BART’s Transit ‐ Oriented Development Program Flickr: Zach Franzen El Cerrito City Council Meeting February 5, 2019
BART TOD Program TOD Policy & Goals Hi Highl ghligh ghts ts A. A. Complet Complete Com Communitie unities: s: Full Build ‐ Out of BART Property by 2040: 20,000 Units, 4.5 million sq. ft. office/commercial B. B. Sustai ainabl nable Com Communitie unities Str Strategy: gy: 23% of PDA Housing Growth, 7.2% of PDA Job Growth on BART Land C. C. Ri Rider dershi hip: p: Encourage TDM Programs in East Bay Job Centers D. D. Value Cr Crea eatio tion/Ca /Captu ture: Innovative Value Capture tools tested E. E. Transpor ansportation tion Choice Choice: Reduce overall car ownership by aiming for a max of 0.9 car spaces/unit and 1.6 car spaces/1,000 sf office on BART property (average, district wide) F. F. Affordability: Af ability: 35% Target => 7,000 affordable units on BART property El Cerrito City Council – February 5, 2019 2
Wh Why TO TOD at at BA BART RT St Stations? ions? Help housing growth catch up with job growth Regional Growth 2010 ‐ 2015: 617,000 Jobs 56,000 housing units 11:1 ratio (Source: MTC) (From New York Times, December 7, 2017) El Cerrito City Council – February 5, 2019 3
Why TOD at BART Stations? Offer Transportation Choices: Almost half of commuters El Cerrito Plaza: living ½ mile from BART 36% walk, bike or take transit to work, vs. less than ¼ in the 4 county area Reduce Auto Dependence: El Cerrito Plaza: More than half of 43% households living ½ mile from BART own 1 or fewer cars – equivalent to San Francisco rates El Cerrito City Council – February 5, 2019 4
Why TOD at BART Stations? Create places, enhance safety Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre Station 5 El Cerrito City Council – February 5, 2019 5
Fruitvale BART Paseo ‐ Before 6 6 El Cerrito City Council – February 5, 2019
Fruitvale BART Paseo ‐ After 7 El Cerrito City Council – February 5, 2019 7
BART BA RT’s Dev Developmen pment Pr Process 3. Project 4. Permitting 2. 1. Pre ‐ Refinement & Solicitation/ Solicitation & Developer Construction Selection Agreement 8 El Cerrito City Council – February 5, 2019
Station Access 2015 Systemwide El Cerrito Plaza 29% 34% Walk Walk 37% 38% Bike Bike Transit Transit DropOff DropOff Drive/Park Drive/Park 19% 6% 19% 8% 5% 4% Source: BART Station Profile Study 2015
Plaza Station – Sustainable Access Strategy for TOD • Purpose: Engage the El Cerrito community in a conversation about Transit-Oriented Development (TOD), parking, and access at El Cerrito Plaza Station. • Method: Review past plans and studies, engage the community through surveys, meetings, and public events, and analyze various parking replacement and access strategies. • Outcome : A thorough analysis of parking-replacement strategies, access improvements, and policy changes to support a sustainable TOD project at El Cerrito Plaza that meets the needs of BART and the City of El Cerrito.
Intercept Survey – Initial results • BART employees handed out postcards to people entering El Cerrito Plaza in mid-January. • 500+ responses • Provide a foundation for future study of travel patterns and policy/infrastructure solutions How do you usually get to the El Cerrito Plaza BART station? Please select primary travel mode. 42% 45% 40% 35% 27% 30% 25% 20% 15% 11% 10% 10% 5% 2% 2% 5% 0% Walk Park in lot (all Park in Bike Drop off (all Bus Other options) neighborhood options)
Intercept Survey – Initial results Wh Wher ere di did yo you park park when when yo you dr drove to to the the El El Cerrit Cerrito Pl Plaz aza stat station to today? In the BART parking lot Street parking (resident permit 5% parking curb) Unregulated street parking Other, please specify Unregulated street parking 71%
Intercept Survey – Initial results What is the primary reason you drove to El Cerrito Plaza station today? 33% 35% 31% 30% 25% 20% 20% 15% 10% 6% 4% 3% 3% 5% 0% Live too far to Fastest way to Need to drop Other Personal Need to run Physical mobility walk/bike to station off/pick up kids preference to other errands challenges station before or after drive, rather before or after my BART ride than walk, bike my BART ride or take transit
Intercept Survey – Initial results Q18 ‐ How would you get to your destination if there were no parking available in the El Cerrito Plaza BART parking lot? 40% 34% 35% 32% 30% 25% 20% 13% 15% 8% 10% 5% 4% 3% 5% 1% 0% Go to a Drive all the Other ‐ please Take the bus Take Uber or Not make the Get a ride Walk, bike, or different BART way to my specify all the way to Lyft to my trip from family, take a scooter station, please destination my destination friend or all the way to specify destination neighbor to my my destination destination
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