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General Plan Update - City of Inglewood

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Chapter 3 Infrastructure<br />

<strong>City</strong>-Owned Parking Lots<br />

The <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Inglewood</strong> currently owns and operates nineteen surface parking lots and two<br />

parking structures located throughout the central business district and along Arbor Vitae<br />

Street. The surface parking lots provide a total <strong>of</strong> 746 parking spaces. This total includes<br />

twelve existing handicap spaces and one van-accessible space. A new surface parking lot<br />

is to be constructed at 670 W. Arbor Vitae Street and will contain 23 parking spaces.<br />

The two parking structures contain a total <strong>of</strong> 786 parking spaces. Also included in this<br />

total are thirteen existing handicap spaces and four van-accessible spaces.<br />

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority<br />

The need for the County to maintain a comprehensive and functional circulation system<br />

over such an enormous geographical area requires a coordinated effort from all <strong>of</strong> the<br />

local municipalities located within Los Angeles County. This is the main objective <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). Metro serves as the<br />

County Transportation Commission and is responsible for allocating and programming<br />

State and Federal funds for regional transportation projects throughout the County.<br />

Metro is governed by a thirteen-member Board <strong>of</strong> Directors comprising the following:<br />

• The five Los Angeles County Supervisors<br />

• The Mayor <strong>of</strong> Los Angeles<br />

• Three Los Angeles mayor-appointed members<br />

• Four city council members representing the other 87 cities in Los Angeles County<br />

• The Governor <strong>of</strong> California appoints one non-voting member<br />

Currently, Metro operates over 2,000 peak-hour buses on an average weekday and has<br />

designed, built and operates over 70 miles <strong>of</strong> Metro Rail service. The Metro Rail system<br />

consists <strong>of</strong> the Metro Red Line subway system, the Metro Blue Line, the Metro Green<br />

Line, and the Metro Gold Line. In total, the Metro Rail system serves 62 rail stations<br />

stretching from Long Beach to downtown Los Angeles to Hollywood, Universal <strong>City</strong> and<br />

North Hollywood in the San Fernando Valley, from downtown Los Angeles to Pasadena,<br />

and from Norwalk to El Segundo and all points in between.<br />

Additionally, Metro funds 16 municipal bus operators and a wide array <strong>of</strong> transportation<br />

projects including bikeways and pedestrian facilities, local roads and highway<br />

improvements, goods movement, Metrolink, and the popular Freeway Service Patrol and<br />

Call Boxes. Recognizing that no one form <strong>of</strong> transit can solve urban congestion<br />

problems, Metro's multimodal approach uses a variety <strong>of</strong> transportation alternatives to<br />

meet the needs <strong>of</strong> the highly diverse populations in the region.<br />

Congestion Management Program<br />

The Congestion Management Program (CMP) was enacted as a part <strong>of</strong> Proposition 111<br />

by voters in 1990. The intent <strong>of</strong> this program was to link land use, transportation and air<br />

quality decisions; develop a partnership among transportation decision makers in<br />

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<strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Inglewood</strong> <strong>General</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>Update</strong> Technical Background Report

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