1. Bay Area Environment and Mobility: Forging A Link Therese McMillan Deputy Executive Director, Policy Metropolitan Transportation Commission Women Energy Associates May 15, 2007

2. Forging A Link For the Challenge Ahead: Milepost  Climate Change

3. Source: U.S DOE World Greenhouse Gas Emissions

4. Source: BAAQMD Bay Area Greenhouse Gas Emissions

5. Source: MTC The Bay Area 2020 Challenge

6. 1st Post-War Rail System in United States

7. Leader in Hybrid Plug-In Technology

8. Trailblazer in Hydrogen Fuel Cell Transit

9. Pioneer in Linking Transportation and Land Use

10. Possible 2020 Strategies Smart Cars Smart Driving Smart Transit Smart Growth

11. Infrastructure Bonds aren’t the only, or last, word Elements of Bond complement other investments –Highway –Transit –Trade MTC looking to leverage Bond with other Funding Prop 1B Contributions

12. Prop 1B and Prop 1C Synergies: –Smart Transit: Resolution 3434 TOD Policy –SMART Growth  F0CUS Environment / Mobility Coordination

13. MTC’s TOD Policy: Key Transit Corridors existing rail corridors Proposed BRT Proposed rail corridors Proposed ferry terminals

14. TOD Policy - Housing Requirements Transit TechnologyMinimum Housing Threshold Equivalent Net Densities BART/ Heavy Rail3850 avg per station50-150 units/acre Light Rail3300 avg per station40-80 units/acre Bus Rapid Transit2750 avg per station30-60 units/acre Commuter Rail2200 avg per station20-50 units/acre Ferries750 avg per terminal 10-30 units/acre

15. 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 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

17. SourceAccountFunding (Millions) Prop 1C - Housing Bond Regional Planning, Housing and Infill Incentives $850 Transit-oriented Development$300 Housing-related Parks$200 Prop 84 – Parks Bond Urban Greening$90 Urban Forestry$20 Local and Regional Parks$400 Planning Grants and Loans$90 TOTAL NEW BOND FUNDING$1,950 New CA State Bond as Addt’l Incentives

18. 2009 Regional Transportation Plan Starting first with regional land use vision Transportation projects to support vision Financial realities for new transit expansion Addt’l incentives for priority areas – potholes, transit, rehab, others? Growing a Bigger Carrot?

19. www.mtc.ca.gov Therese McMillan Deputy Executive Director, Policy