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Bridge Toll Expenditure Plan
Improved BART service
Bay Area ferries
Commuter rail network
Express Bus service on HOV lanes
11/8/02
Ezra RapportConsultant, Senate Select Committee on Bay Area Transportation
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Expenditure Plan Goals
A cost effective and sustainable regional transit plan
Seamless connections among systems
New travel choices over highly congested bridge corridors
Improved transit experience and safety
Incentives for smart growth and appropriate waterfront development
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Why Raise Bridge Tolls Now?
Delay on bridge corridors expected to more than double over the next
15 years
Five year lead time to implement most new transit investments
Toll payers support new transit investment
Economic incentives: low interest rates and public works employment
$3 roundtrip toll compares favorably to other states
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Summarizing the Plan (1)
Connects East Bay and West Bay commuter rail systems via the Dumbarton
Rail Bridge
Expands Caltrain service between San Jose and San Francisco
Connects BART to four commuter rail lines
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Summarizing the Plan (2)
Provides new express bus service in Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano,
Sonoma, Marin, Napa and San Mateo counties
Adds HOV lanes, park and ride terminals, and direct connectors for
bus service
The new Express Bus services travel primarily on HOV lanes
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Summarizing the Plan (3)
Adds BART seats and improves headways on the most congested BART
line
Seismically strengthens the transbay tube
Provides bus night owl service for BART riders
Improves local transit, bicycle & pedestrian access to BART
Connects BART to the Oakland Airport
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Summarizing the Plan (4)
Funds a new Transbay Terminal with future connections for high speed
rail
Expands MUNI service along the waterfront
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Summarizing the Plan (5)
Offers new ferry services at terminals in Alameda, Oakland, Albany,
Vallejo, Oyster Point, and San Francisco
Ferry services are high speed with low emissions
Expands the Vallejo intermodal hub to support the express bus/ferry
service
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Summarizing the Plan (6)
Provides commuter rail and express bus service from Fairfield/Vacaville
through the 680 corridor
Funds the e-BART extension to East Contra Costa County
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Summarizing the Plan (7)
Funds express bus service from Sonoma to the San Rafael transit hug
Provides funding for a SonomaSan RafaelLarkspur rail
link
Improves local access to the Larkspur ferry terminal
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Summarizing the Plan (8)
Provides transit commuters with a single monthly pass to access all
major transit systems
Leverage federal tax subsidies to reduce transit fares up to 35%
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The Core Plan
Tier One Projects
Projects that meet and are consistent with the plans goals
and perform well in most evaluative criteria;
Incremental additional funding may be required primarily through
sales tax measures;
Conditions may be imposed prior to funding.
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Projects Not Listed in Core Plan
Additional projects may be considered during the legislative process
No projects have been eliminated at this point
Further financial analysis is required to establish the capacity
of the toll expenditure plan
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System Wide Projects - Tier One
Transbay Tube Earthquake Safety
Translink
Real Time Transit Information
Employer Commute Benefits
Transbay Owl Service
WTA Environmental/Planning/Admin
WTA Spare vessels and SF Terminal
BART-Muni Station Connector
BART Planning and Engineering Studies
BART TOD/Fare gates
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Bay Bridge Corridor - Tier One
Muni E line and 3rd Street
AC Enhanced Bus (International/Telegraph)
Transbay Terminal
BART Airport Connector
WTA Service: Alameda, Oakland, Albany
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San Mateo - Dumbarton Corridor - Tier One
Dumbarton Bridge Rail service
Connectivity improvements for Capital Corridor, BART, ACE, Dumbarton,
and Caltrain rail services
Additional Caltrain service
Express Bus Service on San Mateo Bridge & Dumbarton Bridges
Oyster Point Ferry Service
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Carquinez Corridor - Tier One
Vallejo express bus improvements
Vallejo ferry service
Park and ride terminals - Solano County
Napa Vine to Vallejo Express Bus
Richmond Parkway Park and Ride
I-80 East Bound HOV lanes
Capitol Corridor rail improvements
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Richmond - San Rafael Corridor - Tier One
Golden Gate Express Bus service over Richmond Bridge
Sonoma - Marin Express Bus to San Rafael
SMART train extension to San Rafael - Larkspur
Larkspur ferry access improvements
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Benecia/Antioch - Contra Costa Corridor - Tier One
E-BART extension
Lake Herman Park and Ride Station
Commuter Rail/Express Bus service Fairfield-Vacaville
I-680 study and implementation
Direct connector 680 HOV to Walnut Creek/Pleasant Hill BART