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Alameda County
Transportation
Commission
A New
Direction
| Plan
| Fund
| Deliver
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A New
Direction
Presentation Overview
• Alameda CTC Overview
Agency merger, new mission and
direction
• Key factors affecting transportation
• Major planning activities
Countywide Transportation Plan and
Expenditure Plan
Relationship to regional plans
• Community engagement
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Merger of Two Countywide Transportation
Agencies
First authorized by voters in 1986
Reauthorized in 2000 by 81.5% of
voters
Half-cent sales tax for
transportation in Alameda County
Generates roughly $100M per year
One of the first Self–Help Counties
in state
Funds countywide projects,
programs, and local operations
maintenance and services
Created in 1991 by a joint-powers
agreement between Alameda
County and all its cities
Prop 111 (1990) requires urban
counties to designate a Congestion
Management Agency
Prop 111 added $.09/gallon to the
state fuel tax
Funds local, regional and state
transportation projects and services
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Moving Forward:
A New Direction
A New
Direction
• Build on success of both ACCMA and
ACTIA for enhanced effectiveness in:
Transportation planning and programming
Programs and project delivery
Advocacy for:
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Congestion relief
Mobility and accessibility
Sustainability and livability
• Merger Goals: Save tax dollars, eliminate
redundancies, streamline processes
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A New
Direction
Alameda CTC Mission
Plan, fund and deliver transportation
programs and projects that expand
access and improve mobility to foster
a vibrant and livable Alameda County
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A New
Direction
Implementation Principles
Accomplish the Alameda CTC mission through
the application of the following principles:
Public Service:
Serve the public in the
development and delivery of
transportation programs and projects
Accountability: Plan, fund and deliver programs and
project in an open, transparent and
effective manner
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Relationships: Foster cooperative
relationships/partnerships with federal,
state, regional, local partners and other
stakeholders
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A New
Direction
Commission Board
The Alameda CTC Board is comprised of 22
members, with the following representation:
• All five Alameda County Supervisors
• Two Oakland representatives
• One representative from each of the other 13 cities
• AC Transit
• BART
Chair – Mayor Mark Green, City of Union City
Vice Chair – Supervisor Scott Haggerty
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Key Factors in Moving Forward
• Decreased funding, volatility, challenges for
adequately delivering multi-modal needs
• Legislative mandates:
AB 32: Global Warming Solutions Act – reduce GHG
emissions to 1990 levels by 2020
SB 375: Transportation planning, sustainable
communities strategy, environmental review to
reduce GHG emissions
• Successes in delivering current Measure
Need to plan for new projects
• Address declines in program funding
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Short-Term Funding Success
Measure F Election Results
• Voters approved Measure F on November 2, 2010
Measure passes with 62.78%
• Measure F will provide funds to north, central,
south and east Alameda County:
Distributions based on population and number of
registered vehicles
• Annual increase in funds for local streets
and roads, bicycle and pedestrian facilities,
and transit
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Long-Term Funding Opportunity:
$100 million/year
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1.
Half-Cent
Sales Tax
Alameda County has an
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1.
existing half-cent sales tax
that collects almost $100
million/year.
2.
Expenditures from 2002-2022
for projects and programs.
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measure.
Any new funding would be
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1.
A new sales tax measure
could be placed on the
Countywide Transportation
November 2012 ballot.
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and state funds
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Vote
County updates its 25-year
Alameda CTC is working to:
a.
Almost all projects to
construction by mid-point of
5.
Every four years, Alameda
Plan (CWTP) for federal
A 20-year plan was approved
by 81.%5 of voters in 2000.
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Planning
Update the CWTP,
and
b.
Develop a new sales
tax Expenditure Plan
Requires 67% voter
approval.
3.
Alameda CTC seeking
significant involvement
to develop the new
Expenditure plan.
from an extension of the
sales tax.
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Major Plan Activities
• Development of CWTP to guide future
transportation investments, policy and
legislative advocacy:
Vision
Technical studies
Outreach/stakeholder
involvement
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Develop Transportation
Expenditure Plan from CWTP
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Why These Plans are Important
• Create a premier transportation system,
connected and multi-modal
• Complete communities, both livable and
affordable
• Provide a sustainable transportation system:
– Economically
– Environmentally
– Equitably
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Relationship with Regional Planning
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Integrated land use and transportation
plan
Regional Transportation Plan (RTP)
Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS)
RTP/SCS Must:
Identify areas to accommodate region’s
population (growth over next 25 years)
Develop an RTP that meets the region’s needs
Reduce GHGs from automobiles and light
trucks
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Countywide Transportation Planning:
Feeds projects and programs into RTP/SCS
Supports goals of RTP/SCS
Integrates land use at the County level
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Countywide Players
• Alameda CTC
committees are key in
this effort:
Steering Committee
Community Advisory
Working Group (CAWG)
Technical Advisory
Working Group (TAWG)
Planning Managers at the
table to address land use
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Countywide Activities*
(January – March)
*Steering Committee/TAWG/CAWG
• Adopt Vision and Goals (January)
• Begin discussion on transportation needs,
project/program performance and
prioritization processes (January)
• Adopt public participation and outreach
approach (January)
• Discuss polling questions
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Countywide Activities
continued*
(January – March)
*Steering Committee/TAWG/CAWG
• Begin discussion on SCS and how it is incorporated into
the CWTP and land use scenarios (February/March)
• Adopt Performance Measures (March)
• Continue discussion on transportation needs, potential
projects and begin discussion on financial forecasts and
committed project policy
• Issue direction on call for projects (late February)
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Countywide Public Participation and
Outreach
• Community Workshops:
January – March
• Polling: March
• On-line web survey: March
• Website for planning efforts
http://www.alamedactc.com/
Click on Planning button
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Some Initial Feedback
Support agency staff participation
in planning efforts that go beyond
current policy and planning
horizons
Identify resources as incentives for
jurisdictions to accept higher levels
of growth
Harmonize regional agency policies
and guidelines to make infill
development easier to accomplish
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A New
Direction
Full Engagement
• Countywide Transportation Plan and Expenditure
Plan Development Process
Elected Officials Steering Committee
Technical Advisory Working Group
Community Advisory Working Group
• Community Advisory Committees
Paratransit Advisory and Planning Committee (PAPCO)
Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC)
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC)
Citizens Watchdog Committee (CWC)
• Technical Advisory Committees
Alameda County Technical Advisory Committee (ACTAC)
Partatransit Technical Advisory Committee (BPAC)
• Quarterly Countywide Transportation Forums
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Timeline
NOV. 6, 2012: VOTE!
AUG 2012: TEP on Ballot
JUL 2012: Adopt Final Plans
MAY 2012: Polling
JAN 2012: 2nd TEP, Final Draft CWTP
NOV 2011: 1st Draft TEP and Public Workshops
SEP 2011: 1st Draft CWTP
JULY 2011: Project and Program Evaluation Outcomes
SPRING 2011 : Public Workshops, Outreach and Polling
JAN 2011: Finalize Countywide Plans’ Vision and Goals
2010: Establish Steering and Advisory Committees and Hire Consultant Team
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A New
Direction
Thank You for
Your Support
Feel free to contact me at:
Alameda County Transportation
Commission
Arthur L. Dao
Executive Director
[email protected]
510-836-2560
www.alamedactc.org
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