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WCCTAC Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA

DATE & TIME: Thursday, October 14, 2010, 9:00 – 10:30 a.m.

LOCATION: City of San Pablo, Council Chambers 13831 San Pablo Avenue (at Church Lane) San Pablo, California Accessible by AC Transit lines #72 and 72R

1. Call to Order and Self­Introductions – John Rudolph, Chair

2. Public Comment. The public is welcome to address the TAC on any item that does not otherwise appear on the agenda. Please fill out a speaker card.

3. Meeting Summary and Sign­in Sheet from the Sept 9 Meeting. (Attachment)

4. West Contra Costa STREET SMARTS Campaign – 10 minutes. Contra Costa Health Services staff will review its traffic safety education program. (Nancy Baer and Shannon Ladnor­Beasley – Attachment – Information)

5. I­80 Integrated Corridor Mobility Update – 20 minutes. Project staff will provide an update on the project, including status of deliverables, action items, and next steps. (ACTC, Caltrans, and WCCTAC staff – Attachment – Information/Discussion)

6. “Complete Streets” – 40 minutes. –East Bay Bicycle Coalition staff will lead a discussion of a national work­in­progress called “Complete Streets.” (Dave Campbell – Attachment – Discussion)

7. Project Updates and Announcements – 15 minutes a. AC Transit Service Reductions – Attachment. b. Transit Enhancement Strategic Plan and Wayfinding Plan – No

Attachment. Note: Working Groups meets 10:30 – noon following TAC. c. Hercules HCD Catalyst and TLC Awards – Attachment. d. SB 375 – Regional Advisory Working Group will meet on Oct 18 at

9:00 a.m. at MTC. RAWG agendas are here: www.onebayarea.org – Attachment.

e. TDM / 511 Contra Costa – No Attachment.

El Cerrito

Hercules

Pinole

Richmond

San Pablo

Contra Costa County

AC Transit

BART

WestCAT

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f. Tech Transfer Seminars – Attachment.

8. Other Business.

9. Adjournment.

Next WCCTAC­TAC meetings: • November 18, 2010, 9:00 a.m. • Note: no TAC meeting in December

Next WCCTAC Board meetings: • October 29, 2010, 8:00 a.m. • December 10, 2010, 8:00 a.m. • Note: no Board meeting in November

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, if you need special assistance to participate in the WCCTAC TAC meeting, or if you need a copy of the agenda and/or agenda packet materials in an alternative format, please contact John Rudolph at 510.215.3042 or Valerie Jenkins at 510.215.3217 prior to the meeting. If you have special transportation requirements and would like to attend the meeting, please call WCCTAC (see phone numbers above) at least 48 hours in advance to make arrangements. Please refrain from wearing scented products to the meeting, as there may be attendees susceptible to environmental illnesses. Please turn off all cellular phones and pagers during the meeting. A meeting sign-in sheet will be circulated at the meeting. Sign-in is optional.

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TO: WCCTAC Technical Advisory Committee DATE: Sept 16, 2010

FR: John Rudolph

RE: Summary of Sept 9, 2010 WCCTAC­TAC Meeting

1. I­80 Integrated Corridor Mobility Project (ICM) Project Updates: John Hemiup, ACTC, provided updates on project components, key deliverables, outreach, and action items, and received comments. ACTC will seek funding authorization by the CTC (a) in November 2010 for the Traffic Operations System and San Pablo Av Corridor Arterial and Transit Improvements, with construction scheduled for early 2011; and (b) in August 2011 for the Adaptive Ramp Metering and Active Traffic Management System, with construction expected to begin in 2012. Public outreach will include two meetings after release of the Draft Environmental Document expected in January/February 2011.

WCCTAC staff cautioned that the construction schedule for San Pablo Av Corridor improvements presumes agreement by the cities to maintain ICM equipment, and these decisions have not been made by the policy makers; and while improvements to greenhouse gas emissions and incident management are clear, travel time improvements appear to be nominal for travelers within Contra Costa, which may affect willingness to pay for O&M costs.

