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Draft Plan Bay Area 2050 Air Quality Conformity Analysis
DRAFT AIR QUALITY CONFORMITY AND CONSISTENCY REPORT JULY 2021 PBA2050 COMMISH BOARD DRAFT 06.14.21 Metropolitan Transportation Association of City Representatives Commission Bay Area Governments Susan Adams Alfredo Pedroza, Chair Jesse Arreguín, President Councilmember, City of Rohnert Park Napa County and Cities Mayor, City of Berkeley Nikki Fortunato Bas Nick Josefowitz, Vice Chair Belia Ramos, Vice President Councilmember, City of Oakland San Francisco Mayor's Appointee Supervisor, County of Napa London Breed Margaret Abe-Koga David Rabbitt, Mayor, City and County of San Francisco Cities of Santa Clara County Immediate Past President Tom Butt Supervisor, County of Sonoma Eddie H. Ahn Mayor, City of Richmond San Francisco Bay Conservation Pat Eklund and Development Commission County Representatives Mayor, City of Novato David Canepa Candace Andersen Maya Esparza San Mateo County Supervisor, County of Contra Costa Councilmember, City of San José Cindy Chavez David Canepa Carroll Fife Santa Clara County Supervisor, County of San Mateo Councilmember, City of Oakland Damon Connolly Keith Carson Neysa Fligor Marin County and Cities Supervisor, County of Alameda Mayor, City of Los Altos Carol Dutra-Vernaci Cindy Chavez Leon Garcia Cities of Alameda County Supervisor, County of Santa Clara Mayor, City of American Canyon Dina El-Tawansy Otto Lee Liz Gibbons California State Transportation Agency Supervisor, County of Santa Clara Mayor, City of Campbell (CalSTA) Gordon Mar Giselle Hale Victoria Fleming Supervisor, City and County Vice Mayor, City of Redwood City Sonoma County and Cities of San Francisco Barbara Halliday Dorene M. Giacopini Rafael Mandelman Mayor, City of Hayward U.S. Department of Transportation Supervisor, City and County Rich Hillis Federal D. -
Transit-Oriented Development and Joint Development in the United States: a Literature Review
Transit Cooperative Research Program Sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration RESEARCH RESULTS DIGEST October 2002—Number 52 Subject Area: VI Public Transit Responsible Senior Program Officer: Gwen Chisholm Transit-Oriented Development and Joint Development in the United States: A Literature Review This digest summarizes the literature review of TCRP Project H-27, “Transit-Oriented Development: State of the Practice and Future Benefits.” This digest provides definitions of transit-oriented development (TOD) and transit joint development (TJD), describes the institutional issues related to TOD and TJD, and provides examples of the impacts and benefits of TOD and TJD. References and an annotated bibliography are included. This digest was written by Robert Cervero, Christopher Ferrell, and Steven Murphy, from the Institute of Urban and Regional Development, University of California, Berkeley. CONTENTS IV.2 Supportive Public Policies: Finance and Tax Policies, 46 I INTRODUCTION, 2 IV.3 Supportive Public Policies: Land-Based I.1 Defining Transit-Oriented Development, 5 Initiatives, 54 I.2 Defining Transit Joint Development, 7 IV.4 Supportive Public Policies: Zoning and I.3 Literature Review, 9 Regulations, 57 IV.5 Supportive Public Policies: Complementary II INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES, 10 Infrastructure, 61 II.1 The Need for Collaboration, 10 IV.6 Supportive Public Policies: Procedural and II.2 Collaboration and Partnerships, 12 Programmatic Approaches, 61 II.3 Community Outreach, 12 IV.7 Use of Value Capture, 66 II.4 Government Roles, 14 -
Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Introduction This document is a supplemental environmental impact report (SEIR), prepared in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Public Resources Code 21000 et seq.), and the State CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations 15000 et seq.) (referred to herein as CEQA Guidelines). CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines are referred to herein collectively as CEQA. This SEIR is a supplement to the BART Warm Springs Extension Environmental Impact Report that was certified on September 15, 1992. The SEIR is an informational document intended to inform the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) Board of Directors, public agencies, and the public about the potentially significant environmental effects