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MEASURE R

TRAFFIC RELIEF AND RAIL EXPANSION FUNDS

BASIS FOR THE PROPOSED BUDGET

The 2022-23 Proposed Budget for Measure R Traffic Relief and Rail Expansion Funds relates to the current year
funding as follows:

Amount % Change

2021-22 Adopted Budget $ 59,884,946

2022-23 Proposed Budget $ 71,750,443

Change from 2021-22 Budget $ 11,865,497 19.81%

In November 2008, County of Los Angeles voters approved an one-half cent sales tax for a period of
30 years to:

 Expand the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) rail system, including providing a direct
airport connection;
 Make local street improvements, such as synchronizing signals, filling potholes, repairing streets, and making
neighborhood streets and intersections safer for drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians in each community;
 Enhance safety and improve the flow of traffic on freeways and highways; and,
 Make public transportation more convenient and affordable (especially for seniors, students, the disabled, and
commuters).

The Measure R Traffic Relief and Rail Expansion Funds represents the City’s share of the Local Return (15 percent of
revenue collected), based upon population, and is referred to as the Measure R Local Return (Measure R) Fund.
Measure R funds must be used to augment, not supplant, other City programs. In addition, the City is providing a
three percent match to Metro for delivering transit projects within the City limits. While not legally required, this match
allows the City to maintain an active partnership with Metro on regional transit projects of significant importance to the
City. This match is currently being budgeted within the Proposition A Local Transit Assistance Fund.

BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

 Street Improvements: Funding is provided for street improvement programs including the City’s Pavement
Preservation Program, Great Streets Initiative, and median island maintenance.

 Safety Improvements: Funding is provided to enhance pedestrian and traffic safety through various programs
including sidewalk access ramp construction, Vision Zero, and projects on the City's High Injury Network.

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