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CITY OF DUBLIN
AGENDA STATEMENT
City Council Meeting Date: August 23, 1993
SUBJECT:
Comments on MTC's Regional Transportation Plan Alternatives
to be Evaluated in the Environmental Documents
Report by: Public Works Director Lee Thompson
EXHIBITS ATTACHED:
Draft letter to Lawrence Dahms, MTC
RECOMMENDATION:~ · ~ Support the request to add Tri-Valley projects to the RTP
~- and authorize Mayor to sign the attached letter to MTC
FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
If MTC includes projects in the Regional Transportation Plan
(RTP), Dublin can request Federal funding for regional
projects.
DESCRIPTION: MTC is in the process of updating its Regional
Transportation Plan and requesting comments on this Plan. On Thursday, August 5,
1993, Boardmembers of Tri-Valley's Alameda County congestion Management Agency (CMA)
held a meeting to discuss MTC's updated plan. In attendance were Mayor Pete Snyder,
Mayor Ben Tarver from Pleasanton, Councilmember Ayn Wieskamp from Livermore, and
County Supervisor Ed Campbell. The members of the Tri-Valley CMA Board recommended
that all cities in the Tri-Valley area, Alameda County, and Livermore-Amador Valley
Transit Authority (LAVTA) should support the inclusion of the following projects
into MTC's Regional Transportation Plan. Projects that are part of the RTP program
are eligible to request Federal funding. It should be mentioned that Short-Term
Projects (Track 1) are on the Tri-Valley Transportation Council's high priority
list. Each agency's Councilor Board is to send a letter to MTC to show support of
the following projects:
SHORT-TERM PROJECTS (TRACK 1):
1) West Dublin/Pleasanton BART station Construction
2) Environmental Study for BART Extension to Livermore
3) Environmental Study for Route 84 and completion of Isabel Expressway
(Route 84)
4) Alameda County's share of the Altamont Rail Project
LONG-TERM PROJECTS (TRACK 2):
Construction of BART from eastern Dublin/pleasanton to Livermore
RTP projects have been divided into two "tracks": Short term RTP projects are in
Track 1, and long term projects are in Track 2. It is hoped that Track 1 projects
would be constructed by the Year 2010. Because of the time frame, the Tri-Valley
agencies will have time to further address the Long-Term projects (Track 2). At
this time, the Track 2 recommendation is preliminary.
Staff recommends including an additional project" to the list for Track 2: the
construction of Light Rail/transit between Walnut Creek and Dublin/Pleasanton area.
The 1-580/680 project is already part of the RTP, and Staff is recommending that the
request to MTC include that the 1-580/1-680 remain in the RTP.
Staff recommends that the City Council approve or modify the attached letter and
authorize the Mayor to sign it and send it on to MTC.
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ITEM NO. 8. .2
COPIES TO: Bill Van Gelder, Pleasanton
Dan Smith, Livermore
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August 18, 1993
Mr. Lawrence D. Dahms
Executive Director
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
101 Eighth Street
Oakland, CA 94607
SUBJECT: Comments on the Regional Transportation Plan
Dear Mr. Dahms:
Thank you for the opportunity to provide you with comments on the Draft 1994 Regional
Transportation Plan. The City of Dublin, other Tri-valley cities, and Alameda county
have jointly prioritized this area's regional facilities. This consensus has been
agreed upon through the Alameda County long range transportation Plan Area 4 and
through the Tri-Valley Transportation Plan process.
The City of Dublin would like to request the following projects to be included in the
Track 1 Regional Transportation Plan if they aren't already included:
1. 1-580/1-680 flyover with Dublin hook ramps
2. West Dublin/Pleasanton BART station
3. Environmental study for Route 84 and completion of Isabel Expressway
(Highway 84)
4. Environmental study for BART Extension to Livermore
5. Alameda County's share of the Altamont Rail project.
These are the priorities that the Tri-Valley cities see as fitting our area's needs.
For Track 2, the City of Dublin requests that the following two projects be included in
the RTP if they are not already included:
1. BART Extension to Livermore
2. Light Rail/Transit between Walnut Creek and the Dublin/Pleasanton area
Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
Sincerely,
Peter W. Snyder
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cc:
Bill Withrow, Chairperson, CMA
Ben Tarver, Mayor, Pleasanton
Cathie Brown, Mayor, Livermore
Ayn Wieskamp, councilmember, Livermore
Dennis Faye, Executive Director, CMA
Bill Van Gelder, Traffic Engineer, Pleasanton
Dan Smith, Traffic Engineer, Livermore
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