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    "ocrText": "American Pablic Transit Assocn.\nPHOTOCOPY\nPRESERVATION\nClinton Presidential Records\nDigital Records Marker\nThis is not a presidential record. This is used as an administrative\nmarker by the William J. Clinton Presidential Library Staff.\nThis marker identifies the place of a publication.\nPublications have not been scanned in their entirety for the purpose\nof digitization. To see the full publication please search online or\nvisit the Clinton Presidential Library's Research Room.\n1992 Transit Fact Book\nAmerican Public Transit\nAssociation\n130 pages\n1992\nTransit\nFact\nBook\nAPTA\nAmerican Public Transit Association\nOF BOARD SEAL\n+\nSANTA CLARA COUNTY\nBOARD OF SUPERVISORS\nCOUNTY OF SANTA CLARA\nROD DIRIDON\nCOUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER, EAST WING\nSUPERVISOR FOURTH DISTRICT\n70 WEST HEDDING ST. / SAN JOSE, CA 95110 / (408) 299-2323\nMay 27, 1993\nHonorable Carol Rasco\nAssistant to the President\nfor Domestic Policy\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C. 20050\nDear Carol:\nYour arrival in the White House as the President's Domestic Policy Advisor is\na breath of fresh air for the national transit community. We're looking forward to\nworking with you to meet the President's objectives through the aggressive\npromotion of transit use throughout the United States.\nAs was stressed by American Public Transit Association (APTA) Chairman\nLou Gambaccini, Executive Vice President Jack Gilstrap and me during our\ndiscussion, investment in transit creates jobs not only during construction but also to\noperate the systems (58 jobs are created per million dollars spent, which is more than\nany other capital program). Just as important, transit investmens reduce highway\ncongestion, smog and the excessive use of petroleum fuel which exacerbate our deficit\nbalance of trade. vve hope sincerely that your office will advocate for the full\nappropriation of the amount for transit authorized in the 1991 Intermodal Surface\nTransportation Efficiency Act. Your letter to the House and Senate Appropriations\nCommittees supporting that objective would be sincerely appreciated and consistent\nwith the President's stated objectives.\nAPTA offers our strong support for the President's energy tax. We recognize\nthat the resulting revenue would not only help reduce the budget deficit but offset\nprograms like public transportation that are important elements of the President's\neconomic investment strategy. We sincerely hope though, that the nation's public\ntransit programs, along with state and local governments, would be exempt from\npaying this tax. Imposition of the tax would violate the long-standing and deeply\nheld principle of reciprocal immunity under which state and local governments, and\nthe federal government agree to excuse themselves from paying each others' taxes.\nCarol Rasco\nMay 27, 1993\nPage 2\nThanks again for your cordiality. We enjoyed meeting Michael Schmidt, your\ntransportation liaison person, and look forward to working with both of you on our\nmutual objectives. As a life long Democrat and Northern California Co-chair for the\nClinton campaign, I can only wish you the utmost in success as the President\nattempts to lead dur nation out of these troubled times.\nVery sincerely,\nROD DIRIDON, Vice Chair\nAmerican Public Transit Assn., and\nChair, Transportation Joint Conference\nCommittee of Santa Clara County\nCC:\nLou Gambaccini\nJack Gilstrap\nMike Schmidt\nChairman\nVice Presidents\nAmerican Public Transit Association\nLouis J Gambaccini\nEllenese Brooks-Simms, Human Resources\n1201 New York Avenue, N.W.\nVice Chairman\nBill J. Chaddock, Associate Members\nWashington, DC 20005\nRod Diridon\nRichard F Davis, Government Affairs\nPhone (202) 898-4000\nGerald T Haugh, Marketing\nFAX (202) 898-4070\nSecretary-Treasurer\nRobert O. Laird, Governing Boards\nFred M Gilliam\nRobert Lingwood, Canadian Members\nImmediate Past Chairman\nDennis D Louwerse, Small Operations\nAPTA\nLouis H. Parsons\nRobert G MacLennan, Bus Operations\nPeter E. Stangl, Rail Transit\nPaul A. Toliver, Management and Finance\nDavid L. Turney, Associate Member-at-Large\nJack R. Gilstrap\nExecutive Vice President\nMay 21, 1993\nMr. Michael T. Schmidt\nWhite House\nDomestic Policy Council\nRoom 217\nOld Executive Office Building\nWashington, DC 20500\nDear Mr. Schmidt:\nThanks very much for the meeting on Monday in Carol Rasco's office at the White\nHouse to discuss issues related to public transit. As promised, I have enclosed a recent\nstudy and press release by APTA profiling the typical transit rider. This study shows how\nimportant transit is to those who are economically disadvantaged, minority group members\nand women.\nIf you ever need information about public transit and how it relates to President\nClinton's domestic agenda, please let me know. Thanks again for the meeting.\nSincerely,\nRobert W. Batchelder\nChief Counsel and Deputy Executive\nVice President for Government Affairs\nRWB/cmb\nEnclosures\nClinton Presidential Records\nDigital Records Marker\nThis is not a presidential record. This is used as an administrative\nmarker by the William J. Clinton Presidential Library Staff.\nThis marker identifies the place of a publication.\nPublications have not been scanned in their entirety for the purpose\nof digitization. To see the full publication please search online or\nvisit the Clinton Presidential Library's Research Room.\nSPECIAL REPORT\nAmericans\nIn Transit\nA Profile of Public Transit Passengers\nAmerican\nPublic Transit\nTransit\nNEWS\nAPTA\nJanuary 21, 1993\nNEWS RELEASE\nNEW RIDER PROFILE\nDISCLOSES \"TYPICAL\" MASS TRANSIT PATRON\n-Hold for Release Thursday, January 21, 1993-\nA new profile of the typical U.S. transit rider has emerged from a ridership analysis\njust published by the American Public Transit Association (APTA). She is a minority female\nwith below average income, going to and from work.\nAPTA Chairman Louis J. Gambaccini said the findings illustrate the importance of\npublic transit to the nation's economic well-being. \"More dramatically than ever, it is clear\nthat many people in metropolitan and rural areas depend on transit service for their\nlivelihood. Millions would be cut off from their jobs and fall through the social safety net\nwithout affordable, reliable bus and train service. In addition to the essential mobility transit\nprovides for many members of the nation's work force, we also have riders who take public\ntransit for the convenience it provides them, for the time it allows them to read their\nnewspaper, for example, and for its contribution to a cleaner environment.\"\nOn an average weekday, the APTA survey found, 7.5 million people board public\ntransit. More than half (54 percent) of all transit \"trips\" are made to and from work; school\ntrips comprise another 15 percent. The remainder are for shopping, medical visits and\nrecreation.\n-more-\nAmerican Public Transit Association\n1201 New York Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20005\nPhone: (202) 898-4000\nFax: (202) 898-4070\n2\nOther key findings include:\n0 About 28 percent of all riders have annual family incomes of less than $15,000,\ntwice the national \"poverty rate,\" as measured by the Census.\n0 Non-whites make up a majority of riders. Thirty one percent are African-American,\n18 percent are Hispanic and six percent are \"other.\"\no While 52 percent of riders nationally are female, the percentage frequently ranges\nbetween 60-75 percent in small cities and rural areas;\no Children and youth make up one out of every 10 riders, senior citizens seven\npercent and people with disabilities about one percent.\nThe report concludes, \"Very simply, the economic stability and growth of many of our\nnation's urban centers depends on mass transit's ability to economically transport people to\nthe work place.\"\nGambaccini said that demographic projections and the trend of increasing\nurbanization suggest that the number of people with transit-riding characteristics will\ncontinue to increase and the demand for services can also be expected to grow.\nAPTA says the ridership profile was determined from survey results of 136 transit\nsystems, accounting for 60 percent of total U.S. transit ridership.\nAPTA is the international association of operating transit authorities, their suppliers\nand other advocates of improved transit service.\n###\nFOR A COPY OF THE APTA REPORT, \"AMERICANS IN TRANSIT,\" AND FOR\nFURTHER INFORMATION AND INTERVIEWS, PLEASE CONTACT CHIP BISHOP OF\nAPTA AT (202) 898-4114.\nClinton Presidential Records\nDigital Records Marker\nThis is not a presidential record. This is used as an administrative\nmarker by the William J. Clinton Presidential Library Staff.\nThis marker identifies the place of a publication.\nPublications have not been scanned in their entirety for the purpose\nof digitization. To see the full publication please search online or\nvisit the Clinton Presidential Library's Research Room.\nA Member's Guide to\nAPTA Services\n42 Pages\nA Member's\nGuide To\nAPTA Services\nAPTA\nClinton Presidential Records\nDigital Records Marker\nThis is not a presidential record. This is used as an administrative\nmarker by the William J. Clinton Presidential Library Staff.\nThis marker identifies the place of a publication.\nPublications have not been scanned in their entirety for the purpose\nof digitization. To see the full publication please search online or\nvisit the Clinton Presidential Library's Research Room.\n1993 Publications\nAmerican Public Transit\nAssociation - Catalog\n26 pages\nPUBLICATIONS\n1993\nPublications\nAPTA\nAmerican\nAmerican Public Transit Association\n1201 New York Avenue N.W.\nPublic Transit\nof\nBerkeley\nIsland\nOakland\nGridge\nsan\nAlameda\nSTATE\nFran\ndd\nBART\nSamL\nBrisbane\nOakland\nInternational\nSouth\nAirport\nSan Francisco\nBay Fair:\nard\nSan Bruno\nPacifica\nSen Francisco\nInternational\n-\nSan Mateo Bridge 92\nCity\nAirport\nMilibra\nFoster\nBurlingame\nCity\nmont\nSan Mateo\nPacific\nOcean\nMontara\nBEEN\nBelmont\nDumbarton\n92\nBridge\nSan Carlo\nAtherted\nRedwood\nHall\nCity\nMoon\nBay\nMento Par\n/\n200\nPalo Alto\nSen Jos\nLos\nA\nLos\nAltos\nHills\nFourteenth Annual Report to Congress\nMetropolitan Transportation Commission * March 9, 1993\nPHOTOCOPY\nPRESERVATION\nFourteenth Annual\nReport To Congress\nMarch 9, 1993\nPrepared by\nMetropolitan Transportation Commission\nPublished by\nMetropolitan Transportation Commission\nJoseph P. Bort MetroCenter\n101 Eighth Street\nOakland, California 94607-4700\nTelephone: 510/464-7700\nTDD/TTY: 510/464-7769\nFAX: 510/464-7848\nMTC\nMETROPOLITAN\nTRANSPORTATION\nCOMMISSION\nAlameda County\nEDWARD R. CAMPBELL\nMarch 9, 1993\nDAVID S. KARP\nContra Costa County\nROBERT I. SCHRODER\nTo Our Representatives in Washington, D. C.:\nSTEVE WEIR\nMarin County\nKAREN KUNZE\nThe Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Bay Area Transit\nOperators are excited about the opportunity for change - change\nNapa County\nFRED NEGRI\nbrought about by a new attitude towards infrastructure investment\nSan Francisco-\nand the overall role transportation must play in revitalizing America's\nCity and County\nToM HSIEH\neconomy.