The Bay Area Transportation Challenge: An Overview Steve Heminger Executive Director Metropolitan Transportation Commission September 2007

MTC: A Regional Perspective  9 Counties  Over 7 million people; almost 4 million jobs  4.5 million cars and 4,300 transit vehicles  19,600 miles of local streets, 620 miles of freeways and 8 toll bridges

We Are Three Agencies in One MTC — Created by the Legislature in Planner, coordinator, manager and banker. Distribute over $1 billion per year in local, state and federal funds to transportation projects and services. BATA — Created by the Legislature in 1998 to administer the base toll on the bridges, BATA is now responsible for the entire $4 toll, including overseeing the Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit Program. SAFE — Created by the Legislature in Oversees the region’s network of call boxes and the tow trucks and specially trained drivers comprising the Freeway Service Patrol.

Many Players in the Region 101 cities and nine counties Congestion Management Agencies (CMA) ― recommend projects in the STIP for each county and administer various local programs Sales Tax Authorities ― often same as CMA, but not always Transit Agencies ― 26 agencies, but SF Muni carries almost half of all riders. BART carries 20%, AC Transit carries 14%, and VTA carries 8% Caltrans ― District 4 is contiguous with MTC region Bay Area Partnership brings these entities together to review and advise on MTC policies

Regional Transportation Plan

Transportation 2030 Revenue Total: $118 billion

Transportation 2030 Investments Transit (63%) Maintenance (51%) Efficiency (1%) Expansion (11%) Roads (37%) Maintenance (29%) Efficiency (3%) Expansion (5%)

Transit Spending as Percent of Funding in Long-Range Transportation Plan

Highway Expansion as Percent of Funding in Long-Range Transportation Plan

Transportation — Land Use Connection

Pioneer in Linking Transportation and Land Use

Transportation for Livable Communities and the Housing Incentives Program Transportation for Livable Communities (TLC) The TLC grants fund community vitality projects such as pedestrian walkways, bicycle paths, and plazas or streetscapes Housing Incentives Program (HIP) HIP grants foster compact housing with easy access to public transit lines with a bonus for affordable housing units.

Bay Area’s Transit Expansion Program MTC Resolution 3434: Map of Projects Adopted in 2001, a prioritized list of rail, bus and ferry improvements to serve the region’s most congested corridors Basis for the Bay Area’s FTA funding requests. Over 80% state and local funding 13

Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Policy Conditioning transit expansion funds on land use $3 billion in new transit expansion projects Opportunity to leverage large regional investment Corridor wide housing targets Five key Bay Area transit projects under policy BART extensions, Commuter Rail and Ferry expansion Station Area Planning Program $2.8 million for 8 cities in pilot cycle

FOCUS Project: A Regional Partnership Led by sister agency - ABAG Voluntary local gov’t partners TOD + Housing near Job Centers Regional Commitment to Provide Incentives Local commitment to expedited housing approval Initial map of priority areas Oct 2007

Climate Change

Source: U.S DOE World Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Bay Area Greenhouse Gas Emissions Source: BAAQMD Oil Refining 6% Industrial/ Commercial 26% Residential 11% Transportation 50% Electricity Generation 7%

Source: MTC The Bay Area 2020 Challenge

1 st Post-War Rail System in the United States

Leader in Hybrid Plug-In Technology

Trailblazer in Hydrogen Fuel Cell Transit

Possible 2020 Strategies Smart Cars Smart Driving Smart Transit Smart Growth

Bay Area Toll Authority

Carquinez Bridge Opened 1927, 1958 and 2003 Benicia-Martinez Bridge Opened 1962 Widened 1991 San Mateo- Hayward Bridge Opened 1929 Replaced 1967 Widened 2003 San Francisco- Oakland Bay Bridge Opened 1936 Richmond- San Rafael Bridge Opened 1956 Antioch Bridge Opened 1926 Replaced 1978 Dumbarton Bridge Opened 1927 Replaced 1984 BATA’s Seven-Bridge System  BATA was created in state law in 1998 to manage Regional Measure (RM) 1  Responsible for administering the following programs:  RM1 – 1989 “Base Toll” of $1 toll to fund bridge operations and expansion  RM2 – 2004 voter approved $1 toll hike to fund primarily transit expansion  SRP – 2005 transfer of seismic retrofit program financing and oversight

Toll Bridge Construction Program Regional Measure 1 Regional Measure 1 Toll Bridge ProjectsStatus Completion Date San Mateo-Hayward Bridge WideningComplete2002 Bayfront Expressway (SR 84) WideningComplete2003 New Al Zampa (Carquinez) BridgeComplete2003 Richmond-San Rafael Bridge RehabilitationComplete2005 Richmond-San Rafael Bridge OverlayComplete2006 New Benicia-Martinez BridgeComplete Carquinez Bridge DemolitionIn Progress2007 Interstate 880/State Route 92 Interchange ReconstructionIn Progress2010

Congressman George Miller Bridge (2007)

Regional Measure 2 Capital Project Program Project Funding ($ in millions) Estimated Start BART Tube Seismic $ Dumbarton Rail $ Transbay Terminal $ Interstate 80/680 Improvements $ E-BART Extension $ BART-Warm Springs $ Interstate 580 Corridor $ Caldecott Tunnel (4 th bore) $ Ferry Programs $ Bus Programs $ The RM2 funding program is primarily oriented towards transit alternatives RM2 provides partial funding to projects, balance provided by project sponsor If funding or project fails, BATA can reallocate funding to different project in the same bridge corridor 30

New Transbay Terminal

Seismic Retrofit Construction Program 31 Seismic Retrofit ProjectsStatus Completion Date San Mateo-Hayward Bridge Seismic Retrofit Complete2000 Eastbound Carquinez Bridge Seismic Retrofit Complete2002 Benicia-Martinez Bridge Seismic Retrofit Complete2002 San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge West Span Seismic Retrofit Complete2004 Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Seismic Retrofit Complete2005 San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge West Approach Replacement In Progress2009 San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge East Span Replacement In Progress2013

West Approach Bay Bridge (2009)

33 Bay Bridge New East Span

Operations and Customer Service

MTC Programs to Improve Mobility: Aiding Stranded Motorists Freeway Service Patrol Program Team of 74 roving tow trucks that patrols more than 450 miles of congested freeways to aid stranded motorists and clear accidents quickly. Funded by state, federal and local funds, including the MTC Service for Freeways and Expressways (SAFE), a $1 annual vehicle registration fee in participating counties. Call Box program In partnership with CHP and Caltrans, MTC operates over 2,000 call boxes on more than 1,100 miles of highways and expressways.

Signal Coordination and Transit Priority MTC’s Regional Signal Timing Program 7,000+ traffic signals, 50% coordinated Proactively retime coordinated signals every 5 years for weekday peaks, including preferential treatment of buses 13% savings in travel time and fuel consumption, 7% reduction in mobile source emissions Other Transit Priority Additional treatments: queue jump lanes, bus stop improvements, AVL, BAIS Major projects in San Francisco, East Bay, and South Bay in various stages

MTC Programs to Improve Mobility: Electronic Payment Systems TransLink ® Smart Card for Transit Fare Payment AC Transit and Golden Gate Transit in operation FasTrak ™ Electronic Toll Collection 635,000 Customers

511 Traveler Information Traffic conditions, transit, ridesharing, bicycle Information Driving times Transit Trip Planner Road closure/ detour alerts

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