Final S OUTH AND WEST BCERKELEYENTRAL AND EAST OAKLAND COMMUNITY-BASED T RANSPORTATION PLAN Alameda County Congestion Management Agency December, 2007 DESIGN, COMMUNITY & ENVIRONMENT Final C ENTRAL AND EAST OAKLAND COMMUNITY BASED T RANSPORTATION PLAN Submitted to Alameda County Congestion Management Agency December, 2007 DESIGN, COMMUNITY & ENVIRONMENT 1625 SHATTUCK AVENUE, SUITE 300 TEL: 510 848 3815 BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA 94709 FAX: 510 848 4315 in association with Nelson\Nygaard Consulting TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................. 1-1 2. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................ 2-1 3. EXISTING LAND USE AND DEMOGRAPHICS................................................... 3-1 4. EXISTING TRANSPORTATION NETWORK AND GAPS...................................... 4-1 5. COMMUNITY OUTREACH ........................................................................... 5-1 6. STRATEGIES ............................................................................................... 6-1 7. FUNDING AND IMPLEMENTATION ................................................................ 7-1 Appendices Appendix A: AC Transit Service Changes Appendix B: Workshop Summary Appendix C: Survey Instrument i ALAMEDA COUNTY CONGESTION MANAGEMENT AGENCY CENTRAL AND EAST OAKLAND COMMUNITY-BASED TRANSPORTATION PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Figures Figure 3-1 Central and East Oakland Project Area .................................. 3-2 Figure 3-2 Central and East Oakland Zoning Map .................................. 3-4 Figure 3-3 Distribution of Central and East Oakland Residents with Household Incomes Below 200 Percent of Federal Poverty Level, 1999................................... 3-9 Figure 3-4 Distribution of Households with No Vehicles, 2000........................................................................................ 3-14 Figure 3-5 Residents Under 18, Central and East Oakland, 2000........................................................................................ 3-15 Figure 3-6 Residents 65 or Older, Central and East Oakland, 2000........................................................................................ 3-16 Figure 4-1 Transit Service, Central and East Oakland ............................. 4-4 Figure 4-2 Weekday Peak Frequencies, Transit Routes that Directly Serve Central and East Oakland ............................... 4-5 Figure 5-1 Project area Zip Codes ............................................................ 5-8 Figure 5-2 Outreach Results ................................................................... 5-11 ii ALAMEDA COUNTY CONGESTION MANAGEMENT AGENCY CENTRAL AND EAST OAKLAND COMMUNITY-BASED TRANSPORTATION PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Tables Table 3-1 Household Income Ranges, Project Area and Alameda County, 1999.......................................................... 3-6 Table 3-2 Household Income Ranges, Project Area and Alameda County, 1999.......................................................... 3-7 Table 3-3 Population with Household Income Below 200 Percent of Federal Poverty Level, 1999................................. 3-7 Table 3-4 Vehicle Availability, Central and East Oakland Residents, 2000 .................................................................... 3-10 Table 3-5 Race of Residents, Project Area and Alameda County, 2000 ....................................................................... 3-12 Table 3-6 Race of Residents, Project Area and Alameda County, 2000 ....................................................................... 3-13 Table 3-7 Ethnicity of Residents, Project Area and Alameda County, 2000 (Table)........................................................... 3-13 Table 3-8 Ethnicity of Residents, Project Area and Alameda County, 2000 ....................................................................... 3-17 Table 3-9 Age Distribution of Residents, Project Area and Alameda County, 2000........................................................ 3-17 Table 3-10 Age Distribution of Residents, Project Area and Alameda County, 2000........................................................ 3-18 Table 3-11 Primary Household Language, 2000 ................................... 3-19 Table 3-12 Linguistic Isolation, 2000..................................................... 3-20 Table 3-13 Mode of Travel to Work, Central and East Oakland Workers, 2000....................................................... 3-22 Table 4-1 AC Transit Discount Pass Sales Locations in Central and East Oakland ..................................................... 4-3 Table 4-2 Summary of AC Transit Routes Serving Central and East Oakland................................................................... 