Marin's ½-Cent Transportation Sales

Marin’s ½-cent Transportation Sales Tax

In 2004, Marin County voters approved a ½-cent sales tax measure to fund local How will sales tax funds be distributed? transportation projects. On November 6, voters will have the opportunity to renew the transportation sales tax and approve an expenditure plan that better reflects 11.5% current transportation needs and priorities. $3.1 M 55% $14.9 M Reduce school-related The ballot measure is titled Measure AA. Maintain and expand efficient and congestion and provide effective local transit services A two-thirds majority is required to renew the sales tax and create a reliable stream safer access to schools of local transportation funding into the future. More than a year of community input was provided to create the expenditure plan and the plan was approved by every city and town in Marin and by all five members of the Marin County Board of Supervisors. The 30-year Expenditure Plan defines how the funds will be spent to rebuild our local $27 M* roads, provide safe routes to schools, support transit and key highway improvements, ALLOCATION OF reduce congestions and promote sustainability throughout Marin County. 26.5% SALES TAX FUNDS $7.2 M 33% Local For more information, please visit www.TAMPlan.org. Maintain, improve WITH RENEWAL OF local roads and related MEASURE A The Expenditure Plan includes: infrastructure • $7.2 million annually for local streets and roads *Estimated Annual Revenue (Millions) • $12.4 million for the Marin-Sonoma Narrows 3% Rural • $16.5 million for the direct connector from northbound 101 to 9.5% Seniors and Persons eastbound 580 and the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge 7% with Disabilities • $24.8 million for highway 101 interchange improvements $1.9 M 4% Facilities Reduce congestion on 0.5% • $3.1 million annually for Safe Routes to Schools including 5% Schools Highway 101 and Access funding for 96 crossing guards adjacent roadways • $14.9 million annually for transit including local and rural transit and services for students, seniors and people with disabilities

Our goal is to reduce congestion and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, maintain and improve local transportation infrastructure and provide high quality transportation options for people of all ages who live, work and travel in Marin County. Measure A funding benefits all of our Cities and Towns and the County of Marin BELVEDERE / TIBURON PENINSULA

SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS PROGRAM

• 9 crossing guards TRANSIT • 4 active schools: Bel Air Middle, Del Mar Middle, BELVEDERE LOCAL STREETS & ROADS Shuttle Route 219 Reed Elementary, St. Hilary Elementary • Service every 30 minutes daily Total funds allocated to date: $355,614 • Bike/Pedestrian Improvements at Greenwood Cove and Under existing measure: $31,500 annually (13.25%) • 180 daily riders Blackfield Drive – $116,000 Under renewal: $52,000 annually (22%) Shuttle Route 219f • Ned’s Way Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon – $25,000 • Connection to 6 ferry boats TIBURON LOCAL STREETS & ROADS Connections at Strawberry Total funds allocated to date: $1,215,709 • Service every 15 minutes daily Under existing measure: $110.00 annually (13.25%) • 300 local passenger trips Under renewal: $183,000 annually (22%)

STUDENT TRANSIT

Redwood High School Youth Discount Passes TRANSIT SERVICES FOR SENIORS & PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES • Routes 113 and 119 • 92 passes issued • 60 residents on Peninsula registered as Marin Access customers • 245 daily passenger trips • 64% to income- • 3,200+ passenger trips on paratransit qualified students • 500+ passenger trips on Catch-A-Ride (taxi subsidy program) • 20+ passenger trips on volunteer driver program

SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS PROGRAM

• 7 crossing guards TRANSIT • Tamalpais Drive pedestrian crossing – $90,000 Every 15 minutes at the • Sidewalk and bicycle improvements: Marin Catholic Day School, Paradise bus pad Marin Montessori and Lycee Francais La Perouse – $244,000 • Marin Transit Rt 17, 36 • Neil Cummins sidewalk improvements – $80,000 LOCAL STREETS AND ROADS • GGT Rt 24, 27, 30, 70 Total funds allocated to date: $1,218,719 Rt 22 to COM/San Anselmo, Mill Under existing measure: $112,000 annually (13.25%) Valley, and Marin City Under renewal: $186,000 annually (22%) Over 300 daily passenger trips in Corte Madera

STUDENT TRANSIT Redwood High School Youth discount passes TRANSIT SERVICES FOR SENIORS & PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES • 245 passenger trips a day • 230 annual passes • 220+ residents registered as Marin Access customers Hall Middle School • 4,000+ passenger trips on paratransit • 193 passenger trips per day • 1,300+ passenger trips on Catch-A-Ride (taxi subsidy program) • 120+ passenger trips on volunteer driver program

