Council approves $4.51 million Metro grant for South Bay Travel Network; design funding added to budget

The City Council approved acceptance of a Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) grant totaling $4,512,915 for the South Bay Travel Network project and adopted a parallel resolution amending the fiscal-year 2025–26 budget to allocate $654,819 for design work.

Staff said the grant will fund design and construction for a local travel network intended to improve low-speed, multi-modal connectivity in portions of the city. The project area described in the meeting includes multiple corridors: on the west side roughly 200 And Thirteenth to the north, Munozra Avenue to the west, 230 Fourth Street to the south and Bonita/Banning Boulevard to the east; an additional zone in the east side includes Harborview Avenue, Dominguez Street, Prospect Avenue and Carson Street.

Council action

Councilmember Cedric Hicks moved and the council adopted the resolutions accepting the Metro funds and authorizing the mayor to execute the grant agreement. The council also approved the budget amendment to allocate design-phase funds to the capital improvement program for PW-18-28 (South Bay Travel Network).

Why this matters: The grant brings federal and regional transportation funding to local pedestrian and low-speed network improvements that may include bike and pedestrian facilities, safety enhancements and other multimodal elements. Councilmembers noted the project advances regional goals and local mobility options.

Ending

With the grant accepted the city will move forward with design and later construction activities under PW-18-28; staff will manage the required agreements and budget updates.