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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 8.2 BART Impact on Dublin Blvd lOc.oO-3c7 CITY OF DUBLIN AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: October 10, 1983 SUBJECT Status Report on Potential BART Impacts on Dublin Blvd EXHIBITS ATTACHED None RECOMMENDATION'*- verbal status report from Traffic Engineer; \JAReceive iscuss and provide input for development of City response to BART proposal FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Undetermined at this time DESCRIPTION Several events are underway which affect traffic and transportation in central Dublin. These include the following: 1 . BART is restudying the possible future alignment of the San Leandro to Livermore extension. The preferred route through Dublin is along I-580 with two possible station locations in the Dublin area, one at the south end of Golden Gate and one near the proposed Hacienda Drive interchange . Both stations present significant transportation issues in their immediate vicinity and to the City of Dublin as a whole . The City has just received the final Draft Livermore Extension Study Report from BART and has been asked to provide written comments to BART prior to October 27 , 1983 . As soon as additional copies of the report have been received, they will be distributed to the City Council for review and comment. 2 . The City Engineer and the City Traffic Engineer are conducting long term traffic needs studies for Dublin Boulevard in which any required future widening, signalization and median modifications are being determined. This will lead to a plan line recommendation to the City Council in the near future. 3 . The firm of Blayney-Dyett is preparing a General Plan for the City to consider and ultimately adopt. One key issue in this plan is the land use/circulation aspects of the central area. A possible BART station in this area has a significant impact on the planning process . 4 . Current and future growth in Dublin, Pleasanton, San Ramon and elsewhere in the valley will significantly impact the key arterials in Dublin, including Dublin Boulevard. At its last meeting, this Council endorsed comments, since forwarded to the City of Pleasanton, referencing its Growth Management Element EIR related to the Hacienda Business Park. The comments noted the reference in the EIR to future congestion on Dublin Boulevard at Dougherty Road and at San Ramon Road. 5 . The City Traffic Engineer, TJKM, recently released the report Tri-Valley Transportation Study, (TVTS ) which recommended a central Dublin interchange on I-680 (possibly at Dublin Boulevard) to serve BART and relieve congestion on I-580 interchange with Dougherty Road and San Ramon Road. The report also recommended the extension of Dublin Boulevard to the east, to serve valley- wide demands, Dublin eastward expansion and th second Dublin BART station. Blayney-Dyett has endorsed the consideration of these concepts in its first and second working papers . All of the issues intertwine closely, especially concerning Dublin Boulevard. The Traffic Engineer will present a verbal status report on these issues at the Council meeting . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- COPIES TO: ITEM NO. A, L