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The Long Range Metropolitan Transportation Plan for the Monterey Bay Area How will people and goods move throughout the Monterey Bay Area from 2010 to 2035? The following document sets forth the plan to improve regional mobility by 2035. Monterey Bay Area Mobility 2035 The preparation of this plan was fi nanced, in part, by grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration, under the SAFETEA-LU act, and the local governments of the Monterey Bay Region. Amendment No. 2 to the 2010 MTP Text Page # Current Text, Table or List Amended Text, Table or List Description 74 This group includes over 411 projects This group includes over 411 projects totaling $8.02 billion, including those that totaling over $8.019 billion, including those are already programmed and scheduled for that are already programmed and scheduled construction in the short term, projects that for construction in the short term, projects could be funded by a future local half cent that could be funded by a future local half sales tax measure, and other planned cent sales tax measure, and other planned projects which could be financially feasible projects which could be financially feasible to construct anytime within the 2010 MTP to construct anytime within the 2010 MTP full time line (2010-2035). full time line (2010-2035). 74 Unconstrained Projects — Given the Unconstrained Projects — Given the limited limited amount of funding available for amount of funding available for transportation projects and programs, there transportation projects and programs, there are over 464 projects totaling over $4.3 are over 463 projects totaling over $4.299 billion that cannot be implemented over the billion that cannot be implemented over the next twenty-five years unless there is next twenty-five years unless there is additional funding available for additional funding available for transportation. transportation. 75 Table 13. Regionally Significant Projects. Under Table 13. Regionally Significant The Project currently not listed in the top Projects. Project Number CT021 would be ten Constrained projects. added into the top ten Constrained projects of regionally significance, with the total project cost of $109,194. (All figures in 1,000s). 115 Table 24. Revenue Constrained Project Project Number CT021 would be changed to List, Project Number CT021, SR 156 show a cost of $109,194. Project Number Widening Phase 1 is shown as a cost of CT025 would be changed to show a cost of $54,578 and Project Number CT025, US $92,000. Funding for CT021 will be 101 Prunedale Improvement Project, is provided by a cost savings of over $89,000 shown as a cost of $181,565. (All figures in found from Project Number CT025. (All 1,000s) figures in 1,000s) 122 Project Number CT021, SR 156 Widening Project Number CT021 SR 156 Widening Phase 1 is shown on the unconstrained list. Phase 1 (construction phase) is proposed to move in to the Table 24, “Revenue Constrained Project List” (page 115). Amendment No. 1 to the 2010 MTP Text Page Current Text Amended Text 30- The Transportation Agency for Monterey The Transportation Agency for Monterey 31 County (TAMC) is looking to introduce three County (TAMC) is looking to introduce three new rail services to Monterey County, a new rail services to Monterey County, a Caltrain Commuter Rail Extension to Salinas, Caltrain Commuter Rail Extension to Salinas, a a Monterey Peninsula Service, and extending Monterey Peninsula Service, and extending the the Coastal Rail service - the Coast Daylight. Coastal Rail service - the Coast Daylight. 34 Pajaro and Castroville Transit Exchanges Pajaro and Castroville Transit Exchanges New facilities are needed to provide access to New facilities are needed to provide access to rail connections, and eventually new rail stops rail connections, and eventually new rail stops for Caltrain. A mixed-use facility to benefit for Caltraincommuter rail service. A mixed-use local redevelopment is in early stages of facility to benefit local redevelopment is in development. early stages of development. 36 Passenger Rail to Salinas Passenger Rail to Salinas In response to public interest and as an In response to public interest and as an alternative to vehicle travel between Monterey alternative to vehicle travel between Monterey County and commuter destinations to the County and commuter destinations to the north, north, the Transportation Agency for Monterey the Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) is working to extend the County (TAMC) is working to extend the existing Caltrain commuter rail service existing Caltrain commuter rail service currently running between San Francisco and currently running between San Francisco and Gilroy south to Salinas. The extension will Gilroyfrom Santa Clara County south to include three new station stops – Pajaro, Salinas. The extension will include three new Castroville and Salinas – and will operate on station stops – Pajaro, Castroville and Salinas – existing UPRR track. At its inception, the and will operate on existing UPRR track. At its service will consist of two round trips per day inception, the service will consist of two round running from Salinas to San Francisco and will trips per day running from Salinas to San be increased to four or more round trips as Francisco and will be increased to four or more demand warrants, probably within 10 years round trips as demand warrants, probably from start of service. The rail extension, in within 10 years from start of service. The rail addition to connecting Monterey with San extension, in addition to connecting Monterey Francisco and Santa Clara counties, will also with San Francisco and Santa Clara counties, connect Monterey County to Sacramento and will also connect Monterey County to other cities via the Amtrak Capitol service and Sacramento and other cities via the Amtrak Altamont Commuter Express. Capitol Corridor service and Altamont Commuter Express. The proposed extension of Caltrain to Salinas would provide an alternative means of travel The proposed planned extension of Caltrain between the Monterey County and the San commuter rail to Salinas would provide an Francisco Bay Area counties, allowing alternative means of travel between the travelers to avoid traffic congestion along Monterey County and the San Francisco Bay Highways 156 and 101. In addition, the Area counties, allowing travelers to avoid commuter rail extension will bring a traffic congestion along Highways 156 and significant increase in ridership to both the 101. In addition, the commuter rail extension existing Caltrain and the connecting Capitol will bring a significant increase in ridership to and Altamont services. Other benefits of this both the existing Caltrain, and the connecting new service are an increase in job Capitol Corridor and Altamont services. Other opportunities, more transportation alternatives benefits of this new service are an increase in for senior citizens and those with physical job opportunities, more transportation disabilities, access to health care in the Bay alternatives for senior citizens and those with Area and economic development around the physical disabilities, access to health care in the stations. Bay Area and economic development around the stations. The Caltrain extension is expected to generate an additional 1,028 riders per day from The Caltrain commuter rail extension is Monterey County. The average commute trip expected to generate an additional 1,028 riders destination from Monterey County is assumed per day from Monterey County. The average to be the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara fare commute trip destination from Monterey zone. It is expected that 25% of these riders County is assumed to be the San Jose- will be previous patrons of the service who Sunnyvale-Santa Clara fare zone. It is expected used to board in Gilroy while 75% will be new that 25% of these riders will be previous riders. patrons of the service who used to board in Gilroy while 75% will be new riders. 37 The Monterey Peninsula Fixed Guideway The Monterey Peninsula Fixed Guideway Service will provide transit service on the Service will provide transit service on the existing Monterey Branch line. This service existing Monterey Branch line. This service can can connect to the planned Caltrain service in connect to the planned Caltrain commuter rail Castroville and also provide local transit service in Castroville and also provide local service to stations in Monterey, Seaside, Sand transit service to stations in Monterey, Seaside, City, Marina/CSUMB, and Castroville. … Sand City, Marina/CSUMB, and Castroville. … 149 As part of the state transportation financing As part of the state transportation financing package approved by voters in 1990, package approved by voters in 1990, Proposition 116 provides capital funding for Proposition 116 provides capital funding for rail projects in each county. The proposition rail projects in each county. The proposition included 17, 11 and 1.7 million dollars to included 17, 11 and 1.7 million dollars to Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties, Counties, respectively. In Monterey County, respectively. In Monterey County, the funds the funds were designated for the extension of were designated for the extension of the the Caltrain commuter train into Monterey Caltrain commuter train commuter rail into County or any other rail project. Monterey County or any other rail project. AMBAG Staff AMBAG Board