Appendix H Needs Assessment www.camsys.com ALAMEDA COUNTY GOODS MOVEMENT PLAN Task 3c – Identify Gaps, Needs, Issues and Deficiencies Technical Memorandum prepared for Alameda County Transportation Commission prepared by Cambridge Systematics, Inc. with AECOM Alameda County and MTC Regional Goods Movement Plans Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Opportunities for Alameda County ........................................................................... 1-3 1.2 Stakeholders Issues Identification Process ................................................................ 1-7 2.0 Goods Movement System on Local Streets and Roads Issues ................................... 2-1 2.1 Local Truck Routes Designation ................................................................................ 2-5 2.2 Truck Routes Connectivity ........................................................................................ 2-9 2.3 Local Truck Route Conflicts with Other Modes ....................................................... 2-20 2.4 Levels of Service (LOS) ........................................................................................... 2-23 2.5 Truck Routes Conflicts with Land Use ..................................................................... 2-29 2.6 Pavement and Bridge Conditions............................................................................ 2-30 2.7 Local Roads Safety ................................................................................................. 2-35 2.8 Truck Parking Issues ............................................................................................... 2-38 2.9 Local Roads Case Studies ....................................................................................... 2-42 3.0 Interregional and Intraregional Issues .................................................................... 3-1 3.1 Roadway Issues ........................................................................................................ 3-5 3.2 Rail Needs ............................................................................................................... 3-20 4.0 Global Gateway Issues .......................................................................................... 4-1 4.1 Port-Related Issues ................................................................................................... 4-4 4.2 Air Cargo Issues ...................................................................................................... 4-10 5.0 Crossing-Cutting Issues ......................................................................................... 5-1 5.1 Air Quality and Public Health Impacts from Freight Pollution ................................... 5-4 5.2 Climate Change Effects .......................................................................................... 5-19 5.3 Industrial Land Shortage......................................................................................... 5-27 5.4 Truck Driver Shortage ............................................................................................. 5-28 Cambridge Systematics, Inc. i Alameda County and MTC Regional Goods Movement Plans List of Tables Table 1.1 Summary One-on-One Interest Group Outreach ................................................. 1-9 Table 2.1 Summary of Countywide Needs Assessment of Truck Route System on Local Streets and Roads ................................................................................................ 2-2 Table 2.2 Major Arterials with Poor LOS............................................................................ 2-24 Table 2.3 Minor Arterials with Poor LOS ........................................................................... 2-25 Table 2.4 Alameda County and Jurisdictions Truck Route Pavement Conditions and Maintenance Cost Comparison .......................................................................... 2-32 Table 2.5 Alameda County Total Number of Injury and Fatal Traffic Crashes on Local Roads – 2008 t0 2012 ...................................................................................................... 2-35 Table 3.1 Summary of Countywide Needs Assessment of Interregional and Intraregional Corridors .............................................................................................................. 3-2 Table 3.2 Top Truck Delay segments in Alameda County, AM Peak, 2010 ........................... 3-7 Table 3.3 Top Existing Truck Delay Segments in Alameda County, PM Peak, 2010 ............. 3-9 Table 3.4 Corridor-Level Reliability Results, AM Peak, 2014 .............................................. 3-12 Table 3.5 Corridor-Level Reliability Results, PM Peak. 2014 .............................................. 3-12 Table 3.6 Top Truck-Involved Crash Segments in Alameda County, 2008 to 2012 ............. 3-13 Table 3.7 Severity of Truck-Involved Crashes along the Three Top Truck Crash Corridors, 2008 to 2012 ...................................................................................................... 3-16 Table 3.8 Time-of-Day Distribution of Truck-Involved Crashes along the Three Top Truck Crash Corridors, 2008 to 2012 ............................................................................ 3-16 Table 3.9 Truck-Involved Crash Types along the Three Top Truck Crash Corridors, 2008 to 2012 ....................................................................................................................3-17 Table 3.10 Pavement Conditions of Major Freeways and State Routes, 2014 ...................... 3-18 Table 3.11 Practical Capacity of Rail Lines in Alameda County Area .................................... 3-25 Table 3.12 Average Daily Train Volumes in Alameda County and Bay Area ......................... 3-26 Table 3.13 Rail Lines Level of Service in Alameda County Area ........................................... 3-28 Table 3.14 Future Train Volumes in Alameda County Area .................................................. 3-30 Table 3.15 Rail Lines 2020 Forecast Level of Service in Alameda County Area .................... 3-33 Table 3.16 At-Grade Crossings Accidents on Mainline Routes ............................................. 3-40 Table 3.17 At-Grade Crossings on UP Oakland Subdivision ................................................. 3-43 Table 3.18 At-Grade Crossings on UP Coast Subdivision - Oakland to Newark .................... 3-44 Table 4.1 Summary of Countywide Needs for Global Gateways .......................................... 4-2 Table 5.1 Summary of Countywide Crossing Cutting Needs ................................................ 5-2 Table 5.2 Average Potential Cancer Risk (per million) in West Oakland by Source Areas in 2005, with Revisions Based on Truck Survey ...................................................... 5-12 Table 5.3 CARB Diesel Air Toxic Control Measures for Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Equipment and Ships .................................................................................................................. 5-14 Table 5.4 Emission Changes for Port of Oakland, 2005 to 2012 ......................................... 5-18 Table 5.5 SLR Risk Profile of Goods Movement Assets ...................................................... 5-21 Cambridge Systematics, Inc. iii Alameda County and MTC Regional Goods Movement Plans List of Figures Figure 2.1 Alameda County Truck Routes and Truck Restricted/Prohibited Routes, 2014 ..... 2-7 Figure 2.2 Alameda County Truck Routes and Truck Counts, 2012 ....................................... 2-8 Figure 2.3 Existing Truck Routes and Land Uses in Alameda County .................................. 2-15 Figure 2.4 Existing Land Uses around Truck Routes – East Alameda County ...................... 2-16 Figure 2.5 Existing Land Uses around Truck Routes – South Alameda County .................... 2-17 Figure 2.6 Existing Land Uses around Truck Routes – Central Alameda County .................. 2-18 Figure 2.7 Existing Land Uses around Truck Routes – North Alameda County .................... 2-19 Figure 2.8 Permitted Heavy Weight Corridor Routes (Green Zone) by Port of Oakland ...... 2-13 Figure 2.9 Existing Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) Bus Routes and Planned BRT in Alameda County ................................................................. 2-22 Figure 2.10 LOS Conditions on Truck Routes, AM Peak ........................................................ 2-27 Figure 2.11 LOS Conditions on Truck Routes, PM Peak, 2014 ............................................... 2-28 Figure 2.12 Bridge Conditions on Tier 2 and Tier 3 Truck Routes .......................................... 2-34 Figure 2.13 Top Truck Crash Locations in Alameda County .................................................. 2-37 Figure 3.1 Top 10 Delay Locations, AM Peak Period, 2010 .................................................... 3-8 Figure 3.2 Top 10 Delay Locations, PM Peak Period, 2010 .................................................. 3-10 Figure 3.3 Number of Truck-Involved Crashes per Segment on Interregional and Intraregional Corridors in Alameda County ............................................................................. 3-15 Figure 3.4 Bridge Conditions on Tier 1 Truck Routes ........................................................... 3-19 Figure 3.5 Rail Subdivisions in Alameda County ................................................................