4-6 Table 4-3 BART Discount Ticket Sales Locations in Central and East Oakland ................................................... 4-10 iii ALAMEDA COUNTY CONGESTION MANAGEMENT AGENCY CENTRAL AND EAST OAKLAND COMMUNITY-BASED TRANSPORTATION PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS Table 4-4 Summary of BART Service to Central and East Oakland ............................................................................... 4-11 Table 4-5 Lifeline Transit Routes Serving Central and East Oakland ............................................................................... 4-15 Table 4-6 Lifeline Routes Frequency of Service .................................. 4-18 Table 4-7 Non-Lifeline Routes Frequency of Service.......................... 4-21 Table 4-8 Lifeline Routes Hours of Operation Objectives ................. 4-23 Table 4-9 Non-Lifeline Routes Hours of Operation Objectives ............................................................................ 4-26 Table 4-10 Bicycle Plan Priority projects .............................................. 4-35 Table 5-1 Geographic Distribution of Survey Respondents.................. 5-9 Table 5-2 Mode of Travel .................................................................... 5-10 Table 5-3 AC Transit Issues of Concern ............................................. 5-13 Table 5-4 BART Issues of Concern ..................................................... 5-15 Table 5-5 Pedestrian Issues of Concern ............................................... 5-15 Table 5-6 Bicyclist Issues of Concern .................................................. 5-17 Table 5-7 Paratransit Issues of Concern .............................................. 5-17 Table 5-8 Vanpool and Shuttle Issues of Concern............................... 5-18 Table 5-9 Transportation Solutions..................................................... 5-21 Table 5-10 Destinations Difficult to Reach ........................................... 5-23 Table 5-11 Modes of Travel by Zip Code ............................................. 5-25 Table 5-12 Destinations by Zip Code.................................................... 5-26 Table 5-13 AC Transit - Major Issues by Zip Code .............................. 5-27 Table 5-14 BART – Major Issues by Zip Code ..................................... 5-28 Table 5-15 Walking – Major Issues by Zip Code .................................. 5-30 Table 5-16 Top Solutions by Zip Code................................................. 5-31 Table 6-1 Evaluation Criteria for Transportation Strategies................. 6-2 Table 6-2 Overall Ranking for Strategies............................................... 6-4 Table 6-3 Evaluation of Streetscape and Bus Stop Improvements along Transit Corridors and at BART Stations..................................................................... 6-14 Table 6-4 Evaluation of AC Transit Route 14 Nighttime Service south of the Eastmont Transit Center .................... 6-16 iv ALAMEDA COUNTY CONGESTION MANAGEMENT AGENCY CENTRAL AND EAST OAKLAND COMMUNITY-BASED TRANSPORTATION PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS Table 6-5 Evaluation of Reinstating AC Transit Route 98 Night and Weekend Service ................................................ 6-18 Table 6-6 Evaluation of Transit Information Strategies...................... 6-22 Table 6-7 Evaluation of Pay-As-You-Go Discount Passes for BART and AC Transit .................................................. 6-22 Table 6-8 Evaluation of a Joint AC Transit-BART Discount Pass for Low Income Residents ........................... 6-28 Table 6-9 Evaluation of AC Transit Weekend Transfer Window Extension.............................................................. 6-29 Table 6-10 Evaluation of Additional OPED Round Trips in Vans and Taxis..................................................................... 6-31 Table 6-11 Evaluation of OPED Service for Group Trips.................... 6-32 Table 6-12 Evaluation of Signing and Striping and/or Lane Conversion Projects to Improve Bicycle Connections to BART Stations........................................... 6-36 Table 6-13 Evaluation of Coliseum BART to Bay Trail Connector Path ................................................................... 6-37 Table 6-14 Evaluation of Bicycle Programs (e.g. Road I Courses, Cycles of Change)................................................. 6-39 Table 6-15 Evaluation of Subsidized Car Sharing ................................. 6-41 Table 7-1 Potential Funding Sources by Project Type........................ 7-16 v ALAMEDA COUNTY CONGESTION MANAGEMENT AGENCY CENTRAL AND EAST OAKLAND COMMUNITY-BASED TRANSPORTATION PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS vi EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A. Introduction The Central and East Oakland Community-Based Transportation