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American Pablic Transit Assocn.
PHOTOCOPY
PRESERVATION
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1992 Transit Fact Book
American Public Transit
Association
130 pages
1992
Transit
Fact
Book
APTA
American Public Transit Association
OF BOARD SEAL
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SANTA CLARA COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA
ROD DIRIDON
COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER, EAST WING
SUPERVISOR FOURTH DISTRICT
70 WEST HEDDING ST. / SAN JOSE, CA 95110 / (408) 299-2323
May 27, 1993
Honorable Carol Rasco
Assistant to the President
for Domestic Policy
The White House
Washington, D. C. 20050
Dear Carol:
Your arrival in the White House as the President's Domestic Policy Advisor is
a breath of fresh air for the national transit community. We're looking forward to
working with you to meet the President's objectives through the aggressive
promotion of transit use throughout the United States.
As was stressed by American Public Transit Association (APTA) Chairman
Lou Gambaccini, Executive Vice President Jack Gilstrap and me during our
discussion, investment in transit creates jobs not only during construction but also to
operate the systems (58 jobs are created per million dollars spent, which is more than
any other capital program). Just as important, transit investmens reduce highway
congestion, smog and the excessive use of petroleum fuel which exacerbate our deficit
balance of trade. vve hope sincerely that your office will advocate for the full
appropriation of the amount for transit authorized in the 1991 Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act. Your letter to the House and Senate Appropriations
Committees supporting that objective would be sincerely appreciated and consistent
with the President's stated objectives.
APTA offers our strong support for the President's energy tax. We recognize
that the resulting revenue would not only help reduce the budget deficit but offset
programs like public transportation that are important elements of the President's
economic investment strategy. We sincerely hope though, that the nation's public
transit programs, along with state and local governments, would be exempt from
paying this tax. Imposition of the tax would violate the long-standing and deeply
held principle of reciprocal immunity under which state and local governments, and
the federal government agree to excuse themselves from paying each others' taxes.
Carol Rasco
May 27, 1993
Page 2
Thanks again for your cordiality. We enjoyed meeting Michael Schmidt, your
transportation liaison person, and look forward to working with both of you on our
mutual objectives. As a life long Democrat and Northern California Co-chair for the
Clinton campaign, I can only wish you the utmost in success as the President
attempts to lead dur nation out of these troubled times.
Very sincerely,
ROD DIRIDON, Vice Chair
American Public Transit Assn., and
Chair, Transportation Joint Conference
Committee of Santa Clara County
CC:
Lou Gambaccini
Jack Gilstrap
Mike Schmidt
Chairman
Vice Presidents
American Public Transit Association
Louis J Gambaccini
Ellenese Brooks-Simms, Human Resources
1201 New York Avenue, N.W.
Vice Chairman
Bill J. Chaddock, Associate Members
Washington, DC 20005
Rod Diridon
Richard F Davis, Government Affairs
Phone (202) 898-4000
Gerald T Haugh, Marketing
FAX (202) 898-4070
Secretary-Treasurer
Robert O. Laird, Governing Boards
Fred M Gilliam
Robert Lingwood, Canadian Members
Immediate Past Chairman
Dennis D Louwerse, Small Operations
APTA
Louis H. Parsons
Robert G MacLennan, Bus Operations
Peter E. Stangl, Rail Transit
Paul A. Toliver, Management and Finance
David L. Turney, Associate Member-at-Large
Jack R. Gilstrap
Executive Vice President
May 21, 1993
Mr. Michael T. Schmidt
White House
Domestic Policy Council
Room 217
Old Executive Office Building
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr. Schmidt:
Thanks very much for the meeting on Monday in Carol Rasco's office at the White
House to discuss issues related to public transit. As promised, I have enclosed a recent
study and press release by APTA profiling the typical transit rider. This study shows how
important transit is to those who are economically disadvantaged, minority group members
and women.
If you ever need information about public transit and how it relates to President
Clinton's domestic agenda, please let me know. Thanks again for the meeting.
Sincerely,
Robert W. Batchelder
Chief Counsel and Deputy Executive
Vice President for Government Affairs
RWB/cmb
Enclosures
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SPECIAL REPORT
Americans
In Transit
A Profile of Public Transit Passengers
American
Public Transit
Transit
NEWS
APTA
January 21, 1993
NEWS RELEASE
NEW RIDER PROFILE
DISCLOSES "TYPICAL" MASS TRANSIT PATRON
-Hold for Release Thursday, January 21, 1993-
A new profile of the typical U.S. transit rider has emerged from a ridership analysis
just published by the American Public Transit Association (APTA). She is a minority female
with below average income, going to and from work.
APTA Chairman Louis J. Gambaccini said the findings illustrate the importance of
public transit to the nation's economic well-being. "More dramatically than ever, it is clear
that many people in metropolitan and rural areas depend on transit service for their
livelihood. Millions would be cut off from their jobs and fall through the social safety net
without affordable, reliable bus and train service. In addition to the essential mobility transit
provides for many members of the nation's work force, we also have riders who take public
transit for the convenience it provides them, for the time it allows them to read their
newspaper, for example, and for its contribution to a cleaner environment."
On an average weekday, the APTA survey found, 7.5 million people board public
transit. More than half (54 percent) of all transit "trips" are made to and from work; school
trips comprise another 15 percent. The remainder are for shopping, medical visits and
recreation.
-more-
American Public Transit Association
1201 New York Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 898-4000
Fax: (202) 898-4070
2
Other key findings include:
0 About 28 percent of all riders have annual family incomes of less than $15,000,
twice the national "poverty rate," as measured by the Census.
0 Non-whites make up a majority of riders. Thirty one percent are African-American,
18 percent are Hispanic and six percent are "other."
o While 52 percent of riders nationally are female, the percentage frequently ranges
between 60-75 percent in small cities and rural areas;
o Children and youth make up one out of every 10 riders, senior citizens seven
percent and people with disabilities about one percent.
The report concludes, "Very simply, the economic stability and growth of many of our
nation's urban centers depends on mass transit's ability to economically transport people to
the work place."
Gambaccini said that demographic projections and the trend of increasing
urbanization suggest that the number of people with transit-riding characteristics will
continue to increase and the demand for services can also be expected to grow.
APTA says the ridership profile was determined from survey results of 136 transit
systems, accounting for 60 percent of total U.S. transit ridership.
APTA is the international association of operating transit authorities, their suppliers
and other advocates of improved transit service.
###
FOR A COPY OF THE APTA REPORT, "AMERICANS IN TRANSIT," AND FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION AND INTERVIEWS, PLEASE CONTACT CHIP BISHOP OF
APTA AT (202) 898-4114.
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A Member's Guide to
APTA Services
42 Pages
A Member's
Guide To
APTA Services
APTA
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1993 Publications
American Public Transit
Association - Catalog
26 pages
PUBLICATIONS
1993
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Fourteenth Annual Report to Congress
Metropolitan Transportation Commission * March 9, 1993
PHOTOCOPY
PRESERVATION
Fourteenth Annual
Report To Congress
March 9, 1993
Prepared by
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Published by
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter
101 Eighth Street
Oakland, California 94607-4700
Telephone: 510/464-7700
TDD/TTY: 510/464-7769
FAX: 510/464-7848
MTC
METROPOLITAN
TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION
Alameda County
EDWARD R. CAMPBELL
March 9, 1993
DAVID S. KARP
Contra Costa County
ROBERT I. SCHRODER
To Our Representatives in Washington, D. C.:
STEVE WEIR
Marin County
KAREN KUNZE
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Bay Area Transit
Operators are excited about the opportunity for change - change
Napa County
FRED NEGRI
brought about by a new attitude towards infrastructure investment
San Francisco-
and the overall role transportation must play in revitalizing America's
City and County
ToM HSIEH
economy.
RUBIN GLICKMAN
San Mateo County
Our focus over the past year, particularly in terms of implementing the
MARY GRIFFIN
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, has been on
JANE BAKER
Chairwoman
improving the performance and delivery of our transportation system.
Santa Clara County
Specifically, we have focused on programs and projects that not only
Roo DIRIDON
improve the mobility of goods and people in the region, but also
JAMES T. BEALL, JR.
address air quality issues.
Solano County
JAMES SPERING
In this report, we present our recommendations for advancing infra-
Sonoma County
PETER C. FOPPIANO
structure investment and our capital program in FY 1994, which
reflects a consensus reached on behalf of the six million people in
Assoc intion of
Bay Area Governments
the Bay Area. Information also is included on the region's efforts to
DIANNE MCKENNA
Vice-Chair
implement ISTEA. We look forward to discussing these issues with
S.F. Bay Conservation
and Development
you now and in the months ahead.
