HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 3.4 BART/Livermore Study CTTY CLERK
File # 1060-30
AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: 3uly Z5f 2003
SUBJECT: Presentation by BART on the Status of the 1-580 Corridor/BART to
Livermore Study - Phase 2
Report Prepared by: Lee S. Thompson; Public l/Vorks Director
ATTACHMENTS: None
RECOMMENDATION: ~J Accept BART presentation on the 1-580 Corridor Transit Study-
Phase 2, support completion of the study, and support further
analysis of the alternatives being considered
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: No financial impact to the City will result from the recommended
action at this time.
DESCRIPTION: At its meeting on December 10, 2002, the 1-580 Corridor/BART to
Livermore Policy Advisory Committee directed BART staff to evaluate several new transit concepts in
addition to the "BART to Livermore in the 1-580 Median Alternative". This Phase 2 study will further
define rail and bus options for a rapid transit network in the Th-Valley area that could provide an
alternative to freeway congestion.
The service area being investigated extends from the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station east to Livermore
and over the Altamont Pass, with potential linkages to Contra Costa County to the north via the 1-680
corridor. The study, however, does not include information concerning environmental and land use
impacts of the alternatives, thus it is premature to analyze the pros and cons of the alternatives. Staff
believes that further analysis is necessary to determine its effects, for example, the environmental impacts
of the Iron Horse Trail alignment and land use impacts of proposed rail stations in Dublin. BART staff
will present to the Council the different preliminary alternatives being studied.
Staff recommends that the City Council accept BART's presentation on the 1-580 Corridor Transit Study
- Phase 2, support completion of the study and support further analysis of the alternatives being
considered.
COPIES TO: Val Menotti, BART
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