that may result from implementation of the BART Warm Springs Extension (WSX) (herein called the Proposed Project). See Section 1.6 for an explanation of the relationship of this SEIR to the EIR certified in 1992. The environmental analysis incorporated herein identifies the environmental impacts of an extension of the BART system in the City of Fremont (Fremont), from its current terminus in central Fremont to the Warm Springs district of Fremont. Once certified, this SEIR will provide the basis for BART to adopt a project. This analysis will support the development of an effective mitigation program for site-specific mitigation of potentially significant environmental impacts, and provide information to interested members of the public and public agencies about modifications to the 1992 Adopted Project and various potential impacts resulting from the modified project. Through the formal public review process, the public and various organizations and agencies will have an opportunity to comment on this document. -
2015 Station Profiles
2015 BART Station Profile Study Station Profiles – Non-Home Origins STATION PROFILES – NON-HOME ORIGINS This section contains a summary sheet for selected BART stations, based on data from customers who travel to the station from non-home origins, like work, school, etc. The selected stations listed below have a sample size of at least 200 non-home origin trips: • 12th St. / Oakland City Center • Glen Park • 16th St. Mission • Hayward • 19th St. / Oakland • Lake Merritt • 24th St. Mission • MacArthur • Ashby • Millbrae • Balboa Park • Montgomery St. • Civic Center / UN Plaza • North Berkeley • Coliseum • Oakland International Airport (OAK) • Concord • Powell St. • Daly City • Rockridge • Downtown Berkeley • San Bruno • Dublin / Pleasanton • San Francisco International Airport (SFO) • Embarcadero • San Leandro • Fremont • Walnut Creek • Fruitvale • West Dublin / Pleasanton Maps for these stations are contained in separate PDF files at www.bart.gov/stationprofile. The maps depict non-home origin points of customers who use each station, and the points are color coded by mode of access. The points are weighted to reflect average weekday ridership at the station. For example, an origin point with a weight of seven will appear on the map as seven points, scattered around the actual point of origin. Note that the number of trips may appear underrepresented in cases where multiple trips originate at the same location. The following summary sheets contain basic information about each station’s weekday non-home origin trips, such as: • absolute number of entries and estimated non-home origin entries • access mode share • trip origin types • customer demographics. Additionally, the total number of car and bicycle parking spaces at each station are included for context. -
EMMA Official Statement
NEW ISSUE – BOOK ENTRY ONLY RATINGS: Moody’s (2020 Bonds): Aaa Long Term Standard & Poor’s (2020C-1 Bonds): AAA Short Term Standard & Poor’s (2020C-2 Bonds): A-1+ See “Ratings” herein. In the opinion of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Bond Counsel to the District, based upon an analysis of existing laws, regulations, rulings and court decisions, and assuming, among other matters, the accuracy of certain representations and compliance with certain covenants, interest on the 2020C-1 Bonds is excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes under Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. In the further opinion of Bond Counsel, interest on the 2020C-1 Bonds is not a specific preference item for purposes of the federal alternative minimum tax. Bond Counsel is also of the opinion that interest on the 2020 Bonds is exempt from State of California personal income taxes. Bond Counsel further observes that interest on the 2020C-2 Bonds is not excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes under Section 103 of the Code. Bond Counsel expresses no opinion regarding any other tax consequences related to the ownership or disposition of, or the amount, accrual or receipt of interest on, the 2020 Bonds. See “TAX MATTERS.” $700,000,000 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS $625,005,000 $74,995,000 (ELECTION OF 2016), (ELECTION OF 2016), 2020 SERIES C-1 2020 SERIES C-2 (FEDERALLY TAXABLE) (GREEN BONDS) (GREEN BONDS) Dated: Date of Delivery Due: As shown on inside cover The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District General Obligation Bonds (Election of 2016), 2020 Series C-1 (Green Bonds) (the “2020C-1 Bonds”) and 2020 Series C-2 (Federally Taxable) (Green Bonds) (the “2020C-2 Bonds” and, together with the 2020C-1 Bonds, the “2020 Bonds”) are being issued to finance specific acquisition, construction and improvement projects for District facilities approved by the voters and to pay the costs of issuance of the 2020 Bonds. -
