Q2 Board Meeting
The Silicon Valley economy is booming... & traffic reflects it Leadership Group has long history of championing successful countywide transportation measures ◦ 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008 Q2 Board Meeting
December: Board adopts potential transportation measure in Workplan January - Present: Start of stakeholder groups 1.City Public Works and Transportation Directors 2.Regional Agencies (Caltrans, Caltrain, BART, ACE, Amtrak, etc.) 3.Business, labor and advocacy stakeholders 4.Transportation Policy Committee Q2 Board Meeting
February and April – Letters and s to all elected officials in SCC and regional bodies (MTC, ABAG) ◦ Forty one 1:1 meetings with elected officials. ◦ Testimony at Palo Alto, San Jose City Council meetings, Santa Clara Cities Association Upcoming hearings with Los Altos Hills, West Valley cities, and others. March, May, June - Working Council meetings Q2 Board Meeting
April public opinion survey ◦ Small question set on transportation Ongoing stakeholder conversations ◦ Silicon Valley Chambers Association ◦ Equity Advocates Late May/early June public opinion survey just on transportation measure Q2 Board Meeting
Best policy from transportation professionals Six major categories Q2 Board Meeting TransitRoads BART Phase 2: $1.3 BCounty Expressways: $700m - Hwy Interchanges: $300m Caltrain: $500mStreet Maintenance/Pothole Repair: $600m Seniors, the poor, disabled: $50m Active Transportation: $100m
Phase 1 from Alameda County border to Milpitas and Berryessa ◦ $100 mil under budget, 1 year ahead of schedule Phase 2 through downtown San Jose, ending at Santa Clara Station Intended $1 B request from Federal New Starts Program Local shortfall: $1.3 B Q2 Board Meeting
Focused on capacity, speed and safety improvements between Gilroy and Palo Alto Projects include: ◦ Level Boarding (10 stations) ◦ Longer Platforms (6 stations) ◦ Crossover tracks ◦ Track improvements around Diridon Station ◦ Additional electric train sets ◦ Flexible pot for grade separation seed money, CalMod, ongoing state of good repair Q2 Board Meeting
OUTREACH as a model ◦ Mobility management – not one-sized fits all approach Potential funds to augment bus system Q2 Board Meeting
Lawrence: Grade separations in Sunnyvale/Santa Clara San Tomas: Upgrade from 6 lanes to 8 lanes in Santa Clara Almaden: Add direct connector ramp at Hwy 85 Capitol: Hwy 680 interchange and Hsy 87/Narvaez interchange Central: carpool lanes from Lawrence to Mary Q2 Board Meeting
Foothill: Widen lanes in Los Altos and Mountain View Montague and Hwy 680 interchange: Widen in San Jose Page Mill–Oregon: reconfigure 280/Page Mill interchange and widen Page Mill Santa Teresa–Hale: ◦ Morgan Hill construct 2 lane connection from DeWitt to Main Street ◦ Gilroy widening and operational improvements from Longmeadow to Fitzgerald Q2 Board Meeting
101 at San Antonio, Charleston and Shoreline 85/280 in Cupertino, Los Altos, Sunnyvale 237/101/Mathilda 280/Winchester 101/Trimble to Zanker ◦ 101/87/Trimble/De La Cruz 101/Mabury new interchange 101/Blossom Hill 101 improvements in Morgan Hill and Gilroy Q2 Board Meeting
Distributed by agreed upon formula to all 15 cities and the county Supplement, not supplant, existing funds Added flexibility for cities with a “Pavement Conditions Index” higher than 70% to use funds for other local transportation needs Q2 Board Meeting
Signature Projects – 50% Disadvantaged Communities – 25% Safe Routes to Schools, Senior Centers and Community Centers – 25% Match requirement of 10% for all projects Q2 Board Meeting
Second poll in the field 6/4 Working Council 6/5 at Kaiser Santa Clara Board Meeting 6/11 at BD Biosciences VTA/County put measure on ballot first week of August 8/8 ballot language due to Registrar of Voters Q2 Board Meeting
Questions from you Are these the right project categories? Q2 Board Meeting