Commission
ANGELO 1. SIRACUSA
State Business,
Transportation and
Housing Agency
PRESTON W. KELLEY
Sincerely,
U.S. Department
of Transportation
WILLIAM P. DUPLISSEA
Jane Baker
U.S. Department
of Housing
Jane Baker
and Urban Development
GORDON H. MCKAY
Chairwoman
Exer ative Director
LAWRENCE D. DAHMS
Deputy Executive Direct for
WILLIAM F. HEIN
JOSEPH P. BORT METROCENTER 101 EIGHTH STREET OAKLAND, CA 94607-4700
510/464-7700
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Table of Contents
Page
Infrastructure Investment and Capital Program Objectives
Infrastructure Investment and Capital Program Topics
1
Infrastructure Investment: San Francisco Bay Area Perspective
2
Five Principles for Transportation Infrastructure Investment
3
FY 1994 Budget and Appropriations
4
Transit Funding Decline 1981 - 1993 - chart
5
MTC's New Rail Starts Program
6
Section 3 Bus Discretionary Program and The Americans With Disabilities Act
9
FY 1994 Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems Program
11
Bay Area Rail Extension Program - color map
13
ISTEA Implementation
ISTEA Implementation Topics
15
The Bay Area Partnership
16
JUMP Start: Status Report - chart
17
Programming ISTEA Funds: Multimodal Project Selection
18
ISTEA Congestion Pricing Pilot Project
19
San Francisco Bay Area Advance Traveler Information System (TravInfo)
20
Operator Profiles
Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)
21
Regional Transit Coordinating Council (RTCC)
21
AC Transit
22
Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART)
22
CalTrain
23
Cooperating Area Transit Systems (C.A.T.S.)
23
County Connection
24
LAVTA Wheels
24
Tri Delta
25
WestCAT
25
Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
26
San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni)
26
San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans)
27
Santa Clara County Transit District (Transportation Agency)
27
Santa Rosa CityBus
28
Vallejo Transit
28
Transit Operator Statistics FY 1991-92 - table
29
Infrastructure Investment and Capital Program Objectives
Infrastructure Investment and Capital Program Topics
Infrastructure Investment
FY 1994 Budget/Appropriations
MTC's New Rail Starts Program
Section 3 Bus Discretionary Program and
The Americans With Disabilities Act
Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems Program
Infrastructure Investment:
San Francisco Bay Area Perspective
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission supports increased investment in the nation's
public transportation infrastructure in FY 1994. Transportation infrastructure investment
can bring tangible economic benefits, including the creation of domestic jobs.
As in other areas of the United States, the Bay Area's transportation system has a growing
backlog of rehabilitation, maintenance and enhancement needs. The massive transportation
investments that were undertaken in the region prior to and after World War II are aging
and in need of rehabilitation. These investments include:
large-scale highway and bridge construction that occurred in the 1930s to 1950s;
construction of nearly 100 miles of rapid transit rail lines.
At the same time, new investment requirements in the Bay Area, such as protecting
structures against earthquake damage, ensuring transportation accessibility to our disabled
citizens and clean air, have moved to the forefront of our transportation program.
Towards addressing the challenge of meeting our maintenance and rehabilitation needs
while at the same time recognizing the transportation needs of a growing population, the
Metropolitan Transportation Commission has adopted the following set of principles for
transportation infrastructure investment.
Five Principles for
Transportation Infrastructure Investment
1. An Infrastructure Program Must Begin with Full Funding of ISTEA
Over the past twelve years, the nation has systematically underinvested in infra-
structure repair. Funding the landmark Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency
Act of 1991 (ISTEA) at fully authorized levels will allow regions such as the Bay Area to
use existing project-delivery systems to focus funding where it is most needed: to
rebuild our transportation infrastructure.
2. Utilize Existing Project-Delivery Systems for Rehabilitation-Type Projects
ISTEA maintained the essential formula funding components of a proven project-
delivery system while providing a new element of highway/transit funding flexibility.
Because rehabilitation projects do not generally require lengthy environmental analyses,
the formula funding program works quickly to get rehabilitation projects on the street.
3. Supplement Transit Operating Funding Beyond ISTEA-Authorized Levels
With a decline in the source of state and local operating funds, Bay Area transit systems
have had to cut service and layoff employees. This fact combined with an overall ten-
year slide in federal operating assistance has had serious impacts. In 1992 dollars, the
appropriated level of federal operating assistance in FY 1992 was 65 percent of FY 1983
appropriated levels. By supplementing federal operating assistance, direct job impacts
and service increases will follow.
4. Focus on Earmarked and Demonstration Projects That are Ready To Go
Infrastructure investment projects should have completed alternatives analyses and
environmental review documents, if required. Sufficient funding to complete an
operable segment or, in the case of a transit project, FTA authorization to enter into a
Full Funding Grant Agreement, is advisable as well. Earmarked projects will spend
funds more slowly when only a portion of a total project cost is appropriated annually
and if earmarks are made prior to time-consuming environmental and alternative
analysis review.
5. Reduce Government Oversight, Regulation and Review
Streamlining the federal approval process would significantly enhance project delivery.
To get projects moving quickly, we suggest projects meeting California Environmental
Quality Act regulations be relieved of parallel National Environmental Policy Act
requirements. Further, suspension of rules and regulations required by FTA under the
alternatives analysis process would cut program delays. Delegation to MPOs to
authorize transit projects programmed in an approved TIP to proceed as if under an
approved Letter of No Prejudice also would speed project delivery.
FY 1994 Budget and Appropriations
Background on Transit Funding
Federal funding for transit declined precipitously during the 1980s - a total of 52 percent in
real dollar terms over the last twelve years. The graph on the following page depicts this
alarming trend.
Federal operating assistance for urbanized areas declined by 56 percent in real dollars
between 1980 and 1992. In contrast, between 1980 and 1990, fares increased by 32 percent in
real dollars, and state/local operating aid increased by 69 percent in real dollars.
1994 Recommendations
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Bay Area transit operators urge full
funding of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act. During the two fiscal years
since the enactment of ISTEA, transportation appropriation levels have been well below
authorized amounts. While the Administration's economic stimulus package could raise
FY 93 funding levels, transit programs currently are funded at $3.6 billion in FY 1993, the
same as in FY 1992 - and 30 percent below the ISTEA-authorized spending level of $5.2
billion for the current fiscal year. Similarly for highways, FY 1993 funding was authorized at
$20.4 billion, but only $18 billion was approved by Congress, a 12 percent shortfall.
MTC and Bay Area transit operators recommend:
Funding federal transit programs at $5.2 billion in FY 1994 as authorized under
the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act. Funding for individual
transit programs should be appropriated according to the priorities established
in ISTEA.
Increasing operating assistance beyond the level authorized in the ISTEA. Full
funding of transit operating assistance would retain current jobs, support new
jobs, and permit service expansion.
4
FY 1994 Budget and Appropriations
(continued)
Economic Benefit
Full funding of ready-to-go transportation programs also will directly benefit the economy
by creating jobs immediately.
In the Bay Area, we have identified more than $2 billion worth of ready-to-go transit and
highway projects. Full funding of ISTEA is a first step towards jump starting the economy
with these projects.
Included in this category of projects are Section 3 Discretionary Bus Projects listed on the
following pages. All of these projects are dedicated to helping transit operators meet the
mandate of the Americans With Disabilities Act.
Transit Funding Decline 1981 - 1993
(Actual Appropriated Funding Adjusted for Inflation)
6000.0
Section 9/5 Funds
5000.0
Total FTA Funding
4000.0
Dollars in millions
3000.0
2000.0
1000.0
0.0
1981
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1983
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MTC's New Rail Starts Program
Background
The MTC New Rail Starts program is a $3.5-billion undertaking to extend a total of six rail
lines in the San Francisco Bay Area: an extension of four BART lines, extension of Santa
Clara County's Guadalupe light rail (LRT) line, and an extension of the CalTrain commuter
rail system into downtown San Francisco. Of the six lines, two will be funded with Section 3
New Rail Starts funds - the BART extension south of San Francisco to Colma and the San
Francisco International Airport (SFO), and extension of Santa Clara County's Tasman light-
rail project.