5.9 Land Use
Silicon Valley Rapid Transit Corridor Final EIS 5.9 LAND USE 5.9.1 INTRODUCTION An adverse effect on land use would occur if the alternatives physically divide an established community; change land use in a manner that would be incompatible with surrounding land uses; and conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy, or regulation (see Table 5.9-1). Residential and nonresidential relocations associated with implementing the alternatives are discussed in Section 5.12, Socioeconomics. The alternatives would affect surrounding land use in a variety of ways, both during construction and operational phases (see Chapter 6, Construction, for discussion of effects from construction). Effects on land use include the physical effects of the ROW and station facilities, as well as ancillary facilities such as station entrances, ventilation shafts, electrical substations, park-and-ride lots, and yard and shops facilities. Two proposed park-and-ride lots are located outside of the BEP and SVRTP alternative alignments; the Downtown Sunnyvale Station park-and-ride lot and the Evelyn LRT Station park-and-ride lot. These two parcels are existing parking lots within the cities of Sunnyvale and Mountain View. Their current and proposed future uses are consistent with the applicable planning and zoning designations. The proposed Downtown Sunnyvale Station park-and-ride lot is designated in the Downtown Specific Plan (DTSP) as retail specialty grocery store and district parking. The proposed Evelyn LRT Station park-and-ride lot is designated in the Mountain View Zoning Ordinance as general industrial, including required parking. 5.9.2 METHODOLOGY The land use analysis for the No Build, BEP, and SVRTP alternatives focuses on four primary components: the alignment, the proposed station areas, the support facilities required for operation of the line, and the yard and shops options. -
THE STORY of OSCAR GRANT Preview
DARE TO BE KING: PreviewWHAT IF THE PRINCE LIVES? A Survival Workbook for Adolescent African American Males Purposes Only By David Miller Introduction by Cephus Johnson, Executive Director of the Oscar Grant Foundation Table of Contents “No matter the circumstances that you may be going through, just push through it” Preview Ray Lewis, Former NFL Line Backer- Baltimore Ravens INTRODUCTION Open Letter to Organizations ............................................................................11 Getting Started ..................................................................................................13 Using Dare To Be King ......................................................................................17 Facilitator’s Guide ..............................................................................................18 Evaluation & Documenting the Work ...............................................................34 Dare To Be King Book Club Project ...................................................................37 SESSIONSPurposes Session 1. Orientation .......................................................................................42 Session 2. Art of War .........................................................................................48 Session 3. Confronting the School Bully ............................................................53 Session 4 & 5. The Oscar Grant Story ...............................................................60 Session 6. Whose the Greatest ...........................................................................67 -
Bart at Twenty: Land Use and Development Impacts
