1. World Class Transit: How Cost-Effective Transit Can Meet the Needs of Both Choice and Transit-Dependent Riders Jeff Hobson, Policy Director Bay Area Transportation and Land Use Coalition

2. Overview  Coalition success bringing together social justice and environmental advocates  Current planning does not adequately address equity, favors choice riders  Common ground: Restore & Expand Local Transit Cost-Effective Transit for Choice Riders: Express Buses and Improved Efficiency on Existing Rail Lines Supportive Land Use Policies  Recommendations for Elected Officials and Agencies

3. Bay Area Transportation and Land Use Coalition 80+ member and affiliate groups Steering Committee:  BayRail Alliance  Greenbelt Alliance  Latino Issues Forum  Non-Profit Housing Association  Sierra Club  Surface Transportation Policy Project  Urban Ecology  Urban Habitat Program

4. Coalition Successes 1998: $375 million for transit maintenance in Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) 1999-2000: $186 million more for transit operations, bike-ped safety & paratransit in Alameda County Measure B. Result: 81.5% YES on B! 2001: Growing Coalition addresses new RTP

5. No Real Commitment to “Equity”

6. Choice vs. Transit-Dependent  Bus Riders’ Union calls LA’s Red Line “Transit Racism”  BART to San Jose: Stress to existing BART system Incomplete cost estimates Potential service cuts and fare hikes for minority and low-income bus riders (See “Overextended” on Coalition website)

7. How to Serve the Transit-Dependent: Restore & Expand Local Transit Needs  Frequent  Affordable  24-hour/7-day Solutions  Lifeline Transit Network (LTN)  Transit Operations Funding (See “Clearing the Road to Work” for detailed analysis for one county)

8. How to Serve Choice Riders: Faster, Sooner, Cheaper, Better  Bus Rapid Transit and Express Buses – see www.projectexpress.org  Vastly Improve the Efficiency of Existing Rail Lines  Commuter Rail + BRT = 3 times as many new riders at half the cost of BART-San Jose  Rein in sprawl-inducing highway expansions

9. Supportive Land-Use Policies Invest in Communities with Transportation Choices:  Transportation for Livable Communities (TLC)  Housing Incentives Program (HIP)  Community Transportation Plans (CTP)

10. Recommendations  Initiate targeted programs (MTC examples: LTN, TLC, HIP, CTP, affordability, children’s transportation)  Apply project-level equity safeguards: Require full disclosure of true costs Transit expansions must not compromise existing service  Demand & Use Funding Flexibility  Increase Transit Operations Funds county sales taxes, ACA 4 & state initiatives, federal support

11. Contact Information: Jeff Hobson, Policy Director Bay Area Transportation and Land Use Coalition ph 510-740-3150 jeff@transcoalition.org www.transcoalition.org