Utilization of Prior Section 3 Earmarks
Total Earmarks Through FY 93
$226.25M
Uses of Earmarks
Colma Project Construction
$124.00M
Tasman Engineering
12.75M
Tasman Final Design
48.00M
BART to SF Airport Engineering
22.50M
$207.25M
Balance
$19.00M
Other milestones of note that have been achieved to move this program forward:
MTC has adopted a Locally Preferred Alternative for the BART-to-SFO project, and
BART has submitted a $22.5-million Section 3 grant application to begin preliminary
engineering.
The Colma BART project is under construction, and BART is about to enter into a
Full Funding Grant Agreement for remaining federal funding.
Santa Clara County Transit District has completed preliminary engineering on
the Tasman project and has submitted a $48-million Section 3 grant for final
design work.
FY 1994 New Rail Starts Funding Request
In FY 94, we are seeking $155 million in New Rail Starts funding to maintain the level of
funding specified in ISTEA needed to keep our program on track.
The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) authorizes $568.5 million in
6
MTC's New Rail Starts Program
(continued)
New Rail Starts funding for the MTC New Rail Starts and Extensions program. ISTEA also
specifies annual Section 3 amounts for MTC's rail extension program, including $100 million
for FY 94. The additional $55 million reflects the difference between the $45 million appro-
priated in FY 93 and the $100 million authorized by ISTEA.
Federal appropriation bills have earmarked $226.25 million through FY 93 for the MTC
program.
Following are project descriptions and explanations on how Section 3 funds would be
utilized.
Project Descriptions
BART Extension to Colma: A 1.5-mile extension of the BART system from its current
Daly City terminus (just south of San Francisco) to a new station in the San Mateo
County city of Colma. Construction of the new station with parking and a turnback
is underway, with completion scheduled for early 1995.
Total Project Cost:
$170.2 million
Already Funded or Pending:
$3.6-million Section 9
The total amount of Section 3 funds needed for this
project ($124 million) are available from
federal funds earmarked through FY 93.
$42.5 million in state and local San Mateo County
funds are programmed for this project.
Section 3 Request:
Federal funds necessary to complete this project
will be allocated through a Full Funding Grant
Agreement.
BART Extension from Colma to the San Francisco Airport: This project is a BART
extension from Colma south to a station adjacent to the San Francisco International
Airport. Three stations would be constructed, along with parking access improve-
ments and vehicle acquisition. Selection of a preferred alternative was made in
June 1992 as part of a federal alternative analysis.
The financing plan calls for 75 percent of the funding for the baseline project to come
from federal funds. San Mateo County and the state of California will provide local
match funds. Design options, advocated by local communities along the alignment,
would be locally funded.
MTC's New Rail Starts Program
(continued)
Total Project Cost:
Ranges between $788 million to $960 million de-
pending upon alignment and design options.
Already Funded or Pending:
$22.5 million in Section 3 funds, matched with $7.5
million in local funds, for preliminary engineering
is pending before FTA.
Section 3 Request:
The BART-to-SFO project would utilize a portion
of the $155-million New Rail Starts funds being
sought in FY 94 for final design, right-of-way and
construction activities.
San Mateo County and the state of California
together would provide 25 percent local matching
funds.
Tasman Corridor LRT Project: This project is a 12-mile extension of the existing Santa
Clara County Guadalupe LRT line, and includes construction, right-of-way and
vehicle acquisition.
Total Project Cost:
$480 million
Already Funded or Pending:
$12.75-million Section 3 grant for preliminary
engineering
$48-million Section 3 grant for final design
pending before FTA
$20.3 million in local and state funds
Section 3 Request:
Of the $155 million in FY 94 Section 3 funds being
sought, the Tasman project would utilize funds
for right-of-way activities and vehicle acquisition.
Santa Clara County and the state of California
together would provide 50 percent local matching
funds.
8
Section 3 Bus Discretionary Program and
The Americans With Disabilities Act
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Bay Area transit operators request
funding for the following Section 3 ADA-related projects to be funded out of the
discretionary bus category. The total Section 3 Bus request is $12,958,221 for FY 1994.
FY 1994 Section 3 Discretionary Bus Program for the
MTC Region ADA Implementation Projects (90% Federal/10% Local Match)
Congressional
Federal
Total
District
Operator
Project Description
Share
Project Cost
MTC Region
1, 3, 6, 7, 8,
Regional ADA eligibility
9, 10, 12, 13,
database for entire
14, 15, 16
MTC region
$335,700
$373,000
Central Counties
7, 9, 13
AC Transit
Fixed-route headsigns
retrofit/loudspeaker system
$1,620,000
$1,800,000
7,8,9,10,
Alameda
Ten paratransit vehicles and
12, 13
County
ADA computers and software
(AC Transit,
BART,
LAVTA,
Union City)
$867,816
$964,240
7, 10
CCCTA
Six paratransit vehicles and
an ADA computerized
scheduling system
$428,015
$475,572
10
LAVTA
ADA hardware and
software for LAVTA
$47,250
$52,500
8, 12
S.F. Muni
Lease of Seattle Metro
trolley coaches (18)
$431,017
$478,908
Southern Counties
12, 14
SamTrans
Paratransit vehicles (28),
ADA bus stop accessibility
and a paratransit computer
$3,235,799
$3,595,332
13, 14, 15, 16
SCCTD
ADA bus stop improvements
and sign replacements,
paratransit vehicles (20)
$2,025,000
$2,250,000
9
Section 3 Bus Discretionary Program and
The Americans With Disabilities Act
(continued)
FY 1994 Section 3 Discretionary Bus Program for the
MTC Region ADA Implementation Projects (90% Federal/10% Local Match)
Congressional
Federal
Total
District
Operator
Project Description
Share
Project Cost
Northern Counties
1
Fairfield
Two paratransit vehicles/
two minivans, computer
and scheduling program
wheelchair ramps, bus shelters,
bus hailing cards, and
TDD/TTY phone system
$453,463
$503,848
6
Golden
Nine expansion paratransit
Gate
vehicles, and bus stop and
transit facility improvements
$989,944
$1,099,938
1
Napa
Announcement system for
sight-impaired passengers
(for 16 buses)
$117,000
$130,000
6
Santa Rosa
Six paratransit vehicles and
bus stop improvements
$306,000
$340,000
1,6
Sonoma
Paratransit facility and five
County
paratransit vehicles
Transit
$945,000
$1,050,000
7
Vallejo
Ten paratransit vehicles and
paratransit radio/dispatch
$786,816
$874,240
1,3
Vacaville
Three paratransit vehicles,
ADA equipment for
fixed-route buses
$225,000
$250,000
7
WestCAT
Three paratransit vehicles and
related equipment
$144,401
$160,446
Totals
$12,958,221
$14,398,024
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FY 1994 Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems Program
Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems (IVHS) Field Operational Test funds were awarded
during FY 1993 for the initial two phases of the Bay Area's TravInfo Project. This project
will create a regionwide, multimodal traveler information system to collect, integrate and
disseminate up-to-date information on traffic and transit conditions (see page 17 for project
information). Bay Area IVHS strategic planning efforts will seek to identify further
opportunities for successful implementation of IVHS projects.
The TravInfo proposal included descriptions of the next two phases of the program for
which funds would not normally be sought until the initial system is fully operational in
1994-95. However, there are two issues that would accelerate our need for federal funding
in FY 1994:
a decision to fully earmark or over-program remaining IVHS funds, potentially
eliminating future funds for the TravInfo project and any future Bay Area IVHS
project developed by strategic plan efforts now underway;
a decision to exclude the Bay Area from those eligible for IVHS Corridor funding.
The U.S. Department of Transportation Strategic Plan for IVHS, delivered to
Congress, did not identify the Bay Area as a candidate "other corridor."
It is critical that the Bay Area not be cut off from the opportunity to compete for future
funding. Our success in winning the TravInfo grant proves that the Bay Area can prevail in
open competition.
