HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 164-16 Rail Connection BART and Altamont Corridor Express Rail Systems RESOLUTION NO. 164— 16
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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SUPPORTING A RAIL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT AND
ALTAMONT CORRIDOR EXPRESS RAIL SYSTEMS IN THE TRI-VALLEY
WHEREAS, the Northern California Megaregion population totaled 12.2 million in 2015 and
is growing; and
WHEREAS, housing affordability issues in the Bay Area have been one cause of the
population influx in the inland portions of the megaregion, causing 68.7% of megaregional
workforce commuters crossing regional boundaries to commute into the Bay Area for work;
and
WHEREAS, the growth of Northern San Joaquin Valley commuters to the Bay Area
has been particularly dramatic, more than doubling from 1990 to 2013, causing the 1-580
being one of the most congested freeways in the Megaregion, and therefore, contributing to
greenhouse gas emissions; and
WHEREAS, the 1-580 Altamont Pass is a key corridor for freight movement between the
Northern San Joaquin Valley and the Port of Oakland; and
WHEREAS, the best current connection between BART and the Altamont Corridor
Express (ACE) in the Tri-Valley is by shuttle bus, and a faster, more reliable and more direct
rail connection between these two services would increase both BART and ACE ridership
and relieve pressure on Interstate 580 and other transportation systems and increase
interregional mobility; and
WHEREAS, the Altamont Regional Rail Working Group was formed in October of
2015 for the purpose of facilitating and accelerating the planning and construction of a BART to
ACE connection in the Tri-Valley, the planning of which traverses multiple Metropolitan Planning
Organizations and transportation agencies; and
WHEREAS, the Altamont Regional Rail Working Group members include elected
officials from the City of Livermore, City of Dublin, City of Pleasanton, County of Alameda,
County of San Joaquin, City of Tracy, the Altamont Corridor Express, the Bay Area Rapid
Transit Authority, the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority, and representatives of
regional business organizations including the Easy Bay Leadership Council, Innovation Tri-
Valley Leadership Group and the San Joaquin Partnership; and
WHEREAS, the Altamont Regional Rail Working Group has recommended that their
respective agencies pass resolutions of support for a rail connection of the BART and ACE rail
systems in the Tri-Valley; and
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin
affirms its support of timely planning and constructing a BART to ACE rail connection in the
Tri-Valley.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin affirms its
intent to make a BART and ACE rail connection in the Tri-Valley a priority and will take steps
toward greater regional collaboration to achieve this goal.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of November 2016 by the following
vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Biddle, Hart, Gupta and Wehrenberg
NOES:
ABSENT: Mayor Haubert
ABSTAIN: 'di
Mayor Pr! ' ore
ATTEST:
(416,
City Clerk
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