MAJOR ROADS SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS PROGRAM West Marin: $8.8 million | Ross Valley: $13.6 million TRANSIT • 88 crossing guards throughout the County Local fixed-Route West Marin Stagecoach • 58 schools active in the program LOCAL STREETS & ROADS • 14 bus routes • Routes 61 and 68 • Maria Silveira bike/pedestrian $243,000 • 8,600 average • Dial-A-Ride services Total funds allocated to date: $12,145,275 • Strawberry Point $62,000 weekday passengers Under existing measure: $1,000,000 annually (13.25%) • Venetia Valley School $50,000 Under renewal: $1,800,000 annually (22%) • Edna Maguire $250,000 • Tomales Elementary & High School $250,000 • Lagunitas & San Geronimo $158,000 STUDENT TRANSIT • Miller Creek School $245,000 Supplemental Routes • Pine Hill Road Rectangular Rapid Flashing • 100% of High Schools are Beacon (RRFB) $85,000 served by Marin Transit • CMS signs $18,000 • 1,023 avg. daily riders • SFD/Lagunitas RRFB $25,000 Youth Pass • Butterfield RRFB $25,000 TRANSIT SERVICES FOR SENIORS & PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES • 4,038 passes distributed • Strawberry Pt RRFB $25,000 College of Marin • Over 8,000 residents registered as Marin Access customers • TAM Junction $350,000 • 4,500 passes issued • 124,764 passenger trips on paratransit • Bridgeway lighting $146,000 • 16,000+ passenger trips on Catch-A-Ride (taxi subsidy program) • Pedestrian improvements $350,000 • 16,000+ volunteer driver trips supported by STAR/TRIP

STUDENT TRANSIT

Route 125 (Drake HS) TRANSIT • ~ 75 passenger trips daily Daily Service on Routes 23, Yellow Bus 68, and 228 • White Hill Middle School: 922 annual one way passes • Service every 20–30 minutes • Hidden Valley Elementary: 79 annual one way passes • ~ 250 daily passenger trips LOCAL STREETS & ROADS • Ross Valley Charter: 28 annual one way passes Weekday, Peak Hour Express Total funds allocated to date: $996,700 Service on Route 23x Under existing measure: $87,640 annually (13.25%) Golden Gate Transit Regional Under renewal: $145,520 annually (22%) Service 24, 24x, and 25

SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS PROGRAM • 8 crossing guards • 3 active schools: White Hill Middle School, Manor Elementary, TRANSIT SERVICES FOR SENIORS & PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES Cascade Canyon • Over 200 residents in Fairfax registered as Marin Access customers • Sidewalk improvements on Manor Oak Drive – $54,500 • 2,600+ passenger trips on paratransit • Sidewalk improvements adjacent to White Hill School – $48,000 • 300+ passenger trips on Catch-A-Ride (taxi subsidy program) • Fairfax Bike Spine Project – $350,000 • Sir Francis Drake Blvd/Taylor Flashing Beacons – $25,000

SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS PROGRAM TRANSIT • 7 crossing guards Every 15 minutes at the Lucky • 3 active schools: Hall Middle School, St. Patrick, Redwood High School Drive bus pad • Hall Middle School and Redwood High School sidewalk • Marin Transit Rt 17, 36 improvements – $278,510 • GGT Rt 30, 70, 24, 27 • Doherty Drive bike/pedestrian improvements – $350,000 LOCAL STREETS & ROADS • Magnolia crosswalk improvements (TDA funding) – $115,000 Local routes Total funds allocated to date: $1,424,695 • Rt 22 San Anselmo/ Marin City Under existing measure: $125,000 annually (13.25%) • Rt 228 Ferry/Fairfax Under renewal: $230,000 annually (22%) • Rt 29 COM/Ferry 311 passenger trips per day on local routes

STUDENT TRANSIT Redwood High School TRANSIT SERVICES FOR SENIORS & PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES • Rts. 113 and 119 Rt. 117 • 161 residents registered as Marin Access customers • 245 passenger trips a day • 193 passenger trips per day • 8,700+ passenger trips on paratransit • Neil Cummins and Youth discount passes • 2,000 passenger trips on Catch-A-Ride (taxi subsidy program) Hall Middle School • 230 annual passes • 200+ passenger trips on volunteer driver program

SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS PROGRAM TRANSIT SERVICES FOR SENIORS LOCAL STREETS & ROADS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES • 13 Crossing Guards Total funds allocated to date: $2,035,173 • 10 Schools active in SR2S: Edna McGuire, • Over 900 residents in Mill Valley registered Under existing measure: $182,000 annually (13.25%) Greenwood, Marin Horizon, Mill Valley Middle, as Marin Access customers Under renewal: $302,000 annually (22%) Mt. Tamalpais, Old Mill, Park, Strawberry Point, • 13,000+ passenger trips on paratransit Tamalpais High School (Tam HS), Tamalpais Valley • 2,000+ passenger trips on Catch-A-Ride MAJOR ROADS • $350,000 – TAM Junction (taxi subsidy program) • $350,000 – Camino Alto Miller Ave: $13.4 million • $73,000 – Edna McGuire & Old Mill East Blithedale Ave: $1.95 million • $41,000 – Tamalpais HS, Mill Valley Middle, Edna McGuire, Park, Old Mill (match for federal grant) TRANSIT • $25,000 – Throckmorton sidewalk improvements Every 15–30 minutes on Marin Transit Route 17 & GGT Route 4 Stagecoach Route 61 to West Marin Direct connections to Sausalito, San Rafael Transit Center, STUDENT TRANSIT and San Francisco Route 115 – Del Mar Middle, 350 passenger trips per day on local routes MLK Academy, Muir Woods Shuttle Willow Creek, Tam HS Youth Pass • Weekends & holidays year round • 85 daily trips • 111 annual passes distributed to • Weekdays: mid-June to mid-August Route 4, 17 and 61 – Mill Valley Middle and Tam HS • 3,000 passenger trips on peak days Tam HS • All were distributed free to income • 64% of riders take the Shuttle to avoid traffic & parking issues • 81 daily trips qualified students

SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS PROGRAM • 25 crossing guards (includes 4 paid by NUSD) TRANSIT • 11 schools participating LOCAL STREETS & ROADS • Bilingual coordinator in San Rafael and Novato Routes 35, 49, 71x, and 257 connect Novato to San Rafael and other Total funds allocated to date: $6,394,190 • Plum St. and Hill Middle School improvements – $600,000 destinations south Under existing measure: $580,000 annually (13.25%) • 5 crosswalk enhancement projects in 2015/16 – $125,000 Under renewal: $960,000 annually (22%) Route 251 is a local shuttle that operates daily between 6:30 am and 9:30 pm daily Novato Dial-A-Ride provides service within Novato and to destinations just outside city limits (Black Point, Bel Marin MAJOR ROADS Keys, etc.) Novato Blvd: $13.2 million

STUDENT TRANSIT Route 151, 154, 251, & 49 Youth Pass TRANSIT SERVICES FOR SENIORS & PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES • Serving San Marin HS, • 472 annual passes • Over 2,000 residents in Novato registered as Marin Access customers Novato HS, San Jose MS, distributed to students at • 50,000+ passenger trips on paratransit Sinaloa MS, & Hamilton nine NUSD schools • 1,700+ passenger trips on Catch-A-Ride (taxi subsidy program) • 99% were distributed free to income qualified students

SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS PROGRAM • 3 Crossing Guards for Ross School TRANSIT • Shady Lane bike/pedestrian improvements – $246,207 Three stops along Sir Francis Drake serve Ross • Bolinas Avenue bike/pedestrian improvements • Marin Transit Routes 22 and 228 provide – $250,000 daily service • Laurel Grove Avenue/Sir Francis Drake Blvd sidewalk LOCAL STREETS & ROADS • Marin Transit Route 122 adds service on improvement project – $25,000 Total funds allocated to date: $372,658 school days Under existing measure: $32,500 annually (13.25%) • ~ 50 passenger get on/off stops daily Under renewal: $54,000 annually (22%) Nearby: Every 15 minutes at the San Anselmo Hub • Marin Transit Rts: 22, 23, 23X, 68, 122 and 228 • GGT Rts: 24, 24X, 25, 27 2,000 passenger trips per day on COM Pass Program the Marin Transit routes • 4,500 passes issued • 500 daily trips taken TRANSIT SERVICES FOR SENIORS & PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES • 2,200 residents registered as Marin Access customers countywide • 800+ passenger trips on paratransit and Catch-A-Ride in the Town of Ross

