is part of a larger effort called A Greater LA: The Framework for Regional Climate Action and Sustainability currently under development by the Los Angeles Regional Collaborative. This framework will provide local agencies with strategies to better adapt to climate change and respond to the State mandates regarding greenhouse gas emissions and sustainability. Both programs are funded by the Strategic Growth Council’s Sustainable Communities Planning Grant Program.

Questions or comments? If you have questions or comments about the workshops, please contact Desiree Portillo-Rabinov at PortilloRabinovD@metro.net or (213) 922-3039.