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Home My WebLink About5.2 Livermore BART ExtCITY CLERK #1060-30 AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: March 2000 SUBJECT: ATTACHMENTS: RECOMMENDATION: Request by City of Livermore to Support BART Extension to Livermore Report Prepared by: Christopher L. Foss, Economic Development Director , February 19, 2000 Letter from City of Livermore Draft letter from City of Livermore City of Livermore/LAVTA presentation materials on BART Extension to Livermore It is staff's recommendation that the City Council consider the City of Livermore's request and take the appropriate action FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None. DESCRIPTION: On February 23, 2000, the City of Dublin received a letter from the City of Livermore requesting a letter of support from the Dublin City Council supporting Livermore's request that the BART Board agendize a discussion of the BART extension to Livermore (Attachment 1). It is the intent of the City of Livermore to receive support from each of the Tri-Valley communities (Danville, Dublin, Pleasanton, and San Ramon) and submit the letters along with their request (Attachment 2). ANALYSIS: The proposed BART extension to Livermore is being proposed as an East Bay Interregional Transit Hub, which will generate passengers for the BART service as well as other transit services which serve the Tri- Valley including, but not limited to, ACE, Amtrak Shuttle, Wheels and SMART. Staff has included materials on this project that were presented by the City of Livermore at a special March 1, 2000 meeting of Livermore / Amador Valley Transit Authority Board of Directors (Attachment 3). Staff believes there is merit in studying the idea of providing a central transit hub that will coordinate the various forms of transit services that serve the Tri-Valley area. RECOMMENDATION: It is staff's recommendation that the City Council consider the City of Livermore's request and take the appropriate action. H/cc-forms/agdastmt.doc COPIES TO: ITEM NO. Since 1849" CITY oF LIVERMORE Administration Building 1052 S. Livermore Avenue Livermore, CA 94550-4899 (925) 373-5100 Fax (925) 373-5135 TDD (925) 373-5052 Mayor / Council (925) 373-5149 City Manager (925) 373-5140 City Attorney (925) 373-5120 Fax (925) 373-5125 City Clerk (925) 373-5130 Community Development Building Division (925) 373-5180 Fax (925) 373-5183 Engineering Division (925) 373-5240 Fax (925) 373-5267 Planning Division (925) 373-5200 Fax (925) 373-5135 Economic Development (925) 373-5095 Finance Department (925) 373-5150 Fire Department 4550 East Avenue (925) 454-2361 Fax (925) 454-2367 Library 1000 S. LivermoreAvenue (925) 373-5500 Personnel (925) 373-5103 Fax (925) 373-5035 Police Department 1110 S. Livermore Avenue (925) 371-4900 Fax (925) 371-4950 Public Services (925) 373-5270 Fax (925) 373-5317 February 19, 2000 Mr. Richard Ambrose, City of Dublin 100 Civic Plaza Dublin CA 94568 City Manager Dear Richard, As a follow-up to the recent Tri-Valley Transportation Council meeting, I am requesting a letter of support from your Council on Livermore's request that the BART Board agendize time at a future meeting to consider Livermore's request for a BART extension to Livermore. In addition, it would be helpful to also indicate your Council's support for the extension which the Tri-Valley City Councils unanimously supported at the February 10, 2000 meeting. Thank you for your consideration on this matter, r City Manager JP:m¢ Attachment 1' 02-29-00 O$:~gpm From-CITY MANAGER 9253?35081 T-lO? P.O1/01 F-866 Live~m Avenue (925) 373-5135 TDO (~5) 3~-5052 3'/3.5149 City CBy Attorney (925) 373-5120 F~ ¢925) 373-512~ Ci~7 Clerk (925) 37~-5130 Economic Development (92S) ~'1flanee Department (925) 373.5 !50 Fire Depnrtment 4550 E~t Avenue (925) 4..~-~6 I Rut (92:5) 4.~-2367 Library 1000 $, Livennom Avenue (925) 373-5~00 p~rsonnei (9~) 373-51 l0 Fsu~ f92~) 373-5035 Pel~:~ Delmrtment I I I0 $, ].iVetVlqOtd AVedu~ (925) 37 !-4000 ~= (925) 371-a950 Mr. Tom Blaloclc, President Mt. Pete Snyder, Director CITY LtvE O ' IIIII II I I ..... -- ~ ,~ ~.__~__,..~ ~________ Post-it'" Fax Note 7071 ~ / ' '-'"-'--"-" San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District 800 Madison Street Oakland, CA. 94604 Dear Tom & Pete: We are requesting that an item relating to the BART E~tension to Livermore be placed on the agenda of the BART Board of Director.