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Ideas + Action for a Better City learn more at SPUR.org tweet about this event: @SPUR_Urbanist #BayCrossings Crossings Transformative Investments for an Uncertain Future Matt Maloney, Deputy Planning Director, MTC and ABAG May 21, 2019

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Ideas + Action for a Better City

learn more at SPUR.org tweet about this event: @SPUR_Urbanist #BayCrossings

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Crossings –

Transformative Investments for an Uncertain Future

Matt Maloney, Deputy Planning Director, MTC and ABAG May 21, 2019

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The Horizon initiative is designed to identify strategies and investments to prepare the Bay Area for an uncertain future - to ensure we are resilient to ever-changing economic, political, technological, and environmental conditions.

3 Perspective Papers Futures Planning Project Performance

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Transformative Projects

500+

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big ideas to improve Bay Area transportation

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Futures Overview

5 What’s Happening with Horizon?

What if... new technologies and a national carbon tax enabled greater telecommuting and distributed job centers? What if... the federal government cuts spending and reduces regulations, leaving more policy decisions to states and regions? What if... an economic boom and new transportation options spur a new wave of development?

Report outlining Opportunities & Challenges now available at: mtc.ca.gov/horizon

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The Transbay Capacity/Demand Problem

From Core Capacity Transit Study
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Crossings Concepts

1 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 4 2 3 1 4 5 2 3 1 4 5 6 2 3 1 4 5 6 7 BART Crossing Rail Crossing Highway Crossing BART + Highway Crossing 1 -- Southern Crossing 2 – Mission Street Redundancy 3 – New Markets 4 – Greater Regional Rail 5 – Mid-Bay Bridge 6 – San Mateo-Hayward Bridge Widening 7 – New Markets (#3) + Greater Regional Rail (#4)

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Some Initial Findings…

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  • Transit crossing concepts appear to deliver significantly more benefits compared to highway standalone

concepts.

Performance Results Differ by Mode

  • The transit crossing concepts connect and serve markets currently without regional transit, including new

neighborhoods zoned for increased densities

Dramatic Accessibility and Crowding Benefits

  • The region would need to be willing to grow – significantly – for any crossing to make financial sense, and

significant intensification of land use beyond today’s Priority Development Areas (PDAs) would be critical to justify costs

Growth is the Primary Driver Behind the Performance

  • The transit crossing concepts are complex and costly, requiring supportive system and service

improvements

The Region Needs to Deliver Dependent Projects

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Next Steps: Horizon + Plan Bay Area 2050

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Outreach Horizon Plan Bay Area 2050 (RTP/SCS) Performance ID guiding principles Evaluate projects using futures JUNE 2019 Futures Define futures Craft preferred scenario Develop EIR + develop Plan Document Policy Develop perspective papers (released on a rolling basis) Develop implementation plan Code projects Round 1 analysis Round 2 analysis Finalize models Bay Crossing Perspective Paper 2018 2019 2020 2021

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New Transbay Rail Crossing: “Big Dreams for Bay Crossings” conversation

SPUR Oakland May 21, 2019

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New Transbay Rail Crossing: Builds on recent regional work

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2017 MTC-led Core Capacity study

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New Transbay Rail Crossing: Transbay demand

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New Transbay Rail Crossing: What’s new with this study

3 Source: Dash Nelson G, Rae A (2016) An Economic Geography of the United States: From Commutes to megaregions.

▪ Megaregion ▪ Rail partners ▪ 2050 horizon ▪ Holistic approach to Transportation + Land Use

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New Transbay Rail Crossing: Program overview

4 Project Initiation Feasibility Study Environmental Analysis Design Construction Many Alternatives 2-4 Alternatives 1 Alternative Strategic Advising and Program Management Community engagement and partnering

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SLIDE 16 Initial Alternative Concepts Market Analysis Other Analyses Preliminary Alternatives High-Level: Ridership Analysis Engineering/Capital Costing Operations/O&M Costing Environmental Screening Final Alternatives (2-4)

Environmental Analyses

Iterate as needed

Feasibility Study

Defining Alternatives

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New Transbay Rail Crossing: Project advancement

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Project Support Funding

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New Transbay Rail Crossing: Considerations

To be evaluated: Public benefit Functionality Environmental benefits Equity Environmental impacts Regional economy ROI/cost effectiveness User experience Land use opportunities Revenue generation Project delivery methods Other issues: Governance structure Approval processes Construction management Funding Operations management Regional housing need

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New Transbay Rail Crossing: Partnerships

BART + Capitol Corridor core team today Public Jurisdictions Transit agencies, particularly other rail operators Funding partners Private sector Requires a phased engagement plan

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New Transbay Rail Crossing: “Big Dreams for Bay Crossings” conversation

SPUR Oakland May 21, 2019

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Dumbarton Rail Corridor

Big Dreams for Bay Crossings

SPUR May 21, 2019

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Challenges

  • Regional Growth and Land Use
  • Jobs-housing imbalance
  • Major employers driving growth
  • Congestion, lengthy and unpredictable travel times
  • Gaps in transportation network, limited options
  • Travel across the San Francisco Bay
  • Technical and Political Decisions
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Dumbarton Corridor

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Regional Rail Map

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Dumbarton Rail and other Studies

  • 1910 – First Crossing of SF Bay, rail service until 1982
  • 1994 – San Mateo County Transit District purchased ROW (18 miles)

from Southern Pacific Railroad

  • 2017 - Dumbarton Transportation Corridor Feasibility Study

completed

  • Ongoing Caltrain Projects:
  • Electrification of the Caltrain corridor is underway - faster, more

frequent service while reducing noise and emissions

  • Caltrain Business Planning is underway to plan for future service

needs, the business case, community benefits, and preparing the

  • rganization for its future
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Public-Private Partnership: San Mateo County Transit District and Cross Bay Transit Partners

  • Facebook and Plenary Group are

collaborating on the Dumbarton Corridor Project through a new company, Cross Bay Transit Partners (CBTP)

  • District entered exclusive negotiating

agreement with CBTP (August 2018)

  • Purpose: Explore the potential to rebuild

the Dumbarton Rail Corridor and establish a new service connecting the Peninsula with the East Bay

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Technical and Political Decisions Ahead

  • Bay Crossing
  • Don Edwards Wildlife Preserve
  • Newark Slough
  • Dumbarton Point
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Technical Challenges

  • Redwood City Station Area
  • Construction in the Bay
  • Maintenance of Traffic During Construction
  • Potential Connections
  • Alameda Creek UPRR Bridge
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Institutional Coordination

  • NEPA/CEQA

agencies

– Federal lead, Cooperating, Participating agencies – Trustee, Responsible agencies

  • MPO Coordination

– Horizon Program – Plan Bay Area 2050

  • Rail Partners

– Caltrain – UPRR – CCJPA – BART

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Proposed Dumbarton Rail Project

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Questions and Discussion

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Sometimes we get bummed out when we see the black smoke coming from the ferries…

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Ideas + Action for a Better City

learn more at SPUR.org tweet about this event: @SPUR_Urbanist #BayCrossings