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Metropolitan
Transportation
Commission
Rail Extension
Program
BART
West Pittsburg
Resolution No. 1876
Extension
Adopted March 24, 1988
Last revised February 27, 1991
Contra a
Costa
San Francisco
Oakland
(for extensions,
Muni
see enlargement)
F-Line
X
Extension
BART
Muni Turnback
and 6th Street
Muni
Extension
BART
Metro
Dublin
Extension
SEA
Alameda
BART
BART
SFO
San CalTrain Peninsula Commute
Warm Springs
Extension
Extension
Mateo
Service
CalTrain
Downtown
Tasman Corridor Extension
Extension
Mountain View
San Jose
Santa Clara
County
CalTrain
Guadalupe
Tamien Station
Corridor
Extension
Light Rail
2
3
I
4
Santa
MTC Graphics/pb 2/92
Total Cost : $3,506.5 illion
N
I
State Funds $731.9 million (20.9%)
2 BART $118.6 million (3.4%)
5
3 Alameda County $194.7 million (5.67%) (Under negotiation)
4 Contra Costa County $243.4 million (6.9%)
5 San Mateo County $688.4 million (19.6%)
6 Santa Clara County $116.0 million (3.3%)
7 Bridge Tolls $134.0 million (3.8%)
6
8 Unidentified $60.6 million (1.7%)
7
9 Federal $986.8 million (28.1%)
8
10 JPB Caltrain Funding $232.2 million (6.6%)
ISTEA Implementation
ISTEA Implementation Topics
The Bay Area Partnership
Programming ISTEA Funds:
Multimodal Project Selection
ISTEA Congestion Pricing Pilot Project
San Francisco Bay Area
Advance Traveler Information System (TravInfo)
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The Bay Area Partnership
Background
Immediately following the enactment of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act (ISTEA), a consortium of 36 local, regional, state and federal
transportation and air quality officials joined together to create a partnership for
performance in the San Francisco Bay Area. The work program of the Partnership is
the Joint Urban Mobility Program (JUMP Start).
With the goals of advancing near-term projects to improve the movement of people
and goods, improving the interagency planning process and pursuing projects that
are key to improving air quality and need priority attention, the JUMP Start program
includes 20 projects that are on the fast track for implementation. A summary of the
status of these projects is reflected in the following chart.
Current Status
Three JUMP Start projects have received federal grants - the TravInfo project, the
Regional Transit Telephone Information System and the Bay Area Telecommuting
Demonstration Program - and are well on their way to implementation. Another
project that made significant progress in 1992 is one working to develop a "universal
ticket" that would be valid on any of the region's bus, rail, and ferry systems. The
first phase of this project will be in operation by May 1993.
ISTEA presented local and regional officials with unprecedented latitude in deciding
where and how to spend new federal dollars. The Partnership and its JUMP Start
program of projects demonstrates that with the right amount of flexibility and
funding, the Bay Area can put projects on the street to ease congestion and improve
air quality with minimum delay.
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JUMP Start: Status Report
(as of 2/93)
Highlights/Major Accomplishments/
JUMP Start Projects
Status
Issues That Could Cause Delays
Mobility Projects:
Transportation System Operations
1. Initiate Electronic Toll Collection
GREEN
After significant delay, project is progressing on new,
more realistic schedule.
2. Early Implementation of
GREEN
On schedule to operate on 80 miles of freeways by
Traffic Operations System (TOS)
end of 1993.
4. Develop Freeway Service (Tow) Patrols
GREEN
Phase I completed in December with 12 trucks patrolling
35 miles of freeway; Phase II begins March 1993.
5. Add New Counties to
GREEN
All Bay Area counties have joined the SAFE program. Call
SAFE Call Box Program
boxes are being installed in Napa County and will soon be
installed in San Francisco.
6. Complete El Camino Signalization Project
GREEN
Project completed.
Alternatives to Driving Alone
7. TransLink Installation on
GREEN
BTVs to be installed on 155 buses. One-year demo to begin
CCCTA and BART Express
May '93. Credit/Debit Vendors to be installed by fall 1993.
8. Regional Transit Telephone
GREEN
An RFP is underway for implementation of a regional
Information System
telephone number. Work is progressing on the trip-
planning system.
9. Establish Timed Transfer
GREEN
Slight delay in Phase I construction due to rainy weather.
Centers at Key Locations
New completion date is estimated at mid-March.
10. Implement Bus Service Across
GREEN
Project was delayed by private sector protest;
the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge
GGBHTD initiated service on March 7, 1993.
11. Muni Metro Turnback Full Funding Contract
AMBER
FFGA awaiting FTA approval in Washington, D.C.
12. Daly City/BART Airport Shuttle
GREEN
Project funding to purchase vehicles is complete.
13. Implement Federal Government Employee
GREEN
Eleven government agencies are participating; EPA is still
Transit Incentive Program
considering. Commuter Check hit $1 M total sales 11/92.
15. Implement Bicycle Improvement Projects
GREEN
Two of three bicycle projects continue to stay on schedule;
third project has been dropped due to lack of funding.
16. Implement 1992 Phase I
GREEN
Port of Oakland and Port of SF - terminal improvement
Ferry Plan Improvements
projects completed in 1992. Projects proposed for 1993
and 1994 are seeking funding approvals.
19. TravInfo
GREEN
Federal grant approved; funds to be available April 1993.
20. Bay Area Telecommuting
AMBER
Arrangements are being made for possible
Development Program
telecommuting center locations.
Planning Projects:
3. Analysis of Freeway Operational Strategies
AMBER
Technical work progressing, but local TAC has not
been formed yet.
14. National Highway System Definition
GREEN
Development of proposed National Highway System
is proceeding.
17. Multimodal Priority Setting Process
GREEN
MTC is updating procedures and criteria with
comments from surveys.
18. Planning Integration
GREEN
Federal grant approved, negotiations with FHWA
about to begin.
GREEN on time; no serious obstacles or issues that jeopardize implementation
AMBER
potential problems may impact schedule
RED
serious obstacles/issues need to be addressed or project implementation will be jeopardized
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Programming ISTEA Funds:
Multimodal Project Selection
In an effort to take immediate advantage of new flexible Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) funds, MTC and a broad representative
committee of congestion management agency, city, county, transit agency, and air
district representatives developed a multimodal priority-setting and project-selection
process.
This process focused on the programming of Surface Transportation Program (STP)
and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program (CMAQ) funds available under
ISTEA. Projects selected through this process have been incorporated into the 1993
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), which includes previous programming
actions of approximately $10.5 billion from other state and federal funding sources.
Criteria developed to evaluate and rank recommended projects was based on a
project's ability to meet four goals: 1) maintain/sustain the metropolitan
transportation system, or MTS; 2) improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the
MTS; 3) expand the system to meet demand; and 4) address external factors such as
accessibility and air quality.
Initial recommendations developed through the regional consensus-building process
include a three-year, $214 million program of projects (see chart below).
In all, 225 projects have been approved for funding, including the purchase of
CalTrain locomotives; designated freeway carpool lanes; TransLink universal fare
collection equipment; traffic signal and local arterial improvements throughout the
region; rehabilitation of the BART transbay tube; and the purchase of clean fuel
buses.
Project Type
STP
CMAQ
Transit
33.0%
$40.1M
27.0%
$23.4M
Projects w/
Multimodal Features
20.0%
$24.1M
13.0%
$11.6M
Traffic Operations
4.3%
$5.2M
60.0%
$50.2M
Streets/Roads/Bridges
38.3%
$46.3M
0.0%
$0.0M
Ports
1.9%
$2.4M
0.0%
$0.0M
Bike and Pedestrian
2.2%
$2.7M
0.0%
$0.0M
Totals
100.0%
$120.0M
100.0%
$85.2M
(figures rounded)
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ISTEA Congestion Pricing Pilot Project
The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) authorizes up to five
congestion pricing demonstration projects nationwide for the purpose of monitoring
the application and impact of congestion pricing strategies on transportation
facilities. ISTEA provides $25 million per year for this program, with a maximum of
$15 million per year for any one project.
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission, in cooperation with the California
Department of Transportation, has submitted a congestion pricing proposal to the
Federal Highway Administration for a demonstration project on the San Francisco-
Oakland Bay Bridge.
This proposal would:
- Study appropriate congestion pricing structures and implementation issues;
- Develop regional consensus and support of the state legislature for
congestion-based toll increases;
- Increase peak-period tolls with possible reductions in off-peak toll rates;
- Use funds generated from the toll increases to improve and augment parallel
transit services that operate in the Bay Bridge corridor.
The extreme level of peak-period traffic congestion and the rich array of transit
alternatives in the Bay Bridge corridor make it one of the best locations in the United
States to successfully test and implement a congestion pricing project.
This proposal was developed in cooperation with a coalition of business,
environmental and public interest groups, who support a serious examination of
congestion pricing as a tool to address urban traffic congestion.
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San Francisco Bay Area
Advance Traveler Information System (TravInfo)
Pursuant to the Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems program included in ISTEA,
the Metropolitan Transportation Commission is developing an Advanced Traveler
Information System (ATIS) project, called TravInfo. The U.S. Department of Trans-
portation has identified the TravInfo project as one of 16 proposals out of 102 nation-
wide that will receive federal funds to advance IVHS concepts. TravInfo has been
granted $2.5 million for the initial phase of the project. These funds will be matched
by $1.7 million in non-federal funds. This project will provide travelers with easy
access to current, accurate information on all travel modes. The TravInfo project will
be implemented through a partnership of public agencies and private firms.
