Regional Measure 3 Bay Area Traffic Relief Plan
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Regional Measure 3 Bay Area Traffic Relief Plan Subject to approval on June 5, 2018, by the voters of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma counties and the City and County of San Francisco Prepared by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission pursuant to Chapter 650, Statutes 2017 (SB 595, Beall) 128 128 Bay 128Area Traffic Relief Plan 29 Note: Project maps included in this summary are for illustration only. Each project is 1 subject to design and environmental review, which could alter the project. North Bay SMART Extension Transit Access 505 to Windsor and 128 Improvements 116 Healdsburg (Eligible in Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, 12 Solano and Sonoma counties) 29 121 80 1 101 Sonoma Napa I-80 Westbound Truck Scales Amtrak Capitol Corridor 12 Improvements 113 116 SR-29 Improvements I-80/I-680/SR-12 Interchange 12 U.S. 101 SR-37 Improvements Marin-Sonoma Improvements Narrows 680 37 Solano Ferry Service Enhancement 780 Marin 101 I-680/SR-4 Interchange Richmond - Improvements San Rafael Amtrak 4 Bridge Access 80 Capitol Corridor 160 1 San Rafael Improvements Transit Center Improvements I-80 Transit Improvements in Contra Costa County Brentwood SMART Extension 580 to Larkspur Transit Center AC Transit-Rapid Bus Improvements Contra 4 Ferry Service 24 Enhancement Costa Byron Highway-Vasco Road I-680 Transit Airport Connector Core Capacity 101 Improvements Transit Improvements Vasco Road Safety Improvements Muni Fleet 580 680 Expansion and Facilities Ferry Service Enhancement Transbay 580 Caltrain Rail Crossing Projects Not Mapped Downtown 580 Extension Amtrak Regionwide Projects Capitol Corridor 82 Improvements Tri-Valley Ferry Service Alameda Transit Access New BART Cars 35 Improvements Enhancement 84 ® N Next Generation Clipper Transit Fare Card 92 Dumbarton 280 I-680/SR-84 Interchange Competitive Programs Corridor 238 Improvements Reconstruction U.S. 101/SR-92 Corridor Express Lanes RM3_projects_vote_handbook.ai | MTC Graphics.pb —2.8.18 1 Interchange 880 I-680/I-880/SR-262 Goods Movement and Mitigation Freeway Connector 0 5 10 15 20 25 92 Amtrak Bay Trail/Safe Routes to Transit Miles 84 Capitol Corridor Improvements Kilometers Regional Express Bus 680 101 237 0 5 10 15 20 25 82 Bus Project BART Project 280 Eastridge to BART Regional Connector Rail Project BART existing BART to San Jose San (Phase 2) Light Rail Project BART extension Santa Clara Mateo San Jose Ferry Project under construction 85 Diridon Station Highway Project Existing Light Rail Existing Commuter Rail 17 101 152 152 25 Regional Measure 3 Highlights of the Bay Area Traffic Relief Plan The Bay Area Traffic Relief Plan (the Plan) includes $4.5 billion in transportation capital improvements across the region. Some of the Plan’s biggest investments are noted below. For complete details, refer to the remainder of this summary, which describes each project and is organized by bridge corridor. Public Transit Improvements Amount Add new BART cars to allow for more frequent and reliable service and to reduce crowding $500 million Extend BART through downtown San Jose to Santa Clara $375 million Extend Caltrain to Transbay Transit Center in San Francisco $325 million Invest in more frequent and expanded ferry service $300 million Replace and expand San Francisco Muni’s vehicle fleet and associated facilities $140 million Expand San Jose’s Diridon Station for existing and future rail and bus services $100 million Improve transit connections on the Interstate 580 corridor in the Tri-Valley $100 million Traffic Bottleneck Relief Expand Bay Area Corridor Express Lane network $300 million Improve access in the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge corridor $210 million Improve Interstate 680/state Route 4 interchange in Contra Costa County $210 million Reduce truck traffic congestion and mitigate its environmental impacts $160 million Improve Interstate 80/Interstate 680/state Route 12 interchange in Solano County $150 million Dumbarton Bridge and rail corridor improvements $130 million Add new carpool lanes in the Marin-Sonoma Narrows on U.S. Highway 101 $120 million Improve Interstate 80 Westbound truck scales in Solano County $105 million Flood protection and mobility improvements to state Route 37 in Marin, Solano and Sonoma counties $100 million Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety and Access Expand San Francisco Bay Trail and improve public transit access for bicyclists and pedestrians $150 million RM 3 – Page 3 Regional Measure 3 Table of Contents Executive Summary 5 Introduction 6 History of Bridge Tolls 6 • Regional Measure 1 7 • Seismic Safety 7 • Regional Measure 2 7 Current Travel Patterns and Future Growth 8 Bridge Tolls Help Fund the Bay Area’s Transportation System 9 The Plan Prioritizes Improvements