\nRUBIN GLICKMAN\nSan Mateo County\nOur focus over the past year, particularly in terms of implementing the\nMARY GRIFFIN\nIntermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, has been on\nJANE BAKER\nChairwoman\nimproving the performance and delivery of our transportation system.\nSanta Clara County\nSpecifically, we have focused on programs and projects that not only\nRoo DIRIDON\nimprove the mobility of goods and people in the region, but also\nJAMES T. BEALL, JR.\naddress air quality issues.\nSolano County\nJAMES SPERING\nIn this report, we present our recommendations for advancing infra-\nSonoma County\nPETER C. FOPPIANO\nstructure investment and our capital program in FY 1994, which\nreflects a consensus reached on behalf of the six million people in\nAssoc intion of\nBay Area Governments\nthe Bay Area. Information also is included on the region's efforts to\nDIANNE MCKENNA\nVice-Chair\nimplement ISTEA. We look forward to discussing these issues with\nS.F. Bay Conservation\nand Development\nyou now and in the months ahead.\nCommission\nANGELO 1. SIRACUSA\nState Business,\nTransportation and\nHousing Agency\nPRESTON W. KELLEY\nSincerely,\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nWILLIAM P. DUPLISSEA\nJane Baker\nU.S. Department\nof Housing\nJane Baker\nand Urban Development\nGORDON H. MCKAY\nChairwoman\nExer ative Director\nLAWRENCE D. DAHMS\nDeputy Executive Direct for\nWILLIAM F. HEIN\nJOSEPH P. BORT METROCENTER 101 EIGHTH STREET OAKLAND, CA 94607-4700\n510/464-7700\nTDD/TTY 510/464-7769\nFAX 510/464-7848\nTable of Contents\nPage\nInfrastructure Investment and Capital Program Objectives\nInfrastructure Investment and Capital Program Topics\n1\nInfrastructure Investment: San Francisco Bay Area Perspective\n2\nFive Principles for Transportation Infrastructure Investment\n3\nFY 1994 Budget and Appropriations\n4\nTransit Funding Decline 1981 - 1993 - chart\n5\nMTC's New Rail Starts Program\n6\nSection 3 Bus Discretionary Program and The Americans With Disabilities Act\n9\nFY 1994 Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems Program\n11\nBay Area Rail Extension Program - color map\n13\nISTEA Implementation\nISTEA Implementation Topics\n15\nThe Bay Area Partnership\n16\nJUMP Start: Status Report - chart\n17\nProgramming ISTEA Funds: Multimodal Project Selection\n18\nISTEA Congestion Pricing Pilot Project\n19\nSan Francisco Bay Area Advance Traveler Information System (TravInfo)\n20\nOperator Profiles\nMetropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)\n21\nRegional Transit Coordinating Council (RTCC)\n21\nAC Transit\n22\nBay Area Rapid Transit District (BART)\n22\nCalTrain\n23\nCooperating Area Transit Systems (C.A.T.S.)\n23\nCounty Connection\n24\nLAVTA Wheels\n24\nTri Delta\n25\nWestCAT\n25\nGolden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District\n26\nSan Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni)\n26\nSan Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans)\n27\nSanta Clara County Transit District (Transportation Agency)\n27\nSanta Rosa CityBus\n28\nVallejo Transit\n28\nTransit Operator Statistics FY 1991-92 - table\n29\nInfrastructure Investment and Capital Program Objectives\nInfrastructure Investment and Capital Program Topics\nInfrastructure Investment\nFY 1994 Budget/Appropriations\nMTC's New Rail Starts Program\nSection 3 Bus Discretionary Program and\nThe Americans With Disabilities Act\nIntelligent Vehicle Highway Systems Program\nInfrastructure Investment:\nSan Francisco Bay Area Perspective\nThe Metropolitan Transportation Commission supports increased investment in the nation's\npublic transportation infrastructure in FY 1994. Transportation infrastructure investment\ncan bring tangible economic benefits, including the creation of domestic jobs.\nAs in other areas of the United States, the Bay Area's transportation system has a growing\nbacklog of rehabilitation, maintenance and enhancement needs. The massive transportation\ninvestments that were undertaken in the region prior to and after World War II are aging\nand in need of rehabilitation. These investments include:\nlarge-scale highway and bridge construction that occurred in the 1930s to 1950s;\nconstruction of nearly 100 miles of rapid transit rail lines.\nAt the same time, new investment requirements in the Bay Area, such as protecting\nstructures against earthquake damage, ensuring transportation accessibility to our disabled\ncitizens and clean air, have moved to the forefront of our transportation program.\nTowards addressing the challenge of meeting our maintenance and rehabilitation needs\nwhile at the same time recognizing the transportation needs of a growing population, the\nMetropolitan Transportation Commission has adopted the following set of principles for\ntransportation infrastructure investment.\nFive Principles for\nTransportation Infrastructure Investment\n1. An Infrastructure Program Must Begin with Full Funding of ISTEA\nOver the past twelve years, the nation has systematically underinvested in infra-\nstructure repair. Funding the landmark Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency\nAct of 1991 (ISTEA) at fully authorized levels will allow regions such as the Bay Area to\nuse existing project-delivery systems to focus funding where it is most needed: to\nrebuild our transportation infrastructure.\n2. Utilize Existing Project-Delivery Systems for Rehabilitation-Type Projects\nISTEA maintained the essential formula funding components of a proven project-\ndelivery system while providing a new element of highway/transit funding flexibility.\nBecause rehabilitation projects do not generally require lengthy environmental analyses,\nthe formula funding program works quickly to get rehabilitation projects on the street.\n3. Supplement Transit Operating Funding Beyond ISTEA-Authorized Levels\nWith a decline in the source of state and local operating funds, Bay Area transit systems\nhave had to cut service and layoff employees. This fact combined with an overall ten-\nyear slide in federal operating assistance has had serious impacts. In 1992 dollars, the\nappropriated level of federal operating assistance in FY 1992 was 65 percent of FY 1983\nappropriated levels. By supplementing federal operating assistance, direct job impacts\nand service increases will follow.\n4. Focus on Earmarked and Demonstration Projects That are Ready To Go\nInfrastructure investment projects should have completed alternatives analyses and\nenvironmental review documents, if required. Sufficient funding to complete an\noperable segment or, in the case of a transit project, FTA authorization to enter into a\nFull Funding Grant Agreement, is advisable as well. Earmarked projects will spend\nfunds more slowly when only a portion of a total project cost is appropriated annually\nand if earmarks are made prior to time-consuming environmental and alternative\nanalysis review.\n5. Reduce Government Oversight, Regulation and Review\nStreamlining the federal approval process would significantly enhance project delivery.\nTo get projects moving quickly, we suggest projects meeting California Environmental\nQuality Act regulations be relieved of parallel National Environmental Policy Act\nrequirements. Further, suspension of rules and regulations required by FTA under the\nalternatives analysis process would cut program delays. Delegation to MPOs to\nauthorize transit projects programmed in an approved TIP to proceed as if under an\napproved Letter of No Prejudice also would speed project delivery.\nFY 1994 Budget and Appropriations\nBackground on Transit Funding\nFederal funding for transit declined precipitously during the 1980s - a total of 52 percent in\nreal dollar terms over the last twelve years. The graph on the following page depicts this\nalarming trend.\nFederal operating assistance for urbanized areas declined by 56 percent in real dollars\nbetween 1980 and 1992. In contrast, between 1980 and 1990, fares increased by 32 percent in\nreal dollars, and state/local operating aid increased by 69 percent in real dollars.\n1994 Recommendations\nThe Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Bay Area transit operators urge full\nfunding of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act. During the two fiscal years\nsince the enactment of ISTEA, transportation appropriation levels have been well below\nauthorized amounts. While the Administration's economic stimulus package could raise\nFY 93 funding levels, transit programs currently are funded at $3.6 billion in FY 1993, the\nsame as in FY 1992 - and 30 percent below the ISTEA-authorized spending level of $5.2\nbillion for the current fiscal year. Similarly for highways, FY 1993 funding was authorized at\n$20.4 billion, but only $18 billion was approved by Congress, a 12 percent shortfall.\nMTC and Bay Area transit operators recommend:\nFunding federal transit programs at $5.2 billion in FY 1994 as authorized under\nthe Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act. Funding for individual\ntransit programs should be appropriated according to the priorities established\nin ISTEA.\nIncreasing operating assistance beyond the level authorized in the ISTEA. Full\nfunding of transit operating assistance would retain current jobs, support new\njobs, and permit service expansion.\n4\nFY 1994 Budget and Appropriations\n(continued)\nEconomic Benefit\nFull funding of ready-to-go transportation programs also will directly benefit the economy\nby creating jobs immediately.\nIn the Bay Area, we have identified more than $2 billion worth of ready-to-go transit and\nhighway projects. Full funding of ISTEA is a first step towards jump starting the economy\nwith these projects.\nIncluded in this category of projects are Section 3 Discretionary Bus Projects listed on the\nfollowing pages. All of these projects are dedicated to helping transit operators meet the\nmandate of the Americans With Disabilities Act.