When fully operational, in the mid-1990s, TravInfo will enable travelers to access the
regional information center, indicate where they are and where they want to go, and
identify multiple travel options. This distribution of up-to-the-minute information on
both mass transit and road conditions is expected to result in decreased auto use and
traffic congestion as travelers adjust their mode and travel time to avoid delay.
The initial stage of the project will integrate data from: the California Highway
Patrol's regional incident log; Caltrans' Traffic Operations System surveillance of
approximately 125 miles of freeway; MTC's Service Authority for Freeways and
Expressways roving tow truck patrols; and a data base of public transit routes,
schedules and fares that is currently being developed by MTC and local transit
operators.
The effects of TravInfo on a broad array of issues, including entrepreneurial response
to improved travel information, changes in individual travel behavior and the impact
on the performance of the transportation system as a whole, will be evaluated by
California Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways (PATH), a consortium of
California universities formed to enhance IVHS research.
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Operator Profiles
MTC
METROPOLITAN
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION
101 Eighth Street, Oakland, CA 94607 Telephone: (510) 464-7700 * TDD/TTY: (510) 464-7769
Establishment
Created by the California Legislature in 1970 for the nine-county
San Francisco Bay Area.
Duties
Develop and annually update the Regional Transportation Plan. Develop annual
Regional Transit Productivity and Transit Coordination plans. Analyze transit
operator budgets and oversee performance audits. Determine annual regional
highway and transit capital priorities. Review state and federal transportation
grant applications. Directly allocate nearly $500 million annually to transit.
Board
Nineteen commissioners: Jane Baker, chairwoman. Sixteen voting members,
appointed by boards of supervisors and county mayors' conferences; one each
appointed by the Association of Bay Area Governments and the Bay Conser-
vation and Development Commission. Three non-voting members, one each
from the U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development, and the state of California Business, Transportation
and Housing Agency.
Staff
96 employees; Lawrence D. Dahms, executive director.
RTCC
Regional Transit Coordinating Council
Establishment
Created by state legislation in 1977.
Duties
Coordination of routes, schedules, fares and transfers. Joint ventures in
marketing, maintenance and purchases. Review of proposed MTC funding
criteria, transit-related policies, regional transit priorities, fund estimates and
distribution of funds.
Board
Twelve members; MTC Executive Director Lawrence D. Dahms, chair. General
managers of AC Transit, BART, CalTrain, Central Contra Costa Transit, Golden
Gate Transit, Livermore-Amador Valley Transit Authority, San Francisco Muni,
SamTrans, Santa Clara County Transit, Santa Rosa Transit and Vallejo Transit.
Service Data
1992
3,032 buses and trolley coaches, 17 club buses, 5 ferries
840 rail vehicles, 37 cable cars
234.7 rail route miles (exclusive rights of way)
141.4 million annual revenue vehicle miles
477.1 million annual total passengers
11,016.5 total operator employees
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Operator Profiles
AC Transit
TRANSIT
1600 Franklin Street, Oakland, CA 94612 (510) 891-4777
Establishment
Voter approval in Alameda and Contra Costa counties after enabling legislation
was passed in 1955.
Board
Seven members, directly elected; Michael Winter, president.
Service Data
1992
Fixed-route bus service in Alameda and Contra Costa counties between
Richmond and Fremont, East Bay cities transbay to San Francisco, and
contractual service for Western Contra Costa Transit Authority.
824 buses
24.2 million annual revenue vehicle miles
65.6 million annual total passengers
Staff
1,868 employees; Sharon Banks, general manager.
a
Bay Area Rapid Transit District
800 Madison St., Oakland, CA 94604-2688 (510) 464-6000
Establishment
Created by state legislature in 1957. Voter approval of a general obligation bond
issue in 1962 to construct and operate a rail system in Alameda, Contra Costa,
and San Francisco counties.
Board
Nine members, directly elected; Nello Bianco, president.
Service Data
1992
Rapid rail mass transit system in Alameda, Contra Costa and
San Francisco counties with express bus service to East Bay suburban areas.
589 rail vehicles
45 express buses (contract service)
71 rail route miles (exclusive right of way)
40.8 million annual revenue rail vehicle miles
2.5 million annual revenue express bus miles
77.3 million annual total rail passengers
2.1 million annual express bus passengers
Staff
2,133 employees; Frank J. Wilson, general manager.
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CALTRAiN
CalTrain
1250 San Carlos Avenue, San Carlos, CA 94070 (415) 508-6200
Establishment
Joint Powers Board assumed authority in 1992. The JPB is the successor agency to
Caltrans, which operated CalTrain from 1980 - 1992.
Board
Joint Powers Board contract with Amtrak for operation and maintenance. Board
includes three members each from San Francisco's Municipal Railway, San Mateo
County Transit District's SamTrans, and Santa Clara County Transit District's
Transportation Agency.
Service Data
1992
Commuter rail service between San Francisco and Gilroy, California.
73 rail vehicles
81 rail route miles (exclusive right of way)
2.5 million annual revenue vehicle miles
7.4 million annual total passengers
Staff
298 Amtrak employees, 12 JBP employees; Gerald T. Haugh, executive director.
Cooperating Area Transit Systems (C.A.T.S.)
Bus systems serving Contra Costa County and a
portion of Alameda County
The Cooperating Area Transit Systems is a group composed of the board chairman and general managers of
four bus systems serving Contra Costa County and a portion of Alameda County. The group formed in order
to work on various projects affecting patrons, such as scheduling, marketing and fares. To date, the group has
produced a system map that indicates the transit service of the four bus systems, BART rail and bus, and
paratransit. C.A.T.S. also has developed and implemented a uniform fare structure for all four systems and
coordinates equipment and parts purchasing in order to receive better prices.
The members of C.A.T.S. are Central Contra Costa Transit Authority (The County Connection), Eastern
Contra Costa Transit Authority (Tri Delta), Livermore-Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA Wheels)
and Western Contra Costa County Transit Authority (WestCAT). The County Connection provides feeder
bus service to five BART rail stations in Contra Costa County. LAVTA Wheels provides feeder bus service to
two BART regional bus routes. WestCAT provides feeder bus service to two BART express bus routes and Tri
Delta provides feeder bus service to three BART express bus routes.
Lift-equipped service is provided by each of the members. The County Connection operates 96 peak-hour,
lift-equipped buses on 28 bus routes, four of which are express commute routes. Tri Delta operates 21 lift-
equipped, peak-hour buses in fixed-route service. Wheels operates 29 lift-equipped, peak-hour buses in fixed-
route service. WestCAT operates 10 lift-equipped, peak-hour buses in fixed-route service.
Operator statistics follow for the C.A.T.S. members.
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CCCTA
County Connection
Central Contra Costa Transit Authority, 2477 Arnold Industrial Way, Concord, CA 94520-5327 (510) 676-1976
Establishment
Joint Powers Agreement of 1980. Service began in 1982.
Board
Eleven members; Robert Schroder, chair. One representative each from
ten cities and the county.
Service Data
1992
Fixed-route bus service in the cities of Clayton, Concord, Danville, Lafayette,
Martinez, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Moraga, San Ramon, Orinda and Central
Contra Costa County.
112 buses
3.6 million annual revenue vehicle miles
4.3 million annual total passengers
Paratransit dial-a-ride services in same service area.
17 vans
560,202 annual revenue vehicle miles
82,126 annual total passengers
Staff
234 employees; Robert C. Patrick, general manager.
Paratransit operated by private contractor.
WHEEIS
LAVTA Wheels
Livermore/Amador Valley Translt Authority
Livermore/Amador Valley Transit Authority, 1362 Rutan Ct., Suite 100, Livermore, CA 94550 (510) 455-7555
Establishment
July 1986
Board
Seven-member board of directors; Peter Snyder, chair.
Service Data
1992
Fixed-route bus service to the cities of Pleasanton, Dublin and Livermore in
Alameda County.
34 buses
1.3 million annual revenue vehicle miles
824,000 annual total passengers
Paratransit dial-a-ride services in same service area.
5 vans
100 passengers per day
Staff
93 employees; Virendra Sood, general manager.
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Tri Delta
Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority, 801 Wilbur Avenue, Antioch, CA 94509 (510) 754-4040
Establishment
1979
Board
Nine-member board of directors; Joel Keller, chair.
