1. Merced County Regional Vision Public Workshop
July 17, 2017

2. Workshops – Round 1 Monday, July 17, 2017 Los Banos
City Council Chambers 520 J Street
Los Banos, CA
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Wednesday, July 19, 2017 Livingston
City Council Chambers 1416 C Street
Livingston, CA
Thursday, July 20, 2017 Merced
City Council Chambers 678 W 18th Street Merced, CA

3. What is Merced Regional Vision?
Guides transportation investments, priorities, and plans
Focus on regional issues and multiple modes
Link with land use, housing & employment
Covers 25 years ( )

4. Regional Planning

5. Why plan at all?
Why plan?

6. The Good News! Measure V Passed! SB1 Passed! (County voters)
(State Legislature & Governor)

7. What must the Plan do?
Have a shared vision of all of the Cities and the County.
Be financially sound – what can we realistically pay for?
Emphasize existing system & preserving it.
Provide prioritized list of projects.
Follow state and federal laws and rules.

8. Key Milestones
Establish Principals and Goals Develop Project List July 2017-August 2017
Create Land Use Investment Scenarios August 2017
Prepare Draft and Final Plan and SCS October 2017-March 2018
Environmental Review November 2017-June 2018

9. Link Transportation to Land Use
Create Scenarios based on:
Land use plans
Regional housing plan
Transportation investment plans
Measure Scenarios
Greenhouse Gas Reduction
Required by State Law
Does NOT negate local land use control

10. Goal Areas Mobility Accessibility Social Equity
Economic and Community Vitality
Sustainable Development Pattern
Environmental Quality
Safety & Health
System Preservation

11. Comparing scenarios using measurement tools.
Performance Measures
Comparing scenarios using measurement tools.

12. How the Scenarios Will Be Chosen
Public Workshops
July 2017
October 2017
February 2018
Presentations
Cities and County
Community Groups
Focus Groups
Online surveys
MCAG Board makes final decision

13. What are Your Priorities?

17. Which of these is MOST important to you tonight?
Getting home in time for the last hour of “America’s Got Talent.”
Staying awake for the whole meeting.
Psyching up for public comments.
Learning more about transportation investments.

18. Which is these major projects is MOST important to you? (Pick three)
Building a Highway 152 Los Banos Bypass
Highway 99 Widening to 6 lanes
Building the Campus Parkway to UC Merced
Building the Atwater-Merced Expressway
Getting the ACE train to Merced
High Speed Rail connecting to Merced
Something else
None of the above

19. Which of these is MOST important to you? (Pick Three)
Expand public transit – bus service
Expand or widen existing roadways
Bicycle and pedestrian improvements
Build new roadways
Invest in passenger rail
Maintain existing roadways

20. We have plenty of land so we shouldn’t be worries about cities spreading out as they grow.
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Don’t know

21. How should Merced County grow?
Keep it exactly as it is today
Similar to past growth patterns
More compact than past growth patterns
Much more compact than past growth patterns

22. Where should we grow? In the “middle” of communities (infill)
On city/community edges
Anywhere (no limitations)
Nowhere (no more growth)
No opinion

23. What is most important to you in this process?
Offering expanded transportation choices
Improving air quality
Providing increased housing choices
Conserving valuable farmland
None of the above

24. What are your biggest concerns with regard to Merced County Regional Vision? (Pick Three)
Loss of local control by my jurisdiction
Funding for projects
Time to complete the plan
Ability to reach plan goals
Amount of my time commitment
Prioritization of projects
None of the above

25. Public Workshops Monday, July 17, 2017 Los Banos
City Council Chambers 520 J Street
Los Banos, CA
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Wednesday, July 19, 2017 Livingston
City Council Chambers 1416 C Street
Livingston, CA
Thursday, July 20, 2017 Merced
City Council Chambers 678 W 18th Street Merced, CA

27. Questions? Comments?
Kendall Flint, Outreach Task Manager Regional Government Services (650)
Matt Fell, Project Manager MCAG (209) Ext. 128