\nTransit Funding Decline 1981 - 1993\n(Actual Appropriated Funding Adjusted for Inflation)\n6000.0\nSection 9/5 Funds\n5000.0\nTotal FTA Funding\n4000.0\nDollars in millions\n3000.0\n2000.0\n1000.0\n0.0\n1981\n1982\n1983\n1984\n1985\n1986\n1987\n1988\n1989\n1990\n1991\n1992\n1993\n5\nMTC's New Rail Starts Program\nBackground\nThe MTC New Rail Starts program is a $3.5-billion undertaking to extend a total of six rail\nlines in the San Francisco Bay Area: an extension of four BART lines, extension of Santa\nClara County's Guadalupe light rail (LRT) line, and an extension of the CalTrain commuter\nrail system into downtown San Francisco. Of the six lines, two will be funded with Section 3\nNew Rail Starts funds - the BART extension south of San Francisco to Colma and the San\nFrancisco International Airport (SFO), and extension of Santa Clara County's Tasman light-\nrail project.\nUtilization of Prior Section 3 Earmarks\nTotal Earmarks Through FY 93\n$226.25M\nUses of Earmarks\nColma Project Construction\n$124.00M\nTasman Engineering\n12.75M\nTasman Final Design\n48.00M\nBART to SF Airport Engineering\n22.50M\n$207.25M\nBalance\n$19.00M\nOther milestones of note that have been achieved to move this program forward:\nMTC has adopted a Locally Preferred Alternative for the BART-to-SFO project, and\nBART has submitted a $22.5-million Section 3 grant application to begin preliminary\nengineering.\nThe Colma BART project is under construction, and BART is about to enter into a\nFull Funding Grant Agreement for remaining federal funding.\nSanta Clara County Transit District has completed preliminary engineering on\nthe Tasman project and has submitted a $48-million Section 3 grant for final\ndesign work.\nFY 1994 New Rail Starts Funding Request\nIn FY 94, we are seeking $155 million in New Rail Starts funding to maintain the level of\nfunding specified in ISTEA needed to keep our program on track.\nThe Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) authorizes $568.5 million in\n6\nMTC's New Rail Starts Program\n(continued)\nNew Rail Starts funding for the MTC New Rail Starts and Extensions program. ISTEA also\nspecifies annual Section 3 amounts for MTC's rail extension program, including $100 million\nfor FY 94. The additional $55 million reflects the difference between the $45 million appro-\npriated in FY 93 and the $100 million authorized by ISTEA.\nFederal appropriation bills have earmarked $226.25 million through FY 93 for the MTC\nprogram.\nFollowing are project descriptions and explanations on how Section 3 funds would be\nutilized.\nProject Descriptions\nBART Extension to Colma: A 1.5-mile extension of the BART system from its current\nDaly City terminus (just south of San Francisco) to a new station in the San Mateo\nCounty city of Colma. Construction of the new station with parking and a turnback\nis underway, with completion scheduled for early 1995.\nTotal Project Cost:\n$170.2 million\nAlready Funded or Pending:\n$3.6-million Section 9\nThe total amount of Section 3 funds needed for this\nproject ($124 million) are available from\nfederal funds earmarked through FY 93.\n$42.5 million in state and local San Mateo County\nfunds are programmed for this project.\nSection 3 Request:\nFederal funds necessary to complete this project\nwill be allocated through a Full Funding Grant\nAgreement.\nBART Extension from Colma to the San Francisco Airport: This project is a BART\nextension from Colma south to a station adjacent to the San Francisco International\nAirport. Three stations would be constructed, along with parking access improve-\nments and vehicle acquisition. Selection of a preferred alternative was made in\nJune 1992 as part of a federal alternative analysis.\nThe financing plan calls for 75 percent of the funding for the baseline project to come\nfrom federal funds. San Mateo County and the state of California will provide local\nmatch funds. Design options, advocated by local communities along the alignment,\nwould be locally funded.\nMTC's New Rail Starts Program\n(continued)\nTotal Project Cost:\nRanges between $788 million to $960 million de-\npending upon alignment and design options.\nAlready Funded or Pending:\n$22.5 million in Section 3 funds, matched with $7.5\nmillion in local funds, for preliminary engineering\nis pending before FTA.\nSection 3 Request:\nThe BART-to-SFO project would utilize a portion\nof the $155-million New Rail Starts funds being\nsought in FY 94 for final design, right-of-way and\nconstruction activities.\nSan Mateo County and the state of California\ntogether would provide 25 percent local matching\nfunds.\nTasman Corridor LRT Project: This project is a 12-mile extension of the existing Santa\nClara County Guadalupe LRT line, and includes construction, right-of-way and\nvehicle acquisition.\nTotal Project Cost:\n$480 million\nAlready Funded or Pending:\n$12.75-million Section 3 grant for preliminary\nengineering\n$48-million Section 3 grant for final design\npending before FTA\n$20.3 million in local and state funds\nSection 3 Request:\nOf the $155 million in FY 94 Section 3 funds being\nsought, the Tasman project would utilize funds\nfor right-of-way activities and vehicle acquisition.\nSanta Clara County and the state of California\ntogether would provide 50 percent local matching\nfunds.\n8\nSection 3 Bus Discretionary Program and\nThe Americans With Disabilities Act\nThe Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Bay Area transit operators request\nfunding for the following Section 3 ADA-related projects to be funded out of the\ndiscretionary bus category. The total Section 3 Bus request is $12,958,221 for FY 1994.\nFY 1994 Section 3 Discretionary Bus Program for the\nMTC Region ADA Implementation Projects (90% Federal/10% Local Match)\nCongressional\nFederal\nTotal\nDistrict\nOperator\nProject Description\nShare\nProject Cost\nMTC Region\n1, 3, 6, 7, 8,\nRegional ADA eligibility\n9, 10, 12, 13,\ndatabase for entire\n14, 15, 16\nMTC region\n$335,700\n$373,000\nCentral Counties\n7, 9, 13\nAC Transit\nFixed-route headsigns\nretrofit/loudspeaker system\n$1,620,000\n$1,800,000\n7,8,9,10,\nAlameda\nTen paratransit vehicles and\n12, 13\nCounty\nADA computers and software\n(AC Transit,\nBART,\nLAVTA,\nUnion City)\n$867,816\n$964,240\n7, 10\nCCCTA\nSix paratransit vehicles and\nan ADA computerized\nscheduling system\n$428,015\n$475,572\n10\nLAVTA\nADA hardware and\nsoftware for LAVTA\n$47,250\n$52,500\n8, 12\nS.F. Muni\nLease of Seattle Metro\ntrolley coaches (18)\n$431,017\n$478,908\nSouthern Counties\n12, 14\nSamTrans\nParatransit vehicles (28),\nADA bus stop accessibility\nand a paratransit computer\n$3,235,799\n$3,595,332\n13, 14, 15, 16\nSCCTD\nADA bus stop improvements\nand sign replacements,\nparatransit vehicles (20)\n$2,025,000\n$2,250,000\n9\nSection 3 Bus Discretionary Program and\nThe Americans With Disabilities Act\n(continued)\nFY 1994 Section 3 Discretionary Bus Program for the\nMTC Region ADA Implementation Projects (90% Federal/10% Local Match)\nCongressional\nFederal\nTotal\nDistrict\nOperator\nProject Description\nShare\nProject Cost\nNorthern Counties\n1\nFairfield\nTwo paratransit vehicles/\ntwo minivans, computer\nand scheduling program\nwheelchair ramps, bus shelters,\nbus hailing cards, and\nTDD/TTY phone system\n$453,463\n$503,848\n6\nGolden\nNine expansion paratransit\nGate\nvehicles, and bus stop and\ntransit facility improvements\n$989,944\n$1,099,938\n1\nNapa\nAnnouncement system for\nsight-impaired passengers\n(for 16 buses)\n$117,000\n$130,000\n6\nSanta Rosa\nSix paratransit vehicles and\nbus stop improvements\n$306,000\n$340,000\n1,6\nSonoma\nParatransit facility and five\nCounty\nparatransit vehicles\nTransit\n$945,000\n$1,050,000\n7\nVallejo\nTen paratransit vehicles and\nparatransit radio/dispatch\n$786,816\n$874,240\n1,3\nVacaville\nThree paratransit vehicles,\nADA equipment for\nfixed-route buses\n$225,000\n$250,000\n7\nWestCAT\nThree paratransit vehicles and\nrelated equipment\n$144,401\n$160,446\nTotals\n$12,958,221\n$14,398,024\n10\nFY 1994 Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems Program\nIntelligent Vehicle Highway Systems (IVHS) Field Operational Test funds were awarded\nduring FY 1993 for the initial two phases of the Bay Area's TravInfo Project. This project\nwill create a regionwide, multimodal traveler information system to collect, integrate and\ndisseminate up-to-date information on traffic and transit conditions (see page 17 for project\ninformation). Bay Area IVHS strategic planning efforts will seek to identify further\nopportunities for successful implementation of IVHS projects.\nThe TravInfo proposal included descriptions of the next two phases of the program for\nwhich funds would not normally be sought until the initial system is fully operational in\n1994-95. However, there are two issues that would accelerate our need for federal funding\nin FY 1994:\na decision to fully earmark or over-program remaining IVHS funds, potentially\neliminating future funds for the TravInfo project and any future Bay Area IVHS\nproject developed by strategic plan efforts now underway;\na decision to exclude the Bay Area from those eligible for IVHS Corridor funding.\nThe U.S. Department of Transportation Strategic Plan for IVHS, delivered to\nCongress, did not identify the Bay Area as a candidate \"other corridor.\"\nIt is critical that the Bay Area not be cut off from the opportunity to compete for future\nfunding. Our success in winning the TravInfo grant proves that the Bay Area can prevail in\nopen competition.\nII\nMetropolitan\nTransportation\nCommission\nRail Extension\nProgram\nBART\nWest Pittsburg\nResolution No. 1876\nExtension\nAdopted March 24, 1988\nLast revised February 27, 1991\nContra a\nCosta\nSan Francisco\nOakland\n(for extensions,\nMuni\nsee enlargement)\nF-Line\nX\nExtension\nBART\nMuni Turnback\nand 6th Street\nMuni\nExtension\nBART\nMetro\nDublin\nExtension\nSEA\nAlameda\nBART\nBART\nSFO\nSan CalTrain Peninsula Commute\nWarm Springs\nExtension\nExtension\nMateo\nService\nCalTrain\nDowntown\nTasman Corridor Extension\nExtension\nMountain View\nSan Jose\nSanta Clara\nCounty\nCalTrain\nGuadalupe\nTamien Station\nCorridor\nExtension\nLight Rail\n2\n3\nI\n4\nSanta\nMTC Graphics/pb 2/92\nTotal Cost : $3,506.5 illion\nN\nI\nState Funds $731.9 million (20.9%)\n2 BART $118.6 million (3.4%)\n5\n3 Alameda County $194.7 million (5.67%) (Under negotiation)\n4 Contra Costa County $243.4 million (6.9%)\n5 San Mateo County $688.4 million (19.6%)\n6 Santa Clara County $116.0 million (3.3%)\n7 Bridge Tolls $134.0 million (3.8%)\n6\n8 Unidentified $60.6 million (1.7%)\n7\n9 Federal $986.8 million (28.1%)\n8\n10 JPB Caltrain Funding $232.2 million (6.6%)\nISTEA Implementation\nISTEA Implementation Topics\nThe Bay Area Partnership\nProgramming ISTEA Funds:\nMultimodal Project Selection\nISTEA Congestion Pricing Pilot Project\nSan Francisco Bay Area\nAdvance Traveler Information System (TravInfo)\n15\nThe Bay Area Partnership\nBackground\nImmediately following the enactment of the Intermodal Surface Transportation\nEfficiency Act (ISTEA), a consortium of 36 local, regional, state and federal\ntransportation and air quality officials joined together to create a partnership for\nperformance in the San Francisco Bay Area. The work program of the Partnership is\nthe Joint Urban Mobility Program (JUMP Start).