2. I­80 Corridor System Management Plan (CSMP): Bijan Yarjani, ACTC, presented the draft CSMP, responded to questions, and received comments from staff and the TAC. After discussion, the TAC agreed to forward the CSMP to the Board for consideration on Sept 24.

The CSMP describes existing conditions, locations of bottlenecks, and accident profiles; near­term (2015) congestion mitigation strategies; and long­term (2035) conditions and congestion mitigation strategies and constraints. As a near­term congestion mitigation strategy, the ICM project combines (a) freeway management (adaptive ramp metering, variable advisory speed signs, lane use signs), (b) arterial management (coordinated traffic signal systems, TMC for local jurisdictions), (c) transit management (ramp meter HOV preferential lanes, transit signal priority, transit traveler information at BART stations), (d) traveler information (511 enhancements, changeable message signs, highway advisory radio), (e) traffic surveillance and monitoring (CCTV cameras, vehicle detections systems), and (f) incident management (vehicle detection and incident response plan).

Members of the TAC expressed concerns that the report appears to be freeway­centric, that focus should remain on the near­term improvements because the long­term is difficult to forecast, that transit capacity may not exist to serve the projected increases in transit ridership, that the Hercules ferry should be included in the near­term models, that increases in delay on San Pablo Av will affect small cities for which San Pablo Av is the downtown, and that local travel times appear not to be improved.

Staff observed that the implementation plan implies a prioritization process and consensus that have not taken place or been achieved. Staff recommended highlighting West County priorities for accommodating future growth in this corridor. These priorities include ferries and a rail facility –

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possibly wBART, Capitol Corridor enhancements, and/or other – that parallels the freeway, as well as development of the PDAs, and continuation of TDM efforts. In terms of operational strategies on I­80, West County would support re­striping and access restrictions at the MacArther Maze, studying congestion pricing and conversion of a general purpose lane to an additional HOV lane (as an alternative to converting the current 3+ to 4+), and further studies of metering the 580 corridor.

Further, staff suggested a need for institutional corridor collaboration at a policy level, to include representatives from Contra Costa, Alameda, and Solano counties working together with MTC, Caltrans, and transit. Staff expressed a need to clarify the benefits, however difficult to quantify, from reductions in incidents and greenhouse gas emissions, and indicated that the matter of divvying up the O&M costs for the arterial and transit improvements is a looming issue.

3. Program 28b and Paratransit Needs Assessment: Following the Board’s direction in July to develop a scope of work, budget, and source of funding for a paratransit needs assessment study, the TAC agreed to use accumulated 28b funds for a study of approximately $100,000 or less, to determine user origins and destinations, service gaps, efficiency, and coverage. The TAC agreed to keep to its intention of using 28b to support a West County community­based transportation planning study that would include wBART or other rail option, to be commenced after completion of the Transit Enhancement Strategic Plan and Wayfinding Plan currently underway.

4. Contra Costa Safe Routes to Schools Master Plan: Brad Beck, CCTA, provided background information on the project and the recently released RFP to obtain consultant support. The goal is to increase the number and share of students who walk or bicycle to their school by providing safe and direct access, training for students, and encouragement and information to families. Responses to the RFP are due Sept 30, interviews are expected to occur in Oct, and a consultant contract in place by Nov. The scope of work includes development of an approach to allocating CMAQ funds to the jurisdictions. A CMAQ call for projects is expected by May 2011, and programming by Feb 2012.

5. Transit Enhancement Strategic Plan and Wayfinding Plan: the Working Group convened at 10:30 a.m. following the TAC.

6. Adjournment until October 14, 2010, at 9:00 a.m.

The next regular WCCTAC­TAC meetings will be: • Thursday October 14, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. • Thursday November 18, 2010 at 9:00 a.m.

The next WCCTAC Board meetings will be: • Friday September 24 at 8:00 a.m. • Friday October 29, 2010 at 8:00 a.m.