Service Data
1992
Fixed-route bus service in the cities of Pittsburg, Antioch, Brentwood and parts
of Eastern Contra Costa County.
7 peak-hour buses
622,400 annual revenue vehicle miles
732,600 annual total passengers
Paratransit dial-a-ride services in same service area.
10 vans
250 passengers per day
Staff
41 employees; Anne Muzzini, transit manager.
WESTCAT
WestCAT
Western Contra Costa County Transit Authority, 601 Walter Avenue, Pinole, CA 94564 (510) 724-3331
Establishment
January 1980
Board
Seven-member board of directors; Donna Wirth, chair.
Service Data
1992
Fixed-route bus service to the cities of Pinole and Hercules and unincorporated
areas of Western Contra Costa County.
12 buses, 9 vans
275,000 annual revenue vehicle miles
271,400 annual total passengers
Paratransit dial-a-ride services in same service area.
9 vans
1,628 annual total passengers
Staff
28 employees; Ron Serviss, transit manager.
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Golden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transportation District
GGBHTD
PO Box 9000, Presidio Station, San Francisco, CA 94129 (415) 921-5858
Establishment
Created by state legislation in 1928 to build the Golden Gate Bridge.
Authority to provide transit granted in 1970.
Board
Nineteen members; James L. Harberson, president. Members appointed by
boards of supervisors in San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma, Mendocino,
Del Norte and Napa counties, and the mayor of San Francisco.
Service Data
1992
Fixed-route bus service in San Francisco, Marin and Sonoma counties.
Transbay ferry service between San Francisco and Marin counties.
Vanpooling and subscription buses in Sonoma, Marin and Napa counties.
274 buses, 4 ferries, 17 subscription club buses
7.9 million annual revenue bus and ferry vehicle miles
10.6 million annual bus and ferry passengers
384,307 annual revenue club bus vehicle miles
260,843 annual club bus total passengers
Staff
614 transit employees; Carney J. Campion, general manager.
MUNI
San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni)
949 Presidio Ave., San Francisco, CA 94129 (415) 558-3214
Establishment
Authorized by the city charter in 1900. Service began in 1912 after voter
approval of a bond issue in 1909.
Board
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. Five members, appointed
by the mayor; Kay Yu, president.
Service Data
1992
Fixed-route bus, trolley coach, light-rail and cable-car service in the
city and county of San Francisco.
844 buses and trolley buses, 128 light-rail vehicles
37 cable cars
72.6 light-rail vehicle and 10.1 cable car round-trip route miles
25.8 million annual revenue vehicle miles
238.7 annual total passengers
Staff
3,420 employees; Johnny Stein, general manager.
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samTrans
San Mateo County Transit District
1250 San Carlos Ave., San Carlos, CA 94070 (415) 508-6200
Establishment
Voter approval after enabling legislation was passed in 1974. Service
began in 1975.
Board
Nine members; Arthur Lloyd, chair. Five members are elected city and county
officials, one is appointed by the board of supervisors, and three are appointed
by the six members.
Service Data
1992
Fixed-route bus service in San Mateo County. Six trunk lines to San Francisco
operated by Grosvenor Bus Lines, Inc. personnel under contract. Demand-
responsive bus service (Redi-Wheels) for mobility-impaired patrons.
302 buses and 28 paratransit vehicles
7.6 million annual revenue vehicle miles
18.7 million annual total passengers
Staff
595 employees; Gerald T. Haugh, general manager.
TA
-
Transportation Agency
Transportation Agency (formerly SCCTD)
3331 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95134-1906 (408) 321-5555
Establishment
Voter approval after enabling legislation was passed in 1972; service began in
1973. Light-rail service began December 1987.
Board
Five members of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors;
Zoe Lofgren, transit district chair.
Service Data
1992
Fixed-route bus and light-rail service in Santa Clara County.
512 buses
50 light-rail vehicles
21.3 million annual revenue vehicle miles
46.1 million annual total passengers
Staff
1,531.5 employees; Lawrence Reuter, general manager.
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Santa Rosa CityBus
PO Box 1678, Santa Rosa, CA 95402 (707) 524-5121
Establishment
City of Santa Rosa began operating service in 1975 after managing a
contract bus service since 1958.
Board
Five members of the Santa Rosa City Council; Maureen Casey, mayor.
Service Data
1992
Fixed-route bus service in Santa Rosa.
21 buses
850,000 annual revenue vehicle miles
1.6 million annual total passengers
Staff
57 employees; Robert Dunlavey, director of transit and parking.
Vallejo Transit
City Hall, 555 Santa Clara, Vallejo, CA 94590 (707) 648-4306
Establishment
City of Vallejo began managing a contract bus service in the early 1970s and a
ferry service in 1986.
Board
Seven members of the Vallejo City Council; Anthony J. Intintoli, Jr., mayor.
Service Data
1992
Fixed-route bus service in Vallejo and between Fairfield, Vallejo and the
El Cerrito Del Norte BART station in Contra Costa County, and ferry service
between Vallejo and San Francisco.
45 buses
1.7 million annual revenue vehicle miles
2.3 million annual total passengers
1 ferry boat
68,500 annual revenue vehicle miles
270,000 annual total passengers
Staff
92 employees; Pamela Belchamber, transportation manager.
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Major Transit Services in the Bay Area 1991-92(a)
Operating Data
Sources of Operating Funds (b) ($000)
Total
Active
Average
Local/Regional
State
Federal
Operating
Transit
Weekday
User
Local
Expenses
Recipients
Fleet
Boardings
(Fare)
Taxes
TDA (c)
AB1107 (c,d)
Bridge Tolls
STA (c)
FTA (c,g,i)
Other (e)
($000)
AC Transit
824
223,650
$ 41,193
$ 38,895
$ 31,273
$ 20,519
$ 157
$ 2,414
$ 6,723
$ 2,145
$ 143,319
BART
589
259,950
99,530
116,638
487
403
0
1,681
41
(5,045)
213,736
Caltrain
93
23,900
12,483
9,806
0
0
0
0
1,132
9,233
32,654
CCCTA
112
15,839
2,206
958
10,546
0
0
274
1,318
(395)
14,907 *
ECCTA
34
2,200
372 *
0
2,610
0
0
0
0
(91)
2,891
Fairfield/Suisun
21
1,210
241
0
452
0
0
0
346
(34)
1,005
GGBHTD
278(f)
36,550
16,062
21,972
9,606
0
0
0
1,499
1,052
50,191
LAVTA
34
2,890
459 *
0
3,633
0
0
0
84
422
4,597 *
Napa City
11
2,550
207
0
852
0
0
0
415
(283)
1,191
SF Muni
1,022
767,770
82,445 *
148,210 *
23,662
19,859
0
6,226
7,574
3,539
291,514 *
SamTrans
302
65,580
10,533 *
16,751 #
14,865
0
0
0
1,551
58
43,758
SCCTD (TA)
552
169,350
18,702
99,316
41,856
0
0
0
6,061
(4,642)
161,293
Santa Rosa
21
5,550
773
22
2,078
0
0
0
713
9
3,594
Sonoma County
39
3,850
840
0
3,291
0
0
132
21
(389)
3,896
Union City
11
1,850
177
0
1,109 h)
0
0
0
0
(119)
1,167
Vallejo
45
8,350
2,974
0
2,396
0
830
0
211
117
6,529
WestCAT
21
1,050
164 *
54 *
1,344 (h)
0
0
0
0
(28)
1,534 *
TOTAL
4,009
1,592,089
$ 289,362
$ 452,621
$ 150,060
$ 40,781
987
$ 10,726
$ 27,690
$5,548
$ 977,775
(a) Unless otherwise noted by *, figures are unaudited data reported by
(e) Negative numbers indicate funding not actually spent for
transit operating agencies or extracted from MTC resolutions.
operations in FY 1991-92.
(b) TDA, STA, AB 1107 and FTA funds correspond to MTC allocations.
(f) In addition, service is provided by 17 club buses.
Actual amount used for the fiscal year might have varied
(g) Sections 9 and 18.
somewhat. Any adjustments are made under "Other."
(h) Includes allocations to AC Transit for contract services to WestCAT
(c) Represents direct allocations by MTC.
and Union City.
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William P Duplissea
Tom Hsich
Gordon H. McKay
Angelo Siracusa
Jane Baker, Chairwoman
US Department of Transportation
City and County of Sun Francisco
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
San Francisco Bay Conservation
Cities of San Mateo County
Peter C. Foppiano
David Karp
Dianne McKenna, Vice Chair
and Development Commission
James T. Beall, Jr.
