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Transportation 2030 Plan for the San Francisco Bay Area

Transportation 2030 Plan for the San Francisco Bay Area. Transportation 2030 Mobility For the Next Generation. 25-year long-range plan Guides transportation policies and investments in the nine-county region Adopted by Commission in February 2004 Update required every four years.

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Transportation 2030 Plan for the San Francisco Bay Area

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  1. Transportation 2030 Plan for the San Francisco Bay Area

  2. Transportation 2030 Mobility For the Next Generation • 25-year long-range plan • Guides transportation policies and investments in the nine-county region • Adopted by Commission in February 2004 • Update required every four years

  3. 2030 Travel Trends • 2 million more people and jobs by 2030 – Contra Costa County to add 200,000 more people and jobs • Daily regional trips grow from 21 million to 28 million • Length of average trip increased 25.6 minutes in 1990 to 29.4 minutes in 2000 – over 31 minutes by 2030

  4. Public Transit on the Rise • Auto will continue to be dominant mode (83% of all trips) • Transit trips will increase - though small percentage, net increase represents an additional 108 million transit annual riders

  5. Commuters Crisscross Region Key Contra Costa County corridors with significant increase in daily trips: • 88% increase between Alameda and Contra Costa counties • 40 - 50% increase in trips coming over Carquinez and Benicia Bridges • 40% increase on I-80 at Contra Costa/Alameda County line

  6. Transportation 2030 BudgetProjected 25-Year Revenues for Financially Constrained Element • Most of $118 billion budget are local funding sources

  7. Making the Down PaymentProjected 25-Year Revenues for Financially Constrained Element • $118 billion spending plan is primarily focused on maintaining and operating the existing transportation system

  8. Potential New Revenue Sources Through 2030Updated to Include November 2004 Election Results Requires further action Approved by voters in November 2004

  9. Transportation 2030 Vision Investments and Actions • Adequate Maintenance • System Efficiency • Strategic Expansion

  10. Transportation 2030 Investments & Actions Adequate Maintenance

  11. More Potholes Ahead • Call to Action • Strengthen Prop. 42 • Strengthen Prop. 42 to ensure gasoline tax revenues are directed to transportation • Condition Maintenance Funds • Condition maintenance funds to set maximum efficiency measures and reward cities/counties investing local dollars to local roadways • $16.7 billion in roadway maintenance costs • $10.6 billion in revenues available as down payment • Results in $6.1 billion shortfall

  12. Keep Trains and Buses Humming • $16.7 billion in transit capital costs • $13.4 billion in revenues available as down payment • Results in $2.8 billion shortfall • Call to Action • Condition capital replacement fundsbased on ridership and revenue generation • Develop “State of Ideal Repair” report to inventory and track transit capital needs

  13. Transportation 2030 Investments & Actions System Efficiency

  14. Squeezing Better Mileage from Existing Network • $742 million needed to deploy Regional Operations Program • $329 million in revenues available as down payment • Results in $413 million shortfall • Calls to Action • Expand ramp metering • More signal coordination • Improve traffic monitoring and incident response • Expand non-motorized facilities

  15. Enhancing Livability by Connecting Transportation And Land Use • Partnerships amongst regional and local agencies needed to facilitate integration of transportation and land use • Joint Policy Committee formed to coordinate regional planning efforts and pursue implementation of the Smart Growth Vision, which was adopted in 2002 • Call to Action • Provide More Land-Use Planning Funds to Partners • MTC provides local planning funds through T-PLUS • Contra Costa County uses T-PLUS funds to augment its Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Program

  16. Clean Air in Motion • Call to Action • Stricter federal and state emission standards • Fund transit bus retrofit program • Another $20 million committed to fund free morning commutes on transit on Spare the Air days, older car buy-back program, and other clean air demo projects • Cleaner motor vehicles and fuels has helped to improve Bay Area air quality • Number of days when region exceeds ozone levels has fallen dramatically over past 40 years

  17. Providing a Transportation Lifeline • MTC must consider needs of all travelers to ensure equitable distribution of mobility benefits • Low-income Bay Area residents do not own cars, thus rely on transit • The challenge is how to respond to Lifeline mobility needs • Call to Action • Target New Lifeline Funding • MTC’s Low-Income Flexibility Transportation (LIFT) Program supports wide range of transportation needs • In Contra Costa County, LIFT grant funds CCCTA service, Richmond Bridge service, dial-a-ride services

  18. Transportation 2030 Investments & Actions Strategic Expansion

  19. HOT Network Delivers Carpool Lanes and Congestion Insurance • HOV lanes shave 15-20 minutes off peak commutes, offering commuters a way to beat congestion • Express buses use HOV lanes to bypass traffic and provide faster, more reliable service • HOT lanes introduce pricing element into highway use by giving solo drivers option to pay to bypass congestion • Call to Action • Try Before We Buy • I-680 Smart Carpool Lane implementation set for 2009 start-up • MTC and Caltrans to lead Regional HOT Lane Analysis this fall 2005

  20. Resolution 3434: Bay Area’s Vision for Transit Expansion • MTC Resolution 3434 identifies nine new rail extensions, express buses, ferry service, and enhancements to existing rail and bus corridors • Success of these transit investments depends on many factors, including supportive land uses • Call to Action • Condition Transit Expansion Upon Appropriate Land Uses • MTC adopted TOD policy in July 2005 • MTC also committed $2.5 million to support partners in station area planning efforts

  21. Moving Goods to Market • Over 37 percent of Bay Area economic output is manufacturing, freight transportation, and warehouse and distribution businesses • 80 percent of freight movement occurs on freeway corridors, especially I-880, U.S. 101 and I-80 corridors, followed by rail and air cargo • Port of Oakland facilitates maritime freight movement, but is increasingly constrained due to congestion problems • Call to Action • I-80/880 Corridor Improvements • MTC and our local and federal partners are working to deploy ITS strategies to improve incident management, fund ramp metering, reduce operational difficulties, and provide alternative truck routes

  22. Select Projects In Contra Costa County • Caldecott Tunnel fourth bore • Route 4 widening (east county) • Route 4 bypass • I-680/Route 4 interchange improvements • BART/East Contra Costa rail extension • Local streets and roads pavement andnon-pavement maintenance

  23. Transportation 2030 Plan for the San Francisco Bay Area

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