~ meeting as soon as is possible. The LivermoredAmador Valley Transit Authority is prepared to make a presentation on this subject. Please confirm the date of this presemation to Livermore City Manager, Serry Peeler at tel. 925-373-5140. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Sincerely, . Mayor Cathie Bf6wn, ' City of Livermore Coiincfimember Tom Va~_s - Chair, LAVTA Board of Directors Alameda County '"'.~ Tri-Valley Business Council CC: Mr, Tom Margro, General Manager BAKT Attachment 2 East Bay Interregional Transit Hub Presentation Summary Brief History · In 1989 150 acres of land was purchased along Greenville Road with the intent to build a BART Station. · BART Board of Directors adopted the alignment to Greenville Road in 1991. · The first segment of the alignment, the Dublin/Pleasanton BART Station, opened on May lOth, 1997. Regional Population Growth AccOrding to the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG): · Between 1995 and 2020, the San Francisco Bay Area will add about 1.4 million new residents. Alameda, Santa Clara and Contra Costa counties will lead the region in numerical population, household and job growth between 1995 and 2020. Population growth in these three counties will account for over 61 percent of the region's growth. Regional Traffic Congestion According to Cal Trans: · Congestion on Bay Area freeways increased by 24 percent from 1998 to 1999. · On a typical weekday in 1998, commuters spent an estimated 112,000 vehicle-hours in congestion, costing motorists about $1,249,000 per day. All counties in the region experienced an increase in congestion, with the greatest increases occurring in Alameda and Santa Clara Counties. · Daily congestion in Alameda County increased by 18% since 1996, or about 6,400 more vehicle-hours of delay per day county-wide. Attachment 3 The morning commute on south-bound Route 680 over the Sunol Grade now ranks as the worst congestion location in the Bay Area. Traffic along 1-580 from Pleasanton to the Altamont Corridor ranks as the eighth worst congestion location in the Bay Area. Between 2000 and 2020 the Altamont Pass will experience an increase of 63,400 trips per day. Dublin/Pleasanton BART Ridership East Dublin/Pleasanton station ridership is comparable to other BART stations that have-been in existence longer, and are located in cities with higher popfilation densities. · Ridership has increased by 16% from January 1999 to November 1999. The Dublin/Pleasanton station experiences higher ridership than the Rockridge, San Leandro, Bayfair, Hayward, West Pittsburgh, Lake Merritt, and West Oakland BART Stations. BART to Livermore Not only is the Livermore/Amador Valley experiencing dramatic increases in travel demand originating within the Livermore/Amador Valley, but also from the Counties of San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and east Contra Costa County via Vasco Road. · - The Livermore BART extension project will create an Int~rregional Transit Hub, which will generate passengers for BART and other transit services, and provide for seamless transfers. Transit Systems to be served: Paratransit Systems to be served: BART BART ACE Modesto MAX Amtrak Shuttle City of Tracy WHEELS SMART Modesto MAX WHEELS Greyhound Tri-Delta Transit SMART Tri-Delta Transit There is no other location in the Bay Area that can bring together BART, Altamont Commuter Express, WHEELS local bus service six (6) long distance commuter bus services, and six (6) paratransit services. An East Bay Interregional Transit Hub is consistent with BART's new policy to give first preference for new extensions to communities that maximize ridership by supporting smart, efficient and desirable growth patterns. This policy also includes connections to other transit systems and modes without jeopardizing current ridership. Because the property at Greenville Road is owned by BART, building an Interregional Transit Hub is proactive planning to manage mobility in suburban regions of the Bay Area. It is the BART Board of Directors' public position that significant public expenditures should be wisely and intelligently spent. This project is consistent with this position, and a smart way to handle suburban transit. The best location in the Bay Area for a Transit Hub that will serve 15 different transit serVices Presentation Prepared by: City of Livermore Livermore/Amador Valley Transit Authority Office of Supervisor Scott Haggerty Tri-Valley Business Council For questions about this presentation call: (925) 455-7555