1. Title Slide California High Speed Rail Authority Board Meeting September 28, 2005

2. Study Partners Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) California High-Speed Rail Authority (CSHRA) Peninsula Joint Powers Board (Caltrain) San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART)

3. San Francisco Bay Area Regional Rail Plan Regional Rail Integration Bay Area High-Speed Rail Alignment Study

4. Project Purpose  Prepare a Bay Area Regional Rail Plan for MTC Consideration and Adoption  INCLUDES: –Plan Horizon includes Short (< 10 years), Intermediate (10-25 years) and Long-terms (25 years +) –Four Regional Rail Components –Three High-Speed Rail Outcomes

5. Four Components of Regional Rail  Regional Rapid Transit (i.e., BART)  Railroad-Based Passenger Systems (e.g., Caltrain, Capitol Corridor, ACE)  Bay Area High-Speed Segments  Other extensions of rapid transit or railroad-based passenger services (e.g., eBART)

6. Plan Will Address Three Possible High Speed Rail Outcomes  South Alignments  East (Altamont Pass) Alignments  Regional Rail without High-Speed

7. Geographical Study Area  Bay Area Region  Looks beyond and includes: –Sacramento –Roseville –Stockton –Modesto –Los Banos –Salinas –Monterey

8. Plan Strategies  Improved connections between regional services and local services  Capacity improvements on the regional rail system  Coordination of rail investments with transit-supportive land use Meet future regional mobility needs through:

9. Coordinate With Other Studies  California High-Speed Rail Ridership Forecasting Study  RM2 Transit Connectivity Plan  Railroad System Capacity Analysis  MTC Transit Oriented Development Policy  Program EIR/EIS on Central Valley to Bay Area High-Speed Train Alignment

10. Railroad Systems Must Accommodate Freight Needs  Commercial needs of freight railroads  Operating objectives of freight railroads  Needs of Port of Oakland and other shippers  Innovative approaches to freight handling  Railroad capacity modeling by Washington Group

11. Bay Area Railroad Access Corridors

12. Support Strategies  Governance and Institutions  Right-of-Way Preservation  Complementary Land Use Strategy  Funding Strategies

13.  Electronic Newsletter  Project Concept Gazette  Public Workshops  Media Relations Communication and Outreach Tools

14.  Project Extranet and Public Website: www.bayarearailplan.info Features Project Facts Maps Library Calendar Links

15. Program Organization MTC Commission MTC Consultant Program Manager Technical Consultant Team CHSRACaltrain BART Advisory Group Regional Rail Steering Committee Project Management Team

16. Work Program Structure  Task 1Organization and Management Plan  Task 2Initial List of Alternatives and Screening Criteria  Task 3Initial Screening and Definition of Study Alternatives  Task 4Technical Analysis of Study Alternatives  Task 5Support Strategies  Task 6/7Draft and Final Plan

17. Project Schedule Highlights  Tasks 1, 2, 3Fall 2005 – Winter 2006 Screening Study Alternatives  Tasks 4,5 Winter 2006 – Winter 2007 Technical Analysis  Tasks 6,7January/April 2007 Draft and Final Plan  MTC AdoptionJuly 2007

18. Title Slide California High Speed Rail Authority Board Meeting September 28, 2005