The “Highways to Boulevards Regional Study” will identify areas to remove, retrofit, or mitigate the negative impacts of highways and railways through highway-to-boulevard conversions, freeway caps, and railroad conversions. The study will create two project advisory committees to gather input from organizations in the region.
The first Highways to Boulevards project advisory committee aligns with regional goals defined by SCAG in the Connect SoCal Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy by identifying locations for conversion and mitigation. The study will rely on input from cities, councils of government, and country transportation commissions to help identify preliminary project locations. The project advisory committee will contribute to the vision and goals for the study, define methodologies, screen and prioritize criteria, and determine corridors for future conceptual design.
The second project advisory committee also aligns with the regional goals, gathering agencies and community-based organizations to take the lead in seeking funding and implementing identified projects. The primary goals of the second project advisory committee are to provide guidance on the top six to 10 corridors identified, determine next steps, and seek funding. The project advisory committee will identify preliminary designs and anti-displacement strategies to arrive at final designs, implementation, and funding strategies.
