What is the Sidewalk and Transit Amenities Program?
With the City’s existing street furniture contract expiring at the end of 2021, the City is developing a successor program for sidewalk and transit amenities and envisions a world-class, self-sustaining program that provides shelter, shade, safety, and comfort with furniture that supports an increased use of transit and alternative transportation, local economic activity and the shared use of City sidewalks.
The Sidewalk and Transit Amenities Program (STAP) will replace and expand upon the existing program and is expected to follow the traditional business model in which furniture costs are supported by advertising. StreetsLA has initiated a competitive procurement process to identify a qualified and collaborative partner who shares the values of service excellence, sustainability, innovation and accountability.
When will this new program be established?
StreetsLA has initiated a competitive procurement process to identify a qualified and collaborative partner to operate the new program. A Request for Proposals (RFP) is expected to be released in the summer of 2020, allowing for the City to select a winning proposal in the first part of 2021. This will allow for a managed transition to the new program and ensure that no service interruptions occur.
What is the existing street furniture contract?
StreetsLA has an existing long-term franchise agreement with OUTFRONT JC Decaux, LLC (OFMJCD), wherein the City grants OFMJCD the exclusive right to install and maintain street furniture in exchange for the right to use it to display paid advertising. Through this arrangement, the City is able to realize the benefit and use of that furniture as well as a share of the revenues generated by the advertising. This program is a successor to the City’s previous Transit Shelter Program, which was initiated in the early 1980s; it has been in effect in one form or another with other service providers for almost 40 years.
What is the term of this contract?
This is a 20-year program. The City’s contract with OFMJCD was initiated on December 21, 2001 and is set to expire on December 31, 2021.
How many pieces of furniture have been provided through this program?
Since its inception, the program installed, services, and operates:
● 1884 Transit Shelters with litter receptacles
● 197 Public Amenity Kiosks
● 6 Vending Kiosks
● 15 Automated Public Toilets
● Access to 13% of the media panels for City Public Service Programs at no cost to the City.
How often are these amenities serviced?
OFMJCD provides all maintenance for the program furniture including service visits to each piece of furniture (Transit Shelters, Public Amenity Kiosks, and Vending Kiosks) at least twice a week to clean it, remove litter, abate graffiti, and clean sidewalk areas. OFMJCD provides service visits to each of the program’s Automated Public Toilets a minimum of 3 times a day, 365 days a year to ensure they are well maintained and in good working order. In addition, OFMJCD operates a toll-free service request phone system and can respond to emergency requests 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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What is the City’s cost for the existing contract?
The services furnished by OFMJCD are provided at no cost to the City. All program costs are paid for through revenues generated by the advertising component of the program.