\nWith the goals of advancing near-term projects to improve the movement of people\nand goods, improving the interagency planning process and pursuing projects that\nare key to improving air quality and need priority attention, the JUMP Start program\nincludes 20 projects that are on the fast track for implementation. A summary of the\nstatus of these projects is reflected in the following chart.\nCurrent Status\nThree JUMP Start projects have received federal grants - the TravInfo project, the\nRegional Transit Telephone Information System and the Bay Area Telecommuting\nDemonstration Program - and are well on their way to implementation. Another\nproject that made significant progress in 1992 is one working to develop a \"universal\nticket\" that would be valid on any of the region's bus, rail, and ferry systems. The\nfirst phase of this project will be in operation by May 1993.\nISTEA presented local and regional officials with unprecedented latitude in deciding\nwhere and how to spend new federal dollars. The Partnership and its JUMP Start\nprogram of projects demonstrates that with the right amount of flexibility and\nfunding, the Bay Area can put projects on the street to ease congestion and improve\nair quality with minimum delay.\n16\nJUMP Start: Status Report\n(as of 2/93)\nHighlights/Major Accomplishments/\nJUMP Start Projects\nStatus\nIssues That Could Cause Delays\nMobility Projects:\nTransportation System Operations\n1. Initiate Electronic Toll Collection\nGREEN\nAfter significant delay, project is progressing on new,\nmore realistic schedule.\n2. Early Implementation of\nGREEN\nOn schedule to operate on 80 miles of freeways by\nTraffic Operations System (TOS)\nend of 1993.\n4. Develop Freeway Service (Tow) Patrols\nGREEN\nPhase I completed in December with 12 trucks patrolling\n35 miles of freeway; Phase II begins March 1993.\n5. Add New Counties to\nGREEN\nAll Bay Area counties have joined the SAFE program. Call\nSAFE Call Box Program\nboxes are being installed in Napa County and will soon be\ninstalled in San Francisco.\n6. Complete El Camino Signalization Project\nGREEN\nProject completed.\nAlternatives to Driving Alone\n7. TransLink Installation on\nGREEN\nBTVs to be installed on 155 buses. One-year demo to begin\nCCCTA and BART Express\nMay '93. Credit/Debit Vendors to be installed by fall 1993.\n8. Regional Transit Telephone\nGREEN\nAn RFP is underway for implementation of a regional\nInformation System\ntelephone number. Work is progressing on the trip-\nplanning system.\n9. Establish Timed Transfer\nGREEN\nSlight delay in Phase I construction due to rainy weather.\nCenters at Key Locations\nNew completion date is estimated at mid-March.\n10. Implement Bus Service Across\nGREEN\nProject was delayed by private sector protest;\nthe Richmond/San Rafael Bridge\nGGBHTD initiated service on March 7, 1993.\n11. Muni Metro Turnback Full Funding Contract\nAMBER\nFFGA awaiting FTA approval in Washington, D.C.\n12. Daly City/BART Airport Shuttle\nGREEN\nProject funding to purchase vehicles is complete.\n13. Implement Federal Government Employee\nGREEN\nEleven government agencies are participating; EPA is still\nTransit Incentive Program\nconsidering. Commuter Check hit $1 M total sales 11/92.\n15. Implement Bicycle Improvement Projects\nGREEN\nTwo of three bicycle projects continue to stay on schedule;\nthird project has been dropped due to lack of funding.\n16. Implement 1992 Phase I\nGREEN\nPort of Oakland and Port of SF - terminal improvement\nFerry Plan Improvements\nprojects completed in 1992. Projects proposed for 1993\nand 1994 are seeking funding approvals.\n19. TravInfo\nGREEN\nFederal grant approved; funds to be available April 1993.\n20. Bay Area Telecommuting\nAMBER\nArrangements are being made for possible\nDevelopment Program\ntelecommuting center locations.\nPlanning Projects:\n3. Analysis of Freeway Operational Strategies\nAMBER\nTechnical work progressing, but local TAC has not\nbeen formed yet.\n14. National Highway System Definition\nGREEN\nDevelopment of proposed National Highway System\nis proceeding.\n17. Multimodal Priority Setting Process\nGREEN\nMTC is updating procedures and criteria with\ncomments from surveys.\n18. Planning Integration\nGREEN\nFederal grant approved, negotiations with FHWA\nabout to begin.\nGREEN on time; no serious obstacles or issues that jeopardize implementation\nAMBER\npotential problems may impact schedule\nRED\nserious obstacles/issues need to be addressed or project implementation will be jeopardized\n17\nProgramming ISTEA Funds:\nMultimodal Project Selection\nIn an effort to take immediate advantage of new flexible Intermodal Surface\nTransportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) funds, MTC and a broad representative\ncommittee of congestion management agency, city, county, transit agency, and air\ndistrict representatives developed a multimodal priority-setting and project-selection\nprocess.\nThis process focused on the programming of Surface Transportation Program (STP)\nand Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program (CMAQ) funds available under\nISTEA. Projects selected through this process have been incorporated into the 1993\nTransportation Improvement Program (TIP), which includes previous programming\nactions of approximately $10.5 billion from other state and federal funding sources.\nCriteria developed to evaluate and rank recommended projects was based on a\nproject's ability to meet four goals: 1) maintain/sustain the metropolitan\ntransportation system, or MTS; 2) improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the\nMTS; 3) expand the system to meet demand; and 4) address external factors such as\naccessibility and air quality.\nInitial recommendations developed through the regional consensus-building process\ninclude a three-year, $214 million program of projects (see chart below).\nIn all, 225 projects have been approved for funding, including the purchase of\nCalTrain locomotives; designated freeway carpool lanes; TransLink universal fare\ncollection equipment; traffic signal and local arterial improvements throughout the\nregion; rehabilitation of the BART transbay tube; and the purchase of clean fuel\nbuses.\nProject Type\nSTP\nCMAQ\nTransit\n33.0%\n$40.1M\n27.0%\n$23.4M\nProjects w/\nMultimodal Features\n20.0%\n$24.1M\n13.0%\n$11.6M\nTraffic Operations\n4.3%\n$5.2M\n60.0%\n$50.2M\nStreets/Roads/Bridges\n38.3%\n$46.3M\n0.0%\n$0.0M\nPorts\n1.9%\n$2.4M\n0.0%\n$0.0M\nBike and Pedestrian\n2.2%\n$2.7M\n0.0%\n$0.0M\nTotals\n100.0%\n$120.0M\n100.0%\n$85.2M\n(figures rounded)\n18\nISTEA Congestion Pricing Pilot Project\nThe Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) authorizes up to five\ncongestion pricing demonstration projects nationwide for the purpose of monitoring\nthe application and impact of congestion pricing strategies on transportation\nfacilities. ISTEA provides $25 million per year for this program, with a maximum of\n$15 million per year for any one project.\nThe Metropolitan Transportation Commission, in cooperation with the California\nDepartment of Transportation, has submitted a congestion pricing proposal to the\nFederal Highway Administration for a demonstration project on the San Francisco-\nOakland Bay Bridge.\nThis proposal would:\n- Study appropriate congestion pricing structures and implementation issues;\n- Develop regional consensus and support of the state legislature for\ncongestion-based toll increases;\n- Increase peak-period tolls with possible reductions in off-peak toll rates;\n- Use funds generated from the toll increases to improve and augment parallel\ntransit services that operate in the Bay Bridge corridor.\nThe extreme level of peak-period traffic congestion and the rich array of transit\nalternatives in the Bay Bridge corridor make it one of the best locations in the United\nStates to successfully test and implement a congestion pricing project.\nThis proposal was developed in cooperation with a coalition of business,\nenvironmental and public interest groups, who support a serious examination of\ncongestion pricing as a tool to address urban traffic congestion.\n19\nSan Francisco Bay Area\nAdvance Traveler Information System (TravInfo)\nPursuant to the Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems program included in ISTEA,\nthe Metropolitan Transportation Commission is developing an Advanced Traveler\nInformation System (ATIS) project, called TravInfo. The U.S. Department of Trans-\nportation has identified the TravInfo project as one of 16 proposals out of 102 nation-\nwide that will receive federal funds to advance IVHS concepts. TravInfo has been\ngranted $2.5 million for the initial phase of the project. These funds will be matched\nby $1.7 million in non-federal funds. This project will provide travelers with easy\naccess to current, accurate information on all travel modes. The TravInfo project will\nbe implemented through a partnership of public agencies and private firms.\nWhen fully operational, in the mid-1990s, TravInfo will enable travelers to access the\nregional information center, indicate where they are and where they want to go, and\nidentify multiple travel options. This distribution of up-to-the-minute information on\nboth mass transit and road conditions is expected to result in decreased auto use and\ntraffic congestion as travelers adjust their mode and travel time to avoid delay.\nThe initial stage of the project will integrate data from: the California Highway\nPatrol's regional incident log; Caltrans' Traffic Operations System surveillance of\napproximately 125 miles of freeway; MTC's Service Authority for Freeways and\nExpressways roving tow truck patrols; and a data base of public transit routes,\nschedules and fares that is currently being developed by MTC and local transit\noperators.\nThe effects of TravInfo on a broad array of issues, including entrepreneurial response\nto improved travel information, changes in individual travel behavior and the impact\non the performance of the transportation system as a whole, will be evaluated by\nCalifornia Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways (PATH), a consortium of\nCalifornia universities formed to enhance IVHS research.