Sonoma County
Cities of Alameda County
Association of Bay Area Governments
James Spering
Cities of Santa Clara County
Rubin Glickman
Preston W. Kelley
Fred Negri
Solane County
Edward B. Campbell
San Francisco Mayor's Appointee
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Napa County
Steve Weir
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Mary Griffin
Karen Kunze
Robert Schroder
Cities of Contra Costa County
Rod Diridon
San Mareo County
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Transit
NEWS
March 31, 1993
APTA
NEWS RELEASE
APTA SAYS TRANSIT SHOULD BENEFIT
FROM GAS TAX EXTENSION
- For Immediate Use -
WASHINGTON - The president of the Chicago Transit Authority urged
congressional tax writers today to continue a soon-to-expire portion of the federal gasoline
tax and use the funds to improve mass transit service and other ground transportation
programs. "With your help, the transit industry can again be an economic engine," said CTA
President Robert Belcaster in prepared remarks, referring to the 6,000 jobs underwritten by
each $100 million of public investment in transit.
He testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on behalf of the
American Public Transit Association, the national alliance of operating transit authorities,
their suppliers and other advocates of improved transit service. The Committee is looking
into President Clinton's economic stimulus plans.
Belcaster said that without action by Congress, 2.5 cents of the current 14 cents per
gallon gas tax will end in Fiscal Year 1995. About $3 billion a year generated by the tax now
is used to offset general federal spending."A critical step is to extend the 2.5 cents and
deposit it in the Highway Trust Fund," he said. "At a time of growing concern about air
pollution, dependence on imported oil and traffic gridlock, we cannot afford to retreat on
these problems or forget that transit is a key to solving them."
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Transportation Secretary Federico Peña recently pledged the Administration's support
for the tax plan, to help generate funds for future mass transit and highway improvements.
Belcaster said that maintaining the historic 20 percent minimum share for transit is "an
important sign of the Administration's commitment to the benefits that transit provides to
the entire nation."
The APTA spokesman expressed concern with the Administration's proposed tax on
the B.T.U. content of energy, estimating that it would add about $100 million a year to the
cost of transit operations. "If we are forced to pass on the costs to the states and our
customers - whether as higher fares or service cutbacks - it will be impossible for us to
increase ridership, save energy and reduce air pollution," he said.
Belcaster voiced APTA's support of legislation to exempt commuter railroads from
a 2.5 cents per gallon diesel tax that was enacted in 1990. "The commuter railroads should
be exempt, like other transit systems," he said.
Noting the Committee's leadership in enacting a $60 per month tax-free ceiling on
company-provided transit commuter fares, Belcaster said that the transit industry is doing
everything it can to be sure that the provision lives up to its promise.
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APTA
February 5, 1993
NEWS RELEASE
GAMBACCINI SAYS "FIVE BOLD STEPS"
WILL SPUR ECONOMIC RECOVERY
AND TRANSIT RENEWAL
-Hold for Release Friday, Feb. 5, 1993 at 12 noon EST-
CLEVELAND - The chairman of the American Public Transit Association today
called on the Clinton Administration, Congress and the transit industry to take "five bold
steps" to promote economic recovery and a revival of bus and rail service in the U.S.
Speaking here to The City Club, Louis J. Gambaccini said "an aggressive program
of federal investment in the nation's transportation infrastructure" will create jobs, boost
local tax coffers, and curb transit fare increases and service cuts that discourage transit
ridership. The Administration is expected to unveil its plan to stimulate the economy -
including new transportation spending - later this month.
Gambaccini, also the general manager of Philadelphia's SEPTA transit system,
outlined his "five bold steps":
o Full funding, this year and in the future, of ISTEA, the 1991 federal surface
transportation law that authorizes grants to states and local transit systems;
o The design and construction of a national public transportation network, similar
to the Interstate Highway System;
o Closer cooperation among transit, highway and other transportation interests
around a common goal of improving "intermodal" service to U.S. travelers;
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o The need for creative transit services for "the new American commuter" who lives
and works in the suburbs; and,
o A increase in the federal excise tax on gasoline, dedicated to transportation
improvements.
Citing President Clinton's Inaugural summons, "to renew American we must be bold,"
the APTA chairman said, "Those who believe that good transportation is good for our future
must act now. Those who see mobility as the key to economic growth must be aggressive
and bold." Gambaccini said 93,000 jobs would result if a $1.6 billion shortfall in ISTEA
transit funds this year were to be made up. "Full funding would finance construction projects
at the lowest prices in years, because of the competitive market place," he said.
In calling for a national public transportation network, Gambaccini said a new
national highway system, as required by law, "is an inadequate and incomplete picture of
where we must head." Rather, he said, "we must get on with the development and
implementation of inter-connected, high-capacity public transportation services, within and
between the nation's urban and rural areas." He said APTA is working on such a project.
The APTA official repeated the association's support for a gas tax increase for
transportation needs. He said a significant increase would promote conservation in cleaner
air, and discourage drive-alone commuting. "The real price of gas is now 40 cents a gallon
less than it was than in 1950," he said.
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NEWS
APTA
March 29, 1993
NEWS RELEASE
FULL FUNDING OF TRANSIT PROGRAM
GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY, CONGRESS TOLD
-For Immediate Release-
WASHINGTON - Calling this "a time for new beginnings," a leading public transit
operator and the nation's largest transit bus builder went before Congress today to argue
for full funding of the federal transit aid program.
Richard F. Davis of Kansas City, vice president-government affairs for the American
Public Transit Association, said the House of Representatives's recent approval of economic
stimulus funds for transit is only a first step toward overcoming past budget cuts.
"The time has come for the federal government to promote an alternative to driving
alone," Davis said. "If you put our efforts into building more highways, we fail to deal with
air pollution. We need transit in our congested cities and for those who cannot afford to
drive or are unable to."
Davis's remarks came before the House's transportation appropriations subcommittee
which is considering funding for the Federal Transit Administration beginning-October 1.
The Clinton Administration says its forthcoming budget will include $4.6 billion for transit
grants and other programs, a 21 percent increase over this year's level but still a half billion
dollars short of what was pledged in ISTEA, the 1991 surface transportation act.
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Davis, who runs a fleet of 273 transit buses, specifically urged the subcommittee to
approve full funding for operations and maintenance programs. "It makes little sense for
transit systems to buy buses if they cannot afford to operate them," he said.
An official of the Flxible (cq) Corp., the nation's largest builder of transit buses, said
full funding will quickly mean more jobs for the economy. "With a commitment to more
consistent funding in the future, Flxible and its suppliers can begin putting people on
assembly lines in a matter of weeks," said company vice chairman Mark J. Obert.
"Volume at our plant (in Delaware, Ohio) is less than half of what it was several
years ago," he said. "This past December, I had to close my plant for several weeks because
orders for bus purchases were so low. Full funding of ISTEA in 1994 and beyond is needed
to restore stability to the supply side of the transit industry."
Obert said the nation's bus building industry is operating at only a quarter of capacity
at the same time 22 percent of the nation's transit bus fleet is obsolete by federal standards.
"Transit is a good long-term investment. It will strengthen our economy over the long run,"
he said.
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PUBLIC TRANSIT —
WORKS FOR AMERICA
Good public transit is essential to our economy. Whether the concern is jobs, global
competitiveness, increased productivity or more business revenue, extensive public transit
provides the critical connection. Economist David Aschauer observed, "A stronger com-
mitment to America's infrastructure by the public sector is necessary
directly and indi-
rectly, it contributes to an improved standard of living."
Enactment of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991
could not have come at a more opportune time. America's trading partners in Europe and
Asia have a long history of progressive investments in multi-modal, integrated transporta-
tion systems, including transit. Now, with ISTEA, the U.S. is primed to improve its surface
transportation system. ISTEA signals a shift toward better balance, more options, expan-
sion of public transit, and an emphasis on system performance.
Transportation and Today's Economy
Following an eight-year economic expansion
that since the 1960s, public investment in infra-
in the 1980s, the early 1990s found the U.S. in its
structure has declined. The analyses show infra-
longest recession since the end of World War II.
structure investment is directly tied to the
But despite the lengthy expansion of the 1980s,
strength of the economy and to levels of private
evidence of economic decline appeared.
investment. This connection is particularly evi-
dent in the transportation sector.
U.S. productivity dropped from an annual
growth rate of 1.8 percent in the 1960s to .8
percent in the 1970s to .7 percent in the 1980s.