ffional Development BART@20: Land Use and Development Impacts Robert Cervero with research assistance by Carlos Castellanos, Wicaksono Sarosa, and Kenneth Rich July 1995 University of California at Berkeley - 1 BART@20: Land Use and Development Impacts Robert Cervero with Research Assistance by Carlos Castellanos, Wicaksono Sarosa, and Kenneth Rich This paper was produced with support provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation and the California State Department of Transportation (Caltrans) through the University of California Transportation Center. University of California at Berkeley Institute of Urban and Regional Development Table of Contents ONE: BART at 20: An Analysis of Land Use Impacts 1 1. INTRODUCTION 1 TWO: Research Approach and Data Sources 3 THREE: Employment and Population Changes in BART and Non-BART Areas 6 3.1. Population Changes 6 3.2. Employment Changes 3.3. Population Densities 15 3.4. Employment Densities 15 3.5. Summary 20 FOUR: Land Use Changes Over Time and by Corridor 21 4.1. General Land-Use Trends 23 4.2. Pre-BART versus Post-BART 25 4.3. Early versus Later BART 30 4.4. Trends in Non-Residential Densities 33 4.4. Summary 37 FIVE: Land-Use Changes by Station Classes 38 5.1. Grouping Variables 38 5.2. Classification 38 5.3. Station Classes 41 5.4. Trends in Residential and Non-Residential Growth Among Station Classes 44 5.5. Percent Growth in Early- versus Later-BART Years Among Station Classes 46 5.6. Trends in Non-Residential Densities Among Station Classes 46 SLX: Matched-Pair Comparisons of Land-Use Changes near BART Stations Versus Freeway Interchanges 51 6.1. -
San Francisco East
San Francisco-East Bay Rail Lines, 1939-1941 calurbanist.com Key System SP IER (Southern Pacific Interurban Electric Railway) Thousand Oaks Station Transbay Colusa & Solano Albany Solano A Downtown Oakland/12th St 5 3 9 2 7 Oakland/7th St/Dutton East H B Trestle Glen/Grand Ave (Local & Express) Santa Fe & Key Route Blvd Bay C Piedmont/40th St 3 9 Berkeley/Shattuck G (Local & Express) University of E Claremont G California 4 6 Shattuck Alameda/Encinal Sacramento & Telegraph & F South Berkeley/Adeline (4 EB, 6 WB) Delaware Bancroft H Alameda/Lincoln Berkeley K Berkeley/Sacramento (4 WB, 6 EB) 9th St 5 Shuttles Berkeley/9th St G Westbrae Dinky Claremont Hotel S College Ashby & Claremont Sacramento Northern Sacramento K College Ave E Alcatraz F K Adeline & Alcatraz Stanford Claremont Adeline 55th St Transbay Terminal Mission & 1st St Emeryville A B C E F H S 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 Shafter 40th St BRIDGE Piedmont Ave S BAY C Oakland Ave 16th St Station & Latham to Sacramento San 16th & Wood Oakland via Walnut Creek Poplar & Concord Piedmont Francisco Grand 12th St Lakeshore 7th St B Underhills Station Underhills Rd A 2nd Ave A Brief History of Transbay Trains & 16th St 4 West Alameda 6 Station 1851-1939 Transbay transit service is limited 1941 The SP IER, Sacramento Northern to ferries. Starting in 1869, “moles” or Railway, and Key System G and H lines are causeways are extended from the East Bay abandoned. At the same time, the Key System shore to rail/ferry terminals miles out. -
18-311 ,:/1 Meeting Date: December 12, 2018 Alameda-Contracosta Transit District
ReportNo: 18-311 ,:/1 Meeting Date: December 12, 2018 Alameda-ContraCosta Transit District STAFF RE PO RT TO: ACTransit Board of Directors FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager SUBJECT: Operator Restroomsat BARTStations ACTION ITEM RECOMMENDED ACTION(S) Consider authorizing the GeneraIManager to negotiate and execute an agreement with the Bay Area RapidTransit District (BART)for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of Operator restrooms. BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT This project will be added to the current fiscal year Capital Budget and Capital Improvement Planwith $638,826 in District Capital funds. Capital Planning and Grants will continue to seek externalfunding to support this project. BACKGROUND/RATIONALE AC Transit provides fixed route serviceto and from many Bay Area RapidTransit District IBART) stations located in the East Bay.AC Transit Operators and Road Supervisors rely on the ability to utilize BART station restroom facilities during a scheduled break. On several occasions, employees were not able to use the public restrooms because of long lines or the restroom being closed for repairs. At the April 4, 2018 BART/AC Transit Interagency Liaison Committee jtLC) both agencies agreed to collaborate on developing a process to provide restroom access for AC Transit personnelat BARTstations. Station Restroom Assessment Staff conducted an assessmentof fourteen BART stations where AC Transit buses have scheduled layovers and are utilized by District employees for restroom breaks during the peak period between 3:00pm and 9:00pm. Listed on the table below are the BARTstations with the highest amount of buses scheduled for layover during the evening: 1 of 23 Report No. 18-311 Page2 of4 BARTStation LayoversPerPeak Period Fruitvale fremont Bay Fair West Oakland Coliseum EI Cerrito Plaza SanLeandro The following BARTstations were determined to be least utilized with lessthan 25 scheduled busesthat layover: DeINorte, South Hayward, Castro Valley, Richmond and North Berkeley. -