\n20\nOperator Profiles\nMTC\nMETROPOLITAN\nMetropolitan Transportation Commission\nTRANSPORTATION\nCOMMISSION\n101 Eighth Street, Oakland, CA 94607 Telephone: (510) 464-7700 * TDD/TTY: (510) 464-7769\nEstablishment\nCreated by the California Legislature in 1970 for the nine-county\nSan Francisco Bay Area.\nDuties\nDevelop and annually update the Regional Transportation Plan. Develop annual\nRegional Transit Productivity and Transit Coordination plans. Analyze transit\noperator budgets and oversee performance audits. Determine annual regional\nhighway and transit capital priorities. Review state and federal transportation\ngrant applications. Directly allocate nearly $500 million annually to transit.\nBoard\nNineteen commissioners: Jane Baker, chairwoman. Sixteen voting members,\nappointed by boards of supervisors and county mayors' conferences; one each\nappointed by the Association of Bay Area Governments and the Bay Conser-\nvation and Development Commission. Three non-voting members, one each\nfrom the U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. Department of Housing\nand Urban Development, and the state of California Business, Transportation\nand Housing Agency.\nStaff\n96 employees; Lawrence D. Dahms, executive director.\nRTCC\nRegional Transit Coordinating Council\nEstablishment\nCreated by state legislation in 1977.\nDuties\nCoordination of routes, schedules, fares and transfers. Joint ventures in\nmarketing, maintenance and purchases. Review of proposed MTC funding\ncriteria, transit-related policies, regional transit priorities, fund estimates and\ndistribution of funds.\nBoard\nTwelve members; MTC Executive Director Lawrence D. Dahms, chair. General\nmanagers of AC Transit, BART, CalTrain, Central Contra Costa Transit, Golden\nGate Transit, Livermore-Amador Valley Transit Authority, San Francisco Muni,\nSamTrans, Santa Clara County Transit, Santa Rosa Transit and Vallejo Transit.\nService Data\n1992\n3,032 buses and trolley coaches, 17 club buses, 5 ferries\n840 rail vehicles, 37 cable cars\n234.7 rail route miles (exclusive rights of way)\n141.4 million annual revenue vehicle miles\n477.1 million annual total passengers\n11,016.5 total operator employees\n21\nOperator Profiles\nAC Transit\nTRANSIT\n1600 Franklin Street, Oakland, CA 94612 (510) 891-4777\nEstablishment\nVoter approval in Alameda and Contra Costa counties after enabling legislation\nwas passed in 1955.\nBoard\nSeven members, directly elected; Michael Winter, president.\nService Data\n1992\nFixed-route bus service in Alameda and Contra Costa counties between\nRichmond and Fremont, East Bay cities transbay to San Francisco, and\ncontractual service for Western Contra Costa Transit Authority.\n824 buses\n24.2 million annual revenue vehicle miles\n65.6 million annual total passengers\nStaff\n1,868 employees; Sharon Banks, general manager.\na\nBay Area Rapid Transit District\n800 Madison St., Oakland, CA 94604-2688 (510) 464-6000\nEstablishment\nCreated by state legislature in 1957. Voter approval of a general obligation bond\nissue in 1962 to construct and operate a rail system in Alameda, Contra Costa,\nand San Francisco counties.\nBoard\nNine members, directly elected; Nello Bianco, president.\nService Data\n1992\nRapid rail mass transit system in Alameda, Contra Costa and\nSan Francisco counties with express bus service to East Bay suburban areas.\n589 rail vehicles\n45 express buses (contract service)\n71 rail route miles (exclusive right of way)\n40.8 million annual revenue rail vehicle miles\n2.5 million annual revenue express bus miles\n77.3 million annual total rail passengers\n2.1 million annual express bus passengers\nStaff\n2,133 employees; Frank J. Wilson, general manager.\n22\nCALTRAiN\nCalTrain\n1250 San Carlos Avenue, San Carlos, CA 94070 (415) 508-6200\nEstablishment\nJoint Powers Board assumed authority in 1992. The JPB is the successor agency to\nCaltrans, which operated CalTrain from 1980 - 1992.\nBoard\nJoint Powers Board contract with Amtrak for operation and maintenance. Board\nincludes three members each from San Francisco's Municipal Railway, San Mateo\nCounty Transit District's SamTrans, and Santa Clara County Transit District's\nTransportation Agency.\nService Data\n1992\nCommuter rail service between San Francisco and Gilroy, California.\n73 rail vehicles\n81 rail route miles (exclusive right of way)\n2.5 million annual revenue vehicle miles\n7.4 million annual total passengers\nStaff\n298 Amtrak employees, 12 JBP employees; Gerald T. Haugh, executive director.\nCooperating Area Transit Systems (C.A.T.S.)\nBus systems serving Contra Costa County and a\nportion of Alameda County\nThe Cooperating Area Transit Systems is a group composed of the board chairman and general managers of\nfour bus systems serving Contra Costa County and a portion of Alameda County. The group formed in order\nto work on various projects affecting patrons, such as scheduling, marketing and fares. To date, the group has\nproduced a system map that indicates the transit service of the four bus systems, BART rail and bus, and\nparatransit. C.A.T.S. also has developed and implemented a uniform fare structure for all four systems and\ncoordinates equipment and parts purchasing in order to receive better prices.\nThe members of C.A.T.S. are Central Contra Costa Transit Authority (The County Connection), Eastern\nContra Costa Transit Authority (Tri Delta), Livermore-Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA Wheels)\nand Western Contra Costa County Transit Authority (WestCAT). The County Connection provides feeder\nbus service to five BART rail stations in Contra Costa County. LAVTA Wheels provides feeder bus service to\ntwo BART regional bus routes. WestCAT provides feeder bus service to two BART express bus routes and Tri\nDelta provides feeder bus service to three BART express bus routes.\nLift-equipped service is provided by each of the members. The County Connection operates 96 peak-hour,\nlift-equipped buses on 28 bus routes, four of which are express commute routes. Tri Delta operates 21 lift-\nequipped, peak-hour buses in fixed-route service. Wheels operates 29 lift-equipped, peak-hour buses in fixed-\nroute service. WestCAT operates 10 lift-equipped, peak-hour buses in fixed-route service.\nOperator statistics follow for the C.A.T.S. members.\n23\nCCCTA\nCounty Connection\nCentral Contra Costa Transit Authority, 2477 Arnold Industrial Way, Concord, CA 94520-5327 (510) 676-1976\nEstablishment\nJoint Powers Agreement of 1980. Service began in 1982.\nBoard\nEleven members; Robert Schroder, chair. One representative each from\nten cities and the county.\nService Data\n1992\nFixed-route bus service in the cities of Clayton, Concord, Danville, Lafayette,\nMartinez, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Moraga, San Ramon, Orinda and Central\nContra Costa County.\n112 buses\n3.6 million annual revenue vehicle miles\n4.3 million annual total passengers\nParatransit dial-a-ride services in same service area.\n17 vans\n560,202 annual revenue vehicle miles\n82,126 annual total passengers\nStaff\n234 employees; Robert C. Patrick, general manager.\nParatransit operated by private contractor.\nWHEEIS\nLAVTA Wheels\nLivermore/Amador Valley Translt Authority\nLivermore/Amador Valley Transit Authority, 1362 Rutan Ct., Suite 100, Livermore, CA 94550 (510) 455-7555\nEstablishment\nJuly 1986\nBoard\nSeven-member board of directors; Peter Snyder, chair.\nService Data\n1992\nFixed-route bus service to the cities of Pleasanton, Dublin and Livermore in\nAlameda County.\n34 buses\n1.3 million annual revenue vehicle miles\n824,000 annual total passengers\nParatransit dial-a-ride services in same service area.\n5 vans\n100 passengers per day\nStaff\n93 employees; Virendra Sood, general manager.\n24\nTri Delta\nEastern Contra Costa Transit Authority, 801 Wilbur Avenue, Antioch, CA 94509 (510) 754-4040\nEstablishment\n1979\nBoard\nNine-member board of directors; Joel Keller, chair.\nService Data\n1992\nFixed-route bus service in the cities of Pittsburg, Antioch, Brentwood and parts\nof Eastern Contra Costa County.\n7 peak-hour buses\n622,400 annual revenue vehicle miles\n732,600 annual total passengers\nParatransit dial-a-ride services in same service area.\n10 vans\n250 passengers per day\nStaff\n41 employees; Anne Muzzini, transit manager.\nWESTCAT\nWestCAT\nWestern Contra Costa County Transit Authority, 601 Walter Avenue, Pinole, CA 94564 (510) 724-3331\nEstablishment\nJanuary 1980\nBoard\nSeven-member board of directors; Donna Wirth, chair.\nService Data\n1992\nFixed-route bus service to the cities of Pinole and Hercules and unincorporated\nareas of Western Contra Costa County.\n12 buses, 9 vans\n275,000 annual revenue vehicle miles\n271,400 annual total passengers\nParatransit dial-a-ride services in same service area.\n9 vans\n1,628 annual total passengers\nStaff\n28 employees; Ron Serviss, transit manager.\n25\nGolden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transportation District\nGGBHTD\nPO Box 9000, Presidio Station, San Francisco, CA 94129 (415) 921-5858\nEstablishment\nCreated by state legislation in 1928 to build the Golden Gate Bridge.\nAuthority to provide transit granted in 1970.\nBoard\nNineteen members; James L. Harberson, president. Members appointed by\nboards of supervisors in San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma, Mendocino,\nDel Norte and Napa counties, and the mayor of San Francisco.\nService Data\n1992\nFixed-route bus service in San Francisco, Marin and Sonoma counties.\nTransbay ferry service between San Francisco and Marin counties.\nVanpooling and subscription buses in Sonoma, Marin and Napa counties.\n274 buses, 4 ferries, 17 subscription club buses\n7.9 million annual revenue bus and ferry vehicle miles\n10.6 million annual bus and ferry passengers\n384,307 annual revenue club bus vehicle miles\n260,843 annual club bus total passengers\nStaff\n614 transit employees; Carney J. Campion, general manager.\nMUNI\nSan Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni)\n949 Presidio Ave., San Francisco, CA 94129 (415) 558-3214\nEstablishment\nAuthorized by the city charter in 1900. Service began in 1912 after voter\napproval of a bond issue in 1909.\nBoard\nSan Francisco Public Utilities Commission. Five members, appointed\nby the mayor; Kay Yu, president.\nService Data\n1992\nFixed-route bus, trolley coach, light-rail and cable-car service in the\ncity and county of San Francisco.