Appendix I Needs Assessment Case Studies www.camsys.com ALAMEDA COUNTY GOODS MOVEMENT PLAN Case Studies Technical Memorandum prepared for Alameda County Transportation Commission prepared by Cambridge Systematics, Inc. with Fehr & Peers January 23, 2015 technical memorandum ALAMEDA COUNTY GOODS MOVEMENT PLAN CASE STUDIES prepared for Alameda County Transportation Commission prepared by Cambridge Systematics, Inc. 555 12th Street, Suite 1600 Oakland, CA 94607 with Fehr & Peers Date December 2015 Alameda County Goods Movement Plan Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 1-1 2.0 West Oakland and Port Development .................................................................. 2-1 2.1.1 Background ................................................................................................. 2-2 2.1.2 Role of Goods Movement in the Case Study Area ........................................ 2-5 2.1.3 Relevance to other areas .............................................................................. 2-8 2.2 Specific Issues ........................................................................................................ 2-8 2.2.1 Air Quality and Public Health Challenges ..................................................... 2-9 2.2.2 Operational Inefficiencies and Related Issues ............................................ 2-11 2.2.3 Lack of Effectiveness of Port related Overnight Parking Facilities Issue ..... 2-13 2.2.4 Local Roadways Conflicts of Freight Planning with Planning for Other Modes Issue ............................................................................................... 2-14 2.2.5 Local Roadways Pavement Condition and Markings Issues ........................ 2-14 2.2.6 Local Signage, Traffic Signal and Enforcement Issues ................................ 2-17 2.2.7 Local Safety Issues ..................................................................................... 2-20 2.3 Summary of Issues and Suggested Potential Solutions ........................................ 2-24 th 3.0 International Boulevard/E 14 Street ................................................................. 3-25 3.1 General Background and Issues ........................................................................... 3-25 3.1.1 Background ............................................................................................... 3-26 3.1.2 Role of Goods Movement in the Corridor ................................................... 3-30 3.1.3 Relevance to other areas ............................................................................ 3-31 3.2 Specific Issues ...................................................................................................... 3-31 3.3 Potential Solutions and Strategies ....................................................................... 3-32 3.3.1 Street Cross-Section .................................................................................. 3-33 Potential Issues for Goods Movement ........................................................ 3-33 Mitigation .................................................................................................. 3-36 3.3.2 Loading zones and parking ........................................................................ 3-37 Potential Issues for Goods Movement ........................................................ 3-37 Mitigation .................................................................................................. 3-37 3.3.3 Access to major truck generators—Gatorade site example ........................ 3-40 Potential Issues for Goods Movement ........................................................ 3-40 Mitigation .................................................................................................. 3-41 Cambridge Systematics, Inc. i 008924.004 Alameda County Goods Movement Plan 3.3.4 Role of International Boulevard as a Truck Route ......................................... 3-1 Potential Issues for Goods Movement .......................................................... 3-1 Mitigation .................................................................................................... 3-1 3.4 Summary of Issues and Suggested Potential Solutions .......................................... 3-5 4.0 I-80 Corridor Rail Impacts .................................................................................... 4-6 4.1 General Background and Issues ............................................................................. 4-6 4.1.1 Background ................................................................................................. 4-7 4.1.2 Role of Goods Movement in the Corridor ................................................... 4-10 4.1.3 Relationship to other areas ........................................................................ 4-11 4.2 Specific Issues ...................................................................................................... 4-11 4.2.1 Noise Impacts ............................................................................................ 4-12 4.2.2 Disruption of Access and Traffic Flow ........................................................ 4-14 Crossing Congestion .................................................................................. 4-14 Physical Barrier .......................................................................................... 4-15 4.2.3 Safety and Environment ............................................................................ 4-15 4.3 Potential Solutions and Strategies ....................................................................... 4-18 4.4 Summary of Issues and Suggested Potential Solutions ........................................ 4-19 5.0 Central County Industrial Access ........................................................................ 5-20 5.1 General Background and Issues ........................................................................... 5-20 5.1.1 Background ............................................................................................... 5-21 5.1.2 Role of Goods Movement in the Corridor ................................................... 5-22 5.1.3 Relevance to other areas ............................................................................ 5-22 5.2 Specific Issues ...................................................................................................... 5-23 5.2.1 Truck Route Continuity .............................................................................. 5-23 5.2.2 Truck Parking ............................................................................................. 5-25 5.2.3 Truck Diversion from Freeways .................................................................. 5-26 5.3 Potential Solutions and Strategies ....................................................................... 5-28 5.3.1 Truck Route Continuity ............................................................................. 5-28 5.3.2 Truck Parking ............................................................................................. 5-30 5.3.3 Truck Diversion from Freeways .................................................................. 5-31 5.4 Summary of Issues and Suggested Potential Solutions ........................................ 5-32 6.0 Tesla Road Case Study ........................................................................................ 6-1 ii Cambridge Systematics, Inc. Alameda County Goods Movement Plan 6.1 General Background and Issues ............................................................................. 6-1 6.1.1 Background ................................................................................................. 6-1 6.1.2 Role of Goods Movement in the Corridor ..................................................... 6-4 6.1.3 Relevance to other areas .............................................................................. 6-4 6.2 Specific Issues ........................................................................................................ 6-4 6.3 Potential Solutions and strategies ......................................................................... 6-5 6.4 Summary of Issues and Suggested Potential Solutions .......................................... 6-6 Cambridge Systematics, Inc. iii 008924.004 Alameda County Goods Movement Plan List of Tables Table 1.1 Summary of Case Studies ...................................................................................... 1-3 Table 2.1 Summary of Issues and Solutions ............................................................................. 2-24 Table 3.1 Preliminary Parking Replacement Inventory ........................................................ 3-40 Table 3.2 Summary of Issues and Solutions ............................................................................... 3-5 Table 4.1 Summary of Issues and Solutions ............................................................................. 4-19 Table 5.1 Opportunities for Truck Reliever Routes .............................................................. 5-28 Table 5.2 Summary of Issues and Solutions ............................................................................. 5-32 Table 0.1 Summary of Issues and Solutions .............................................................................. 6-7 Cambridge Systematics, Inc. v Alameda County Goods Movement Plan List of Figures Figure