TRANSIT SERVICES FOR SENIORS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TRANSIT LOCAL STREETS & ROADS • 2,200 residents registered as Marin Access Every 15 minutes at the Lucky Drive bus pad Total funds allocated to date: $1,600,474 customers Countywide • Marin Transit Rt 17, 36 Under existing measure: $145,000 annually (13.25%) • Over 14,000 passenger trips on paratransit • GGT Rt 30, 70, 24, 27 Under renewal: $235,000 annually (22%) and Catch-A-Ride in San Anselmo 360 daily passenger trips day to/from San Anselmo on the Marin Transit local routes Direct and express local service to San Rafael, Sir Francis Drake corridor, Larkspur Landing, Southern Marin, and San Francisco SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS PROGRAM • 3 Crossing Guards • 6 Schools Active in SR2S: Brookside Elementary, STUDENT TRANSIT Hidden Valley, St. Anselm, San Domenico, 1,000 student trips daily to • Hidden Valley Elementary: Wade Thomas Elementary, Drake High School Sir Francis Drake, White Hill, 79 annual one way passes • Sidewalk improvements to Brookside/Wade Thomas and and Hidden Valley • Ross Valley Charter: St. Anselms – $250,000 Yellow Bus 28 annual one way passes • Bike and sidewalk improvements to Wade Thomas – $150,000 • White Hill Middle School: COM Pass Program • Sidewalk gap closure to Brookside – $350,000 922 annual one way passes • 4,500 passes issued • Sir Francis Drake mid-block crosswalk improvements – $25,000 • 500 daily trips taken

TRANSIT SERVICES FOR SENIORS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES LOCAL STREETS & ROADS TRANSIT • Over 900 residents in San Rafael registered as Total funds allocated to date: $7,016,225 • All 9 local Marin Transit routes serve San Rafael Marin Access customers Under existing measure: $625,000 annually (13.25%) • 4 of 6 community shuttle routes serve San Rafael • 68,000+ passenger trips on paratransit Under renewal: $1,000,000 annually (22%) including Santa Venetia and Terra Linda • 10,000+ passenger trips on Catch-A-Ride • Connecting service every 15 minutes from (taxi subsidy program) Downtown San Rafael to San Anselmo, MAJOR ROADS Northgate/Civic Center, and Canal; via Bettini Transit Center Fourth Street: $4.1 million • 5,000 daily passenger trips Third Street: $12.8 million

SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS PROGRAM STUDENT TRANSIT • 16 Crossing Guards • Route 139, 145: Terra Linda Youth Pass • San Rafael City School District and Dixie School District: High School • 996 annual passes Miller Creek, Davidson, Venetia Valley, Vallecito, Mary E. Silveira, • Routes 23, 23x, 29, 35, 36: distributed to Davidson, Sun Valley, Coleman, Bahia Vista, Glenwood San Rafael High School Madrone, San Rafael HS, • Woodland Ave. Sidewalk – $250,000 TLHS, & Venetia Valley • Grand Avenue Project – $107,000 • All were distributed free to • Fifth & Cottage Ave (solar powered Xing sign) – $25,000 income qualified students

TRANSIT TRANSIT SERVICES FOR SENIORS & PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES Marin Transit Routes 17, 61, 71X • Over 260 residents in Sausalito registered as Marin Access customers • Every 15–30 minutes along • 3,500+ passenger trips on paratransit Bridgeway to Sausalito Ferry • 800+ passenger trips on Catch-A-Ride (taxi subsidy program) • 150 passenger trips per day • Nearly 2,000 passenger trips on volunteer driver programs supported in Sausalito by Marin Transit Golden Gate Transit Routes 2, 30, 92 LOCAL STREETS & ROADS Route 66F Total funds allocated to date: $977,056 • Weekends & holidays year-round Under existing measure: $84,000 annually (13.25%) • Weekdays: mid-June to mid-August Under renewal: $140,000 annually (22%) 150–200 average daily passengers in Sausalito 37% take the ferry to the Shuttle

SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS PROGRAM STUDENT TRANSIT • 3 schools active in SR2S (Bayside Martin Luther King Jr., Route 115 - Willow Creek, Tamalpais HS Lycée Français, Willow Creek Academy) • ~ 75 daily trips • Sidewalk improvements to Bayside MLK Jr., & Willow Creek – $52,000 Youth Pass • Pedestrian pathways near Ebbtide and New Village School – $42,000 • 225 Annual passes distributed to MLK Academy, • Bridgeway sidewalk Improvement project – $204,000 Willow Creek, Tamalpais HS • Enhanced lighting Donahue/US 101 undercrossing – $146,000 • All were distributed free to income qualified students