\n844 buses and trolley buses, 128 light-rail vehicles\n37 cable cars\n72.6 light-rail vehicle and 10.1 cable car round-trip route miles\n25.8 million annual revenue vehicle miles\n238.7 annual total passengers\nStaff\n3,420 employees; Johnny Stein, general manager.\n26\nsamTrans\nSan Mateo County Transit District\n1250 San Carlos Ave., San Carlos, CA 94070 (415) 508-6200\nEstablishment\nVoter approval after enabling legislation was passed in 1974. Service\nbegan in 1975.\nBoard\nNine members; Arthur Lloyd, chair. Five members are elected city and county\nofficials, one is appointed by the board of supervisors, and three are appointed\nby the six members.\nService Data\n1992\nFixed-route bus service in San Mateo County. Six trunk lines to San Francisco\noperated by Grosvenor Bus Lines, Inc. personnel under contract. Demand-\nresponsive bus service (Redi-Wheels) for mobility-impaired patrons.\n302 buses and 28 paratransit vehicles\n7.6 million annual revenue vehicle miles\n18.7 million annual total passengers\nStaff\n595 employees; Gerald T. Haugh, general manager.\nTA\n-\nTransportation Agency\nTransportation Agency (formerly SCCTD)\n3331 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95134-1906 (408) 321-5555\nEstablishment\nVoter approval after enabling legislation was passed in 1972; service began in\n1973. Light-rail service began December 1987.\nBoard\nFive members of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors;\nZoe Lofgren, transit district chair.\nService Data\n1992\nFixed-route bus and light-rail service in Santa Clara County.\n512 buses\n50 light-rail vehicles\n21.3 million annual revenue vehicle miles\n46.1 million annual total passengers\nStaff\n1,531.5 employees; Lawrence Reuter, general manager.\n27\nSanta Rosa CityBus\nPO Box 1678, Santa Rosa, CA 95402 (707) 524-5121\nEstablishment\nCity of Santa Rosa began operating service in 1975 after managing a\ncontract bus service since 1958.\nBoard\nFive members of the Santa Rosa City Council; Maureen Casey, mayor.\nService Data\n1992\nFixed-route bus service in Santa Rosa.\n21 buses\n850,000 annual revenue vehicle miles\n1.6 million annual total passengers\nStaff\n57 employees; Robert Dunlavey, director of transit and parking.\nVallejo Transit\nCity Hall, 555 Santa Clara, Vallejo, CA 94590 (707) 648-4306\nEstablishment\nCity of Vallejo began managing a contract bus service in the early 1970s and a\nferry service in 1986.\nBoard\nSeven members of the Vallejo City Council; Anthony J. Intintoli, Jr., mayor.\nService Data\n1992\nFixed-route bus service in Vallejo and between Fairfield, Vallejo and the\nEl Cerrito Del Norte BART station in Contra Costa County, and ferry service\nbetween Vallejo and San Francisco.\n45 buses\n1.7 million annual revenue vehicle miles\n2.3 million annual total passengers\n1 ferry boat\n68,500 annual revenue vehicle miles\n270,000 annual total passengers\nStaff\n92 employees; Pamela Belchamber, transportation manager.\n28\nMajor Transit Services in the Bay Area 1991-92(a)\nOperating Data\nSources of Operating Funds (b) ($000)\nTotal\nActive\nAverage\nLocal/Regional\nState\nFederal\nOperating\nTransit\nWeekday\nUser\nLocal\nExpenses\nRecipients\nFleet\nBoardings\n(Fare)\nTaxes\nTDA (c)\nAB1107 (c,d)\nBridge Tolls\nSTA (c)\nFTA (c,g,i)\nOther (e)\n($000)\nAC Transit\n824\n223,650\n$ 41,193\n$ 38,895\n$ 31,273\n$ 20,519\n$ 157\n$ 2,414\n$ 6,723\n$ 2,145\n$ 143,319\nBART\n589\n259,950\n99,530\n116,638\n487\n403\n0\n1,681\n41\n(5,045)\n213,736\nCaltrain\n93\n23,900\n12,483\n9,806\n0\n0\n0\n0\n1,132\n9,233\n32,654\nCCCTA\n112\n15,839\n2,206\n958\n10,546\n0\n0\n274\n1,318\n(395)\n14,907 *\nECCTA\n34\n2,200\n372 *\n0\n2,610\n0\n0\n0\n0\n(91)\n2,891\nFairfield/Suisun\n21\n1,210\n241\n0\n452\n0\n0\n0\n346\n(34)\n1,005\nGGBHTD\n278(f)\n36,550\n16,062\n21,972\n9,606\n0\n0\n0\n1,499\n1,052\n50,191\nLAVTA\n34\n2,890\n459 *\n0\n3,633\n0\n0\n0\n84\n422\n4,597 *\nNapa City\n11\n2,550\n207\n0\n852\n0\n0\n0\n415\n(283)\n1,191\nSF Muni\n1,022\n767,770\n82,445 *\n148,210 *\n23,662\n19,859\n0\n6,226\n7,574\n3,539\n291,514 *\nSamTrans\n302\n65,580\n10,533 *\n16,751 #\n14,865\n0\n0\n0\n1,551\n58\n43,758\nSCCTD (TA)\n552\n169,350\n18,702\n99,316\n41,856\n0\n0\n0\n6,061\n(4,642)\n161,293\nSanta Rosa\n21\n5,550\n773\n22\n2,078\n0\n0\n0\n713\n9\n3,594\nSonoma County\n39\n3,850\n840\n0\n3,291\n0\n0\n132\n21\n(389)\n3,896\nUnion City\n11\n1,850\n177\n0\n1,109 h)\n0\n0\n0\n0\n(119)\n1,167\nVallejo\n45\n8,350\n2,974\n0\n2,396\n0\n830\n0\n211\n117\n6,529\nWestCAT\n21\n1,050\n164 *\n54 *\n1,344 (h)\n0\n0\n0\n0\n(28)\n1,534 *\nTOTAL\n4,009\n1,592,089\n$ 289,362\n$ 452,621\n$ 150,060\n$ 40,781\n987\n$ 10,726\n$ 27,690\n$5,548\n$ 977,775\n(a) Unless otherwise noted by *, figures are unaudited data reported by\n(e) Negative numbers indicate funding not actually spent for\ntransit operating agencies or extracted from MTC resolutions.\noperations in FY 1991-92.\n(b) TDA, STA, AB 1107 and FTA funds correspond to MTC allocations.\n(f) In addition, service is provided by 17 club buses.\nActual amount used for the fiscal year might have varied\n(g) Sections 9 and 18.\nsomewhat. Any adjustments are made under \"Other.\"\n(h) Includes allocations to AC Transit for contract services to WestCAT\n(c) Represents direct allocations by MTC.\nand Union City.\n(d) 25 percent of 1/2 cent transactions and sales tax revenues collected\n(i) UMTA name changed to Federal Transit Administration (FTA) as of\n29\nin Alameda, Contra Costa and San Francisco counties.\nDecember 1991.\nMTC\nMETROPOLITAN\nTRANSPORTATION\nCOMMISSION\nPHOTOCOPY\nPRESERVATION\nJoseph P. Bort MetroCenter\n101 Eighth Street\nOakland, CA 94607-4700\n(510) 464-7700\nTDD/TTY (510) 464-7769\nPrinted on Recycled Paper\nFAX (510) 464-7848\nClinton Presidential Records\nDigital Records Marker\nThis is not a presidential record. This is used as an administrative\nmarker by the William J. Clinton Presidential Library Staff.\nThis marker identifies the place of a publication.\nPublications have not been scanned in their entirety for the purpose\nof digitization. To see the full publication please search online or\nvisit the Clinton Presidential Library's Research Room.\nMETROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION\nTransactions\nTransportation News for the Nine-County San Francisco Bay Area\nFebruary 1993\n1992 Annual Report\nMTC is a markedly different organization today from what\nLetter From the\nit was a year ago, and the changes are due in no small part\nExecutive Director\nto the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act\n(ISTEA) - better known as \"Ice Tea.\"\nThe playful\nmoniker fits: Enacted by Congress and the president in\nthe final days of 1991, the landmark legislation was designed\nto quench local policymakers' thirst for greater autono-\nInside:\n1992 highlights (pages 2-7)\nmy and flexibility in spending federal transportation funds\nYear-end financial tables\nnow that the Interstate highway system is largely complete.\n(pages 4 5)\nLDDahms\nRent a rabbit at The Lindsay\nThat new freedom - and the considerable responsibility\nMuseum. See \"Getting There\"\nLawrence D. Dahms\n(page 8)\nthat comes with it - colored every MTC action over the\nlast year, and will be the major force guiding our work in\nthe coming months.\nMTC delivered a powerful one-\ncontinued on next page\n'Angels' in tow trucks\nCALL\nBUSE\nND\nhegin new freeway patrol\nBOX\nCARP\n580/24\nCC-24-018\nON\n5AM\nYour\nMTC plans\nwould ease\nI\narea traffic\nThe Opportunity\n011907\nBy Joel Maybury\nSTAFF WRITER\nOAKLAND\nyears,\ncommuters should be able to up\npast automated toll collection\nsystem\nbefore\ncrossing\nBay\n$568,500,000.00\nregionwide\ntransit\nline.\nand\nuse\n&\n⑆091911315⑆\nticket\nfor\nBART\nExpress\n011907\nand\nCounty\nConnection\nThese\nare\n16\nthat\ntransportation\nstart\nin\norder\nto\ntraffic\nJame,\nincrease\ntransft\nridership\nand\nclean\nthe\nair.\nThe\n16\nprojects\nwere\nchoigh\n\"because\nthey\nbe\nin\napproximately\ntwo\nyears\nPlease\n$00\nMTC.\nA-16\nCommission Roster\nWilliam P Duplissea\nTom Hsich\nGordon H. McKay\nAngelo Siracusa\nJane Baker, Chairwoman\nUS Department of Transportation\nCity and County of Sun Francisco\nU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development\nSan Francisco Bay Conservation\nCities of San Mateo County\nPeter C. Foppiano\nDavid Karp\nDianne McKenna, Vice Chair\nand Development Commission\nJames T. Beall, Jr.\nSonoma County\nCities of Alameda County\nAssociation of Bay Area Governments\nJames Spering\nCities of Santa Clara County\nRubin Glickman\nPreston W. Kelley\nFred Negri\nSolane County\nEdward B. Campbell\nSan Francisco Mayor's Appointee\nState Business, Transportation and Housing Agency\nNapa County\nSteve Weir\nAlameda (ounty\nMary Griffin\nKaren Kunze\nRobert Schroder\nCities of Contra Costa County\nRod Diridon\nSan Mareo County\nMarin County\nContra Costa County\nSanta Clara County\nTransit\nNEWS\nMarch 31, 1993\nAPTA\nNEWS RELEASE\nAPTA SAYS TRANSIT SHOULD BENEFIT\nFROM GAS TAX EXTENSION\n- For Immediate Use -\nWASHINGTON - The president of the Chicago Transit Authority urged\ncongressional tax writers today to continue a soon-to-expire portion of the federal gasoline\ntax and use the funds to improve mass transit service and other ground transportation\nprograms. \"With your help, the transit industry can again be an economic engine,\" said CTA\nPresident Robert Belcaster in prepared remarks, referring to the 6,000 jobs underwritten by\neach $100 million of public investment in transit.\nHe testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on behalf of the\nAmerican Public Transit Association, the national alliance of operating transit authorities,\ntheir suppliers and other advocates of improved transit service. The Committee is looking\ninto President Clinton's economic stimulus plans.\nBelcaster said that without action by Congress, 2.5 cents of the current 14 cents per\ngallon gas tax will end in Fiscal Year 1995. About $3 billion a year generated by the tax now\nis used to offset general federal spending.\"A critical step is to extend the 2.5 cents and\ndeposit it in the Highway Trust Fund,\" he said. \"At a time of growing concern about air\npollution, dependence on imported oil and traffic gridlock, we cannot afford to retreat on\nthese problems or forget that transit is a key to solving them.\"\n-more-\nAmerican Public Transit Association\n1201 New York Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20005\nPhone: (202) 898-4000 Fax: (202) 898-4070\n2\nTransportation Secretary Federico Peña recently pledged the Administration's support\nfor the tax plan, to help generate funds for future mass transit and highway improvements.