BART WARM SPRINGS EXTENSION FINAL SUPPLEMENTAL EIR – ADDENDUM 2 July 2019 MODIFICATIONS to IRVINGTON STATION and GALLEGOS WINERY COMPONENTS
BART WARM SPRINGS EXTENSION FINAL SUPPLEMENTAL EIR – ADDENDUM 2 Modifications to Irvington Station and Gallegos Winery Components San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District July 2019 APPENDIX A: 2006 MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PLAN FOR THE BART WARM SPRINGS EXTENSION Prepared by: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Amended September 2006 BART SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan for the BART Warm Springs Extension AmendedSeptember 2006 Prepared by: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District 300 Lakeside Drive Oakland, CA 94612 BART WARM SPRINGS EXTENSION FINAL SUPPLEMENTAL EIR – ADDENDUM 2 July 2019 MODIFICATIONS TO IRVINGTON STATION AND GALLEGOS WINERY COMPONENTS BART WARM SPRINGS EXTENSION FINAL SUPPLEMENTAL EIR – ADDENDUM 2 July 2019 MODIFICATIONS TO IRVINGTON STATION AND GALLEGOS WINERY COMPONENTS Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan for the BART Warm Springs Extension. Amended September 2006. Oakland, CA. Prepared by the San Francisco Rapid Transit District. 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA. Contents Page Section 1 Introduction........................................................................................ 1-1 1.1. Purpose and Need for Monitoring............................................................. 1-1 1.2. Project Description................................................................................... 1-2 1.3. Mitigation Monitoring Program ................................................................. 1-2 1.4. Mitigation Actions.................................................................................... -
Public-Private Partnership Opportunities for the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
Public-Private Partnership Opportunities for the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Report Prepared by Peyser Associates LLC Bay Area Council Economic Institute Roy Kienitz LLC Pursuant to BART Agreement No. 6M6064 March 2013 Acknowledgements This report has been prepared by the teams at Peyser Associates LLC, the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, and Roy Kienitz LLC under contract to the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART). It is intended to serve as a broad survey of opportunities in the area of Public-Private Partnerships (P3) for BART leadership to explore. Our writing is based on our varied experience in transportation and economic policy in the Bay Area and nationally and on research we conducted in recent months. Our research included interviews with several members of the BART staff; key leaders in the agency; and other transportation, real estate and investment experts in the region and in the federal government. We would particularly like to thank BART General Manager Grace Crunican for commissioning this work and for making available to us her management team and staff. In addition, we are very appreciative of the efforts of our own team members in researching and writing this paper, including Beth Boehlert at Peyser Associates; Peter Luchetti, Megan Matson and Dana Marohn at Table Rock Capital; and Robert Goldsmith and Jay Mancini at G&S Realty Ventures. We look forward to a robust discussion of our findings and recommendations. Peter A. Peyser Peyser Associates LLC New York, NY 646-688-2720 [email protected] Sean Randolph Bay Area Council Economic Institute San Francisco, CA 415-981-7117 [email protected] Roy Kienitz Roy Kienitz, LLC Washington, DC 240-595-8828 [email protected] Contents Executive Summary...............................................................................................................