in the Most Congested Corridors 9 Development and Oversight of Regional Measure 3 10 Bay Area Traffic Relief Plan Projects 11 Regionwide Improvements 11 Central Bridge Corridor Projects (San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge) 15 Southern Bridge Corridor Projects (Dumbarton and San Mateo-Hayward Bridges) 17 Northern Bridge Corridor Projects (Antioch, Benicia-Martinez, Carquinez & Richmond-San Rafael Bridges) 19 Other Provisions 22 RM 3 – Page 4 Regional Measure 3 Executive Summary Between now and 2040, the Bay Area’s economy is expected to add one million jobs, while our population is expected to grow by two million residents. To improve the quality of life and sustain the economy, Regional Measure 3 (RM 3) invests in projects that will reduce congestion and enhance travel options in the Bay Area’s seven state-owned bridge corridors as provided in Sections 1 and 7 of Senate Bill 595 (Beall, 2017). If approved by a majority of all voters in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma counties and the City and County of San Francisco, RM 3 will implement the Bay Area Traffic Relief Plan (the Plan), a set of 35 projects and programs to reduce auto and truck traffic; relieve crowding on BART; unclog freeway bottlenecks; improve bus, ferry, BART and commuter rail service; and enhance bicycle and pedestrian mobility in the bridge corridors. The Bay Area Traffic Relief Plan The Plan includes • Enhances passenger rail by adding new Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) cars; extending BART, Caltrain 35 projects and and Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority (VTA) light rail to jobs and regional transit hubs; and programs to relieve expanding Diridon Station to accommodate BART, Caltrain, Amtrak and future high-speed rail. traffic and enhance • Funds highway traffic bottleneck relief throughout the region, including improvements to interchanges public transit in in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin and Solano counties; an expansion of express lanes; enhancements to bridge corridors. the Dumbarton Bridge corridor; and the addition of new carpool lanes on U.S. Highway 101 in Marin and Sonoma counties. • Funds additional transit enhancements in the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge corridor, including new express bus and ferry service, Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) bus rapid transit expansion in the East Bay, replacement and expansion of San Francisco Muni’s aging transit fleet, and transit enhancements in the Tri-Valley on Interstate 580. • Provides more frequent ferry service on existing routes and expansion to new locations, such as Berkeley, Mission Bay (San Francisco), Redwood City and Seaplane Lagoon (Alameda), as determined by the RM 3 proposes a San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority. major capital • Invests in projects to reduce truck traffic and emissions associated with trucks accessing the Port of Oakland. investment of $4.5 billion to relieve • Supports an upgrade to the region’s transit fare payment system, Clipper®. traffic congestion and • The Plan is financed by a $1 increase in tolls on all Bay Area toll bridges except the Golden Gate Bridge improve travel effective January 1, 2019, a $1 toll increase effective January 1, 2022, and a $1 toll increase effective through the Bay Area’s January 1, 2025. state-owned bridge corridors. RM 3 – Page 5 Regional Measure 3 Introduction History of Bridge Tolls Bridges serve as essential links in the Bay Area’s transportation network. They sustain the flow of people and goods and the overall economic health of the region. The tolls charged on the seven state-owned toll bridges– the Antioch, Benicia-Martinez, Carquinez, Dumbarton, Richmond-San Rafael, San Mateo-Hayward and San Francisco-Oakland Bay bridges–are used not just to keep the bridges in working order but also to make sure that transportation facilities and transit service in the bridge corridors can accommodate future traffic and population growth. Bridge tolls have been used to fund bridge replacement, transportation improvements that help reduce congestion in the bridge corridors and necessary seismic strengthening of the bridges. Map of State-Owned Toll Bridges Sonoma Napa 12 37 101 80 680 Solano 780 Carquinez 4 Bridge Antioch 160 80 Benicia-Martinez Marin Bridge Bridge Richmond-San Rafael Bridge 580 101 Contra 4 24 80 580 Costa San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge 680 580 101 280 580 880 580 San Mateo- 82 Hayward Alameda 35 Bridge 84 92 238 San Dumbarton Bridge 1 Mateo 101 92 280 84 Santa Clara RM 3 – Page 6 Regional Measure 3 Regional Measure 1 In 1988, Bay Area voters approved Regional Measure 1 (RM 1) by a margin of almost 70 percent. The measure standardized all tolls on the region’s state-owned bridges at $1 and used the new revenues to fund a list of bridge and public transit