\nBelcaster said that maintaining the historic 20 percent minimum share for transit is \"an\nimportant sign of the Administration's commitment to the benefits that transit provides to\nthe entire nation.\"\nThe APTA spokesman expressed concern with the Administration's proposed tax on\nthe B.T.U. content of energy, estimating that it would add about $100 million a year to the\ncost of transit operations. \"If we are forced to pass on the costs to the states and our\ncustomers - whether as higher fares or service cutbacks - it will be impossible for us to\nincrease ridership, save energy and reduce air pollution,\" he said.\nBelcaster voiced APTA's support of legislation to exempt commuter railroads from\na 2.5 cents per gallon diesel tax that was enacted in 1990. \"The commuter railroads should\nbe exempt, like other transit systems,\" he said.\nNoting the Committee's leadership in enacting a $60 per month tax-free ceiling on\ncompany-provided transit commuter fares, Belcaster said that the transit industry is doing\neverything it can to be sure that the provision lives up to its promise.\n###\nFOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND INTERVIEWS, PLEASE CONTACT\nCHIP BISHOP OF APTA AT (202) 898-4114.\nTransit\nNEWS\nAPTA\nFebruary 5, 1993\nNEWS RELEASE\nGAMBACCINI SAYS \"FIVE BOLD STEPS\"\nWILL SPUR ECONOMIC RECOVERY\nAND TRANSIT RENEWAL\n-Hold for Release Friday, Feb. 5, 1993 at 12 noon EST-\nCLEVELAND - The chairman of the American Public Transit Association today\ncalled on the Clinton Administration, Congress and the transit industry to take \"five bold\nsteps\" to promote economic recovery and a revival of bus and rail service in the U.S.\nSpeaking here to The City Club, Louis J. Gambaccini said \"an aggressive program\nof federal investment in the nation's transportation infrastructure\" will create jobs, boost\nlocal tax coffers, and curb transit fare increases and service cuts that discourage transit\nridership. The Administration is expected to unveil its plan to stimulate the economy -\nincluding new transportation spending - later this month.\nGambaccini, also the general manager of Philadelphia's SEPTA transit system,\noutlined his \"five bold steps\":\no Full funding, this year and in the future, of ISTEA, the 1991 federal surface\ntransportation law that authorizes grants to states and local transit systems;\no The design and construction of a national public transportation network, similar\nto the Interstate Highway System;\no Closer cooperation among transit, highway and other transportation interests\naround a common goal of improving \"intermodal\" service to U.S. travelers;\n-more-\nAmerican Public Transit Association\n1201 New York Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20005\nPhone: (202) 898-4000 Fax: (202) 898-4070\n2\no The need for creative transit services for \"the new American commuter\" who lives\nand works in the suburbs; and,\no A increase in the federal excise tax on gasoline, dedicated to transportation\nimprovements.\nCiting President Clinton's Inaugural summons, \"to renew American we must be bold,\"\nthe APTA chairman said, \"Those who believe that good transportation is good for our future\nmust act now. Those who see mobility as the key to economic growth must be aggressive\nand bold.\" Gambaccini said 93,000 jobs would result if a $1.6 billion shortfall in ISTEA\ntransit funds this year were to be made up. \"Full funding would finance construction projects\nat the lowest prices in years, because of the competitive market place,\" he said.\nIn calling for a national public transportation network, Gambaccini said a new\nnational highway system, as required by law, \"is an inadequate and incomplete picture of\nwhere we must head.\" Rather, he said, \"we must get on with the development and\nimplementation of inter-connected, high-capacity public transportation services, within and\nbetween the nation's urban and rural areas.\" He said APTA is working on such a project.\nThe APTA official repeated the association's support for a gas tax increase for\ntransportation needs. He said a significant increase would promote conservation in cleaner\nair, and discourage drive-alone commuting. \"The real price of gas is now 40 cents a gallon\nless than it was than in 1950,\" he said.\nAPTA is the international association of operating transit authorities, their suppliers\nand other advocates of improved transit service.\n###\nFOR A COPY OF MR. GAMBACCINI'S REMARKS OR FOR FURTHER\nINFORMATION AND INTERVIEWS, PLEASE CONTACT CHIP BISHOP OF APTA AT\n(202) 898-4114.\nTransit\nNEWS\nAPTA\nMarch 29, 1993\nNEWS RELEASE\nFULL FUNDING OF TRANSIT PROGRAM\nGOOD FOR THE ECONOMY, CONGRESS TOLD\n-For Immediate Release-\nWASHINGTON - Calling this \"a time for new beginnings,\" a leading public transit\noperator and the nation's largest transit bus builder went before Congress today to argue\nfor full funding of the federal transit aid program.\nRichard F. Davis of Kansas City, vice president-government affairs for the American\nPublic Transit Association, said the House of Representatives's recent approval of economic\nstimulus funds for transit is only a first step toward overcoming past budget cuts.\n\"The time has come for the federal government to promote an alternative to driving\nalone,\" Davis said. \"If you put our efforts into building more highways, we fail to deal with\nair pollution. We need transit in our congested cities and for those who cannot afford to\ndrive or are unable to.\"\nDavis's remarks came before the House's transportation appropriations subcommittee\nwhich is considering funding for the Federal Transit Administration beginning-October 1.\nThe Clinton Administration says its forthcoming budget will include $4.6 billion for transit\ngrants and other programs, a 21 percent increase over this year's level but still a half billion\ndollars short of what was pledged in ISTEA, the 1991 surface transportation act.\n-more-\nAmerican Public Transit Association\n1201 New York Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20005\nPhone: (202) 898-4000\nFax: (202) 898-4070\n2\nDavis, who runs a fleet of 273 transit buses, specifically urged the subcommittee to\napprove full funding for operations and maintenance programs. \"It makes little sense for\ntransit systems to buy buses if they cannot afford to operate them,\" he said.\nAn official of the Flxible (cq) Corp., the nation's largest builder of transit buses, said\nfull funding will quickly mean more jobs for the economy. \"With a commitment to more\nconsistent funding in the future, Flxible and its suppliers can begin putting people on\nassembly lines in a matter of weeks,\" said company vice chairman Mark J. Obert.\n\"Volume at our plant (in Delaware, Ohio) is less than half of what it was several\nyears ago,\" he said. \"This past December, I had to close my plant for several weeks because\norders for bus purchases were so low. Full funding of ISTEA in 1994 and beyond is needed\nto restore stability to the supply side of the transit industry.\"\nObert said the nation's bus building industry is operating at only a quarter of capacity\nat the same time 22 percent of the nation's transit bus fleet is obsolete by federal standards.\n\"Transit is a good long-term investment. It will strengthen our economy over the long run,\"\nhe said.\nAPTA is the international association of operating transit authorities, their suppliers\nand other advocates of improved transit service.\n###\nFOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND INTERVIEWS, PLEASE CONTACT CHIP\nBISHOP OF APTA AT (202) 898-4114.\nClinton Presidential Records\nDigital Records Marker\nThis is not a presidential record. This is used as an administrative\nmarker by the William J. Clinton Presidential Library Staff.\nThis marker identifies the place of a publication.\nPublications have not been scanned in their entirety for the purpose\nof digitization. To see the full publication please search online or\nvisit the Clinton Presidential Library's Research Room.\nPUBLIC TRANSIT —\nWORKS FOR AMERICA\nGood public transit is essential to our economy. Whether the concern is jobs, global\ncompetitiveness, increased productivity or more business revenue, extensive public transit\nprovides the critical connection. Economist David Aschauer observed, \"A stronger com-\nmitment to America's infrastructure by the public sector is necessary\ndirectly and indi-\nrectly, it contributes to an improved standard of living.\"\nEnactment of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991\ncould not have come at a more opportune time. America's trading partners in Europe and\nAsia have a long history of progressive investments in multi-modal, integrated transporta-\ntion systems, including transit. Now, with ISTEA, the U.S. is primed to improve its surface\ntransportation system. ISTEA signals a shift toward better balance, more options, expan-\nsion of public transit, and an emphasis on system performance.\nTransportation and Today's Economy\nFollowing an eight-year economic expansion\nthat since the 1960s, public investment in infra-\nin the 1980s, the early 1990s found the U.S. in its\nstructure has declined. The analyses show infra-\nlongest recession since the end of World War II.\nstructure investment is directly tied to the\nBut despite the lengthy expansion of the 1980s,\nstrength of the economy and to levels of private\nevidence of economic decline appeared.\ninvestment. This connection is particularly evi-\ndent in the transportation sector.\nU.S. productivity dropped from an annual\ngrowth rate of 1.8 percent in the 1960s to .8\npercent in the 1970s to .7 percent in the 1980s.\nTransportation delays in 1988 caused 1.4 bil-\nlion gallons of wasted fuel and more than $9\nbillion in lost time.\nThe estimated 2 billion hours of delay on ur-\nban freeways represented an economic loss of\nabout $42 billion in the nation's top 25 cities in\n1987 alone.\nTruck delays may add as much as $8 billion a\nyear on to the cost of goods we buy.\nDr. Aschauer, the National Council on Public\nWorks Improvement, and others have found\nClinton Presidential Records\nDigital Records Marker\nThis is not a presidential record. This is used as an administrative\nmarker by the William J. Clinton Presidential Library Staff.\nThis marker identifies the place of a publication.\nPublications have not been scanned in their entirety for the purpose\nof digitization. To see the full publication please search online or\nvisit the Clinton Presidential Library's Research Room.\nPUBLIC TRANSIT-\nSOUND INVESTMENT\nFOR THE 21st CENTURY\nEase of movement is vital for every American and for the businesses and industries that create the nation's wealth.