Transportation delays in 1988 caused 1.4 bil-
lion gallons of wasted fuel and more than $9
billion in lost time.
The estimated 2 billion hours of delay on ur-
ban freeways represented an economic loss of
about $42 billion in the nation's top 25 cities in
1987 alone.
Truck delays may add as much as $8 billion a
year on to the cost of goods we buy.
Dr. Aschauer, the National Council on Public
Works Improvement, and others have found
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PUBLIC TRANSIT-
SOUND INVESTMENT
FOR THE 21st CENTURY
Ease of movement is vital for every American and for the businesses and industries that create the nation's wealth.
In many ways, our ability to travel is a measure of our quality of life and the competitiveness of our economy.
Today, our ease of movement is severely threatened. Major cities are regularly gridlocked, resulting in waste
of energy and serious air quality damage. Suburbs are clogged throughout the day with traffic. The increasing
isolation of rural residents is all too commonplace.
Inadequate public investment in transportation
$17.1 billion will be necessary to modernize bus
lies at the heart of the problem. In particular, we
and rail facilities.
have failed to plan and invest adequately in the most
fundamental mode of transportation: public transit.
Forty-eight metropolitan areas in 29 states are
planning new fixed-guideway rail and busway sys-
Between 1992 and 1997, transit will require $90.8
tems or extensions.
billion in capital investment.
Transit systems will need 63,800 new vehicles and
Between now and 1997, transit operations and
another 29,930 rehabilitated buses and rail cars.
maintenance will require $100 billion.
If transit capital funding from the federal gov-
Today, more than at any other time in recent his-
ernment continues at the current level, only
tory, America's public transit systems and services
16% of transit's capital needs will be met.
should be upgraded and expanded.
The Problem: Lack of Investment in Transit
Budgetary decisions made by the federal govern-
The Value of Federal Funding for Transit Has
ment have led to inadequate investments in Ameri-
Decreased 53 Percent in the Past Decade
ca's public services and facilities, its infrastructure.
Percent of Total Transit Funding From
Federal Assistance, 1981-1989
1981 Funding:
$4.66 Billion
40
Percent of Total Capital and Operating Revenue
30
1991 Funding:
$2.18 Billion
in 1981 Dollars
20
Overall investment in the U.S.'s public infrastruc-
10-
ture, including transit, is in a 20-year decline.
In the ten years since 1981, as transit ridership
increased, federal transit funding declined 53%,
0
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
adjusted for inflation.
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PUBLIC TRANSIT-
THE VEHICLE FOR
CONSERVING ENERGY
STRIVING FOR ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
WITH TRANSIT AND RIDE-SHARING
Events in the Middle East once again have focused national attention on the con-
sumption, availability, price of energy, and our persistent dependence on foreign
sources of oil. Both our national security and our economic future are tied to patterns
of energy use and sources of supply.
The trend in transportation energy consumption shows a continuing increase, a
situation that cannot be sustained over the long term. The amount of energy used in
transportation dominates our consumption pattern. This is because of our reliance on
private, single-occupant vehicles for commuting and other everyday travel needs.
Consider these points
Transportation consumes 63 percent of
The average U.S. household
all oil used in the U.S.
owns two vehicles (cars and light trucks)
consumes 1,014 gallons of gasoline
In 1989, imported oil accounted for
per year
travels 18,595 miles per year in vehicles
$45 billion of our $101 billion annual
spends almost 19% of its income on
trade deficit, more than 40 percent of
transportation, a percentage second
only to housing costs.
the total.
U.S. Oil Consumption by Use
In order to promote energy con-
servation and move toward energy
Industrial 25%
independence, changes in travel
Residential and
Commercial 8%
behavior and our transportation
(Water 3%)
investment priorities are needed.
(Rail 1%)
Electric Utilities 4% -
Our national energy policy should
(Air 7%)
encourage increased reliance on
transit use and other forms of high-
occupancy, shared-ride service.
Transportation
New federal transportation pro-
Total 63%
grams should be written to carry
(Highway: Automobile,
Bus, and Truck 52%)
out such a policy.
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PUBLIC TRANSIT-
THE CLEAN AIR ALTERNATIVE
Once strictly a big city problem, dirty air now is invading suburbs and smaller
communities across America, threatening people's health and the economic
well-being of many places. In too much of America, bad air quality has become
a visible, daily fact of life.
The magnitude of our air quality problems is of concern to everyone and it has
prompted action at the state, local, and national levels of government.
An expanded role for public transit must be a major part of the strategy to
clean up our nation's air in the years just ahead. Here is why.
TODAY'S PROBLEM
The health and economic threats of dirty air are a
carbon monoxide pollution:
growing national crisis. There is a direct link between
transportation sources cause 40% to 60% of pol-
poor air quality and motor vehicle use, especially our
lution that produces ozone, and 70% to 80% of
reliance on single-occupant vehicles. Consider the
carbon monoxide emissions;
following:
nearly one-third of carbon dioxide-the most
up to 110 million Americans breathe air that is
significant "greenhouse gas" comes from trans-
unhealthful, according to the U.S. Environmental
portation sources. The fastest growing source of
Protection Agency (EPA). The American Lung Asso-
carbon dioxide emissions is the transportation sector;
ciation estimates the national health care bill for air
the accumulation of ozone at ground level threat-
pollution-related illness is $40 billion a year;
ens the long-term economic health of some indus-
standards for ozone-the main ingredient in urban
tries. For example, crop losses due to ozone and
smog-were violated in 98 U.S. areas during the
other pollutants equal $1.30 billion each year; and
year 1990, reflecting a significant increase over pre-
former EPA Administrator Lee Thomas has said,
vious years. During this time, 44 metropolitan areas
"solving the urban ozone and carbon monoxide prob-
in the United States reached unacceptable levels of
lem will require us to change our driving habits."
TOMORROW'S PROBLEM
For air quality to improve, vehicle tailpipe emis-
1970. The cause? Growth in travel, averaging 2.50% a
sions must be reduced further. Even the promise
year nationwide, and as much as 6% in fast-growing
of tighter emission standards in the future will not
areas of the United States.
be enough, however. The anticipated reductions
Travel growth need not be accompanied by unre-
will be more than offset by growth in total travel
strained growth in the number of vehicles or vehicle
demand.
miles traveled. Public transportation presents an
EPA estimates that by 1994, total vehicle emis-
opportunity to meet travel demand without increas-
sions will begin to increase for the first time since
ing the number of vehicle miles on the road.
Transit
NEWS
APTA
February 23, 1993
NEWS RELEASE
TRANSIT INDUSTRY RALLIES FOR CLINTON FUNDING PLAN
IN CONGRESSIONAL APPEARANCE
-For Immediate Use-
WASHINGTON - Calling the needs of mass transit "tailor-made for an immediate
stimulus," the chairman of the American Public Transit Association (APTA) offered strong
support today for President Clinton's plan to supplement federal transit aid by more than
$750 million this year.
"We welcome this program as an excellent first step toward full funding of the federal
transit program," said Louis J. Gambaccini in prepared testimony. "It will help grow the
economy, improve productivity, and contribute to progress toward clean air, energy
conservation and congestion relief."
The APTA chairman, who also serves Philadelphia's SEPTA transit system as general
manager, testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and
Related Agencies.
Gambaccini expressed support for the President's plan to distribute about two thirds
of the money via existing formula to the nation's transit providers. "These funds will reach
all parts of the country where they can be spent on 'ready-to-go' projects," he said. "Can the
transit industry put these funds to good use? The answer is a resounding 'yes'."
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Gambaccini provided an update to an APTA membership survey which identified 649
pending projects from 98 transit agencies in 31 states. The projects, worth $5.2 billion, would
support some 310,000 jobs. He said that in addition to bus purchases, the projects range
from creation of new park-and-ride lots and high-occupancy vehicle lanes to the upgrading
of equipment and facilities needed to comply with federal mandates. "This investment in
transit's capital assets will help to serve tens of millions of people today, tomorrow and for
generations to come," he said.
Noting the Administration's call to extend the 2.5 cent portion of the federal gasoline
tax that is due to expire in 1995, Gambaccini said the revenue should be dedicated to transit
and other surface transportation needs. The funds currently go to deficit reduction. "There
needs to be a reliable, predictable source of funding for the nation's transportation
programs," he said.
He also called for dedication of future gasoline tax increases, such as those included
in the Administration's proposed B.T.U. energy tax, to be reserved for surface
transportation. "These taxes have served the country well, and in keeping with the
President's bold vision for the future, they should be applied to future transportation needs,"
he said.
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