\nIn many ways, our ability to travel is a measure of our quality of life and the competitiveness of our economy.\nToday, our ease of movement is severely threatened. Major cities are regularly gridlocked, resulting in waste\nof energy and serious air quality damage. Suburbs are clogged throughout the day with traffic. The increasing\nisolation of rural residents is all too commonplace.\nInadequate public investment in transportation\n$17.1 billion will be necessary to modernize bus\nlies at the heart of the problem. In particular, we\nand rail facilities.\nhave failed to plan and invest adequately in the most\nfundamental mode of transportation: public transit.\nForty-eight metropolitan areas in 29 states are\nplanning new fixed-guideway rail and busway sys-\nBetween 1992 and 1997, transit will require $90.8\ntems or extensions.\nbillion in capital investment.\nTransit systems will need 63,800 new vehicles and\nBetween now and 1997, transit operations and\nanother 29,930 rehabilitated buses and rail cars.\nmaintenance will require $100 billion.\nIf transit capital funding from the federal gov-\nToday, more than at any other time in recent his-\nernment continues at the current level, only\ntory, America's public transit systems and services\n16% of transit's capital needs will be met.\nshould be upgraded and expanded.\nThe Problem: Lack of Investment in Transit\nBudgetary decisions made by the federal govern-\nThe Value of Federal Funding for Transit Has\nment have led to inadequate investments in Ameri-\nDecreased 53 Percent in the Past Decade\nca's public services and facilities, its infrastructure.\nPercent of Total Transit Funding From\nFederal Assistance, 1981-1989\n1981 Funding:\n$4.66 Billion\n40\nPercent of Total Capital and Operating Revenue\n30\n1991 Funding:\n$2.18 Billion\nin 1981 Dollars\n20\nOverall investment in the U.S.'s public infrastruc-\n10-\nture, including transit, is in a 20-year decline.\nIn the ten years since 1981, as transit ridership\nincreased, federal transit funding declined 53%,\n0\n1981\n1982\n1983\n1984\n1985\n1986\n1987\n1988\n1989\nadjusted for inflation.\nClinton Presidential Records\nDigital Records Marker\nThis is not a presidential record. This is used as an administrative\nmarker by the William J. Clinton Presidential Library Staff.\nThis marker identifies the place of a publication.\nPublications have not been scanned in their entirety for the purpose\nof digitization. To see the full publication please search online or\nvisit the Clinton Presidential Library's Research Room.\nPUBLIC TRANSIT-\nTHE VEHICLE FOR\nCONSERVING ENERGY\nSTRIVING FOR ENERGY INDEPENDENCE\nWITH TRANSIT AND RIDE-SHARING\nEvents in the Middle East once again have focused national attention on the con-\nsumption, availability, price of energy, and our persistent dependence on foreign\nsources of oil. Both our national security and our economic future are tied to patterns\nof energy use and sources of supply.\nThe trend in transportation energy consumption shows a continuing increase, a\nsituation that cannot be sustained over the long term. The amount of energy used in\ntransportation dominates our consumption pattern. This is because of our reliance on\nprivate, single-occupant vehicles for commuting and other everyday travel needs.\nConsider these points\nTransportation consumes 63 percent of\nThe average U.S. household\nall oil used in the U.S.\nowns two vehicles (cars and light trucks)\nconsumes 1,014 gallons of gasoline\nIn 1989, imported oil accounted for\nper year\ntravels 18,595 miles per year in vehicles\n$45 billion of our $101 billion annual\nspends almost 19% of its income on\ntrade deficit, more than 40 percent of\ntransportation, a percentage second\nonly to housing costs.\nthe total.\nU.S. Oil Consumption by Use\nIn order to promote energy con-\nservation and move toward energy\nIndustrial 25%\nindependence, changes in travel\nResidential and\nCommercial 8%\nbehavior and our transportation\n(Water 3%)\ninvestment priorities are needed.\n(Rail 1%)\nElectric Utilities 4% -\nOur national energy policy should\n(Air 7%)\nencourage increased reliance on\ntransit use and other forms of high-\noccupancy, shared-ride service.\nTransportation\nNew federal transportation pro-\nTotal 63%\ngrams should be written to carry\n(Highway: Automobile,\nBus, and Truck 52%)\nout such a policy.\nClinton Presidential Records\nDigital Records Marker\nThis is not a presidential record. This is used as an administrative\nmarker by the William J. Clinton Presidential Library Staff.\nThis marker identifies the place of a publication.\nPublications have not been scanned in their entirety for the purpose\nof digitization. To see the full publication please search online or\nvisit the Clinton Presidential Library's Research Room.\nPUBLIC TRANSIT-\nTHE CLEAN AIR ALTERNATIVE\nOnce strictly a big city problem, dirty air now is invading suburbs and smaller\ncommunities across America, threatening people's health and the economic\nwell-being of many places. In too much of America, bad air quality has become\na visible, daily fact of life.\nThe magnitude of our air quality problems is of concern to everyone and it has\nprompted action at the state, local, and national levels of government.\nAn expanded role for public transit must be a major part of the strategy to\nclean up our nation's air in the years just ahead. Here is why.\nTODAY'S PROBLEM\nThe health and economic threats of dirty air are a\ncarbon monoxide pollution:\ngrowing national crisis. There is a direct link between\ntransportation sources cause 40% to 60% of pol-\npoor air quality and motor vehicle use, especially our\nlution that produces ozone, and 70% to 80% of\nreliance on single-occupant vehicles. Consider the\ncarbon monoxide emissions;\nfollowing:\nnearly one-third of carbon dioxide-the most\nup to 110 million Americans breathe air that is\nsignificant \"greenhouse gas\" comes from trans-\nunhealthful, according to the U.S. Environmental\nportation sources. The fastest growing source of\nProtection Agency (EPA). The American Lung Asso-\ncarbon dioxide emissions is the transportation sector;\nciation estimates the national health care bill for air\nthe accumulation of ozone at ground level threat-\npollution-related illness is $40 billion a year;\nens the long-term economic health of some indus-\nstandards for ozone-the main ingredient in urban\ntries. For example, crop losses due to ozone and\nsmog-were violated in 98 U.S. areas during the\nother pollutants equal $1.30 billion each year; and\nyear 1990, reflecting a significant increase over pre-\nformer EPA Administrator Lee Thomas has said,\nvious years. During this time, 44 metropolitan areas\n\"solving the urban ozone and carbon monoxide prob-\nin the United States reached unacceptable levels of\nlem will require us to change our driving habits.\"\nTOMORROW'S PROBLEM\nFor air quality to improve, vehicle tailpipe emis-\n1970. The cause? Growth in travel, averaging 2.50% a\nsions must be reduced further. Even the promise\nyear nationwide, and as much as 6% in fast-growing\nof tighter emission standards in the future will not\nareas of the United States.\nbe enough, however. The anticipated reductions\nTravel growth need not be accompanied by unre-\nwill be more than offset by growth in total travel\nstrained growth in the number of vehicles or vehicle\ndemand.\nmiles traveled. Public transportation presents an\nEPA estimates that by 1994, total vehicle emis-\nopportunity to meet travel demand without increas-\nsions will begin to increase for the first time since\ning the number of vehicle miles on the road.\nTransit\nNEWS\nAPTA\nFebruary 23, 1993\nNEWS RELEASE\nTRANSIT INDUSTRY RALLIES FOR CLINTON FUNDING PLAN\nIN CONGRESSIONAL APPEARANCE\n-For Immediate Use-\nWASHINGTON - Calling the needs of mass transit \"tailor-made for an immediate\nstimulus,\" the chairman of the American Public Transit Association (APTA) offered strong\nsupport today for President Clinton's plan to supplement federal transit aid by more than\n$750 million this year.\n\"We welcome this program as an excellent first step toward full funding of the federal\ntransit program,\" said Louis J. Gambaccini in prepared testimony. \"It will help grow the\neconomy, improve productivity, and contribute to progress toward clean air, energy\nconservation and congestion relief.\"\nThe APTA chairman, who also serves Philadelphia's SEPTA transit system as general\nmanager, testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and\nRelated Agencies.\nGambaccini expressed support for the President's plan to distribute about two thirds\nof the money via existing formula to the nation's transit providers. \"These funds will reach\nall parts of the country where they can be spent on 'ready-to-go' projects,\" he said. \"Can the\ntransit industry put these funds to good use? The answer is a resounding 'yes'.\"\n-more-\nAmerican Public Transit Association\n1201 New York Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20005\nPhone: (202) 898-4000 Fax: (202) 898-4070\n2\nGambaccini provided an update to an APTA membership survey which identified 649\npending projects from 98 transit agencies in 31 states. The projects, worth $5.2 billion, would\nsupport some 310,000 jobs. He said that in addition to bus purchases, the projects range\nfrom creation of new park-and-ride lots and high-occupancy vehicle lanes to the upgrading\nof equipment and facilities needed to comply with federal mandates. \"This investment in\ntransit's capital assets will help to serve tens of millions of people today, tomorrow and for\ngenerations to come,\" he said.\nNoting the Administration's call to extend the 2.5 cent portion of the federal gasoline\ntax that is due to expire in 1995, Gambaccini said the revenue should be dedicated to transit\nand other surface transportation needs. The funds currently go to deficit reduction. \"There\nneeds to be a reliable, predictable source of funding for the nation's transportation\nprograms,\" he said.\nHe also called for dedication of future gasoline tax increases, such as those included\nin the Administration's proposed B.T.U. energy tax, to be reserved for surface\ntransportation. \"These taxes have served the country well, and in keeping with the\nPresident's bold vision for the future, they should be applied to future transportation needs,\"\nhe said.\nAPTA is the international association of operating transit authorities, their suppliers\nand other advocates of improved transit service.\n###\nFOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND INTERVIEWS, PLEASE CONTACT CHIP\nBISHOP OF APTA AT (202) 898-4114."
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